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Overview
Lobbying Costs
37,500€
Financial year: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.5 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
5
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
ARTICLE 19
EU Transparency Register
594787238502-76 First registered on 01 Jul 2020
Goals / Remit
Founded in 1987, ARTICLE 19 is an international organization defending freedom of expression and information around the world. We work for a world where all people everywhere can freely express themselves and actively engage in public life without fear of discrimination. ARTICLE 19 works on five interacting areas: civic space, digital, media, protection, and transparency, all of which are underpinned by a focus on equality, and our local to global theory of change. More information about our organisation can be found here: https://www.article19.org/about-us/
Main EU files targeted
ARTICLE 19 is primarily following developments concerning the Digital Services Act ('DSA'), the Terrorist Content Regulation, the EU Codes of Conduct on Hate Speech and Disinformation and implementation of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive. We also follow developments on competition issues as relevant to digital and social media markets and engage with BEREC. We follow developments on Artificial Intelligence. More generally our focus is on laws that can have an impact on freedom of expression and digital rights.
We are also doing work related to protection of the media, in particular the EU Democracy Action Plan and a Rule of Law Mechanism related to the safety of journalists and SLAPPs.Address
Head Office
60 Farringdon Road
Free Word Centre
London EC1R 3GA
UNITED KINGDOM -
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 01 Jul 2020
Name Start date End Date Mr Mark DEMPSEY 21 Jun 2023 20 Jun 2024 Complementary Information
We have two staff members who spend about 25% to a third of their time following EU developments on the DSA and competition issues at the intersection of freedom of expression.
Another two staff members engage on the Democracy Action Plan and Rule of Law Mechanism/SLAPPS on a more ad hoc basis (about 20% each).Person in charge of EU relations
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Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
n/a
Member organisations
n/a
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
37,500€
EU grant income for closed financial year
552,660 € (Source: European Commission)
Other financial info
The figures provided for 2019 are estimates. Please note that the EU grants that we receive primarily cover our work on Russia and Turkey and are therefore not directed primarily at influencing EU legislation.
The figure outlined in c) covers the estimated staff time devoted to advocacy/influencing EU legislation on the issues outlined above (DSA etc.) in 2019.
ARTICLE 19's report and financial statements for 2018 is available from here: https://www.article19.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Article-19-Accounts-2018.pdf -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
ARTICLE 19 seeks to respond to consultations on the files that are relevant to our areas of interest. We have produced 10 policy recommendations for the DSA that we have shared or plan to share with relevant Commission officials and MEPs. We have attended a number of events on the DSA. We have also signed on to letters relative to the DSA that have been sent to Commissioners. As members of EDRi, we also contribute to their work on various digital rights files that are relevant to our own priorities.
In addition to digital rights, we also engage in advocacy activities around the EU Democracy Action Plan. As part of this work we have been engaging with Commissioner Vera Jourová and her cabinet. We also engage with the EEAS and their work and receive project funding from the EU for the defence of freedom of expression in Turkey and Russia.
Moving forward, we plan on engaging with the following commissioners and their cabinets: Margrethe Vestager (A Europe Fit for the Digital Age), Vera Jourová (Values and Transparency), and Thierry Breton (Internal Market).
We may also organise events with partners in Brussels on files of relevance to our work.
Our recommendations for the DSA can be found here: https://www.article19.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ARTICLE-19s-Recommendations-for-the-EU-Digital-Services-Act-FINAL.pdf
Our analysis of the (Draft) Terrorist Content Regulation is available from here: https://www.article19.org/resources/eu-terrorist-content-regulation-must-protect-freedom-of-expression-rights/
The joint letter we signed onto about the DSA is available from here: https://www.article19.org/resources/joint-letter-to-eu-commissions-telecommunications-council-on-digital-services-act/Other activities
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Meetings
5 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 08 Sep 2022 Location videoconference call Subject European Media Freedom Act Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Jul 2022 Location Brussels Subject European Media Freedom Act Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - European Magazine Media Association
- News Media Europe
- Europäisches Zentrum für Presse- und Medienfreiheit
- Reporters sans frontières
- European Newspaper Publishers' Association
- European Publishers Council
- International Press Institute
- Committee to Protect Journalists
- Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe
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Date 13 Jan 2022 Location Videoconference Subject SLAPP Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Irina Stefuriuc (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Dec 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Safety of Journalists Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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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)
Other Lobbyists
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