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: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
6.75 Fte (9)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
6
High-level Commission meetings
8
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE)
EU Transparency Register
4760969620-65 First registered on 06 Nov 2008
Goals / Remit
The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) represents the bars and law societies of 31 member countries, one affiliate and 14 further associate and observer countries, and through them more than 1 million European lawyers.
The CCBE was founded in 1960, as the ramifications of the European Economic Community on the legal profession started to be seriously considered (www.ccbe.eu/about/history/). During the decades which followed and through to the present day, the CCBE has been in the forefront of advancing the views of European lawyers and defending the legal principles upon which democracy and the rule of law are based. The CCBE is an international non-profit association incorporated in Belgium.
The CCBE is recognised as the voice of the European legal profession by the national bars and law societies on the one hand, and by the EU institutions on the other. For complete information, please see: https://www.ccbe.eu/about/who-we-are/Main EU files targeted
Service of judicial docs and evidence in civil or commercial matters / Rule of Law / EU justice scoreboard / Brexit / EU-UK Trade Agreement / Supra-National Risk Assessment / AML Directive, Authority, Regulation / Criminal proceedings: strengthening of presumption of innocence and of right to be present at trial and procedural safeguards for suspects and defendants in criminal proceedings / EAW / Legal aid / EPPO / EU Patent Litigation Certificate / New Pact on Migration and Asylum / Screening, Asylum, Crisis, and Procedure Regulation / Asylum and Migration Management Regulation / Proposal for a Long-Term Residents Directive / Proposal for a new Anti-Smuggling Directive / EC recommendation re. recognition of qualifications of 3rd nationals / Frontex (European Border and Coast Guard Agency Regulation 2019/1896) / EU Asylum Agency / Directive 2005/36/EC / EU Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations / SLAPP / Judicial Training strategy 2021-2024 and implementation / Annual Judicial Training report / Implementation and evaluation of DAC 6 / Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC (VAT) / Regulation 2024/1689 of the EP and of the Council laying down harmonised rules on AI / Proposal for a regulation 2023/1183 amending Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 /Proposal for a Regulation 2023/2854 / Implementation of the Regulation (EU) 2022/850 / EC Implementing Decision pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the EP and of the Council on the adequate level of protection of personal data under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, C(2023) 4745 final / EU e-Justice Strategy 2024-2028 / Proposal for a Regulation of the EP and of the Council laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse, COM/2022/209 final / Proposal to revise Directive 2011/93/EU / EU-US negotiations on the agreement on exchange of cross-border electronic evidence / EU Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements / Follow up of the EP resolution of 13 September 2022 with recommendations to the Commission on Responsible private funding of litigation (2020/2130(INL)) / Admissibility of evidence / Pre-trial detention / Proposal for Regulation (EU) 2023/1543 / Proposal for Directive (EU) 2024/1760 / Proposal for a Directive of the EP