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)
0.5 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
9
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Stichting Free Press Unlimited (FPU)
EU Transparency Register
244060929225-74 First registered on 07 Dec 2017
Goals / Remit
Stichting Free Press Unlimited is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Free Press Unlimited’s mission is to ensure that impartial news and information are available to people across the globe, particularly in countries where there is no to little press freedom. By supporting local media professionals and journalists, Free Press Unlimited aims to help people gain access to the information they need to survive and develop.
Main EU files targeted
European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR), EU Guidelines on Freedom of Expression Online and Offline, Eastern Partnership – 20 Deliverables for 2020 (strategic communications), EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy, EU Action Plan on Disinformation, EU Mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Human Rights, Digital Services Act
Address
Head Office
Weesperstraat 3
Amsterdam 1018 DN
NETHERLANDSEU Office
Weesperstraat 3
Amsterdam 1018 DN
NETHERLANDSWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
2
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 22 Nov 2024
Name Start date End Date Ms Jessica Machacova 29 Nov 2019 04 Oct 2020 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
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
Global Forum for Media Development (https://gfmd.info/en/site/members/198/Free-Press-Unlimited.htm)
IFEX (https://ifex.org/members)
Council of Europe Platform for the Protection of Journalists and Safety (https://www.coe.int/en/web/media-freedom/the-platform)
HRDN / Human Rights and Democracy Network (https://hrdn.eu/about-us/members/)
EPD / European Partnership for Democracy (https://epd.eu)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
20,446,458€
Major funding types in closed year
Public funding, Grants, EU funding
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Grant EU Commission 750,701€ Grant DG NEAR South 398,510€ Grant Creative Europe 168,932€ Grant Creative Europe 276,518€ Grant EU Commission 84,969€ Grant NDICI INTPA 105,687€ Grant NDICI INTPA 42,579€ Grant NDICI INTPA 904,977€ Grant NDICI NEAR 6,955€ Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
None declared
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
9 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 16 May 2024 Location videoconference call Subject anti-SLAPP Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Attending - Simona Constantin (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Nov 2023 Location Brussels Subject European Media Freedom Act, anti-SLAPP, safety of journalists Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 12 May 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Media Pluralism Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Renate Nikolay (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Nov 2020 Location videoconference Subject Keynote speech at Free Press Live 2020 Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 28 Oct 2020 Location videoconference Subject EDAP, Media freedom, Media pluralism Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Jun 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Broad introduction to Media Freedom Rapid Response Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Apr 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Freedom of press and rights of journalists Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
- Simona Constantin (Cabinet member)
- Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Feb 2020 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Media freedom Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Nov 2019 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Whistleblowers Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Attending - Kevin O'Connell (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists