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Overview
Lobbying Costs
25,000€ - 49,999€
Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.8 Fte (9)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
2
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Society of European Affairs Professionals (SEAP)
EU Transparency Register
360457536314-69 First registered on 24 Oct 2019
Goals / Remit
SEAP is the Society of European Affairs Professionals, the recognised organisation of all EU public affairs professionals including those operating in trade associations, corporations, consultancies, not for profits and other representative bodies. SEAP operates a Code of Conduct/Professional Standards and represents European Affairs Professionals’ interests to the EU institutions since 1997.
Our Vision: To advance the European affairs profession so that it will contribute to ever-better policy outcomes.
Our Mission: To be the trust mark of the profession by setting and promoting standards of ethical conduct; To provide practical support and networking for members; To be an authoritative representative for the interests of the profession to the EU institutions, stakeholders and the public.
Our Values: In pursuit of its Mission SEAP will uphold the Values of Integrity, Transparency, Accuracy, and Confidentiality.Main EU files targeted
SEAP follows all initiatives related to the Regulation of Transparency and the Regulation of the professional activities of European affairs professionals. Currently, SEAP's activities are focused on:
- Codes of Conduct in all EU Institutions;
- Inter-Institutional Agreement on a Mandatory Register for Lobbyists;
- Revolving doors;
- Transparency and Access beyond the IIA;
- Defence of Democracy Package;
- Science and Technology in Public Affairs.Address
Head Office
Rue du Trône 60
Brussels 1050
BELGIUMEU Office
Rue du Trône 60
Brussels 1050
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
9
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 10% 8 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.8
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 03 May 2024
Name Start date End Date Mr Valentin CALFA 08 Oct 2022 07 Oct 2023 Complementary Information
SEAP is run by the eight members of its Board of Directors who work pro-bono for the association:
Paul Varakas, President and Treasurer
Emma Brown, Vice President
Marco Baldoli
Berislav Cizmek
Natacha Clarac
Yiannis Korkovelos
Pierre Laffont
Roxana Moldovan
Furthermore, SEAP hires an Association Director to support the Board and to ensure the execution of the association's initiatives.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
SEAP currently boasts a membership of around 260 individual public affairs professionals. SEAP is not formally a member of any other legal entity.
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
25,000€ - 49,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
Name Amount valentin calfa 10,000€ - 24,999€ plux consulting 0€ - 10,000€ Intermediaries for current year
Name plux consulting Closed year Costs
25,000€ - 49,999€
Other financial info
SEAP is financed exclusively by membership fees and possible additional support for the organisation of events.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
None
Other activities
SEAP's members all sign and receive training on SEAP's Code of Conduct that sets ethical standards of behaviour for the profession.
Meetings
Meetings
2 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 08 Jun 2023 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Impact of the measure of removing details of desk officers, policy assistants and other individuals working at the institution from the online database ‘EU Whoiswho’ DG Secretariat-General Attending - Ilze Juhansone (Secretary-General)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 11 Nov 2020 Location videoconference Subject Ongoing negotiations on a mandatory Transparency Register Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Renate Nikolay (Cabinet member)