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: Apr 2022 - Mar 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
9 Fte (11)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
16
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
British Council (BC)
EU Transparency Register
17888758870-92 First registered on 19 Jun 2012
Goals / Remit
The British Council builds connections, understanding and trust between people in the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education and the English language. We are on the ground in more than 100 countries. We work in two ways – directly with individuals to transform their lives, and with governments and partners to make a bigger difference for the longer term, creating benefit for millions of people all over the world. We help young people to gain the skills, confidence and connections they are looking for to realise their potential and to participate in strong and inclusive communities. We support them to learn English, to get a high-quality education and to gain internationally recognised qualifications. Our work in arts and culture stimulates creative expression and exchange and nurtures creative enterprise.
Main EU files targeted
Creative economy, culture and development, cultural diplomacy, youth employment, youth resilience, gender equality, schools and higher education, VET, and non-formal education.
Address
Head Office
1 Redman Place Stratford
LONDON E20 1JQ
UNITED KINGDOMEU Office
Avenue des Arts 56, 6th floor
Brussels 1000
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
11
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 8 50% 1 25% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
9
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 26 Apr 2024
Name Start date End Date Ms Isabelle Van de Gejuchte 04 Sep 2019 04 Sep 2020 Ms Isabelle Van de Gejuchte 13 Sep 2018 04 Sep 2019 Ms Axelle BASSELET 26 Jul 2018 23 Jul 2019 Ms Rosanna Lewis 05 Oct 2017 27 Sep 2018 Ms Isabelle Van de Gejuchte 06 Sep 2017 05 Sep 2018 Krzysztof JUREK 30 Mar 2017 29 Mar 2018 Ms Isabelle Van de Gejuchte 19 Jul 2016 31 Jul 2017 Ms Rosanna Lewis 17 Mar 2016 16 Mar 2017 Ms Isabelle Van de Gejuchte 19 Jun 2015 17 Jun 2016 Ms Isabelle Van de Gejuchte 14 Jun 2014 12 Jun 2015 Mrs Isabelle Van de Gejuchte 14 Jun 2014 27 Jan 2015 Mrs Isabelle Van de Gejuchte 26 Oct 2012 01 Dec 2013 Ms Gaelle CROISIER 12 Sep 2012 20 Jun 2013 Mrs Isabelle Van de Gejuchte 04 Sep 2012 05 Sep 2012 Complementary Information
Information related to the Brussels office. Colleagues outside Brussels also interacts with the EU institutions
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
EUNIC: https://www.eunicglobal.eu/
Practitioners Network for development: https://www.dev-practitioners.eu/
More Europe - external cultural relations: http://www.moreeurope.org/
the Big 4 (Expertise France, DAAD, Nuffic, British Council)
British Expertise International: https://www.britishexpertise.org/Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Apr 2022 - Mar 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
995,601,900€
Major funding types in closed year
EU funding, Other, Public financing
Funding types "other" information
EU funding: 7,931,639.00 EUR Public financing (UK government and third country public bodies): 255,301,208.00 EUR Other (private sector and other international organisations): 732,369,053.00 EUR
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution Private sector income (English and exams) 731,373,451€ Contribution UK government 243,922,465€ Other financial info
The British Council has signed Delegation and Contribution agreements with EU Delegations and EC headquarters. These grants are "activity" grants and not operating grants. In partnership with Ecorys UK, the British Council represented the UK National Agency for Erasmus Plus from 2014-2020. The amounts received for Erasmus Plus were for grant disbursement and specific activities under the Erasmus scheme and didn't contribute towards our general operating costs.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
None
Other activities
* representation of the British Council's interests vis-a-vis the European institutions
• monitoring of legislative proposals with impact on British Council fields of interest
• participation in Culture and development experts groups
• monitoring of Community programs and EU funds
• organisation of networking events
policy engagement with the EU
participation in global events such as the European Developments Days and Culture Forum
Meetings
Meetings
16 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 17 Dec 2021 Location online Subject Exchange of views of British Council’s work plans. DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture Attending - Themis Christophidou (Director-General)
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Date 28 Oct 2021 Location Videomeeting Subject Team Europe plus and Europe-Africa Youth COP26 initiative Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Sandra Bartelt (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Jun 2021 Location online Subject Exchange of views DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture Attending - Themis Christophidou (Director-General)
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Date 04 Jun 2020 Location Video-conference Subject Policy and strategy aimed specifically at the full cultural participation of disabled people as audiences, as artists, and as arts professionals Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Helena Dalli Portfolio Equality Attending - Nora Bednarski (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject Exchange on conflict prevention and crisis management DG Foreign Policy Instruments Attending - Hilde Hardeman (Head of Service)
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Date 12 Dec 2018 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with Chief Executive DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture Attending - Themis Christophidou (Director-General)
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Date 23 Apr 2018 Location Brussels Subject Discussion on European University Network; Erasmus+ and marketing of Higher Education. DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture Attending - Themis Christophidou (Director-General)
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Date 28 Feb 2018 Location Brussels Subject Cooperation with pillar assessed bodies Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica Portfolio International Cooperation & Development Attending - Irena Andrassy (Cabinet member)
- Nils Behrndt (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Sep 2017 Location Brussels Subject Delegated cooperation and Practitioners Network Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica Portfolio International Cooperation & Development Attending - Nils Behrndt (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Sep 2017 Location Brussels Subject Strenghtening Resilience Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King Portfolio Security Union Attending - Silvio Mascagna (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Jun 2017 Location Brussels Belgium Subject Culture and Development DG Directorate-General for International Partnerships Attending - Stefano Manservisi (Director-General)
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Date 09 Jun 2017 Location L 41 12/012 Subject Culture and Development DG Directorate-General for International Partnerships Attending - Stefano Manservisi (Director-General)
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Date 08 Dec 2016 Location Brussels Subject Culture Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Alicja Magda Herbowska (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject developement of EU cultural diplomacy strategy Cabinet Cabinet of High Representative / Vice-President Federica Mogherini Portfolio Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Attending - Federica Mogherini (High Representative / Vice-President)
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Date 15 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject Science diplomacy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Carlos Moedas (Commissioner)
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Date 16 Sep 2015 Location Brussels Subject Culture in external relations Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Adrienn Kiraly (Cabinet member)