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 2020 - Dec 2020
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.25 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
17
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Civil Society Europe (CSE)
EU Transparency Register
520775919740-63 First registered on 30 Nov 2015
Goals / Remit
Civil Society Europe brings together 23 European networks of civil society organisations working towards regenerating the European project around the shared values of Equality, Solidarity, Inclusiveness and Democracy. The main objectives are to facilitate and enable horizontal and vertical dialogue between European civil society organisations and policy-makers and help strengthening Civil Society Organisations in their activities and relations with the European Union institutions.
Main EU files targeted
Civil Society Europe works towards the promotion and implementation of structured civil dialogue at EU level. In this context it does follow 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 TFUE, and the recognition and role of civil society organisations such as the review or definition of a EU agenda, the European Democracy Action Plan, the multiannual financial framework, financial rules, the transparency register, Anti money laundering directive, and the conference on the future of Europe.
Address
Head Office
rue du Congrès 13
Brussels 1000 - 9
BELGIUMEU Office
rue du Congrès 13
Brussels 1000 - 9
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
2
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 1 50% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 13 May 2022
Name Start date End Date Matteo VESPA 10 Oct 2023 09 Oct 2024 Carlotta Besozzi 15 Sep 2023 13 Sep 2024 Nastassia MAES 05 Oct 2023 04 Oct 2024 Nastassia MAES 10 Sep 2022 09 Sep 2023 Carlotta Besozzi 02 Sep 2022 02 Sep 2023 Carlotta Besozzi 22 Jun 2019 01 Jul 2020 Carlotta Besozzi 08 May 2018 01 Jun 2019 Carlotta Besozzi 12 May 2017 26 Apr 2018 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
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Categories
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
http://www.betterregwatch.eu/
https://www.sdgwatcheurope.org/
http://fatfplatform.org/about/Member organisations
https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/membership/
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
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
71,000€
Major funding types in closed year
EU funding, Member's contribution, Grants
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution Open Society Initiative for Europe 15,000€ Contribution European Civic Forum 15,000€ Contribution International Center for Not for Profit Law 11,360€ Contribution European Union - Horizon 2020 11,163€ Contribution WWF EU 10,000€ Major contributions in current year
Type Name Amount Grant CERV 143,939€ Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
CSE contributes to EU policy discussions through its working groups on civic space and fundamental rights and Recognition of Civil Society Organisations:
on civic space:https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Statement-on-shrinking-Civic-Space-in-Europe.pdf
https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/CIVIL-SOCIETY-ON-THE-FRONTLINE-2019-FINAL.pdf
on rule of law: https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/CSE-Response-to-the-EC-Rule-of-Law-Communication.pdf
https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/CSE-Response-to-EC-Annual-Rule-of-Law-Stakeholders-Consultation.pdf
http://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Rule-of-Law-report-2022-CSE-Contribution.pdf
On civil dialogue:
https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Roadmap-to-Civil-Dialogue-in-the-EU.pdf
https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Civil-Dialogue-Study.pdf
On anti money laundering:
https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/CSE-EFC-ECNL-HSC-EFA-joint-policy-paper-on-EC-AML-action-Plan-2020.pdf
on financial regulations:
https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/CSOreactiononthesimplificationoftheFinancialRegulations-2.pdf
On EU funding:https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/mff-post-2020-civil-society-proposals.pdf
https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/CSE-letter-on-EP-draft-Resolution-on-European-Values-Instrument-1.pdf
https://civilsocietyeurope.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/CivilsocietypaperBudgetaryControlNGOfunding.pdf
on the EU recovery package:
http://civilsocietyeurope.eu/civil-society-the-national-recovery-and-resilience-plans-a-reality-check/
http://civilsocietyeurope.eu/civil-society-organisations-largely-sidelined-in-the-preparation-of-the-national-recovery-plans/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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Date 19 Feb 2024 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with Prague Civil Society Center about free media hub EAST Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Attending - Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Dec 2023 Location videoconference call Subject Media Freedom EAST hub Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Attending - Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Nov 2023 Location Brussels Subject Defence of Democracy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Simona Constantin (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jul 2023 Location videoconference call Subject Defence of Democracy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Simona Constantin (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Jul 2023 Location Brussels Subject Defence of Democracy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Zuzana Dorazilova (Cabinet member)
- Simona Constantin (Cabinet member)
- Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists - Democracy International e.V.
- European Center for Not-for-Profit Law Stichting
- Association Européenne pour la Démocratie Locale
- Front Line Defenders
- European Endowment for Democracy
- European Civic Forum
- European Movement International
- Foundation on European Citizens’ Rights, Involvement and Trust
- The Innovation in Politics Institute GmbH
- Transparency International Liaison Office to the European Union
- The European Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
- European Youth Forum
- European Foundation Centre
- European Partnership for Democracy
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Date 26 May 2023 Location Brussels Subject EU Foreign Interference Directive Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Apr 2023 Location Brussels Subject Defence of democracy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
- Joachim Herrmann (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - European Civic Forum
- European Partnership for Democracy
- EU DisinfoLab
- Open Search Foundation e.V.
- Democracy International e.V.
- European Foundation Centre
- Foundation on European Citizens’ Rights, Involvement and Trust
- The European Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
- Amnesty International Limited
- Transparency International Liaison Office to the European Union
- European Citizen Action Service
- Asociación de Víctimas de la Ley de Violencia de Género Madrid
- European Movement International
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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 - Transparency International Liaison Office to the European Union
- Association Européenne pour la Démocratie Locale
- European Citizen Action Service
- European Youth Forum
- European Civic Forum
- Open Society European Policy Institute
- Front Line Defenders
- European Partnership for Democracy
- Centre for Democracy & Technology, Europe
- EU DisinfoLab
- Europe's People's Forum
- European Foundation Centre
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Date 07 Dec 2022 Location Brussels Subject Meeting on Defence of democracy package Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica Portfolio Democracy and Demography Attending - Ingrid Godkin (Cabinet member)
- Toma Sutic (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Jan 2022 Location videoconference Subject Rule of Law Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Joachim Herrmann (Cabinet member)
- Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
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Date 09 Nov 2021 Location VC Subject Rule of Law Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 01 Sep 2020 Location Brussels Subject VTC - Discussion on Europe's Recovery Plan due to COVID-19 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn Portfolio Budget and Administration Attending - Hanna Jahns (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Jun 2020 Location Brussels Subject High-level debate on trust and governance DG Research and Innovation Attending - Jean-Eric Paquet (Director-General)
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Date 06 May 2020 Location videoconference Subject Rule of law, democracy and shrinking space for civil society Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Geneviève Tuts (Cabinet member)
- Joachim Herrmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject Conference on the Future of Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica Portfolio Democracy and Demography Attending - Mattia De Grassi (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 May 2018 Location Brussels, BERL Subject discussion on MFF Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Apr 2017 Location Brussels Subject establishment of a EU Mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)