and Council amending Directives 2009/102/EC and (EU) 2017/1132 / ‘SME Strategy for a sustainable and digital Europe’ / 2020 Capital Markets Union Action Plan / Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence / Lawyers’ Directives – Directive 77/249 and 98/5 and Directive 2006/123/EC / EU Accession to the ECHR negotiations / Proposal for a Council Directive laying down rules to prevent the misuse of shell entities for tax purposes and amending Directive 2011/16/EU / EU initiatives related to tax intermediaries, transparency, tax avoidance and evasion / Securing the Activity Framework of Enablers / Court of Justice amendment of Protocol. No3 / Draft Rules of Procedure for the General Court or the Court of Justice / Issues re. EU Court of Justice and EFTA Court / ELF-CCBE projects / EC proposal for a Directive on adapting non-contractual civil liability rules to AI / EC proposal for a Directive on liability for defective products / EC proposal for a Regulation on combating late payment in commercial transactions/ EC report on the Consumer Protection Cooperation Regulation / EC proposals for a Regulation on the protection of vulnerable adults / EC proposal for a Regulation on the recognition of parenthood between Member States Directive 2009/138/EC
Address
Head Office
Rue Joseph II, 40
6e étage
Brussels 1000
BELGIUMEU Office
Rue Joseph II, 40
6e étage
Brussels 1000
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
9
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 9 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
6.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
6 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 05 Feb 2025
Name Start date End Date Indra BULE 03 Sep 2024 03 Sep 2025 Anna SMOLINSKA 03 Sep 2024 03 Sep 2025 Simone CUOMO 03 Sep 2024 03 Sep 2025 Stéphanie ALVES 03 Sep 2024 03 Sep 2025 Anna DROZD 03 Sep 2024 03 Sep 2025 Peter Gerard Mc Namee 03 Sep 2024 03 Sep 2025 Anna DROZD 04 May 2023 04 May 2024 Anna SMOLINSKA 21 Sep 2023 21 Sep 2024 Stephanie ALVES 16 Jun 2023 15 Jun 2024 Peter MC NAMEE 03 May 2023 04 May 2024 Karine Métayer 21 Sep 2023 21 Sep 2024 Simone CUOMO 20 Sep 2023 21 Sep 2024 Ms Indra BULE 02 Feb 2023 02 Feb 2024 Peter MC NAMEE 02 Mar 2022 02 Mar 2023 Anna SMOLINSKA 10 Jul 2021 09 Jul 2022 Simone CUOMO 18 Feb 2020 01 Mar 2021 Peter MC NAMEE 18 Feb 2020 01 Mar 2021 Ms Indra BULE 18 Feb 2020 01 Mar 2021 Karine Métayer 17 Dec 2019 17 Dec 2020 Mr Philip BUISSERET 13 Dec 2019 01 Jan 2021 Stephanie ALVES 18 Jun 2019 01 Jul 2020 Ms Oona MIKKELÄ 18 Jun 2019 01 Jul 2020 Ms Indra BULE 23 Feb 2019 18 Feb 2020 Simone CUOMO 05 Feb 2019 18 Feb 2020 Peter MC NAMEE 05 Feb 2019 18 Feb 2020 Mr Philip BUISSERET 13 Nov 2018 13 Nov 2019 Karine Métayer 13 Nov 2018 13 Nov 2019 Stephanie ALVES 13 Jun 2018 13 Jun 2019 Ms Oona MIKKELÄ 14 Apr 2018 13 Apr 2019 Ms Indra BULE 27 Feb 2018 23 Feb 2019 Simone CUOMO 30 Jan 2018 30 Jan 2019 Peter MC NAMEE 20 Jan 2018 19 Jan 2019 Mr Philip BUISSERET 05 Oct 2017 29 Sep 2018 Stephanie ALVES 13 Jun 2017 10 Jun 2018 Karine Métayer 09 Jun 2017 25 May 2018 Ms Madeleine KELLEHER 21 Feb 2017 08 Feb 2018 Simone CUOMO 07 Jan 2017 06 Jan 2018 Mr Hugo Roebroeck 08 Oct 2014 03 Oct 2015 Ms Dawn Turek 22 Feb 2014 03 Mar 2015 Mr Hugo Roebroeck 01 Jun 2013 31 May 2014 Simone CUOMO 04 Jun 2013 01 Jun 2014 Mr Peter McNamee 04 Jun 2013 01 Jun 2014 Mr Antoine Louis FOBE 03 Feb 2012 01 Dec 2012 Complementary Information
The work of the CCBE committees and working groups where CCBE positions are prepared is co-ordinated by six Legal Advisors, one Head of Public Affairs (also Senior Legal Advisor), one Head of Communication and one Secretary General.
