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: Apr 2022 - Mar 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
8
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Compassion in World Farming Brussels (CIWF Brussels)
EU Transparency Register
953480437831-04 First registered on 13 Apr 2020
Goals / Remit
Compassion in World Farming Brussels (CIWF Brussels) is the EU office of Compassion in World Farming International, an organization that works to end all factory farming practices, promote sustainable food systems and reduction in production and consumption of animal products. Through its advocacy work, the organization seeks to achieve significant improvements in farm animal welfare by strengthening legislation and enforcement, with a particular focus on Europe.
Over the years, the work of the organization has contributed to the EU recognition of animals as sentient beings, along with key legislation regarding the banning of cruel factory farming practices, such as the barren battery cages for egg-laying hens, veal crates and sow stalls in the EU, as well as Directives and Regulations on farm animal welfare.Main EU files targeted
EU food and farming policy, including the European Green Deal and the Farm to Fork strategy
End the use of cages in animal farming
Common Agricultural Policy
EU promotion policy
End exports of live animals outside the EU
Limiting transport for live animals across the EU
Improving fish welfare
Transitioning towards more plant-based foods and alternatives to animal products
Promotion of alternative proteins and incentives for plant-based production
Sustainable Developments Goals
Biodiversity Strategy
Enforcement of acquis on animal welfare
EU taxonomy
Legislative proposals impacting farm animal welfare
Sustainable food systems
Antimicrobial resistance in agriculture
Public procurement policies
Labelling for method of production and animal welfare
Reduction in production and consumption of animal products
Sustainable farming and environmental protectionAddress
Head Office
Place du Luxembourg 12
Ixelles 1050
BELGIUMEU Office
Place du Luxembourg 12
Ixelles 1050
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 21 Nov 2024
Name Start date End Date Olga KIKOU 21 Jun 2023 27 Jun 2024 Aleksandra Terzieva 19 Apr 2024 18 Jul 2024 Aleksandra Terzieva 03 Dec 2022 02 Dec 2023 Olga KIKOU 18 Jun 2022 17 Jun 2023 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
We actively engage with many coalitions and networks.
Aquaculture Advisory Council
Climate Action Network Europe
EFSA
Eurogroup for Animals
European Environmental Bureau
EU Food Policy Coalition
European Alliance for Plant-based FoodsMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Apr 2022 - Mar 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
483,289€
Major funding types in closed year
Grants
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution Compassion in World Farming International 214,439€ Contribution Fondation Salvia 520,870€ Other financial info
N/A
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Sub-group on animal welfare at the time of killing#E03504/4#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=102592 #MEMBER #C#Civil societyAntimicrobial Resistance One Health Network#E03853#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3853 #MEMBER #C#Civil societyAdvisory Group on Sustainability of Food Systems#E03832#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3832 #MEMBER #C#Civil societyAnimal Health Advisory Committee#E03832/1#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=103292 #MEMBER #C#Civil societyWorking Group on Plant Health#E03832/2#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=103432 #MEMBER #C#Civil societyWorking Group on Seeds and Propagating Material#E03832/3#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=103433 #MEMBER #C#Civil society
Groups (European Parliament)
Welfare and conservation of animals,Unofficial groupings
Communication activities
We hold events, webinars, panel discussions and exhibitions and are involved in many communication activities throughout the year. We attend meetings and events organized by various stakeholders, including the EU institutions. We publish briefings and papers and we follow EU news as related to our work.
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 27 Nov 2023 Location BRUSSELS Subject factory farming and the ‘End the Cage Age’ European Citizens’ Initiative Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Apr 2023 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Taxonomy and agriculture Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Mar 2023 Location Brussels Subject Conference on the revision of the EU legislation protecting farmed animals Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
- Panayiotis Pourgourides (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Dec 2022 Location Brussels Subject VTC Meeting: Sustainable Food Systems/Procurement Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Annukka Ojala (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Apr 2022 Location Online Subject Farm to Fork Strategy for food security Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet member)
- Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner)
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Date 26 Oct 2021 Location Online Subject Review of the EU agricultural promotion policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner)
- Roberto Berutti (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jan 2021 Location video phone call Subject Discussion on the ‘End the Cage Age’, the first successful European Citizens’ Initiative for farmed animals. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Magdalena Majerczyk (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Jun 2020 Location Brussles Subject VC Meeting - Farm to Fork Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists