Overview
Lobbying Costs
200,000€ - 299,999€
Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4.5 Fte (6)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
3
High-level Commission meetings
5
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Jewish Congress (EJC)
EU Transparency Register
36101356444-26 First registered on 18 Aug 2011
Goals / Remit
Based in Brussels, the European Jewish Congress is the representative umbrella organisation of national Jewish communities. It federates democratically elected national Jewish community organisations in over 40 European countries uniting 2.5 million Jews across the continent. The EJC is the only democratically elected body representing on the political level the interests and concerns of European Jewish communities.
The EJC was created in 1986 to give a unified voice to Jewish communities around Europe, representing their common interests and concerns, but at the same time allowing smaller Jewish communities a wider platform to express their specific needs.
The main role of the EJC is to protect Jewish life in Europe and to combat antisemitism, racism and all forms of discrimination. The EJC is also committed to preserving the memory of the Holocaust, enhancing interreligious dialogue and contributing to a democratic European society based on democracy, peace, and understanding.Main EU files targeted
The EJC is monitoring the implementation of the Framework Decision on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia by means of criminal law, the European Parliament Resolution on combatting Antisemitism adopted in June 2017, the Council Declaration on the fight against antisemitism and the development of a common security approach to better protect Jewish communities and institutions in Europe (6 Dec 2018), the Council Declaration on mainstreaming the fight against antisemitism across policy areas (2 December 2020) and the EU Strategy on Combating Antisemitism and Fostering Jewish Life adopted in 2021. To that end, the EJC is working closely with the European Commission and Members of the European Parliament.
We are also following the work of the LIBE and AFET committees for areas relevant to our activities, including the fight against antisemitism.
The EJC is the Secretariat and member of the advisory board of the European Parliament Working Group against Antisemitism (WGAS).Address
Head Office
avenue du Congo 11
Brussels 1000
BELGIUMEU Office
avenue du Congo 11
Brussels 1000
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
6
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 3 75% 1 50% 1 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
3 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 22 Nov 2024
Name Start date End Date Ariella WOITCHIK 07 Oct 2024 07 Oct 2025 Maria BAGDASAROVA 07 Oct 2024 07 Oct 2025 Dylan BOKLER 07 Oct 2024 07 Oct 2025 Xavier RUIZ TRULLOLS 01 Jul 2023 29 Jun 2024 Maria BAGDASAROVA 27 Mar 2024 04 Oct 2024 Caroline TOTARO 27 Mar 2024 04 Oct 2024 Dylan BOKLER 27 Mar 2024 04 Oct 2024 Ariella WOITCHIK 27 Mar 2024 04 Oct 2024 Raissa KALENOVA 27 Mar 2024 04 Oct 2024 Maria BAGDASAROVA 08 Mar 2023 11 Mar 2024 Caroline TOTARO 16 Feb 2023 16 Feb 2024 Dylan BOKLER 16 Feb 2023 16 Feb 2024 Ariella WOITCHIK 16 Feb 2023 16 Feb 2024 Raissa KALENOVA 16 Feb 2023 16 Feb 2024 Dylan BOKLER 23 Feb 2022 16 Feb 2023 Maria BAGDASAROVA 23 Feb 2022 23 Feb 2023 Caroline TOTARO 22 Feb 2022 16 Feb 2023 Raissa KALENOVA 22 Feb 2022 16 Feb 2023 Ariella WOITCHIK 19 Feb 2022 16 Feb 2023 Ariella WOITCHIK 20 Feb 2020 01 Mar 2021 Mr Carlos Johanan Seynave 13 Feb 2020 01 Mar 2021 Maria BAGDASAROVA 05 Nov 2019 31 Oct 2020 Raissa KALENOVA 12 Oct 2019 01 Nov 2020 Ms Daniela Buga 12 Oct 2019 01 Nov 2020 Mr Eitan BERGMAN 29 Jun 2019 27 Jun 2020 Ariella WOITCHIK 22 Jan 2019 22 Jan 2020 Mr Carlos Johanan Seynave 06 Dec 2018 01 Jan 2020 Raissa KALENOVA 12 Oct 2018 12 Oct 2019 Ms Daniela Buga 12 Oct 2018 12 Oct 2019 Maria BAGDASAROVA 12 Oct 2018 01 Nov 2019 Ariella WOITCHIK 20 Jan 2018 19 Jan 2019 Mr Carlos Johanan Seynave 02 Dec 2017 02 Dec 2018 Raissa KALENOVA 08 Sep 2017 08 Sep 2018 Ms Daniela Buga 08 Sep 2017 06 Sep 2018 Maria BAGDASAROVA 08 Sep 2017 06 Sep 2018 Ariella WOITCHIK 23 Jan 2017 14 Jan 2018 Raissa KALENOVA 15 Sep 2016 08 Sep 2017 Ms Daniela Buga 13 Sep 2016 08 Sep 2017 Maria BAGDASAROVA 13 Sep 2016 08 Sep 2017 Ariella WOITCHIK 20 Jan 2016 19 Jan 2017 Raissa KALENOVA 22 Sep 2015 16 Sep 2016 Ms Daniela Buga 22 Sep 2015 14 Sep 2016 Raissa KALENOVA 24 Sep 2014 22 Sep 2015 Raissa KALENOVA 24 Sep 2014 27 Jan 2015 Ariella WOITCHIK 24 Sep 2014 22 Sep 2015 Ms Danielle Turkov 04 Jul 2014 02 Jul 2015 Ms Daniela Buga 04 Jul 2014 02 Jul 2015 Raissa KALENOVA 20 Sep 2013 20 Sep 2014 Ariella WOITCHIK 20 Sep 2013 20 Sep 2014 Ms Danielle Turkov 26 Apr 2013 25 Apr 2014 Raissa KALENOVA 06 Nov 2012 06 Aug 2013 Ariella WOITCHIK 06 Nov 2012 06 Aug 2013 Ariella WOITCHIK 16 Nov 2011 01 Nov 2012 Raissa KALENOVA 16 Nov 2011 01 Nov 2012 Ariella WOITCHIK 16 Nov 2011 31 Oct 2012 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
Organisations representing churches and religious communities
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Networking
Affiliation
The EJC is a regional affiliate of the World Jewish Congress.
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 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
200,000€ - 299,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Major contributions in current year
Type Name Amount Grant 101144647 BADRI CERV-2023-EQUAL 205,376€ Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
200,000€ - 299,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
Unofficial groupings,Anti-racism and diversity
Communication activities
The leadership of the EJC has met at several occasions the President of the EP, the President of the European Commission and EU Commissionners in order to discuss specific issues of concern for European Jews.
The EJC is organising regular meetings, briefings and symposiums on the rise of antisemitism in Europe.
The EJC has been organising since 2011 each year together with the President of the European Parliament the International Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in the Yehudi Menuhin Hall or on historical sites in Europe. Since 2019, this ceremony has been institutionalised and is now held in the plenary of the European Parliament.
We are also promoting inter-faith initiatives in collaboration with MEPs.
The EJC is the secretariat and member of the advisory board of the European Parliament Working Group against Antisemitism (WGAS).Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
5 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 25 Jan 2023 Location Brussels Subject Combatting Antisemitism, Holocaust Remembrance Day Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life Attending - Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
- Maria-Myrto Kanellopoulou (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Mar 2020 Location Brussels Subject Fighting anti-semitism Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life Attending - Maria-Myrto Kanellopoulou (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Science diplomacy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Carlos Moedas (Commissioner)
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Date 25 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject Cultural heritage Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Alicja Magda Herbowska (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Jun 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Colloquium on Fundamental rights Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Attending - Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)
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