Overview
Lobbying Costs
37,500€
Financial year: Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Freedom Organisation for the Right to Enjoy Smoking Tobacco in the European Union (Forest EU)
EU Transparency Register
557563826416-83 First registered on 24 Mar 2017
Goals / Remit
Forest EU is a campaign that informs smokers about the issues that affect them in the European Union and engages with stakeholders so the views of informed adult smokers and non-smokers with an interest in tobacco policy are considered within the EU’s decision-making process. Since 1979 Forest has been the leading voice defending tolerant non-smokers and adults who choose to smoke and don’t want to quit. Our core message is that adults who are aware of the health risks should be able to choose to consume a legal product without excessive regulation. Forest EU advocates for respectful policy measures that protect individual freedom and personal responsibility. Forest EU is supported by Tobacco Europe whose members are Japan Tobacco International (JTI), British American Tobacco (BAT) and Imperial Brands PLC (IMB), and by the members of the European Smoking Tobacco Association (ESTA, https://www.esta.be/members/). Our annual budget in 2019 is €165,000. Forest EU has an independent (...)
Main EU files targeted
Forest EU follows all EU initiatives, policies and legislative activities impacting the rights of tobacco consumers in the EU including taxation, trade, product regulation and the implementation of the WHO FCTC.
Address
Head Office
Sheraton House
Castle Park
Cambridge CB3 0AX
UNITED KINGDOMEU Office
Square de Meeûs 35
Brussels 1000
BELGIUM -
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
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
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
None declared
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
37,500€
Other financial info
Forest EU is a campaign of Forest, created in 2017.
Forest EU is supported by Tobacco Europe whose members are Japan Tobacco International (JTI), British American Tobacco (BAT) and Imperial Brands PLC (IMB), and by the members of the European Smoking Tobacco Association (ESTA). Our annual budget in 2020 was €112,000. Forest EU has an independent organizational structure and advocates for the consumer, not the tobacco industry.
We estimate that the costs attributable to activities covered by the Register represented €25,000 or 1/4 of our annual budget in 2020.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
A comprehensive view of our activities can be seen on our website at http://forestonline.eu/
Other activities
A comprehensive view of our activities can be seen on our website at http://forestonline.eu/
Meetings
Meetings
None declared