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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 2024 - Dec 2024
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3.5 Fte (15)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
1
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Election-Watch.EU (wahlbeobachtung.org) (EW)
EU Transparency Register
532832148982-75 First registered on 09 Feb 2023
Goals / Remit
Election-Watch.EU (wahlbeobachtung.org) is an independent, non-partisan civil society organisation with extended international and citizen-based election observation and electoral assistance expertise.
The initiative aims at observing and assessing the European Elections and electoral processes in European countries. The process initiated in Austria focuses on international obligations and commitments as well as on best practices to strengthen democracy in Europe and European fundamental values.
Through recommendations and advocacy, Election-Watch.EU contributes to the improvement of European and members states’ electoral systems and processes, and more broadly to the strengthening of democratic political practice.
Election-Watch.EU provides information on the European election processes, international standards and best practices.Main EU files targeted
Electoral legislation
Digitial Services Act
Digital Market Act
Artificial Intelligence Act
Regulation of political advertising
Freedom of Expression legislation
Transparency and Targeting of Political Advertising Regulation
mobile EU citizens Directive
European political party fundingAddress
Head Office
Aschergasse 45
Vienna 1130
AUSTRIAEU Office
Aschergasse 45
Vienna 1130
AUSTRIAWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
15
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 5 10% 10 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
During the 2019 and 2024 EP elections Election-Watch.EU conducted Election Assessment Mission with more than 70 experts/observers participated. Over the years some 100-150 colleagues have contributed to the work of Election-Watch.EU
In 2024 Election-Watch.EU established an Advisory Board including Amb. Urszula Gacek, Prof. Manfred Nowak, and Mr. Patrick Costello: https://www.wahlbeobachtung.org/en/about-us/who-we-are/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
EPD https://epd.eu/communityofpractice/election-watch-eu/
GNDEM https://gndem.org/members/
Declaration of Principles for International Observers: https://electionstandards.cartercenter.org/at-work/collaborative-efforts-towards-standards/endorsing-organizations/Member organisations
Political Accountability Foundation: https://odpowiedzialnapolityka.pl/
MEMO98 https://memo98.sk/
GONG https://gong.hr/en/
Expert Forum https://expertforum.ro/en/
White Gloves https://www.baltosiospirstines.lt/ -
Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
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
112,275€
Major funding types in closed year
EU funding, Member's contributions, Other
Funding types "other" information
EW is a beneficiary of an EPD coordinated CERV funding for the SEEEDS project. Other beneficiaries are DRI and EPDE. Website of SEEEDS project: https://seeeds.epd.eu/
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution Action for Democracy 44,375€ Contribution EC CERV SEEEDS project 23,958€ Contribution EC EPD AHEAD Liberia project 11,400€ Other financial info
EW is a beneficiary of an EPD coordinated CERV funding for the SEEEDS project. Other beneficiaries are DRI and EPDE.
Website of SEEEDS project: https://seeeds.epd.eu/ -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
Disability,Artificial intelligence and digital
Communication activities
Presentation of recommendations in the EP AFCO (Constitutional) Committee
Presentation of recommendation to European Cooperation Network on Elections (ECNE)
“Supporting Engagement in European Elections and Democratic Societies” (SEEEDS) project (Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme; CERV funded)
Meetings with Members of European Parliament, political parties, representatives of the European Commission, Council and other EU institutions
Advocacy work, policy papers, etc.
Input into political advertising: https://www.wahlbeobachtung.org/en/election-watch-eu-input-on-online-political-advertising-regulation-in-europe/
Input into data protection in political advertising: https://www.wahlbeobachtung.org/en/election-watch-eu-inivted-to-speak-on-data-protection-day/
Policy paper on AI in elections: https://www.wahlbeobachtung.org/en/policy-paper-on-ai-and-freedom-of-expression-in-elections/
2019 Election Assessment Mission Report: https://www.wahlbeobachtung.org/en/european-parliament-elections-2019-election-watch-eu-eam-final-report-with-16-recommendations/
2023 Organisation of High Level Event on enhancing integrity in European Elections at the EP: https://www.wahlbeobachtung.org/en/great-exchange-among-european-decision-makers-and-civil-society-on-ensuring-the-integrity-of-the-2024-european-elections/
2023 First High Level Event on European Elections panel participation: https://www.wahlbeobachtung.org/en/first-high-level-event-on-european-elections/
2023 Pre-Election Assessment Mission to the June 2024 EP elections: https://www.wahlbeobachtung.org/en/pre-election-assessment-mission-by-election-watch-eu-in-brussels/
2024 Publication of Pre-Election Assessment Mission Report to the June 2024 EP elections: https://www.wahlbeobachtung.org/en/pre-election-assessment-mission-report-published/
2024 Publication of the Election Assessment Mission Report to the June 2024 EP elections: https://www.wahlbeobachtung.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/election-watch.eu-eam-ep-elections-2024-final-report-300924.pdf
2024 Press Conference of the Election Assessment Mission Report to the June 2024 EP elections: https://www.wahlbeobachtung.org/en/preliminary-statement-of-the-election-assessment-mission-to-the-european-elections/
2024 Publication of the Practitioners Paper on the EU AI Act impact on Elections: https://www.wahlbeobachtung.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ai-and-elections-policy-paper-sept-2024-epd-ew-final.pdfOther activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
1 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.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.