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
Trade unions and professional associations
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Networking
Affiliation
The CCBE is a member of the following bodies:
• BIP (Bureau pénal international)
• Council of Europe (observer member): CEPEJ (European Commission on the Efficiency of Justice) / Conference of International Non-governmental Organisations (member) / Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH) / the Committee of Experts on the Protection of Lawyers (CJ-AV) / The Gender Equality Commission (GEC) / Consultative Council of European Judges (CCJE) / Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAI) / Committee of Experts on Strategic lawsuits against public participation (MSI-SLP) / European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ)
• European Services Forum (ESF)
• European Law Institute (observer member)
• OING-Service
• International Institute of Law Association Chief Executives
• Fédération des associations européennes et internationales établies en Belgique
• International Legal Assistance Consortium
• Frontex Consultative Forum
• EUAA Consultative Forum
• Network of Experts on Beneficial Ownership Transparency (NEBOT)
• The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)Member organisations
AUSTRIA
Österreischischer Rechtsanwaltskammertag
www.rechtsanwaelte.at
BELGIUM
Orde van Vlaamse Balies
www.advocaat.be
Ordre des barreaux francophones
et germanophones
www.avocats.be
BULGARIA
Висшият адвокатски съвет
www.vas.lex.bg
CROATIA
Hrvatska odjetnička komora
www.hok-cba.hr
CYPRUS
Παγκύπριος Δικηγορικός Σύλλογος
www.cyprusbarassociation.org
CZECH
Ceská Advokátní Komora
www.cak.cz
DENMARK
Det Danske Advokatsamfund
www.advokatsamfundet.dk
ESTONIA
Eesti Advokatuur
www.advokatuur.ee
FINLAND
Suomen Asianajajaliitto
www.asianajajaliitto.fi
FRANCE
Barreau de Paris
www.avocatparis.org
Conférence des Bâtonniers
www.avocatfrance.com
Conseil National des Barreaux
www.cnb.avocat.fr
GERMANY
Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer
www.brak.de
Deutscher Anwaltverein e.V.
www.anwaltverein.de
GREECE
Δικηγορικός Σύλλογος Αθηνών
www.dsa.gr
HUNGARY
Magyar Ügyvédi Kamara
www.magyarugyvedikamara.hu
ICELAND
Lögmannafélag Íslands
www.lmfi.is
IRELAND
Bar Council of Ireland
www.lawlibrary.ie
Law Society of Ireland
www.lawsociety.ie
ITALIA
Consiglio Nazionale Forense
www.consiglionazionaleforense.it
LATVIA
Latvijas Zvērinātu advokātu padome
www.advokatura.lv
LIECHTENSTEIN
Liechtensteinische Rechtsanwaltskammer
www.lirak.li
LITHUANIA
Lietuvos advokatūra
www.advoco.lt
LUXEMBOURG
Ordre des Avocats à la Cour Supérieure
de Justice de Luxembourg
www.barreau.lu
MALTA
Kamra tal-Avukati
www.avukati.org
THE NETHERLANDS
Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten
www.advocatenorde.nl
NORWAY
Den Norske Advokatforening
www.advokatforeningen.nowww.jus.no
POLAND
Naczelna Rada Adwokacka
www.nra.pl
Krajowa Rada Radców Prawnych
www.kirp.pl
PORTUGAL
Ordem dos Advogados
www.oa.pt
ROMANIA
Uniunea Naţională a Barourilor din România
www.unbr.ro
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
Slovenská Advokátska Komora
www.sak.sk
SLOVENIA
Odvetniška Zbornica Slovenije
www.odv-zb.si
SPAIN
Consejo General de la Abogacía Española
www.cgae.es
SWEDEN
Sveriges Advokatsamfund
www.advokatsamfundet.se
SWITZERLAND
Fédération suisse Suisse des Avocats
www.swisslawyers.com
Affiliate member:
UNITED KINGDOM
ENGLAND & WALES
The Bar Council
www.barcouncil.org.uk
The Law Society
www.lawsociety.org.uk
SCOTLAND
The Faculty of Advocates
www.advocates.org.uk
The Law Society of Scotland
www.lawscot.org.uk
NORTHERN IRELAND
The Law Society of Northern Ireland
www.lawsoc-ni.org
The Bar of Northern Ireland
www.barofni.com
Associate Members
ALBANIA
Dhoma Kombëtare e Advokateve të Shqipërisë
http://www.dhka.org.al/http://dhkash.org
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Advokatska Komora Republike Srpske
http://advokatskakomora.ba
Advokatska/Odvjetnička komora Federacije BiH
www.advokomfbih.ba
MOLDOVA
Uniunea Avocaţilor din Republica Moldova
www.avocatul.md
MONTENEGRO
Advokatske komore Crne Gore
www.advokatskakomora.me
NORTH MACEDONIA
Адвокатската комора на Република Македонија
www.mba.org.mk
SERBIA
Advokatska Komora Srbije
www.advokatska-komora.co.rswww.adkokatska-komora.co.yu
TURKEY
Türkiye Barolar Birliği
www.barobirlik.org.tr
UKRAINE
Ukrainian National Bar Association
www.unba.org.ua
Observers
ANDORRA
Col•legi d'Advocats d'Andorra
www.cada.ad
ARMENIA
Փաստաբանների Պալատ
www.pastaban.am/
AZERBAIJAN
Azerbaijani Bar Association
www.barassociation.az
GEORGIA
საქართველოს ადვოკატთა ასოციაციის
www.gba.ge
REPUBLIC OF SAN MARINO
Ordine degli Avvocati e dei Notai della Repubblica di San Marino
ordinedegliavvocati@omniway.sm
RUSSIA - Membership suspended
Федеральная палата адвокатов Российской Федерации
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2023 - Dec 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
2,160,137€
Major funding types in closed year
Member's contributions
