Overview
Lobbying Costs
17,500€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
4
High-level Commission meetings
6
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Union Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (MormonsEU)
EU Transparency Register
555450011891-58 First registered on 18 Sep 2013
Goals / Remit
The operations and initiatives of the Brussels office will fall within the following range of activities:
1. Explore opportunities and challenges related to Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), humanitarian assistance, volunteerism and youths;
2. Contribute to EU policy in the Church’s fields of interest;
3. Expand, deepen and promote knowledge and expertise on FoRB in Europe;
4. Foster dialogue among opinion leaders, religious leaders, academics and officials engaged in FoRB issues at multi-national organizations and in their home countries.Main EU files targeted
The office operations began in September 2013.
2013
- Submitted opinion on the EU Guidelines on Freedom of Expression Online and Offline;
2014
- Church representatives attended EU Commission President's High Level Meeting with Religious Leaders;
- Submitted opinion on "2014 Stakeholder Consultation Procedure";
- Contribution to development for EU officials of freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) trainings;
- Engaged with Parliament committees and contributed to policy making related to human rights and FoRB.Address
Head Office
Avenue Georges Henri, 400
Bruxelles 1200
BELGIUMEU Office
European Union Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Avenue des Arts 19
Brussels 1210
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
4 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 07 Feb 2017
Name Start date End Date Jean BINGHAM 06 Sep 2023 05 Sep 2024 Bruce BINGHAM 08 Sep 2023 07 Sep 2024 Francesco DI LILLO 23 May 2023 22 May 2024 Sarah ARTS 08 Feb 2024 08 May 2024 David ADRIANO 17 Jan 2024 26 Apr 2024 Ms Matalyn WEAVER 17 Jan 2024 26 Apr 2024 Mr Callum MAYTHAM 21 Sep 2023 20 Dec 2023 Ms Amelia COX 21 Sep 2023 20 Dec 2023 Mr Joseph YOUNG 24 May 2023 15 Jul 2023 Ms Katja LANE 03 May 2023 15 Jul 2023 Ms Hannah BARTHOLOMEW 11 Mar 2023 03 Jun 2023 Mr Noah TALBOT 02 Feb 2023 22 Apr 2023 Mr Kyle RANSOM 02 Feb 2023 22 Apr 2023 Ms Elizabeth EDMUNDS 27 Oct 2022 21 Sep 2023 Mr Stephen EDMUNDS 27 Oct 2022 25 Oct 2023 Mr Sawyer KNOTT 16 Sep 2022 01 Jan 2023 Ms Rachael MAUGHAN 05 May 2022 01 Jul 2022 Ms Maria BACON 05 May 2022 01 Sep 2022 Mr Isaac OVERSON 05 May 2022 01 Sep 2022 Francesco DI LILLO 14 Apr 2022 14 Apr 2023 Francesco DI LILLO 15 Sep 2020 01 Oct 2021 Mr Chase ASHMENT 22 Jan 2020 01 May 2020 Mr Michael BENSON 15 Jan 2020 01 May 2020 Ms Elizabeth EDMUNDS 06 Nov 2019 30 Jul 2020 Mr Stephen EDMUNDS 06 Nov 2019 30 Jul 2020 Ms Carolina GUIDARA 03 Oct 2019 30 Nov 2019 Francesco DI LILLO 21 Aug 2019 01 Sep 2020 Mr Spencer SPROUL 18 May 2019 01 Sep 2019 Ms Meghan ANDERSON 18 May 2019 01 Sep 2019 Mr Joel GYEBI-QUARCOO 18 May 2019 17 Aug 2019 Mr Cristian MORELLI 22 Mar 2019 27 Jun 2019 Mr Braden HESS 15 Jan 2019 06 Apr 2019 Francesco DI LILLO 30 Aug 2018 21 Aug 2019 Mr Kole POWELL 19 May 2018 14 Jul 2018 Ms Rachel WHIPPLE 19 May 2018 16 Jun 2018 Ms Marcia MPAME 14 Apr 2018 01 Aug 2018 Mr Jacob EVANS 20 Jan 2018 14 Apr 2018 Ms Crystal MOORE 15 Jan 2018 12 Apr 2018 Ms Diane Weis WILKINS 05 Jan 2018 04 Jan 2019 Mr Michael Jon WILKINS 05 Jan 2018 04 Jan 2019 Ms Katie Marlisha CLARK 01 Oct 2017 23 Dec 2017 Ms Hannah SEIPERT 01 Oct 2017 23 Dec 2017 Francesco DI LILLO 02 Sep 2017 30 Aug 2018 Ms Maria Paula ALVAREZ 02 Sep 2017 01 Jan 2018 Mr Kieran Thomson 18 May 2017 17 Jul 2017 Mr Eric Hachenberger 25 Apr 2017 19 Jul 2017 Ms Emily Lowder 25 Apr 2017 19 Jul 2017 Ms Karen Ingeborn Nyman 21 Feb 2017 18 May 2017 Ms Steffi Sassenus 13 Sep 2016 05 Dec 2016 Ms Vaitiare Chaussin 05 Sep 2016 21 Jul 2017 Ms Marie-Pierre Musmikiwabo-Karangwa 05 Sep 2016 29 Nov 2016 Francesco DI LILLO 22 Aug 2016 02 Aug 2017 Mr Neville ROCHOW 22 Aug 2016 26 Apr 2017 Ms Penelope Ann ROCHOW 22 Aug 2016 26 Apr 2017 Ms Louise Paulsen 04 May 2016 02 Aug 2016 Mr Anthony Michael Franks 10 Mar 2016 23 Aug 2016 Ms Raby Christel Boda 05 Mar 2016 03 Jun 2016 Ms Sanna BRANDENBURG 04 Sep 2015 03 Dec 2015 Mr Michael BROBBEY 04 Sep 2015 30 Nov 2015 Francesco DI LILLO 20 Aug 2015 18 Aug 2016 Mr Neville ROCHOW 20 Aug 2015 18 Aug 2016 Ms Penelope Ann ROCHOW 20 Aug 2015 18 Aug 2016 Ms Rakel Nilsson 29 Apr 2015 27 Jun 2015 Ms Lydia Moody Hansen 19 Sep 2014 28 Apr 2015 Ms Marietta Sagal 13 Jan 2015 05 May 2015 Mr Manuel Parreño Pinol 09 Jan 2015 03 Mar 2015 Ms Ruth Ann Hamilton 09 Jan 2015 07 Jan 2016 Mr Pavel Barta 12 Nov 2014 08 Jan 2015 Mr Warren Hansen 19 Sep 2014 17 Jun 2015 Mrs Lydia Moody Hansen 19 Sep 2014 27 Jan 2015 Francesco DI LILLO 10 Sep 2014 20 Aug 2015 Mr Ethan Wilkinson 11 Jul 2014 28 Sep 2014 Mr Frerich Görts 13 Mar 2014 11 Nov 2014 Mr Warren Hansen 01 Oct 2013 19 Sep 2014 Mrs Lydia Moody Hansen 01 Oct 2013 19 Sep 2014 Francesco DI LILLO 27 Sep 2013 10 Sep 2014 Complementary Information
