Overview
Lobbying Costs
100,000€ - 199,999€
Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.5 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
11
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
EU Transparency Register
81311819832-09 First registered on 10 Oct 2012
Goals / Remit
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is an association
in accordance with article 60 ff. of the Swiss Civil Code. See FIFA Statutes 2024: https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/16d1f7349fa19ade/original/FIFA-Statutes-2024.pdf
FIFA exists to govern football and to develop the game around the world.
-improve the game of football constantly and promote it globally
-organise its own international competitions
-draw up regulations and provisions governing the game of football
-take appropriate steps to prevent infringements of the Statutes, regulations or decisions of FIFA or of the Laws of the Game
-ensure that the game of football is available to and resourced for all who wish to participate, regardless of gender or age
-promote the development of women’s football and the full
participation of women at all levels of football governance
-promote integrity, ethics and fair playMain EU files targeted
- Education, Cuture, Youth and Sport;
- Equality;
- Health;
- Internal Market;Address
Head Office
FIFA-Strasse, 20
Zurich 8044
SWITZERLANDEU Office
FIFA-Strasse, 20
Zurich 8044
SWITZERLANDWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 13 Mar 2025
Name Start date End Date Anna Elissavet TSAKONA 10 Sep 2024 09 Sep 2025 Anna Elissavet TSAKONA 09 Sep 2023 07 Sep 2024 Anna Elissavet TSAKONA 26 Jul 2022 26 Jul 2023 Anna Elissavet TSAKONA 22 Nov 2019 21 Nov 2020 Ms Myriam BURKHARD 22 Nov 2019 21 Nov 2020 Anna Elissavet TSAKONA 12 Dec 2018 22 Nov 2019 Mr Frank GROTHAUS 15 Dec 2017 14 Dec 2018 Anna Elissavet TSAKONA 14 Dec 2017 12 Dec 2018 Ms Myriam BURKHARD 14 Dec 2017 14 Dec 2018 Ms Fani Misailidi 07 Jan 2017 14 Dec 2017 Anna Elissavet TSAKONA 04 Jan 2017 14 Dec 2017 Complementary Information
part time employee responsible for public affairs in Europe focusing mostly on information exchange and contribution to debates on the social aspect of sport.
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
Trade unions and professional associations
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Networking
Affiliation
FIFA is a member of:
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)/the Olympic movement: https://olympics.com/ioc/olympic-movement
- ASOIF (The Association of Summer Olympic International Sport Federations) https://www.asoif.com/members
FIFA networks and entities which we associate with:
- FIFA has formal collaboration agreements with:the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the World Health Organization (WHO), UN Women, African Union, Council of Europe (CoE), Agence Française de Développement (AFD).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
100,000€ - 199,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
Name Amount hill & knowlton international belgium sa/nv 25,000€ - 49,999€ https://dgagroup.com/ 25,000€ - 49,999€ Intermediaries for current year
Name https://dgagroup.com/ hill & knowlton international belgium sa/nv Closed year Costs
100,000€ - 199,999€
Other financial info
FIFA operates in a four-year cycle, with the FIFA World Cup™ being the main source of its income. Therefore, FIFA’s financial figures are best analysed considering the full four-year cycle. For more information please see the below link
https://inside.fifa.com/about-fifa/official-documents/annual-report-2023/financials -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
Unofficial groupings,Anti-racism and diversity
Communication activities
Among others:
- Joint EU-FIFA social media campaigns on mental health, preventing domestic violence, fighting Covid-19, women empowerment
- Social media campaigns together with UN agencies on protecting the environment, inclusion, healthy lifestyle
- FIFA Climate Strategy presented at the COP26
- Promoting equality and women empowerment through football (relevant publications and promotion activities)
- Round table discussions and workshops with political stakeholders in preparation of FIFA Competitions, measures to safeguard children in sport including a safe sport entity to help protect children in sportOther activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
11 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below covers meetings with Commissioners/Cabinet members/Directors-general (high-level) Commission meetings published December 2014 to December 2024, and the meetings of Commissioners/Cabinet members/Directors-general and officials holding "management functions" in the Commission published since 1 January 2025. Other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may well have taken place, but the Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. All information below comes from the Commission and not from the registrant.
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 07 Dec 2023 Location Brussels Subject -Promoting integrity in sport - Gender equality in sport - The cultural and educational dimensions of sport -The European Sport Model Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Iliana Ivanova Attending - Emil Dimitrov (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Jan 2022 Location Zurich, Switzerland Subject FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ and Human Rights, Future of global football and the European model of sport, FIFA Transfer System Reform, Safe Sport Entity Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life Attending - Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
- Vangelis Demiris (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Jun 2020 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Conference on the Future of Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica Portfolio Democracy and Demography Attending - Ingrid Godkin (Cabinet member)
- Antonia Curdo (Cabinet member)
- Ivo Belet (Cabinet member)
- Iris Abraham (Cabinet member)
- Colin Scicluna (Cabinet member)
- Mattia De Grassi (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 May 2020 Location Brussels Subject Children's Rights Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica Portfolio Democracy and Demography Attending - Iris Abraham (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Jul 2018 Location Brussels EAC Subject urther discuss the football transfer topic and provide a first-hand update Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Apr 2017 Location Brussels Subject European sport policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Apr 2017 Location Brussels Subject European sport policy Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Pauline Rouch (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market and Sport Broadcasting Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
- Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market and Sport Broadcasting Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Tibor Navracsics (Commissioner)
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Date 28 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject Broadcasting rights Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject DSM, cross border access, geoblocking, Satellite and Cable Directive, the review of the AVMS Directive Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)