Overview
Lobbying Costs
500,000€ - 599,999€
Financial year: Sep 2023 - Aug 2024
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.45 Fte (8)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
3
High-level Commission meetings
16
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
EKD-Büro Brüssel / EKD-Office Brussels (EKD)
EU Transparency Register
61973396926-78 First registered on 12 Oct 2011
Goals / Remit
Die Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland (EKD) ist der Zusammenschluss der 20 weithin selbständigen lutherischen, reformierten und unierten Landeskirchen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Von der Gesamtbevölkerung gehören ca. 19,15 Millionen Christen den Landeskirchen mit ihren 16.100 rechtlich selbständigen Kirchengemeinden an. Die diplomatische Vertretung der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland bei den Organen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland sowie der EU obliegt dem Bevollmächtigen des Rates der EKD mit Büros in Berlin und Brüssel. Das Büro Brüssel nimmt die Interessenvertretung gegenüber den Institutionen der EU wahr.
Die EKD ist Mitglied der Konferenz Europäischer Kirchen (KEK), der Gemeinschaft Evangelischer Kirchen in Europa (GEKE) und des Ökumenisches Rates der Kirchen (ÖRK).
Seit 1990 unterhält die EKD das eigene Büro in Brüssel. Seit Mai 2008 wird es von Frau Oberkirchenrätin Katrin Hatzinger geleitet. Die Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter des Brüsseler Büros beobac (...)Main EU files targeted
Die Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter des Brüsseler Büros beobachten das europäische Rechtsetzungsverfahren und vertreten die kirchlichen Positionen gegenüber den EU-Institutionen zu den Themen, die sich aus dem "Öffentlichkeitsauftrag der Kirche" ergeben; zum Beispiel die Beachtung der Menschenrechte in der europäischen Asyl- und Migrationspolitik, ethische Kriterien bei der Ausrichtung der europäischen Forschungspolitik, der Vorrang des Zivilen in der Konfliktbearbeitung, europäische Außenpolitik und Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, sowie Fragen der Religionsfreiheit innerhalb der EU und bei Beitrittsverhandlungen. Darüber hinaus vertritt das Brüsseler Büro die institutionellen Interessen der EKD.
Unsere aktuellen Tätigkeitsfelder sind unserer Homepage (http://www.ekd.eu) sowie unserem Newsletter (http://www.ekd.de/bevollmaechtigter/bruessel/newsletter/europa_newsletter.html) zu entnehmen.
Brussels staff monitors EU legislative proceedings and represents the interests and positions of the church vis-à-vis the Institutions on themes relevant to its public mission; i.e. ethics and the protection of human dignity. These can be relevant in policy areas like the European asylum and migration policy, European research policy, the primacy of civilian aspects in conflict resolution, foreign, security and development policies, and the enhancement of religious freedom and fundamental rights within the EU and in its external relations, including EU enlargement. Furthermore, the Brussels Office represents the institutional interests of the German Protest Church.
