Overview
Lobbying Costs
100,000€ - 199,999€
Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
2
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Buddhist Union - Union Bouddhiste Européenne (EBU)
EU Transparency Register
173532529975-58 First registered on 03 Feb 2018
Goals / Remit
The European Buddhist Union (EBU) is an umbrella
association of Buddhist organisations and national
Buddhist unions in Europe.
We welcome groups from all schools and traditions
of Buddhism in Europe wishing to work together in a
spirit of friendly co-operation and respect for diversity,
on the basis of Buddhist teachings.
We value non-violence, compassion, loving kindness
and responsibility, which we consider to be at the
heart of Buddhism.
We advocate for human rights and equality for all,
regardless of ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation,
language, religion, nationality, social origins, birth
status or any other distinction.
We share the values that inspired the founders of the
Council of Europe and the European Union: creating
and maintaining peace, solidarity and diversity across
Europe via the maintenance of free, democratic, open
and non-discriminatory states.Main EU files targeted
Article 17 TFEU dialogue with churches, religious associations and philosophical and non confessional organisations.
The European New Green Deal.
Internal Security Fund - Protections of Places of Worship.
Promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief.
Human rights
Animal Welfare
EducationAddress
Head Office
Rue Capouillet 31
Brussels B-1060
BELGIUMEU Office
Rue Capouillet 31
Brussels B-1060
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 1 25% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 17 Nov 2024
Name Start date End Date Mr Carlo LUYCKX 11 May 2022 11 May 2023 Mr Carlo LUYCKX 10 Mar 2021 10 Mar 2022 Complementary Information
The EBU is a non-profit organisation which is based on voluntary and unsalaried work by its members and representatives. Some members of the EBU receive funding from other non-profit organisations which they are affiliated with, some are retired and live from their pensions, but most people work on their free time and without pay.
The EBU has also a representative in Strasbourg, which is Gabriela FREYPerson 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
World Fellowship of Buddhists http://wfbhq.org/
International Buddhist Confederation http://www.ibcworld.org/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 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
100,000€ - 199,999€
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Grant European Commission Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, Migration and Security Funds; Financial Resources 184,000€ Major contributions in current year
Type Name Amount Grant European Commission 184,000€ Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
100,000€ - 199,999€
Other financial info
GRANT AGREEMENT NUMBER — 101034173 — SASCE
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
Welfare and conservation of animals
Communication activities
Active participation in the regular meetings of the members of the Article 17 dialogue organized by the European Commission. The most recent one was the High-level meeting of 18 January 2024 with Vice-President Schinas and the Leaders of different faiths, where EBU President Stefano Bettera was invited to present a paper like the other spiritual leaders.
Active participation in the regular meetings of the members of the Article 17 dialogue organized by the European Parliament, with delegating speakers at the public conference of 28 January 2020 on the New Green Deal and at the public meeting of 16 November 2021 on the Conference on the Future of Europe. Also the public article 17 conference on Liberal Democracy of 24 January 2023. On 27 June 2023, EBU President Stefano Bettera was invited as speaker at the seminar on the "30th anniversary of the EU Single Market, Past Achievements and Future Developments". The EBU President and Vice-President also participated in the European Parliaments Article 17 Conference of 15 November 2023 on Artificial Intelligence.
Participation in the EuropeanExternal Action Service Roundtable of 11 February 2021 on Freedom of Religion or Belief.
Particpation in the SASCE project (Stronger and Safer Communities in Europe) funded by the Commission ISF, in partnership with SACC (European Jewish Congress) , CEC (Christian Churches in Europe) and Faith Matters (April 2021 - March 2023)
Participation in the monthly meetings by videoconference of the EP Intergroup on Welfare and conservation of animalsOther activities
None declared
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.
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 - Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
- Vangelis Demiris (Cabinet member)
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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)
Other Lobbyists