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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 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
20 Fte (20)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
5
High-level Commission meetings
20
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Partnership for Democracy (EPD)
EU Transparency Register
679535014238-83 First registered on 18 Aug 2014
Goals / Remit
The European Partnership for Democracy (EPD) is an independent European non-profit organisation supporting democratic transformations worldwide. As a network of European civil and political society organisations working on democracy assistance, EPD advocates for a stronger presence of democracy support on the European Union’s agenda and facilitates the exchange of knowledge and best practices in democratic transformations around the world.
The European Partnership for Democracy is the first Community of Practice on democracy assistance operating at the EU level. As such, its added value lies in its capacity to bring together and to connect the work of organisations within various policy areas, in a way that enhances the effectiveness and the quality of the programming and implementation cycles of democracy support at the EU level.Main EU files targeted
EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024 | NDICI Multi-annualIndicative Programmes | European Democracy Action Plan | EU external action Gender Action Plan (GAP) III 2021 –2025 | Digital Services Act Package | Digital Markets Act | Proposal fora regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transparency and targeting of political advertising | European AI Strategy | European Rule of Law reports | Recast of the regulation of the statute and funding of European political parties and foundations | Report on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation | Initiative against abusive litigation targeting journalists and rights defenders | European Media Freedom Act | Defence of Democracy Package | European cooperation network on elections (ECNE) | Youth Action Plan in EU external action
Address
Head Office
123-133 rue Froissart
Brussels 1040
BELGIUMEU Office
123-133 rue Froissart
Brussels 1040
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
20
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 20 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
20
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
5 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 03 Dec 2024
Name Start date End Date Sofia CALABRESE 02 Oct 2024 01 Oct 2025 Evangelia ANTONIOU 02 Oct 2024 01 Oct 2025 Hugo Santiago Barrail 09 Sep 2024 08 Sep 2025 Emma Quaedvlieg 09 Sep 2024 08 Sep 2025 Roy Ruben Virah-Sawmy 06 Sep 2024 05 Sep 2025 Marta Desiree VERDEILLE 27 Feb 2024 04 Oct 2024 Sofia CALABRESE 24 Oct 2023 04 Oct 2024 Evangelia ANTONIOU 07 Oct 2023 04 Oct 2024 Ms Carolin JOHNSON 15 Mar 2023 15 Mar 2024 Fernando HORTAL FORONDA 14 Mar 2023 18 Nov 2023 Ms Lucie ROHRBACHEROVÁ 25 Nov 2022 25 Nov 2023 Fernando HORTAL FORONDA 19 Mar 2022 14 Mar 2023 Ms Ruth Marie HENCKES 26 Apr 2019 25 Apr 2020 Mr Sebastian BLOCHING 26 Apr 2019 25 Apr 2020 Mr Leon Hemkemeyer 10 Jan 2019 10 Jan 2020 Ms Elsa PACELLA 06 Oct 2018 01 Nov 2019 Ms Ruth Marie HENCKES 27 Mar 2018 27 Mar 2019 Mr Leon Hemkemeyer 09 Feb 2018 10 Jan 2019 Mr Sebastian BLOCHING 09 Feb 2018 09 Feb 2019 Mr Andrei Constantin 12 May 2017 01 Feb 2018 Mr Leon Hemkemeyer 30 Nov 2016 30 Nov 2017 Mr Ken Godfrey 22 Aug 2016 01 Aug 2017 Ms Anna Zangrossi 22 Aug 2016 16 Jul 2017 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
HRDN
CONCORDMember 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
6,174,812€
Major funding types in closed year
EU funding, Grants, Member's contributions
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution European Commission - DCI 644,582€ Contribution European Commission - FPI 828,480€ Contribution European Commission - NDICI 2,199,516€ Grant European Commission - Erasmus + 842€ Grant European Commission - DCI 644,582€ Grant European Commission - EIDHR 79,345€ Grant European Commission - ENI 615,109€ Grant European Commission - CERV 25,404€ Grant European Commission - DG INTPA 46,137€ Grant European Commission - FPI 828,480€ Grant European Commission - NDICI 2,199,516€ Grant European Union - NDICI 19,264€ Grant European Commission - NDICI 51,774€ Grant European Commission - HORIZON 48€ Other financial info
The figures presented for EU grants for the current financial year are provisional, representing a budget projection for 2024. The definitive figures will be established at the conclusion of the financial year, covering the period from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024. Following the closure of the accounts, these figures will be subject to approval by the EPD's Board and ratification at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled for June 2025.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
https://epd.eu/news-publications/is-election-integrity-integral-to-the-artificial-intelligence-act/
https://epd.eu/news-publications/epd-calls-on-the-next-commission-to-make-press-freedom-a-priority/
https://epd.eu/news-publications/joint-letter-of-democracy-and-human-rights-support-organisations-on-the-adoption-of-the-law-on-transparency-of-foreign-influence-in-georgia
https://epd.eu/news-publications/the-future-of-european-electoral-support/
https://epd.eu/news-publications/ahead-of-the-eu-elections-2024-5-looking-back-and-looking-forward-the-european-democracy-action-plan/
https://epd.eu/news-publications/a-call-to-defend-democracy-10-priorities-for-the-eu/
https://epd.eu/news-publications/ahead-of-the-eu-elections-2024-4-eu-external-democracy-and-civic-space-support/
https://epd.eu/news-publications/ahead-of-the-eu-elections-2024-3-joint-statement-on-the-european-commissions-2024-rule-of-law-report/
https://epd.eu/news-publications/ahead-of-the-eu-elections-2024-2-an-effective-defence-of-democracy/
https://epd.eu/news-publications/ahead-of-eu-elections-2024-1-towards-a-coherent-digital-democracy-agenda/
https://epd.eu/news-publications/the-dystopia-of-political-micro-targeting-ads/
https://epd.eu/news-publications/how-can-the-dsa-guidelines-on-election-integrity-be-improved/
https://epd.eu/news-publications/what-democracy-won-and-lost-in-the-emfa-trilogues/
https://epd.eu/news-publications/its-time-to-reform-social-media-recommender-systems/
