Civil Society Europe

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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)

1.5 Fte (4)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

3

High-level Commission meetings

17

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    Civil Society Europe   (CSE)

    EU Transparency Register

    520775919740-63 First registered on 30 Nov 2015

    Goals / Remit

    Civil Society Europe is the coordination of civil society organisations (CSOs) at the EU level. We are currently composed of 22 platforms and networks of CSOs among the most representative CSOs active at EU level in a wide variety of areas, such as civic participation, social rights, environmental rights, transparency, volunteering, youth, the fight against racism, anti-poverty, and the rights of persons with disabilities. CSE works towards regenerating the European project around the shared values of equality, solidarity, inclusiveness and democracy. Through its work, CSE contributes to EU and national institutions’ recognition of the essential role and value of independent and plural CSOs in building and nurturing a democratic society based on fundamental rights. We work to create the conditions for the development of a strong and independent civil society voice, an effective, open, and structured civil dialogue at EU level, and a thriving and enabling civic space across the Union.

    Main EU files targeted

    Civil Society Europe (CSE) works towards the promotion and implementation of structured civil dialogue at EU level. In this context, CSE follows: citizenship issues; the implementation and promotion of fundamental rights and the rule of law, in particular as they relate to civic space; issues that are of pertinence to the implementation of Article 11 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) and the recognition and role of civil society organisations, for instance in the review or definition of the EU agenda; and legislative proposals or policies such as the European Democracy Action Plan, the Defence of Democracy Package, the Multiannual Financial Framework, financial rules and EU funding, the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Package, the Transparency Register, the follow-up of the Conference on the Future of Europe (including developments regarding a possible Convention to revise the EU Treaties), the European Recovery Package, the Ukraine Facility, and the proposal for a European Cross-Border Association Statute. CSE is also coordinating a joint “Civil Society for EU” campaign in the framework of the 2024 European Parliament elections, and is involved in a Horizon 2020 project titled “Enlightened trust in governance” (EnTrust).

    Address

    Head Office
    Rue du Congrès 13
    Brussels 1000 - 9
    BELGIUM
    EU Office
    Rue du Congrès 13
    Brussels 1000 - 9
    BELGIUM

    Website

    http://civilsocietyeurope.eu

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    4

    Employment timeLobbyists
    50%2
    25%2

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    1.5

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    3 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 26 Apr 2024

    Name Start date End Date
    Matteo VESPA 10 Oct 2023 09 Oct 2024
    Nastassia MAES 05 Oct 2023 04 Oct 2024
    Carlotta Besozzi 15 Sep 2023 13 Sep 2024
    Mr Matteo VESPA 10 Oct 2023 15 Apr 2024
    Ms Nastassia MAES 05 Oct 2023 15 Apr 2024
    Ms Carlotta BESOZZI 15 Sep 2023 15 Apr 2024
    Ms Nastassia MAES 10 Sep 2022 09 Sep 2023
    Ms Carlotta BESOZZI 02 Sep 2022 02 Sep 2023
    Ms Carlotta BESOZZI 22 Jun 2019 01 Jul 2020
    Ms Carlotta BESOZZI 08 May 2018 01 Jun 2019
    Ms Carlotta BESOZZI 12 May 2017 26 Apr 2018
    Ms Carlotta BESOZZI 28 Apr 2016 28 Apr 2017

    Complementary Information

    None declared

    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

  • Categories

    Category

    Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    Observer of SDG Watch Europe (https://www.sdgwatcheurope.org/)

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • 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

    182,000€

    Major funding types in closed year

    EU funding, Grants

    Major contributions in closed year

    TypeNameAmount
    Contribution European Union - CERV 107,000€
    Contribution Horizon 2020 24,000€
    Contribution Open Society Initiative for Europe 22,700€
    Grant CERV 107,000€

    Major contributions in current year

    TypeNameAmount
    Grant CERV 136,000€

    Other financial info

    With regard to section A, since some contributions in the closed financial year do not exceed 10% of the total budget, the final accounts do not correspond to the figures cited above.

    With regard to section D, the amount indicated for the current financial year is the pre-financing amount.

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    none

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    CSE contributes to EU policy discussions through its four Working Groups (which involve CSE members and other relevant civil society partners): Civic Space and Fundamental Rights, Civil Society State of the Union (which monitors the follow-up of the Conference on the Future of Europe/CoFoE), Funding (for civil society), and Communication. CSE also coordinates a task force on the National Recovery and Resilience Plans, a task force on the Defence of Democracy Package, and a coalition on European Cross-Border Associations.

    Civic space:
    https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CSE-contribution-to-EC-Citizenship-Report-2023.pdf
    http://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Recommendations-European-Convening-on-civic-space-1.pdf

    Rule of law:
    https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Joint-Civil-Society-Contribution-to-the-2023-Annual-Rule-of-Law-Report.pdf
    https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CSE-guidance-note-on-RoL-report-18.12.2023.pdf

    Civil dialogue:
    https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Letter-to-Commissioners-Hahn-Jourova-on-disclosure-of-EC-civil-servants.pdf
    https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/civil-society-europe-analysis-reveals-significant-differences-in-the-level-of-transparency-of-the-permanent-representations-of-member-states-to-the-eu/

    Democracy:
    https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/CSE-Observations-on-EU-law-compatibility-DoD-Directive.pdf
    https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/JOINT-RESPONSE-DoD-Questionnaire.pdf
    https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/230-Civil-Society-Organisations-Statement-on-EU-Foreign-Interference-Law-7-2.pdf
    https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Joint-Civil-Society-Contribution-to-the-Defence-of-Democracy-Package_April.pdf

    Follow-up of the CoFoE:
    https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Civil-Society-State-of-the-Union_2023.pdf
    https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/open-letter-csos-call-on-meps-to-adopt-the-european-parliaments-proposals-to-amend-the-eu-treaties-and-on-the-european-council-to-convene-a-convention-to-revise-the-treaties/

    European Parliament elections in 2024:
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UASTO8wj-9-qB7D1RQuT3u4zDGCsPK--/view

    EU Recovery Package:
    http://civilsocietyeurope.eu/nextgenerationeu-must-involve-all-stakeholders-so-far-it-has-not/
    http://civilsocietyeurope.eu/civil-society-the-national-recovery-and-resilience-plans-a-reality-check/

    Ukraine Facility and other reconstruction efforts in Ukraine:
    https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Position-paper-on-Ukraine-and-involvement-of-CSOs-21.12.23.pdf

    Anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism:
    https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2023.10.17-EU-AML-CFT-Package-Comments-on-BO-from-NPO-and-Foundation-sector.pdf
    https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2023.08.07-EU-AML-NPO-Coalition-Paper-on-Crowdfunding.pdf
    https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/23.03.15-AML-Package-Comments-from-NPO-and-Foundation-sector.pdf

    European Cross-Border Associations:
    https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Policy-input-on-the-ECBA-Directive.pdf
    https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Letter-European-Association-Statute-.pdf

    EU funding:
    https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/CERV-mid-term-evaluation-CSOs-proposals.docx-2.pdf

    Financial regulations:
    https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/CSOreactiononthesimplificationoftheFinancialRegulations-2.pdf

    EnTrust project:
    https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Report-on-practices-of-enhanced-trust-in-governance.pdf

    Other CSE publications:
    https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/CSE-Annual-report-2022-2023-accessible.pdf
    https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/civil-society-europe-newsletter/

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    17 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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