The office is staffed with a Head of Office (full time salaried employee), two government relations representatives (non paid volunteers, rotating every 18-24 months), and a long-term volunteer. From time to time, we host 1 or 2 interns (non paid, rotating every 3-6 months).
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Francesco Di Lillo (Head of Office)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Axel Leimer (Legal Representative)
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Categories
Category
V - Organisations representing churches and religious communities
Subcategory
Organisations representing churches and religious communities
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Networking
Affiliation
The EU Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a member of the European Platform on Religious Intolerance and Discrimination (EPRID), www.eprid.eu
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
17,500€
Other financial info
The estimation of the costs includes the gross salary of the full time staff and the portion allocated to fund or to sponsor events (such as dinners, seminars, etc...) or to cover the operational expenses related to representation activities.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
Intergroup on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Religious Tolerance
Children’s rights Intergroup
Extreme Poverty and Human Rights Intergroup
Anti-Racism and Diversity IntergroupCommunication activities
2014
- EU Office opening event in March 2014
2015
- Presentation on “Countering Radicalisation through Personal Relationships & Social Impact Investment”
- Participation Inter-religious Dialogue European Parliament, Article 17
- Reception with the Chair of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom
- Consultation "Tolerance and respect: preventing and combating antisemitic and anti-Muslim hatred in Europe"
- Participation in High-level Meeting with Religious Leaders, Article 17, European Commission
- Participation in First Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights, European Commission
- Participation in European Commission Dialogue Seminar on Migration
- Hosted UNSR-FoRB, Heiner Bielefeldt
- Organized an event on Human Rights Day at the European Parliament with EPRID organisations
2016
- Religion & Law Breakfast Briefing
- Mormon Tabernacle Choir Concert Brussels
- Dialogue Art. 17 TFEU Breakfast Briefing
- Business & Religious Freedom (at European Parliament)
- Media Pluralism & Democracy Breakfast Briefing
- European Family Values Award
- Human Rights in the Postmodern West (Human Rights Day)
- Participation in European Commission High-level Meeting with Religious Leaders.Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
6 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 14 Jan 2022 Location virtual conference Subject Article 17 dialogue Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life Attending - Vangelis Demiris (Cabinet member)
- Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists - EKD-Büro Brüssel / EKD-Office Brussels
- Committee of the Representatives of the Orthodox Churches in European Union
- Office of the Anglican Bishop in Europe
- The PR Office
- Secretariat of COMECE (Commission of the Episcopates of the European Union)
- European Buddhist Union
- association européenne de la pensée libre
- Unie Vrijzinnige Verenigingen
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, Church Council
- Conference of European Churches
- EGALE Egalité-laïcité-Europe
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Date 15 Jan 2021 Location Virtually Subject Follow up on EPRID meeting: Introductory meeting with representative of the entity, The Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter-day Saints. Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life Attending - Vangelis Demiris (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Jan 2021 Location Virtually Subject Introductory meeting with the European Platform against Religious Intolerance and Discrimination to discuss their priorities and the best way to offer their support. Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life Attending - Vangelis Demiris (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 29 Nov 2016 Location berlaymont Subject exchange of info on humanitarian portfolios Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides Portfolio Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Management Attending - Philippos Savvides (Cabinet member)
- Christos Stylianides (Commissioner)
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Date 02 May 2016 Location berlaymont Subject Introduction of the office Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides Portfolio Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Management Attending - Philippos Savvides (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject Introduction meeting Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Kristalina Georgieva Portfolio Budget & Human Resources Attending - Michael Jennings (Cabinet member)
- Meetings