For our current activities, please visit our Homepage (http://www.ekd.de/english/eu_office_brussels.html) or consult our Newsletter (http://www.ekd.de/bevollmaechtigter/bruessel/newsletter/europa_newsletter.html).Address
Head Office
Rue Joseph II, 166
Brüssel / Brussels 1000
BELGIUMEU Office
Rue Joseph II, 166
Brüssel / Brussels 1000
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
8
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 1 50% 1 25% 4 10% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.45
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
3 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 22 Dec 2024
Name Start date End Date Ulrike TRUDERUNG 01 Oct 2024 30 Sep 2025 Katrin HATZINGER 01 Oct 2024 30 Sep 2025 Franziska Dr. Kuster 22 Apr 2024 21 Apr 2026 Dorothee AMMERMANN 17 Nov 2023 04 Oct 2024 Ulrike TRUDERUNG 17 Nov 2023 04 Oct 2024 Katrin HATZINGER 21 Nov 2023 04 Oct 2024 Ms Franziska KUSTER 21 Apr 2023 26 Apr 2024 Katrin HATZINGER 18 Nov 2022 18 Nov 2023 Ulrike TRUDERUNG 11 Nov 2022 11 Nov 2023 Dorothee AMMERMANN 09 Nov 2022 09 Nov 2023 Mr Eike WIESNER 14 Sep 2021 15 Sep 2022 Dorothee AMMERMANN 13 Sep 2021 14 Sep 2022 Ulrike TRUDERUNG 13 Sep 2021 10 Sep 2022 Katrin HATZINGER 13 Sep 2021 14 Sep 2022 Damian PATTING 25 Jan 2020 01 Feb 2021 Dorothee AMMERMANN 25 Jul 2019 25 Jul 2020 Ms Gisela De Vries 24 Jul 2019 24 Jul 2020 Ulrike TRUDERUNG 15 May 2019 01 Jun 2020 Katrin HATZINGER 14 May 2019 01 Jun 2020 Ms Julia Eichler 29 Jan 2019 07 Nov 2019 Ms Gisela De Vries 28 Jul 2018 24 Jul 2019 Dorothee AMMERMANN 28 Jul 2018 25 Jul 2019 Katrin HATZINGER 19 May 2018 14 May 2019 Ulrike TRUDERUNG 19 May 2018 15 May 2019 Ms Gisela De Vries 09 Aug 2017 28 Jul 2018 Ms Julia Eichler 27 Jun 2017 21 Jun 2018 Katrin HATZINGER 17 May 2017 16 May 2018 Ms Doris Klingenhagen 12 May 2017 06 May 2018 Ulrike TRUDERUNG 12 May 2017 06 May 2018 Mr Valentin WENDEBOURG 21 Feb 2017 10 Feb 2018 Ms Gisela De Vries 05 Sep 2016 09 Aug 2017 Ms Julia Eichler 19 Jul 2016 28 Jun 2017 Katrin HATZINGER 03 Jun 2016 17 May 2017 Ms Doris Klingenhagen 25 May 2016 13 May 2017 Ulrike TRUDERUNG 25 May 2016 13 May 2017 Ms Julia Eichler 24 Oct 2015 20 Jul 2016 Katrin HATZINGER 14 Jul 2015 04 Jun 2016 Ms Doris Klingenhagen 18 Mar 2015 16 Mar 2016 Ulrike TRUDERUNG 11 Feb 2015 04 Feb 2016 Katrin HATZINGER 30 Jul 2014 14 Jul 2015 Ms Doris Klingenhagen 14 Feb 2014 13 Feb 2015 Ms Gisela De Vries 26 Sep 2014 24 Sep 2015 Ms Anne Mareike Müller 13 Feb 2014 12 Feb 2015 Ms Ulrike Klose 13 Feb 2014 12 Feb 2015 Ms Julia Eichler 13 Sep 2014 11 Sep 2015 Mrs Gisela De Vries 26 Sep 2014 27 Jan 2015 Mr Johan Wagner 24 Sep 2014 27 Jan 2015 Mrs Julia Eichler 13 Sep 2014 27 Jan 2015 Katrin HATZINGER 30 Jul 2014 27 Jan 2015 Mrs Doris Klingenhagen 14 Feb 2014 27 Jan 2015 Mrs Anne Mareike Müller 13 Feb 2014 27 Jan 2015 Mrs Ulrike Klose 13 Feb 2014 27 Jan 2015 Mrs Jasmin König 13 Feb 2014 03 May 2014 Mr Benjamin Sadler 26 Nov 2013 18 Jan 2014 Mrs Johanna Speyer 18 Sep 2013 10 Oct 2013 Mr Jonas Klante 18 Sep 2013 01 Feb 2014 Mrs Susanne Herkommer 13 Aug 2013 25 Jul 2014 Katrin HATZINGER 10 Aug 2013 30 Jul 2014 Mr Joachim Clauß 13 Apr 2013 12 Sep 2013 Mr Christopher HÖRSTER 29 Nov 2012 10 Apr 2013 Katrin HATZINGER 27 Nov 2012 10 Aug 2013 Mr Christoph SCHNABEL 27 Nov 2012 08 Aug 2013 Mr Christopher HÖRSTER 18 Jan 2012 27 Nov 2012 Katrin HATZINGER 18 Jan 2012 27 Nov 2012 Mr Christoph SCHNABEL 17 Jan 2012 27 Nov 2012 Complementary Information
Mitarbeiter der Dienststelle sind: Leiterin des Büros, juristische Referentin, Referentin im Bereich Jugend und Bildung, Referentin für EU-Förderpolitik, zwei Sachbearbeiterinnen für Förderpolitik, Verwaltungsleiter, Assistentin der Leitung.
