Overview
Lobbying Costs
250,000€
Financial year: Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
2
High-level Commission meetings
29
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT)
EU Transparency Register
57305017757-64 First registered on 17 Jan 2012
Goals / Remit
The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) is a non-profit public policy organization dedicated to promoting the democratic potential of the Internet. We were founded in 1994. Our main office is in Washington, DC, USA. Our mission is to conceptualize, develop, and implement public policies that will keep the Internet open, innovative and free. Our main issues are consumer privacy (including privacy of electronic health records), free expression, security and surveillance (including cybercrime and cybersecurity), Internet openness, and intellectual property. Our goals include adoption of comprehensive baseline standards for consumer privacy, robust protection of online free expression, the establishment of reasonable limits on government surveillance, and the protection of Internet intermediaries from liability for the conduct of their users. We seek to promote dialogue and consensus-building among stakeholders, with the aim of developing balanced solutions to the policy challenges of the Information Society. We conduct research and produce reports on policy issues affecting the Internet, contribute to the development of technical standards, promote the adoption of industry best practices that will empower consumers, and participate in government policymaking processes. Globally, we collaborate with Internet policy activists working to protect and enhance human rights.
Main EU files targeted
DSM Copyright Directive: CDT is engaging with JURI and several other committees on free expression and intermediary liability issues.
AVMS Directive: CDT works on issues related to intermediary liability and the relationship between this Directive and the E-Commerce Directive.
E-Privacy Regulation: CDT will be submitting its position and analysis to Members of several Committees.Address
Head Office
1401 K Street NW
Floor 2
Washington, DC 20005
UNITED STATES -
People
Total lobbyists declared
2
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
2 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 30 Mar 2017
Name Start date End Date Asha ALLEN 23 Aug 2023 22 Aug 2024 Ms Vânia REIS 11 Jan 2023 11 Jan 2024 Ms Rachele CERAULO 11 Jan 2023 11 Jan 2024 Ms Iverna MCGOWAN-SMYTH 15 Sep 2022 15 Sep 2023 Ms Ophelie STOCKHEM 04 Feb 2022 04 Feb 2023 Asha ALLEN 30 Sep 2021 30 Sep 2022 Ms Iverna MCGOWAN-SMYTH 05 Mar 2021 05 Mar 2022 Mr Pasquale ESPOSITO 07 Mar 2020 07 Feb 2021 Mr David NOSAK 12 Feb 2020 01 Mar 2021 Mr Jens-Henrik Jeppesen 10 Jan 2020 24 Jun 2020 Ms Carla Farre Montel 29 Oct 2019 08 Jan 2020 Ms Carla Farre Montel 21 May 2019 29 Oct 2019 Mr Vincenzo TIANI 22 Mar 2019 20 Nov 2019 Mr Jens-Henrik Jeppesen 10 Jan 2019 10 Jan 2020 Ms Ana Laura Blanco Gutierrez 24 Jan 2018 20 Jan 2019 Mr Jens-Henrik Jeppesen 01 Dec 2017 29 Nov 2018 Mr Adar CARVER 31 Aug 2017 17 Dec 2017 Ms Ana Laura Blanco Gutierrez 23 Jan 2017 12 Jan 2018 Mr Jens-Henrik Jeppesen 10 Oct 2016 08 Oct 2017 Mr Scott Craig 13 Jan 2016 31 Jan 2017 Mr Jens-Henrik Jeppesen 14 Oct 2015 11 Oct 2016 Mr Jens-Henrik Jeppesen 20 Jun 2014 18 Jun 2015 Mr Jens-Henrik Jeppesen 10 Jul 2013 20 Jun 2014 Complementary Information
This number represents the number of persons working on international Internet policy issues. CDT subject matter experts participate in consultations, filings, and conferences as required.
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Jens-Henrik Jeppesen (CDT Representative and Director, European Affairs)
Person with legal responsibility
Nuala O'Connor (President & CEO)
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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
Global Network Initiative
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
Digital Due Process
European Internet Foundation (EIF)
Copyright 4 Creativity (C4C)
Dynamic Coalition on Net NeutralityMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
250,000€
Other financial info
Audit reports, US tax filings and charts showing sources of income are available at http://www.cdt.org/financials.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
European Internet Forum (https://www.eifonline.org/)
Communication activities
Selected EU events/convenings with CDT participation, as well as a few articles/blogposts. We can provide further information as necessary.
