Overview
Lobbying Costs
None declared
None declared
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.25 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
British in Europe (BiE)
EU Transparency Register
046364226533-09 First registered on 27 Mar 2017
Goals / Remit
We are a coalition of UK citizens groups with members in countries across the EU. We number around 35,000 members. We aim to secure and maintain our full bundle of EU rights after Brexit.
Main EU files targeted
Brexit: Article 50 negotiations between the EU and the UK.
Joint Report from the EU-UK Negotiators on phase 1 negotiations
Draft EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement
The EU citizenship proposal for UK nationals from Guy Verhofstadt and Charles GoerensAddress
Head Office
48 rue St Honoré (5ème étage)
Paris
Paris 75001
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 1 25% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Fiona Godfrey (Deputy Chair)
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Jane Golding (Chair (Présidente))
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
We work with/have an association with the3million in the UK
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Forum4EUcitizens/
Several groups are associations or have members across a number of EU states including:
http://www.ecreu.com
https://www.facebook.com/Brexpats-Hear-our-Voice-1013052115430056/Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
None declared
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
None declared
Other financial info
We have to date been self-funded and volunteers.
From January 2018, we are now receiving donations and we also have a grant from the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Foundation.
Current donations: EUR 1692.45
JRCT Grant for 2018: £18,000 (approx EUR 20,321.00 at daily exchange rate) -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
We drafted an Alternative White Paper on citizens' rights as well as numerous related papers on the EU-UK negotiations and have spoken at various events in the European Parliament, including two hearings on citizens' rights: in May 2017 and February 2018. Please see here: https://britishineurope.org/category/bie-publications/
Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
3 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.
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Date 19 Jul 2019 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU DG Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom Attending - Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 21 Nov 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Meeting with the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU DG Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom Attending - Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 28 Mar 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Meeting with the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU DG Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom Attending - Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force)
Other Lobbyists
- Meetings