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)
1.3 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
1
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
PREPARE Partnership for Rural Europe AISBL (PREPARE)
EU Transparency Register
664105013528-37 First registered on 24 Apr 2014
Goals / Remit
The aim of the PREPARE programme is to strengthen civil society and to promote multi-national exchange in rural development, with a main focus on the new EU member states, accession and neighbourhood countries of Central and Eastern Europe. PREPARE partners wish to promote dialogue, trust, confidence and co-operation between local actors, governments and all stakeholders of rural development, at all geographic levels. Their desire is to see rural communities empowered to participate in decision-making related to sustainable rural development.
Main EU files targeted
Common Agricultural Policy
European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development
European Regional Fund
European Social Fund
European Maritime and Fisheries Fund
European Neighbourhood PolicyAddress
Head Office
Chaussee Saint Pierre 260
Etterbeek, Brussels 1040
BELGIUMEU Office
Chaussee Saint Pierre 260
Etterbeek, Brussels 1040
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 10% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.3
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
PREPARE has 20 organisations and two associates structure having 10 000 member organisations or affiliated local groups and over 100,000 individual members. Each member organisation has its own board, typically between 5 and 15 persons. All boards are dealing with European rural and regional development policy, which means that there are approximately 100 persons involved indirectly in the scope of the Transparency Register.
PREPARE was successful in Horizon Europe calls and hired in November 2023 a new Secretary general. He is payed and full-time employed. The others are on voluntary basis. In 2024 new people will be hired to implement The three Horizon projects PREPARE is involved in.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
Co-initiating body of the European Rural Parliament
www.europeanruralparliament.comMember organisations
https://prepare-network.eu/index.php/members/
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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
0€
Major funding types in closed year
Other, Member's contribution
Funding types "other" information
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Major contributions in current year
Type Name Amount Grant Horizon Europe - HORIZON-CL6-2021-COMMUNITIES-01 162,094€ Grant HORIZON Europe - HORIZON-CL6-2022-COMMUNITIES-02-two-stage 149,000€ Grant HORIZON Europe - HORIZON-CL6-2021-COMMUNITIES-01 104,375€ Other financial info
PREPARE Partnership for Rural Europe was successful in three Horizon Europe projects for the value of 415 468,75 €. Advances have been paid according to project contracts with the leading partner in 2023. Below more complete data of the projects.
FUTURAL 149 000,00 €
HORIZON-CL6-2022-COMMUNITIES-02-two-stage
B.2 – Farm to fork, Communities Development and Climate Action
Granular 162 093,75 €
HORIZON-CL6-2021-COMMUNITIES-01
B.2 – Farm to fork, Communities Development and Climate Action
Rurbanive 104 375.00 €
HORIZON-CL6-2023-COMMUNITIES-01
B.2 – Farm to fork, Communities Development and Climate Action
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
Rural, mountainous and remote areas (RUMRA) and smart villages
Communication activities
Year 2023 was quite silent as to communication activities. PREPARE was involved in the SHERPA Horizon project and informed its members at the General Assembly. In the new Horizon Europe projects Granular and Futural some dissemination activities were implemented according to project lead guidelines. The European Rural Parliament did not happen in 2023, but preparations are on-going for the next ERP-event. Newsletters on the website provide an insight in the main activities. PREPARE is part of the Rural Pact Coordination Group.
PREPARE became partner in three Horizon projects during 2022 and 2023 namely FUTURAL, GRANULAR and RURBANIVE. Planned activities did not however start before the end of 2023, where also a new Secretary General Miodrag Matavulj was hired. More people will be hired during 2024 to fulfill project activities and obligations. The overall funding is about 415 000€ divided to the years 2023-2026. Most of the activities start in 2024. Part of the Pre-payments were though done already in 2023. PREPARE is actively looking for other project opportunities.
Other activities:
Planning Phase of the Rural Pact Steering Group
Succesful in a Horizon call RURBANIVEOther activities
PREPARE Gatherings: Slovenia 2019 (GA and visits), Kosovo 2018 Albania 2016, Estonia 2014, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2013, Serbia 2011, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 2010, Slovenia and Croatia 2009, Czech Republic 2006.
PREPARE Workshops: Georgia and Armenia 2016, Bosnia and Herzegovina 2012, Rural Development in Turkey 2012.
Conferences and Travelling Workshops April 2014, focused on 'Empowering Rural Stakeholders in the Western Balkans' - jointly initiated by PREPARE, Standing Working Group for Regional Rural Development, and European Commission's TAIEX Unit, with report of same name published by European Commission in October 2014.
Other events initiated by PREPARE partners with PREPARE support - Lithuanian Rural Parliament 2014, European Rural Parliament 2013, Conference in Bosnia and Herzegovina 2013, Latvian Rural Parliament 2013, Estonian Rural Parliament 2011 and 2013, Slovenian Rural Parliament 2011 and 2012, Conference about Rural Parliaments in Scotland 2012, Swedish Rural Parliament 2010, SURE Conference Poland 2010, EQUAL Policy Forum Hannover 2007, Second Congress of the Lithuanian Rural Communities’ Union 2007, Conference “Leader in the New Member States”, Hungary 2006.
Attending the ENRD Coordinations Committee, ENRD LEADER Sub-committee and Rural Development Advisory Group at DG Agri, Attending European conferences related to Rural development, LEADER and CLLD.
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.
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Date 18 Jan 2023 Location Brussels Subject Meeting on 5th European Rural Parliament Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica Portfolio Democracy and Demography Attending - Toma Sutic (Cabinet member)
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