Copyright:
https://cdt.org/blog/leading-parliamentary-committee-on-copyright-reform-tackles-most-problematic-provisions/
Copyright:
https://cdt.org/blog/cdt-welcomes-imcos-draft-opinion-on-copyright-in-the-digital-single-market-as-a-first-step-towards-a-balanced-debate/
Copyright:
Joint letter: https://cdt.org/insight/joint-open-letter-on-article-13-of-eu-commissions-copyright-proposal/
Copyright:
https://cdt.org/insight/concerns-on-the-european-commissions-proposal-for-a-directive-on-copyright-in-the-digital-single-market/
Our February Tech Policy News:
https://cdt.org/blog/eu-tech-policy-brief-february-2017/Other activities
Meetings with MEPs and staff on the proposed DSM Copyright Directive.
Meetings with MEPs and staff on the proposed AVMS Directive.- Meetings
Meetings
29 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 Mar 2023 Location Brussels Subject Defence of democracy package Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists - Front Line Defenders
- European Citizen Action Service
- EU DisinfoLab
- Association Européenne pour la Démocratie Locale
- Europe's People's Forum
- European Foundation Centre
- Civil Society Europe
- European Youth Forum
- European Civic Forum
- Open Society European Policy Institute
- European Partnership for Democracy
- Transparency International Liaison Office to the European Union
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Date 18 Jan 2022 Location Online Subject DSA Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Oct 2021 Location Online Subject Digital Services Act, EU Action Plan on Democracy and Human Rights Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Mette Dyrskjot (Cabinet member)
- Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Jan 2021 Location Videoconference Subject DSA Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Dec 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Roundtable with NGOs on DSA and DMA Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs
- Access Now Europe
- Wikimedia Foundation
- Counter Extremism Project
- epicenter.works - Plattform Grundrechtspolitik
- HOMO DIGITALIS ΑΣΤΙΚΗ ΜΗ ΚΕΡΔΟΣΚΟΠΙΚΗ ΕΤΑΙΡΕΙΑ
- Avaaz Foundation
- European Digital Rights
- Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband
- Electronic Frontier Foundation
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Date 12 Nov 2020 Location videoconference Subject EDAP, DSA Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 05 May 2020 Location Videoconference Subject 1.COVID-19 situation - Role of digitial technologies and data in combating the outbreak 2. E-evidence proposals 3. Terrorist Content Online. State of negotiations: possible areas of compromise. 4. AI policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member)
- Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
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Date 31 Jan 2020 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Political advertising and European Democracy Action Plan Digital policies and strategies Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
- Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
- Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)
- Monika Ladmanova (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Jan 2020 Location Brussels Subject Cooperation in fight against terrorism Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Ylva Johansson Portfolio Home Affairs Attending - Ylva Johansson (Commissioner)
- Monika Maglione (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Jan 2020 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Disinformation, Platforms Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Sep 2019 Location Brussels Subject Cyber security Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King Portfolio Security Union Attending - Ulrik Trolle Smed (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Dec 2018 Location Brussels Subject proposal for a Regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Eric Peters (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Nov 2018 Location Brussels Subject Terrorist Content Regulation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Mar 2018 Location Brussels Subject Cybersecurity Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King Portfolio Security Union Attending - Julie Ruff (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Mar 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Online content Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Attending - Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Mar 2018 Location Brussels Subject Tackling illegal content online Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
- Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Mar 2018 Location Brussels Subject Tackling Illegal Content Online Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Eric Peters (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Feb 2018 Location Brussels Subject Tackling illegal content online Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos Portfolio Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Attending - Giorgios Rossides (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Oct 2017 Location Brussels Subject Cyber / data Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Jun 2017 Location Brussels Subject NetzDG Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet member)
- Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 May 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject The draft German Social Media Law Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Attending - Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Sep 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Agreement with the United States on mutual legal assistance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Attending - Isabelle Perignon (Cabinet member)
- Kevin O'Connell (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 May 2015 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Robert Madelin (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 21 May 2015 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Robert Madelin (Director-General)
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Date 25 Feb 2015 Location Brussels Subject Freedom of expression DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Marlene Holzner (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Jan 2015 Location Brussels Subject Copyright Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Adrienn Kiraly (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Jan 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Data protection Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Attending - Kevin O'Connell (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Dec 2014 Location Brussels Subject Internet governance, copyright, data protection, telecoms single market Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Kamila Kloc (Cabinet member)
- Jasmin Battista (Cabinet member)
- Hanna Hinrikus (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Dec 2014 Location Brussels Subject Internet Governance Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Hanna Hinrikus (Cabinet member)
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