Overview
Lobbying Costs
9,999€
Financial year: Nov 2013 - Nov 2014
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
2
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
EcoNexus
EU Transparency Register
600698218851-84 First registered on 21 Sep 2015
Goals / Remit
The objects for which the company is established are:
a) To promote public education and research into: (i) the social, political, economic, ecological, environmental and health impacts of science and technology, especially new developments such as genetic engineering, synthetic biology, nanotechnology and geo-engineering, with particular focus on the risks involved in such new technologies and the need for regulation (ii) the role of the for-profit corporation, especially in agribusiness and GE biotechnology (iii) the vital importance of conserving biodiversity and using it sustainably and equitably and (iv) the social, environmental, psychological and spiritual impacts of climate change, the destruction of biodiversity and loss of civil rights and liberties.
b) To publish reports, conduct meetings, cultural events and seminars and undertake education and public outreach work in support of the above;
c) By means of the activities in (a) and (b) to support the efforts of organisations, groups or communities having similar aims, particularly in the developing world, and encourage the promotion of collaboration, human rights, social justice, and the sustainable and equitable use of natural resources;
d) To undertake the above (a-c) in a manner which takes full account of the views and policies of such organisations.Main EU files targeted
Directive 2001/18/EC (amendments)
New EU rules allowing member states to ban or restrict the cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on their territoryAddress
Head Office
Dr Ricarda Steinbrecher
EcoNexus
Oxford OX4 9BS
UNITED KINGDOM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Ricarda Steinbrecher (Co-Director)
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Ricarda Steinbrecher (Co-Director)
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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
GENET: http://www.genet-info.org/
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Nov 2013 - Nov 2014
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
9,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
Letters
Press releases
ReportsOther activities
We follow developments in genetic engineering, synthetic biology and new breeding technologies
We monitor fields in which they may be applied such as food/feed, bioenergy and geoengineering
Meetings
Meetings
2 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 05 Feb 2016 Location brussels Subject New Plant Breeding Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Leon Delvaux (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 28 Sep 2015 Location Brussels Subject New breeding techniques, GMO Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
- Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists