Overview
Lobbying Costs
37,500€
Financial year: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
1
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Union for Progressive Judaism (EUPJ)
EU Transparency Register
570348727424-31 First registered on 08 Jun 2017
Goals / Remit
The EUPJ works to foster and stimulate the growth of Progressive Judaism throughout Europe because we believe that Progressive Judaism, with its combination of respect for Jewish tradition and openness to modernity, provides the blueprint for Jewish continuity in the 21st century.
The EUPJ is the umbrella organisation linking and supporting more than 170 Liberal, Progressive and Reform communities in 17 countries, with new communities regularly seeking membership. Our continued growth across Europe is testament to the fact our approach unites Jews who want a non-fundamentalist, inclusive, egalitarian and modern interpretation of Judaism. The EUPJ is one of the seven regions of the World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ) with its headquarters in Jerusalem which is the largest movement of affiliated Jews in the world with 1.8 million membersMain EU files targeted
The EC has dialogue with individual religions about various matters from time to time – this frequently calls for specialists on a particular topic. We want to represent Progressive Judaism in this dialogue.
We are involved in interfaith dialogue.
We are involved in the fight against Anti-Semitism, specifically and against hate speech and intolerance generally.
We engage in promoting a tolerant, inclusive, and open European society
We defend Europe's fundamental values and want to participate in its defence.
We are partners in the EU-funded Networks Overcoming Anti-Semitism project: https://www.noa-project.eu/about-noa/.
For 2021, we have applied for both EU- and non-EU grants to promote lay leadership education, synagogue security, and interfaith dialogue with our Know Your Neighbor project for schoolchildren to visit our synagogues. We also have launched a webinar series which will be transformed in 2021 to a full radio show on Radiio Judaica.Address
Head Office
Sternberg Centre, 80 East End Rd
London N3 2SY
UNITED KINGDOMEU Office
c/o Beth Hillel
rue des Primeurs, 80
Brussels 1190
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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
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
WE launched in 2018 and are working hard to grow and add both volunteers and eventually salaried employees to deal with this work. We have taken on a research assistant in 2021.
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
V - Organisations representing churches and religious communities
Subcategory
Organisations representing churches and religious communities
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Networking
Affiliation
The European Union for Progressive Judaism is one of the seven regions of the World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ) which is the largest movement of affiliated Jews in the world with 1.8 million members.
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
37,500€
Other financial info
So far, all our work in Brussels has been voluntary. We have been fundraising to build up the office and representation in front of the European Union institutions. We receive a free office from the Congregation Beth Hillel in Brussels.
In 2019, we completed and published the Holocaust Remembrance Project: https://www.holocaustremembranceproject.com/.
In light of Brexit, we have set up a Dutch foundation to oversee our EU operations. This Dutch foundation has won an EU grant in 2020 and will be cooperating with a group of other Jewish organisations to form a Network Against Anti-Semitism.
For 2021, we have appliedfor a series of additional grants; our upcoming budget will depend on their success. -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
European cultural heritage, Ways of Saint-James and other European cultural routes#Freedom of religion and religious tolerance#LGTBI
Communication activities
Our director writes regularly on Jewish issues for publications including the Times of Israel: https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/author/william-echikson/
We are active partners with the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society and its efforts to help refugees. We helped set up the HIAS office in Brussels in 2019.
In light of Brexit, we have set up a Dutch foundation to oversee our EU operations. This Dutch foundation has won an EU grant in 2020 and will be cooperating with a group of other Jewish organisations to form a Network Against Anti-Semitism: https://www.noa-project.eu/about-noa/.
For 2021, we have applied for both EU- and non-EU grants to promote lay leadership education, synagogue security, and interfaith dialogue with our Know Your Neighbor project for schoolchildren to visit our synagogues. We also have launched a webinar series which will be transformed in 2021 to a full radio show on Radio Judaica.Other activities
We participate in regular quarterly roundtables with the Coordinator to Combating Anti-Semitism and Fostering Jewish Life and engage with her department's activities. We follow legislation on hate speech and security, particularly concerning Jewish life.
Meetings
Meetings
1 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 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)
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