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)
0.25 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
7
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Europäische Stabilitäts-Initiative e.V. (ESI)
EU Transparency Register
545618415097-69 First registered on 22 Dec 2014
Goals / Remit
ESI is an independent, not-for-profit European think-tank registered in Berlin. It aims to contribute to European integration, the rule of law, and stability and prosperity in Southeastern Europe. To this end, it conducts empirical research and in-depth analysis based on which it formulates policy recommendations for decision-makers.
ESI publishes and promotes its research and recommendations free of charge. It is financed by private foundations, governments and international organisations. It does not represent any individual interest groups.
ESI was established in Sarajevo in 1999. It initially focused on the Western Balkans and EU enlargement. Currently it works on migration and asylum policies, the rule of law in the EU, international courts (EUCJ and ECtHR), the European human rights architecture, Turkey and the Western Balkans/enlargement.Main EU files targeted
Our contacts with officials from EU institutions are limited since we believe that for most of our policy proposals we first have to convince EU member states, so we focus on targeting them.
- asylum/migration/refugees (our focus: how to respond to illegal migration while protecting the UN Refugee Convention, how to address pushbacks at the EU's external borders)
- EU enlargement process (our focus: a more credible offer from the EU, a better enlargement methodology)
- the political and socio-economic situation and the role of the EU in all seven potential and official EU candidate countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey)
- a response to the erosion of the rule of law in Poland and Hungary
- the human rights situation in Europe with a focus on the Council of Europe and the role of courts such as the ECtHR and the EUCJAddress
Head Office
Großbeerenstraße 83
Berlin 10963
GERMANYEU Office
Großbeerenstraße 83
Berlin 10963
GERMANYWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
Our advocacy is currently directed at EU member states, so the time we spend on communicating with officials from EU institutions is limited.
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
Think tanks and research institutions
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Networking
Affiliation
We have no member organisations and are not a member of any organisations.
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
792,733€
Major funding types in closed year
Grants
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution Erste Stiftung 97,316€ Contribution Stiftung Mercator 296,446€ Contribution Sida 396,971€ Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
See our website at www.esiweb.org
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
7 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 22 Mar 2023 Location Brussels Subject Enlargement policy DG European Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations Attending - Gert-Jan Koopman (Director-General)
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Date 20 Jan 2021 Location VTC Subject European Pact on Migration and Asylum Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Ylva Johansson Portfolio Home Affairs Attending - Raul Hernandez Sagrera (Cabinet member)
- Ylva Johansson (Commissioner)
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Date 24 Oct 2017 Location Brussels Subject Neighbourhood and Enlargement Policy DG European Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations Attending - Christian Danielsson (Director-General)
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Date 22 Mar 2017 Location Brussels Subject Migration Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos Portfolio Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Attending - Diane Schmitt (Cabinet member)
- Milica Petrovic (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Situation on the Greek islands and an EU Asylum Support Mission to improve migrant conditions. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos Portfolio Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Attending - Diane Schmitt (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Apr 2016 Location Berlaymont Subject Migration DG Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action Attending - Ann Mettler (Director-General)
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Date 15 Jan 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Neighbourhood and Enlargement policies DG European Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations Attending - Christian Danielsson (Director-General)