https://epd.eu/news-publications/joint-civil-society-statement-recommendations-on-the-implementation-of-the-regulation-on-transparency-and-targeting-of-political-advertising/
https://epd.eu/news-publications/a-closer-look-at-the-defence-of-democracy-directive-and-the-controversy-surrounding-it/
https://epd.eu/news-publications/identifying-systemic-risks-for-civic-discourse-and-electoral-processes-and-related-mitigation-measures-under-eus-digital-services-act/
https://epd.eu/news-publications/reaction-to-the-political-agreement-on-the-regulation-on-the-transparency-and-targeting-of-political-advertising/
https://epd.eu/news-publications/how-will-the-dsa-impact-the-regulatory-regime-of-disinformation-in-asia/
https://epd.eu/news-publications/beware-of-an-eu-foreign-interference-law/
https://epd.eu/news-publications/reviewing-progress-on-the-european-democracy-action-plan/
https://epd.eu/news-publications/media-ownership-and-state-advertising-transparency-in-the-trilogue-negotiations-of-the-european-media-freedom-act/
https://epd.eu/news-publications/open-letter-to-members-of-the-european-parliament-calling-for-the-absolute-prohibition-of-spyware-against-journalists/
https://epd.eu/news-publications/civil-society-organisations-call-on-eu-parliament-to-close-disinformation-loophole/
https://epd.eu/news-publications/public-letter-concerning-state-advertising-in-the-european-media-freedom-act/
https://epd.eu/news-publications/public-letter-on-the-role-of-the-european-board-for-media-services/
https://epd.eu/news-publications/what-is-still-missing-from-the-european-media-freedom-act/
https://epd.eu/news-publications/enhancing-the-integrity-of-the-2024-european-parliament-elections/
https://epd.eu/2023/08/08/how-to-implement-the-dsa-so-that-the-political-advertising-regulation-works-in-practice/
https://epd.eu/2023/06/26/civil-society-open-letter-on-the-ongoing-negotiations-regarding-the-regulation-of-political-advertising/
https://epd.eu/2023/06/05/civil-society-statement-on-democratic-digital-infrastructure/
https://epd.eu/2023/03/30/joint-civil-society-and-democracy-organisations-priorities-for-the-defence-of-democracy-package/
https://epd.eu/2023/03/16/transparency-of-media-ownership-within-the-emfa/
https://epd.eu/2023/03/02/statement-in-the-eu-parliament-cult-committee-on-the-european-media-freedom-act/
https://epd.eu/2023/02/23/transparency-of-state-advertising-in-the-proposal-for-a-european-media-freedom-act-emfa/Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
20 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 Nov 2024 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with the International IDEA (I-IDEA), the European Endowment for Democracy (EED), the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), the Open Government Partnership (OGP) and the European Network of Political Foundations (ENoP) to discuss “Call t Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Attending - Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
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Date 12 Sep 2024 Location Brussels Subject democracy, Rule of Law Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Attending - Alvaro De Elera (Cabinet member)
- Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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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 - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
- Zuzana Dorazilova (Cabinet member)
- Simona Constantin (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Apr 2023 Location Brussels Subject Defence of democracy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Joachim Herrmann (Cabinet member)
- Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
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Date 24 Apr 2023 Location Brussels Subject Defence of Democracy, Foreign interference initiative Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Wojtek Talko (Cabinet member)
- Simona Constantin (Cabinet member)
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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)
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Date 01 Dec 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Speech at the 2nd GAP III Structured Dialogue with CSOs Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
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Date 14 Feb 2022 Location Videoconference Subject EDAP Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Wojtek Talko (Cabinet member)
- Monika Ladmanova (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Jan 2022 Location videoconference Subject Rule of Law Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
- Joachim Herrmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Oct 2021 Location Online Subject Digital Services Act and Political Advertising Directive Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Oct 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Political advertising Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Wojtek Talko (Cabinet member)
- Monika Ladmanova (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Feb 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Launching of the European Democracy Hub- event organised by EPD Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
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Date 14 Jan 2021 Location Teleconference Subject Preparation of the European Democracy Hub event Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Renaud Savignat (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Dec 2020 Location videoconference Subject EDAP Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 10 Nov 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Democracy Support Roundtable Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
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Date 27 Oct 2020 Location Teleconference Subject Preparation of the Democracy Support Roundtable on 10/11/20 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Renaud Savignat (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Oct 2020 Location videoconference Subject European Democracy Action Plan Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 15 Jul 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Responsibility and accountability of online platforms Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Jul 2020 Location Videoconference Subject European Democracy Action Plan Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)