Overview
Lobbying Costs
125,000€
Financial year: Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
None declared
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Church and Society Commission of CEC (CSC of CEC)
EU Transparency Register
55481528937-66 First registered on 08 Jun 2012
Goals / Remit
The Church and Society Commission is one of the commissions of the Conference of European Churches (CEC). The CSC links CEC’s 125 Member Churches from all over Europe and its 40 Associated Organisations with the European Union’s institutions, the Council of Europe, the OSCE, NATO and the UN (on European matters). It engages its Member Churches and Associated Organisations in studies and projects relevant to church and society and thus supports and strengthens the common witness of European churches vis-à-vis the European institutions and in the respective European societies.
The CSC was established in 1999 as a result of an integration process between CEC and the European Ecumenical Commission for Church and Society (EECCS), both of which had a long-standing record of working in the field of church and society.
CEC was founded in 1959 as a bridge-building organisation between the churches in Eastern and Western Europe.
1984 can be regarded as the founding date for EECCS, which was established as a representation of churches vis-à-vis the European institutions.
Following this integration process, the CSC received a special status within CEC. Its work programme as well as its working mechanisms and methods are determined by a 24-person Commission in agreement with CEC’s Central Committee.
The Commission Plenary meets once a year and elects the CSC Executive Committee. In consultation with the General Secretary of CEC, it can make public statements on issues within its remit. The CSC has secretariats in Brussels and Strasbourg and maintains strong links with the CEC headquarters in Geneva. The Directorate of the CSC is based in Brussels.
Mandate and Methods
Our mandate
• Study and examination of Church and Society questions in a socio-ethical perspective such as EECCS and CEC have undertaken up to now (for example: peace, justice and the integrity of creation, reconciliation, churches and governments);
• Monitor the European institutions: European Union, Council of Europe, Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, in relation to themes such as the European integration process, democratisation, establishment of the rule of law, human rights and minority questions, European security, economic and social questions, the environment;
• Deal with the specific responsibility of the churches in the Member States of the European Union for the internal policies of the EU.
How we work
• The Church and Society Commission (CSC) monitors developments in the European institutions and makes inputs to the institutions on behalf of its Member Churches.
• CSC acts through its working groups which study church and society issues and engage Member Churches in consultations and projects on specific topics.
• CSC closely cooperates with other church-related organisations and NGOs such as CCME, Eurodiaconia, APRODEV and COMECE.
• CSC bases its actions on its work programme through flexible and ad-hoc working mechanisms and methods. More information on http://csc.ceceurope.org.
• In the implementation of its agenda, regular communication between CSC and its Member Churches and the institutions is of crucial importance.Main EU files targeted
Address
Head Office
Rue Joseph II
Brussels 1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
None declared
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 08 Jun 2012
Name Start date End Date Georgios MAGLIS 22 Feb 2024 21 Feb 2025 AIKATERINI PEKRIDOU 22 Feb 2024 21 Feb 2025 Peter PAVLOVIC 05 Jul 2023 04 Jul 2024 Elizabeta KITANOVIC 05 Jul 2023 04 Jul 2024 Mr Joergen Skov SOERENSEN 27 Sep 2022 27 Sep 2023 Ms Vanessa BARRETO 28 Sep 2022 28 Sep 2023 Georgios MAGLIS 28 Sep 2022 28 Sep 2023 Ms Veronique ENGELS 28 Sep 2022 28 Sep 2023 Ms Naveen QAYYUM 28 Sep 2022 28 Sep 2023 Mr Joergen Skov SOERENSE 27 Sep 2022 24 Jan 2023 AIKATERINI PEKRIDOU 06 Jul 2022 06 Jul 2023 Elizabeta KITANOVIC 22 Jun 2022 22 Jun 2023 Peter PAVLOVIC 26 May 2022 26 May 2023 Mr Sören LENZ 05 Apr 2022 02 Feb 2023 Mr Soeren LENZ 05 Apr 2022 11 Apr 2022 AIKATERINI PEKRIDOU 11 Feb 2020 01 Mar 2021 Elizabeta KITANOVIC 08 Feb 2020 06 Feb 2021 Peter PAVLOVIC 08 Feb 2020 06 Feb 2021 Mr Soeren LENZ 08 Feb 2020 06 Feb 2021 Mr Heikki Huttunen 05 Apr 2019 09 Jan 2020 Elizabeta KITANOVIC 20 Feb 2019 08 