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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 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
10
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Civic Forum (ECF)
EU Transparency Register
981872117501-10 First registered on 26 May 2015
Goals / Remit
The European Civic Forum (ECF) is a transnational network that brings together over 100 associations and NGOs across 27 countries in Europe and is actively working to promote civic and popular ownership of Europe, to foster citizens’ participation and the emergence of a European public space where the role and influence of civil society are fully recognised though the setting up of a genuine European civil dialogue.
Main EU files targeted
Since its creation in 2005, the European Civic Forum has been particularly working to:
- Enable civic participation through citizens’ associations and movements for a Europe grounded on Equality, Solidarity and Democracy that guarantees effective access to rights for all
- Support the structuring of European civil society movement through alliance building, collective thinking and joint campaigning for the common good
- Fight for the institutional recognition of civil society through the setting up of a genuine European civil dialogue
Besides these activities, the European Civic Forum is following with particular attention the situation of fundamental rights and the safeguarding of civic space in European countries. Eventually, the ECF is actively following the evolution of Transparency at the European level.Address
Head Office
167, boulevard de la Villette
Paris 75010
FRANCEEU Office
Rue du Congrès 13
Brussels 1000
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 2 50% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 21 Nov 2023
Name Start date End Date Aarti NARSEE 23 Nov 2023 21 Nov 2024 Kerttu WILLAMO 26 Mar 2024 02 Oct 2024 Joao LABRINCHA 26 Mar 2024 02 Oct 2024 Giada NEGRI 09 Nov 2023 08 Nov 2024 Mr Vladimir SESTOVIC 10 Sep 2019 10 Sep 2020 Giada NEGRI 10 Sep 2019 10 Sep 2020 Giorgia GUSCIGLIO 10 Sep 2019 10 Jun 2020 Mr Vladimir SESTOVIC 09 Jan 2018 09 Jan 2019 Giada NEGRI 07 Dec 2017 06 Jun 2018 Mr Vladimir SESTOVIC 23 Dec 2016 23 Dec 2017 Mr Valentin DUPOUEY 08 Dec 2015 06 Sep 2016 Mr Vladimir SESTOVIC 05 Dec 2015 03 Dec 2016 Ms Alexandrina NAJMOWICZ 04 Dec 2015 02 Dec 2016 Complementary Information
None declared
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
The ECF is a founding and active member of Civil Society Europe - the European Coordination of Organised Civil Society (https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/membership/)
We are also part of CIVICUS Global Alliance (https://www.civicus.org/index.php/get-involved/members-in-action)Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
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
400,585€
Major funding types in closed year
EU funding, Member's contribution, Grants
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution Open Society Foundation 64,268€ Contribution European Commission 300,000€ Contribution CIVICUS Alliance 16,000€ Grant European Commission - EACEA 300,000€ Major contributions in current year
Type Name Amount Grant European Commission - Union and Values programme 300,000€ Other financial info
The European Civic Forum has signed a Framework Partnership Agreement with the European Commission, for the period 2022-2025. This enables ECF to receive an annual Operating Grant from the CERV programme, on Citizens' engagement and participation.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
In order to fully achieve its missions, the European Civic Forum is taking action through different forms:
- Connecting civil society actors transnationally and cross-sectorally through conferences, forums, alliances, working groups
- Participating in civil dialogue structures at European level
- Running campaigns for the recognition of civil society organisations in the policy making process at European, national or local level.
Among its major events, the ECF is organising its European Civic Academy and the Civic Pride Awards every year. These two events aim at illustrating a positive change in community life, either coming from NGOs or from locally organised individuals. These are also moments where actors from different backgrounds can meet and learn from each other's experiences.Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
10 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 22 Nov 2023 Location Brussels Subject Defence of Democracy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Simona Constantin (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Nov 2023 Location videoconference Subject AI Act Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Maurits-Jan Prinz (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jul 2023 Location videoconference call Subject Defence of Democracy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Simona Constantin (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Jul 2023 Location Brussels Subject Defence of Democracy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Simona Constantin (Cabinet member)
- Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
- Zuzana Dorazilova (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - European Youth Forum
- European Foundation Centre
- Association Européenne pour la Démocratie Locale
- The European Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
- European Endowment for Democracy
- Foundation on European Citizens’ Rights, Involvement and Trust
- The Innovation in Politics Institute GmbH
- Transparency International Liaison Office to the European Union
- Democracy International e.V.
- Civil Society Europe
- European Center for Not-for-Profit Law Stichting
- European Partnership for Democracy
- Front Line Defenders
- European Movement International
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Date 24 Apr 2023 Location Brussels Subject Defence of democracy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
- Joachim Herrmann (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - Civil Society Europe
- Foundation on European Citizens’ Rights, Involvement and Trust
- European Movement International
- European Foundation Centre
- European Partnership for Democracy
- EU DisinfoLab
- The European Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
- Democracy International e.V.
- Amnesty International Limited
- Transparency International Liaison Office to the European Union
- European Citizen Action Service
- Asociación de Víctimas de la Ley de Violencia de Género Madrid
- Open Search Foundation e.V.
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Date 17 Mar 2023 Location Brussels Subject Defence of democracy package Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists - Transparency International Liaison Office to the European Union
- Association Européenne pour la Démocratie Locale
- European Citizen Action Service
- European Youth Forum
- Europe's People's Forum
- European Foundation Centre
- Civil Society Europe
- Front Line Defenders
- European Partnership for Democracy
- Centre for Democracy & Technology, Europe
- EU DisinfoLab
- Open Society European Policy Institute
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Date 07 Dec 2022 Location Brussels Subject Meeting on Defence of democracy package Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica Portfolio Democracy and Demography Attending - Ingrid Godkin (Cabinet member)
- Toma Sutic (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Sep 2022 Location Online Subject Civic Forum presented the agenda of the platform with particular focus on the upcoming Commission Work programme and in relation with the Conference on the Future of Europe final report. Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica Portfolio Democracy and Demography Attending - Mattia De Grassi (Cabinet member)
- Ivo Belet (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Apr 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Civic Pride Event Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Monika Ladmanova (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Dec 2020 Location videoconference Subject CCIF and the situation for civil society organisations in France. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Helena Dalli Portfolio Equality Attending - Helena Dalli (Commissioner)
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