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Grant BREULAW 21,701€ Grant Me-CODEX3 5,047€ Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Expert group against SLAPP#E03746#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3746 #MEMBER #C#ProfessionalsExpert Group on European Judicial Training#E02241#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2241 #MEMBER #B#ProfessionalsImplementation of the Anti-SLAPP Recommendation#E03746/3#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=102992 #MEMBER #C#ProfessionalsINFORMAL COMMISSION EXPERT GROUP ON THE EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT (EAW)#E03782#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3782 #MEMBER #C#Academia/Research#Civil society#Professionals
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
- European Lawyers Day (ELD) as part of the European Day of Justice: https://www.ccbe.eu/actions/european-lawyers-day/
- Organisation of webinars for lawyers on topics related to EU policies: https://www.ccbe.eu/actions/events/
- Participation in projects co-funded by the EU: https://www.ccbe.eu/actions/projects/
- The CCBE is one of the founders and a board member of European Lawyers in Lesvos (ELIL), an association providing free legal assistance to asylum seekers in Greece and Poland: https://www.europeanlawyersinlesvos.eu/
- Development and Organisation of Training for Lawyers on Anti-money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing (AML-CTF) Rules at EU Level
- Position papers: http://www.ccbe.eu/documents/position-papers/?no_cache=1
- Publications: http://www.ccbe.eu/documents/publications/Other activities
As mentioned above, as a non-profit organisation, the CCBE represents European bars and law societies in their common dealings before European and other international institutions.
A particular feature of the CCBE's work is its focus on European cross-border matters as they affect lawyers. The CCBE was closely consulted by the European Commission in relation to the promulgation of a series of European directives, which regulate the way that lawyers can practise in other Member States, either by way of temporary services, establishment or re-qualification.
Among the most important of the CCBE's missions are the defence of the rule of law, human rights and democratic values. Of special concern are the rights of access to justice, and the protection of the client by ensuring respect for the core values of the profession.
There are many other issues which affect lawyers at the European level: the impact of competition law on the profession's core values; the relationship between the duties of lawyers (and through them, the rights of citizens) and the duties of governments to provide security for citizens; the impact of globalisation and market liberalisation on the legal profession. All these matters form part of the central, day-to-day work of the CCBE.
To this extent, the CCBE takes part in consultations undertaken by the European institutions and provides legal expertise on its own initiative where deemed necessary or upon request from the institutions.
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 03 Mar 2022 Location Brussels Subject Rule of law Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
- Joachim Herrmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Feb 2021 Location video conferencing Subject digitalisation of justice and Rule of Law Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
- Joachim Herrmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Feb 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Transparency Register IIA Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Alvaro De Elera (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Sep 2019 Location Brussels Subject Rule of Law Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Alvaro De Elera (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 May 2019 Location Brussels Subject gender balance in digital skills Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Andrea Almeida Cordero (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jan 2019 Location Brussels Subject Challenges of Artificial Intelligence in the legal sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Christiane Kirketerp De Viron (Cabinet member)
- Carlos Moedas (Commissioner)
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Date 12 Sep 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject European Parliament resolution of 12 March 2014 on the electronic mass surveillance of EU citizens Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Attending - Isabelle Perignon (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Mar 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Presentation of the activites of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), including CCBE's position on EPPO, data protection, access to a lawyer Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Attending - Věra Jourová (Commissioner)