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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 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.15 Fte (6)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
2
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Rural Community Alliance (ERCA)
EU Transparency Register
284772026043-53 First registered on 22 Feb 2017
Goals / Remit
ERCA is a non-profit and non-govermental organisation and network, at European, national and regional levels, that implement integrated cross-sectorial, place-based and local rural development.
The objectives of ERCA are
- To promote integrated, cross-sectorial, placed based and local rural development at the European level
- To enable informed debate on the future of rural areas and rural development
- To built on the collective strengths of the national and regional rural movements and empower them at regional, national and international levels and to support the formation of rural movements where they do not existMain EU files targeted
ERCA is following the CAP and with priority of the Rural Developments strategies on national and European level
ERCA has a seat in the CAP Network Assembly
ERCA has a seat in the Civil Dialogue Group on the CAP Strategic Plans and Horizontal Matters
ERCA has a seat on the Civil Dialogue Group on Environment and Climate Change
ERCA has a seat in the Permanent Sub-Group on LEADER and Community Led Local Development
ERCA had seats in the ENRD Rural Revitalization and Rural Proofing Groups
ERCA has a seat in the DG Agri LTVRA Coordination Group of the Rural PactAddress
Head Office
Stortorget 7, 2 tr SE-111 29 Stockholm
Stockholm 111 29
SWEDENEU Office
Woodside Balblair
by Dingwall IV78LP
UNITED KINGDOMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
6
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 1 25% 1 10% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.15
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
10 persons are actively working volunteering to support the work of ERCA from within our member organisations.
ERCA has 14 members organisations on national level. Each of these organisations has many organisations, groups and individuals at regional and local levels as members. ERCA has a wide and deep reach and connections into rural European civil society.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
ERCA does not belong to any other organisations, however we have close working co/operation with other networks and organisations for rural development and are Co-initiators of the European Rural Parliament ERP, along with ELARD and PREPARE. The ERP is a network of 66 independent national rural organisations in 40 European countries and 7 pan-European networks
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
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
8,000€
Major funding types in closed year
Member's contribution
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Civil Dialogue Group (CDG) on Environment and Climate Change#E03883#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3883 #Member #C#Civil society#Civil Dialogue Group (CDG) on the CAP Strategic Plans and Horizontal Matters#E03877#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3877 #Member #C#Civil society
Groups (European Parliament)
Rural, mountainous and remote areas (RUMRA) and smart villages
Communication activities
ERCA initiated and is one of three organizations that every two years organizes the forum "European Rural Parliament" ERP, which brings together 300-400 participants from about 40 European countries, pan-European rural networks and European Union institutions. The participants agree a Manifesto and Declaration on the policy for rural development that is sent / presented to the EU institutions. The 5th ERP was held in Sept 2022 in Kielce, Poland. In January 2023 ERCA met with representatives from the Cabinet of Ms Ylva Johansson - Home Affairs, Cabinet of Ms Elisa Ferreira - Cohesion and Reforms, Cabinet of Ms vice-president Dubravka Suica - Democracy and Demography, Cabinet of Mr Janusz Wojciechowski - Agriculture, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI), NAT-section of the Committee of Regions, Swedish permanent Representation, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), EU CAP network, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy, RUMRA and smart villages intergroup from the European Parliament, to present and discuss the conclusions from the 2022 ERP Manifesto and Declaration. Both DG Agri and DG Regio as well as ENRD, EESC and CoR have always participated in the ERP. In May 2021 ERCA participated in organising a partnership event with EESC on a holistic strategy on sustainable and equitable rural/urban development. In Oct 2021 we held our online Mid-Term Event, with participants from 40 countries and the EU Institutions. A further Mid-Term Event will be organised in Brussels in 2024. All reports from ERP events are on the ERP website: www.europeanruralparliament.com ERCA is involved with the ongoing work on the LTVRA, including in the groups on Rural Revitalization, Rural Proofing and Rural Pact. ERCA was represented in the EU MAP in the SHERPA Horizon Project and is a partner in the FUTURAL Horizon Project.
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
2 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 18 Jan 2023 Location Brussels Subject Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas CAP Objective: Generational Renewal Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet member)
- Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner)
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Date 18 Jan 2023 Location Brussels Subject Meeting on 5th European Rural Parliament Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica Portfolio Democracy and Demography Attending - Toma Sutic (Cabinet member)
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