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)
11 Fte (11)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
The Smile of the Child (TSOTC)
EU Transparency Register
66055258617-28 First registered on 18 Apr 2012
Goals / Remit
“The Smile of the Child” is the largest internationally recognized non-profit, Non-Governmental Organization in Greece in the critical field of child protection, search and rescue of missing children, support of children and families with children in need, as well as free public health service for children, both in prevention, intervention and treatment. The Organization was founded by a 10-year-old boy, Andreas Yannopoulos, before he succumbed to brain cancer in late 1995. His father Costas Yannopoulos, President of the Board of Directors, inspired by the wish of well-being for all children in the world, expressed by his son, has gradually led TSOC to what it is today: in more than 28 years of action it has made a difference for more than 2 million children and their families in Greece. TSOTC implements nationwide, 365 days/year, 24hrs/day, direct and effective actions to prevent phenomena threatening children and provide free services to every child & family in Greece.
Main EU files targeted
-Action Plan on the European Pillar of Social Rights
-EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child
-EU Child Guarantee
-National Recovery and Resilience Plans
-Conference on the Future of Europe
-EU strategy for a more effective fight against child sexual abuse
-EU strategy onPreventing and combatting gender-based violence against women and domestic violence
-EU Strategy to tackle organised crime
-New Pact on Migration and Asylum
-New EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings and Roadmap
-New EU Strategy to strengthen the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights
-EU Victims’ Rights Directive
-EU Anti-Trafficking Directive
-EC Proposal for a Regulation to prevent and combat child sexual abuseAddress
Head Office
1 Sp. Loui street, Maroussi
Athens 15124
GREECEEU Office
80 Garyttou street, Aghia Paraskevi
Athens 15343
GREECEWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
11
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 11 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
11
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
The Smile of the Child has 376 full-time staff members plus 4.241 active volunteers.
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
-Member of CHI (Child Helpline International) (and member of the Supervisory Board)
-Member of the Global Missing Children’s Network (GMCN)
-Member of Missing Children Europe (MCE) (and member of the Board of Directors)
-Member of Eurochild
-Founding member of European Antibullying Network (EAN)
-Country partner of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN)
-Member of WeProtect Global Alliance to end child sexual exploitation online
-Local Code Representative (ECPAT- The Code for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism)
-Member of Migration Committee of INGO Conference of the Council of Europe
-Member of SupportCY
-Associate member of Victim Support EuropeMember 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
13,015,945€
Major funding types in closed year
Donations, EU funding, Grants, Member's contributions, Other, Public funding
Funding types "other" information
Subsidies-grants: 3,986,357 (comprising EU grants: 3,178,182, national (state) funding: 594,468 and other funds: 213,707) Donations: 4,872,810 Member's contributions: 7,770 Fundraising: 1,994,830 Interest and other income: 275,994 Real estate exploitation: 387,095 Sale of real estate: 1,039,837 Sale of shareholders: 451,253
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Grant INTERREG, EC DG JUSTICE, ERASMUS +, DG HOME, AMIF, RDF Public Sector, ISF 3,178,182€ Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
-On 20 September 2023 TSOTC received Gold & Platinum Awards for the European Missing Alert Automated System at the DEI BITE Awards 2023
-On 27 September 2023 TSOTC received the JWF SDGs 2023 Changemakers Award for its innovative research on anonymous chat platforms
-On 12-13 October 2023 TSOTC received the Gold Award at the 6th Voluntary Action 2023 Festival
-On 23 October 2023 TSOTC received Gold & Platinum Awards at the Healthcare Business Awards 2023
-On 23 October 2023 TSOTC participated in the conference Greece-Iceland united for domestic violence survivors in Athens
-On 3 November 2023 TSOTC participated in the meeting of the European Child Guarantee National Coordinators in Valencia
-On 14 November 2023 TSOTC organized an anniversary event on its 28 years of action in Athens
-On 15 November 2023 TSOTC organized with ISPCAN a webinar on Understanding and handling children running away from home or child protection institutions
-On 28 November 2023 TSOTC organized with ICMEC a webinar on combating online child sexual abuse
-On 30 November 2023 TSOTC participated in the MCE conference on cross-border cooperation between 116000 hotlines in Paris
-On 12 December 2023 TSOTC was awarded at the Bravo Sustainability Dialogue & Awards 2023 for its work to support children & families from Ukraine
-On 25-26 January 2024 TSOTC organized an international meeting with NCMEC on Βest Practices in managing cases of Missing & Exploited Children with the use of Technology
-On 30 January 2024 TSOTC presented the outcomes of its actions for 2023
-On 6 February 2024 Safer Internet Day TSOTC held a Press Conference
-On 12 February 2024 TSOTC announced the operation of CyberTipline Hellas
-On 6 March 2024 National Day Against School Violence and Bullying, TSOTC hosted an event
-On 13 March 2024 TSOTC,coordinator of the European Antibullying Network,organized the final conference of the SAFER project on Whole School & Community Approach In Preventing Bullying/Cyberbullying in Brussels
-On 5 April 2024 TSOTC signed a renewed MoU with the Hellenic Ministry of Education
-On 8-10 April 2024 TSOTC participated in in the General Assembly meeting of the INGO Conference Committee of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg
-On 23 April 2024 TSOTC presented during ECPAT’s The Code webinar on How to protect children against sexual exploitation & abuse online
-On 16 and 18 May 2024 TSOTC’s YouSmile volunteers joined Clean Up the Med 2024 actions for the 23rd year
-On 17 May 2024 TSOTC issued a Press Release on the occasion of International Child Helpline Day
-On 22 May 2024 on the occasion of International Missing Children's Day TSOTC held an event in Athens
-On 22-23 May 2024 TSOTC participated in the Victim Support Europe annual conference in Zagreb
-On 26-27 May 2024 TSOTC participated in the transnational meeting of Be Active Be Well project in Berlin
-On 3-6 June 2024 World Day of Environment TSOTC organized educational workshops for 300 students from 6 schools in Attica
On 13 June 2024 TSOTC participated in the 2nd international conference on technology and innovation in SE Europe in Thessaloniki
-On 19-20 June 2024 TSOTC participated in the kick-off meeting of the project Digital Hate Interrupter Activism to combat structural racism promoting inter-community cooperation through digital technologies in Malaga
-On 20 June 2024 TSOTC organized an even with Embassies in Greece to enhance cooperation in Child Protection & Consular Assistance
-On 26 June 2024 TSOT received a visit from thee French Ministry of Justice
-On 2-3 July 2024 TSOTC led a workshop during the Eurochild Convention 2024 in Malta
-On 9 July 2024 TSOTC was awarded for the 2nd year as non-profit organization of the year in the field of child protection from the Hellenic Responsible Business Awards 2024
-On 10 July 2024 TSOTC organized the 8thYouSmile Student Awards in Athens
-On 11 July 2024 TSOTC organized a press conference in Athens to present its work in the first half of 2024Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
3 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 12 Mar 2020 Location Athens Subject Discussion on the current situation in Greece Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Ylva Johansson Portfolio Home Affairs Attending - Alexandra Cupsan-Catalin (Cabinet member)
- Brian Synnott (Cabinet member)
- Ylva Johansson (Commissioner)
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Date 21 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject Children - Humanitarian Aid Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides Portfolio Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Management Attending - Christos Stylianides (Commissioner)
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Date 24 Feb 2015 Location Brussels Belgium Subject Actions on issues of unaccompanied children and abused children Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos Portfolio Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Attending - Dimitris Avramopoulos (Commissioner)