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 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.1 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
1
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Roma Education Fund Romania (REF)
EU Transparency Register
730068743102-07 First registered on 17 Jun 2021
Goals / Remit
REF is an international network organization, founded in 2005 by the World Bank and Open Society Foundations. REF is dedicated to providing educational services and support for Roma children and youth, REF has extensive experience and knowledge in education in the Roma communities.
The vision of the organization is to create a supportive environment for every child, young person, and parent with whom REF works, empowering them to develop personal resilience in rapidly changing societies. REF’s aim is to instill confidence and a sense of belonging, and to encourage active participation within their communities while emphasizing the importance of education as a catalyst for growth and development.
Since 2005, the Roma Education Fund (REF) network has gained extensive experience and knowledge about the types of interventions and approaches to Roma education that produce results on the ground in 16 countries in Europe.Main EU files targeted
REF has not targeted any policy domain in relation to the EU insofar. REF is interested in all the policy measures that aim to contribute to improved social cohesion through increased education attainment and improved employability potential of the Roma communities across regions in Europe, as well to foster cross-country and regional dialogue and knowledge transfer.
The organization is interested in contributing to the consultation processes and other initiatives evolving around the European Child Guarantee and the Western Balkan Growth Plan, as well as the in-country National Recovery and Resilience Plans of the member states. Also, the organization seeks to take part in the consultative framework around EU Roma Strategic Framework for Equality, Inclusion and Participation.Address
Head Office
63 Lt. Visarion Sachelarie Str.sector 2
Bucharest 021694
ROMANIAEU Office
63 Lt. Visarion Sachelarie Str.sector 2
Bucharest 021694
ROMANIAWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 10% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.1
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None involved insofar.
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
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Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
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
8,365,548€
Major funding types in closed year
Donations, EU funding, Grants, Member's contributions, Other
Funding types "other" information
European Social Fund - administered by RO state REF Switzerland (network funding) Council of Europe Development Bank (grants)
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution European Social Fund - administered by RO state 951,286€ Contribution REF Switzerland (network funding) 6,846,509€ Contribution Council of Europe Development Bank (grants) 215,450€ Grant Erasmus Programme 4,910€ Grant Other 240,770€ Grant Velux Foundations 106,623€ Grant REF Switzerland (network funding) 6,846,509€ Grant European Social Fund - administered by RO state 951,286€ Grant Council of Europe Development Bank (grants) 215,450€ Other financial info
Actually, we did not incur any costs related to the activities covered by the Register. We are hereby applying the Register to be involved in consultation processes
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
In terms of policy implementation in relation to the EU, the organization is at the beginning of the activities in the field. The organization is mainly interested to contribute to the public consultation processes.
The organization implements educational projects for all levels of education, for Roma communities and, from this perspective, it is interested in all themes that come across the subject of education.
Directly, the organization is part of the campaign “First Years, First Priority”, focusing on providing more support for education initiatives of the age group 0 to 6 years old. The campaign website can be found here: https://firstyearsfirstpriority.eu/the-campaign/.
Indirectly, the organization contributed to the development of policies related to Roma, attending events related to this consultation: https://ec.europa.eu/research-roma-children/?publications/347/. In addition, it took part in events related to this initiative: https://epha.org/epha-analysis-health-in-the-2014-national-roma-integration-strategies/.
Also, REF is in close collaboration with Roma for Europe - https://romaforeurope.org.Other activities
None declared
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 31 Mar 2022 Location Bucharest (RO) Subject EU response to the conflict in Ukraine, RRP, ESF+, Social economy, Child guarantee, support to the Roma. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
- Fabien Dell (Cabinet member)
- Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
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