Feb 2020 Peter PAVLOVIC 20 Feb 2019 08 Feb 2020 Mr Soeren LENZ 20 Feb 2019 08 Feb 2020 Ms Barbara WEBER 20 Feb 2019 20 Feb 2020 Ms Naveen QAYYUM 30 Oct 2018 01 Feb 2019 Ms Erin Green 08 May 2018 01 Jun 2019 Elizabeta KITANOVIC 13 Mar 2018 20 Feb 2019 Peter PAVLOVIC 13 Mar 2018 20 Feb 2019 Mr Frank-Dieter Fischbach 13 Mar 2018 16 Feb 2019 Mr Heikki Huttunen 13 Mar 2018 08 Mar 2019 AIKATERINI PEKRIDOU 09 Feb 2018 01 Feb 2019 Mr Soeren LENZ 30 Jan 2018 30 Jan 2019 Mr Henrik HANSSON 20 Jul 2017 07 Jul 2018 Elizabeta KITANOVIC 20 Mar 2017 03 Mar 2018 Peter PAVLOVIC 20 Mar 2017 03 Mar 2018 Mr Frank-Dieter Fischbach 20 Mar 2017 03 Mar 2018 Ms Erin Green 20 Mar 2017 03 Mar 2018 Mr Heikki Huttunen 20 Mar 2017 03 Mar 2018 AIKATERINI PEKRIDOU 19 Oct 2016 18 Oct 2017 Elizabeta KITANOVIC 21 Apr 2016 21 Mar 2017 Peter PAVLOVIC 21 Apr 2016 21 Mar 2017 Mr Frank-Dieter Fischbach 21 Apr 2016 21 Mar 2017 Mr Richard Fischer 21 Apr 2016 11 Oct 2016 Mr Heikki Huttunen 20 Jan 2016 19 Jan 2017 Ms Erin Green 22 Dec 2015 31 Dec 2016 Elizabeta KITANOVIC 05 May 2015 21 Apr 2016 Peter PAVLOVIC 05 May 2015 21 Apr 2016 Mr Frank-Dieter Fischbach 05 May 2015 21 Apr 2016 Mr Richard Fischer 05 May 2015 21 Apr 2016 Mr Robert Innes 05 May 2015 30 Apr 2016 Mr Guy Liagre 05 May 2015 13 Jan 2016 Ms Erin Green 15 Jan 2015 22 Dec 2015 Mr Robert Innes 06 May 2014 05 May 2015 Elizabeta KITANOVIC 01 May 2014 05 May 2015 Peter PAVLOVIC 01 May 2014 05 May 2015 Mr Frank-Dieter Fischbach 01 May 2014 05 May 2015 Mr Richard Fischer 02 Apr 2014 01 Apr 2015 Mr Rüdiger Noll 24 May 2013 02 Oct 2013 Elizabeta KITANOVIC 18 May 2013 01 May 2014 Peter PAVLOVIC 18 May 2013 01 May 2014 Mr Frank-Dieter Fischbach 18 May 2013 01 May 2014 Mr Frank-Dieter Fischbach 07 Nov 2012 19 May 2013 Peter PAVLOVIC 09 Oct 2012 19 May 2013 Elizabeta KITANOVIC 20 Sep 2012 19 May 2013 Mr Rüdiger Noll 13 Jul 2012 17 Jun 2013 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
None declared
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Rudiger Noll (Direcrtor and Associate General Secretary)
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Categories
Category
V - Organisations representing churches and religious communities
Subcategory
Organisations representing churches and religious communities
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Networking
Affiliation
None declared
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
125,000€
Other financial info
CSC's core activities are financed by members' contribution, specific fundraising is undertaken for project activities
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
None declared
Communication activities
None declared
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
3 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 14 Jan 2022 Location virtual conference Subject Article 17 dialogue Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life Attending - Vangelis Demiris (Cabinet member)
- Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists - Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, Church Council
- EKD-Büro Brüssel / EKD-Office Brussels
- Office of the Anglican Bishop in Europe
- The PR Office
- EGALE Egalité-laïcité-Europe
- European Buddhist Union
- Secretariat of COMECE (Commission of the Episcopates of the European Union)
- association européenne de la pensée libre
- Unie Vrijzinnige Verenigingen
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - European Union and International Affairs Office
- Committee of the Representatives of the Orthodox Churches in European Union
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Date 10 Jun 2021 Location Brussels - video conference Subject European Green Deal presentation and discussion Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - European Buddhist Union
- Secretariat of COMECE (Commission of the Episcopates of the European Union)
- HINDU FORUM EUROPE
- Grande Loge Féminine de France (Institut Maçonnique Européen)
- European Union for Progressive Judaism
- Committee of the Representatives of the Orthodox Churches in European Union
- EGALE Egalité-laïcité-Europe
- association européenne de la pensée libre
- Office of the Anglican Bishop in Europe
- EKD-Büro Brüssel / EKD-Office Brussels
- Unie Vrijzinnige Verenigingen
- Alliance Maçonnique Européenne
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Date 30 Jun 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject European social policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Raf De Backer (Cabinet member)
- Marianne Thyssen (Commissioner)