European Humanist Federation

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Overview

WARNING: As this organisation lists one or more EP accredited lobbyists, it may not be probable that its lobbying costs are lower than €10,000.

Lobbying Costs

10,000€

Financial year: Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

0.75 Fte (1)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

0

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    European Humanist Federation   (EHF)

    EU Transparency Register

    84310943110-81 First registered on 24 Jan 2010

    Goals / Remit

    The objects of EHF-FHE are to promote secularism and a humanist vision of cultural, social and ethical values in Europe and to work for social and cultural progress.

    To achieve these aims, the association aims more particularly:

    - to carry out educational, scientific and cultural action;

    - to promote more particularly in Europe the place of voluntary organisations developing the same objectives;

    - to represent its member organisations to the European institutions (the European Union and its component parts, the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Council of Europe, etc.) on all questions related to the objects here above defined;

    - to promote exchanges among members and the circulation of information and experience which shall contribute to the development of humanist values in Europe;

    - to propose such European legislation as is likely to facilitate the development and promotion of the activities of member organisations in Europe;

    - to pu (...)

    Main EU files targeted

    - the EU elections targeted through a campaign for a Humanist Europe,
    -the nominations for the European Court of Human Rights to stop the nomination of Aleksander Stępkowski,
    - decisions by the ECtHR regarding blasphemy laws in Europe, specifically E.S v. Austria,
    - the EHF joined 27 CSOs in urging Vice President for Values and Transparency Věra Jourová to include all those impacted by SLAPP lawsuits in proposed new legislation,
    -participation in the at the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE),
    -On 28 January 2020, the EHF participated in the first event in the framework of the European Parliament’s dialogue with churches, religious associations or communities, and philosophical and non-confessional organisations - Article 17 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to advocate for the European Green Deal,
    -Together with the European Parliament Intergroup on Freedom of Religion or Belief, the EHF co-organised the event “Are you a true humanist?” in June 2019,
    -advocating against draft resolution and recommendation “The protection of freedom of religion or belief in the workplace” which was put forward by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (CoE),

    Address

    Head Office
    Campus de la Plaine ULB-CP 237 Avenue Arnaud Fraiteur
    Bruxelles B-1050
    BELGIUM
    EU Office
    Campus de la Plaine ULB-CP 237 Avenue Arnaud Fraiteur
    Bruxelles B-1050
    BELGIUM

    Website

    http://www.humanistfederation.eu

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    1

    Employment timeLobbyists
    75%1

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    0.75

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 15 Jan 2025

    Name Start date End Date
    Mr Giulio Ercolessi 13 Mar 2020 13 Mar 2021
    Mr Giulio Ercolessi 12 Oct 2018 01 Nov 2019
    Mr Giulio Ercolessi 27 Jun 2017 22 Jun 2018
    Mr David Sumner 04 Sep 2014 01 Jan 2015

    Complementary Information

    The EHF does not have employees. It relies on time and expertise provided for by Member Organisations.

    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

  • Categories

    Category

    Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    We are informally but closely linked to the International Humanist and Ethical Union (IHEU - www.iheu.org)

    Member organisations

    European Humanist Professionals
    Freidenkerbund Österreichs
    CAVA - Centrum voor Vrijzinnig Humanistische Erfgoed (CVHE)
    deMens.nu
    Humanistisch Vrijzinnige Vereniging
    RIBZ (Raad voor Inspectie en Begeleiding niet-confessionele Zedenleer)
    Fédération Européenne des Maisons de la Laïcité
    Associazione Luca Coscioni per la libertà di ricerca scientificai
    Associació per a l'Humanisme
    Cyprus Humanist Association
    Center for Civil Courage
    Ateistisk Selskab
    Humanistisk Samfund
    Vapaa-ajattelijain liitto ry
    Humanist Union of Finland
    Cercle Gaston-Crémieux
    Egalité Laïcité Europe (EGALE)
    La Ligue de l’Enseignement
    Mouvement Europe et Laïcité
    Union des Familles Laïques
    Union Rationaliste
    Bund Freireligiöser Gemeinden Deutschlands
    Dachverband Freier Weltanschauungsgemeinschaften (DFW)
    Giordano Bruno Stiftung
    Humanistischer Verband Deutschlands
    Atheist Union of Greece
    Delphi Society
    Humanist Union of Greece
    Sidmennt
    Humanist Association of Ireland
    Associazione del Libero Pensiero “Giordano Bruno”
    Coordinamento Nazionale delle Consulte per la Laicità delle Istituzioni
    Unione degli Atei e degli Agnostici Razionalisti
    Allianz vun Humanisten, Atheisten an Agnostiker Lëtzebuerg
    Malta Humanist Association
    Humanist Historical Center
    Humanistisch Verbond
    Humanistisch Vormingsonderwijs (HVO)
    Stichting HSHB
    Human-Etisk Forbund
    Polish Humanist Association
    Polish Rationalist Association
    Humanismo Secular Portugal
    Asociaţia Umanistă Română
    Fundatia Centrul Pentru Constiinta Critica (CCC)
    Romanian Secular-Humanist Association (ASUR)
    ATOM - Moscow Atheist Society
    Good Sense
    Russian Humanist Society
    ETHOS- Etika Tolerancia Humanizmus Občianstvo Sekularizmus
    Prometheus Society of Slovakia (Spoločnosť Prometheus)
    Associació per a l'Humanisme
    Fundacion Ferrer Guardia
    Humanisterna
    Freidenker-Vereinigung der Schweiz FVS/ASLP
    British Humanist Association
    Central London Humanist Group
    Conway Hall Ethical Society
    Galha - LGBT Humanists
    Humanist Society Scotland
    National Secular Society
    North East Humanists
    South West London Humanists

  • Financial Data

    Interests represented

    Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    10,000€

    Major contributions in closed year

    None declared

    Intermediaries for closed year

    None declared

    Intermediaries for current year

    None declared

    Closed year Costs

    0€ - 10,000€

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    none

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    EHF actively communicates on the political initiatives it follows and on the values it is promoting through a newsletter, meetings with its 60+ member organisations, articles on the website and communication on social media.

    Other activities

    Dialogue with the EU under Article 17 of the TFEU as amended by the Lisbon Treaty.
    Support of European Parliament Platform for Secularism in Politics.
    Participation in NGO activity at Fundamental Rights Agency.

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    None declared

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