Staff of the office include: Head of the office, Legal advisior, Advisor in the field youth and education, Policy Officer for EU Funds, two Funding Counselor, Head of administration, assistant of the head of office.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
Organisations representing churches and religious communities
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Networking
Affiliation
Das Brüsseler Büro ist unter anderem Mitglied der „European Platform on Asylum and Migration“. Des Weiteren unterstützt es aktiv die „European Sunday Alliance“.
The Brussels office is, amongst other networks, a member of the „European Platform on Asylum and Migration“. Furthermore, it is an active supporter of the “European Sunday Alliance”.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
Sep 2023 - Aug 2024
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
500,000€ - 599,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
500,000€ - 599,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
Freedom of religion and religious tolerance,European cultural heritage, ways of Saint-James and other European cultural routes
Communication activities
Das EKD-Büro Brüssel organisiert verschiedene Veranstaltungsformate, um mit den politischen Entscheidungsträgern in Austausch zu kommen, angefangen von Fachgesprächen über Podiumsdiskussionen und Empfänge bis hin zu Einladungen zu Vorträgen vor Besuchergruppen.
Das Büro veröffentlicht regelmäßig die EKD-Europa-Informationen sowie die "FörderInfo aktuell" und stellt aktuelle Informationen über seine Arbeit auf die Homepage ein.Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
16 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 14 Jan 2022 Location virtual conference Subject Article 17 dialogue Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life Attending - Vangelis Demiris (Cabinet member)
- Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
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Date 10 Jun 2021 Location Brussels - video conference Subject European Green Deal presentation and discussion Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Jan 2020 Location Brussels Subject Article 17 dialogue with churches, religious and philosophical organisations Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life Attending - Vangelis Demiris (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Sep 2019 Location Brussels Subject Future of Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger Portfolio Budget & Human Resources Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 02 May 2019 Location Brussels Subject Future of Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger Portfolio Budget & Human Resources Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 22 May 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject The future of the European Union, MFF, Art. 17 dialogue, Brexit Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 May 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Future of Europe, MFF, Art.17 dialogue, Brexit DG Secretariat-General Attending - Martin Selmayr (Secretary-General)
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Date 06 Jun 2017 Location Brussels Subject Presentation of RNE Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger Portfolio Budget & Human Resources Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 22 Mar 2017 Location Brussels Subject Herausforderungen/Zukunft EU Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger Portfolio Budget & Human Resources Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 07 Mar 2017 Location Brussels Subject migration Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger Portfolio Budget & Human Resources Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 08 Dec 2016 Location Brussels Subject Education & Culture Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Pauline Rouch (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject DSM DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Markus Schulte (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Jan 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Religion and the current constitution of the EU, the refugee crisis Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Martin Selmayr (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Mar 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Overview of Asylum and Migration Issues, Questions on DG HOME Funding (AMIF) DG Migration and Home Affairs Attending - Alfred Matthias Ruete (Director-General)
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Date 20 Jan 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject The dialogue between Churches and the EU Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Martin Selmayr (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Dec 2014 Location Brussels Subject Courtesy call DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)