Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jul 2022 - Jun 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.75 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
8
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
B'nai B'rith International (BBI)
EU Transparency Register
162711719247-82 First registered on 20 Oct 2015
Goals / Remit
B’nai B’rith International has advocated for global Jewry and championed the cause of human rights since 1843. B’nai B’rith is recognized as a vital voice in promoting Jewish unity and continuity, a leader in disaster relief, a tireless advocate on behalf of senior citizens and a promoter of transatlantic partnership and tightened relations with Israel. With a presence in more than 50 countries, B’nai B’rith is the Global Voice of the Jewish Community.
Through its office in Brussels Bnai Brith International is closely cooperating with EU institutions, governments and other Jewish Organisations in promoting and defending human rights and the fight against anti-Semitism, racism, and xenophobia in Europe.Main EU files targeted
B'nai B'rith has delegations at the European Parliament and the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.
The main goals of B'nai B'rith in Europe are the defense of human rights and the fight against antisemitism, racism, and xenophobia. The objectives also include the defense of the State of Israel; humanitarian relief for the needy in Eastern Europe and in Israel; and the development of Jewish identity, culture, and heritage.
We are closely following the work of the European Parliament and its relevant committees, such as the committee for Foreign Affairs AFET, the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs LIBE, the Human Rights DROI as well as the Delegation for Relations with Israel
B'nai B'rith is part of the advisory board to the informal Working Group against Antisemitism in the European Parliament.
B'nai B'rith is meeting and consulting on a regular basis with MEPs, members of the Commission and Council on issues such as combatting antisemitism, Holocaust restitution and other issues concerning European Jewry.Website
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People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 50% 1 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 24 Nov 2024
Name Start date End Date Simona Alina BRICMAN 07 Oct 2023 04 Oct 2024 Stephane Ariel TEICHER 26 May 2023 25 May 2024 Sebastian SEEBACHER 06 Oct 2023 04 Oct 2024 Mr Samuel Elias HOLZMANNHOFER 19 Oct 2022 18 May 2023 Ms Emily BOWMAN 22 Sep 2022 22 Sep 2023 Simona Alina BRICMAN 13 Jul 2022 13 Jul 2023 Mr Oliver PULSINGER 08 Dec 2021 27 Oct 2022 Simona Alina BRICMAN 09 Jul 2021 09 Jul 2022 Ms Caterina COGNINI 08 Jul 2021 08 Jul 2022 Simona Alina BRICMAN 26 Nov 2019 26 Nov 2020 Mr Benjamin NÄGELE 26 Sep 2018 01 Oct 2019 Mr Benjamin NÄGELE 01 Nov 2017 26 Sep 2018 Mr Benjamin NÄGELE 04 Nov 2016 01 Nov 2017 Mr Benjamin NÄGELE 04 Nov 2015 21 Oct 2016 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany - B'nai B'rith International leadership holds two spots on the board of directors of the organization. https://www.claimscon.org/about/board/
COP - Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish American Organizations - B'nai B'rith International is a member organization. https://conferenceofpresidents.org/member-organizations/
WJRO - World Jewish Restitution Organization - B'nai B'rith International is a member organization. https://wjro.org.il/about-wjro/member-organizations/
WJC - World Jewish Congress. WJC federates national Jewish communities in about 100 countries and also has a number of affiliated organizations, B'nai B'rith International being one of them.
http://www.worldjewishcongress.org/enMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jul 2022 - Jun 2023
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
7,681,450€
Major funding types in closed year
Member's contributions, Donations
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
Anti-racism and diversity,Freedom of religion and religious tolerance,Unofficial groupings
Communication activities
B'nai B'rith is regularly organising workshops, briefings and consultations inside and outside the institutions as well as trips to Israel for Members of the European Institutions. We produce publications to fill gaps in existing literature on the topics that are our priorities and participate in public consultations on EU legislative proposals.
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
8 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.
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Date 09 Nov 2022 Location Brussels Subject Antisemitism, disinformation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 09 Nov 2022 Location Brussels Subject EU strategy on combatting anti-Semitism and fostering Jewish life Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi Portfolio Neighbourhood and Enlargement Attending - Olivér Várhelyi (Commissioner)
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Date 21 Oct 2020 Location Webinar Subject Keynote to #DeleteAntisemitism campaign launch Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 11 May 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Webinar - Threats to democracy during the COVID19 Crisis Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Simona Constantin (Cabinet member)
- Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 06 Feb 2019 Location Brussels Subject European Union’s engagement in the Middle East Peace Process. Cabinet Cabinet of High Representative / Vice-President Federica Mogherini Portfolio Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Attending - Oliver Rentschler (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Apr 2017 Location Brussels Subject challenges of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Johannes Hahn Portfolio European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations Attending - Emma Udwin (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Jul 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Anti-semitism, hate speech online Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Attending - Věra Jourová (Commissioner)
- Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Apr 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Radicalisation and antisemitism Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Attending - Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)