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)
3.55 Fte (8)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
4
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
epicenter.works - Plattform Grundrechtspolitik (epicenter.works)
EU Transparency Register
881375334337-75 First registered on 28 Mar 2019
Goals / Remit
"epicenter.works for digital rights" is an Austria-based fundamental rights NGO with a focus on privacy and freedom of speech on the internet. Formerly known as the Working Group on Data Retention Austria (AKVorrat) the organisation succeeded with its complaint in the in the Court of Justice of the European Union that lead to the abolishment of the EU Data Retention Directive in 2014. It also played a leading role in the political debate on net neutrality protections in the EU via the campaign SaveTheInternet.eu. The aim of the organisation is to protect fundamental rights online and offline. To this end, epicenter.works closely follows legislative processes on the national and EU level, and provides tools to empower citizens to make their voices heard.
Main EU files targeted
- Open Internet Regulation (EU) 2015/2120 / Net Neutrality / Telecom Act?
- digital euro 2023/0212 (COD)
- legal tender of euro banknotes and coins 2023/0208 (COD)
- Reform of the eIDAS Regulation 2021/0136(COD) / digital identity / Regulation (EU) 2024/1183
- EU Digital COVID Certificate (EU) 2021/953
- CSA Regulation 2022/0155(COD)
- Digital Services Act (EU) 2022/1925
- Digital Markets Act (EU) 2022/2065
- Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (EU) 2019/790
- ePrivacy Regulation 2017/0003(COD)Address
Head Office
Linke Wienzeile 12/19
Wien 1060
AUSTRIAEU Office
Linke Wienzeile 12/19
Wien 1060
AUSTRIAWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
8
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 3 50% 2 10% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3.55
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 Hannes STUMMER 30 Aug 2023 30 Aug 2024 Thomas LOHNINGER 25 Aug 2023 25 Jul 2024 Ms Maria LOHMANN 23 Sep 2023 02 Dec 2023 Ms Tanja Fachathaler 01 Sep 2022 01 Sep 2023 Thomas LOHNINGER 01 Sep 2022 01 Aug 2023 Thomas LOHNINGER 12 Mar 2020 12 Mar 2021 Ms Lisa SEIDL 12 Mar 2020 12 Mar 2021 Thomas LOHNINGER 18 Apr 2019 12 Mar 2020 Ms Angelika ADENSAMER 18 Apr 2019 05 Mar 2020 Mr Bernhard HAYDEN 18 Apr 2019 18 Apr 2020 Complementary Information
https://epicenter.works/en/team
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
https://edri.org
https://solidaritaetspakt.org
https://gemeinnuetzig.at/
https://demokratieindex.at/
https://noyb.eu/enMember organisations
None declared
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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
735,418€
Major funding types in closed year
Grants, Member's contributions, Donations
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution NEW VENTURE FUND 90,317€ Contribution PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE 90,553€ Contribution Open Society Foundations 158,912€ Other financial info
More detailed financial information available here: https://epicenter.works/en/transparency
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
Children's rights,Artificial intelligence and digital,SME
Communication activities
* Advocacy work for Fundamental Rights
* Participatory campaigns (e.g. www.pledge2019.eu, www.savetheinternet.eu, https://dearmep.eu/)
* Evaluation of implementation and enforcement efforts for European legislation (e.g. https://en.epicenter.works/document/1522, https://epicenter.works/en/documents?tx_news_pi1%5BoverwriteDemand%5D%5Btags%5D=19)
* Publication of Policy proposals (e.g. https://platformregulation.eu/, https://epicenter.works/en/documents)Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
4 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 08 Sep 2022 Location online Subject Telecom, Open Internet Regulation. Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Dec 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Roundtable with NGOs on DSA and DMA Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Nov 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Austrian NetzDG and Digital Services Act Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Nov 2020 Location Brussels Subject Austrian NetzDG and Digital Services Act Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists