Eurodiaconia

Social Platform. European-Anti-Poverty-Network (EAPN).
Social Services Europe
European Alliance for Volunteering
European Financial Inclusion Network

http://www.eurodiaconia.org/members/list-of-members

Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

150,000€

443,431 € (Source: PROGRESS/E@SI programme)

Following the guidelines of the EU Civil Society Contact Group and the Alliance for Lobbying, Transparency and Ethics Regulation in the EU, Eurodiaconia has calculated that it spent an estimated €20,465 in 2008 on activities carried out with the objective of influencing the policy formulation and decision-making processes of the European institutions.”

NGOs member of the Social Platform funding are used to help reduce the gap between politicians and citizens by enabling local organisations and people to participate in European decisions which have an impact on their lives. NGOs do so through their participatory structures and by organising working groups, seminars, workshops in which participants from all over Europe gather and propose appropriate measures to address their concerns. In that respect, their bottom-up and participatory approach build European solidarity.

High Level Group on social entrepreneurship
None

Social Economy Intergroup
Public Services Intergroup
Extreme Poverty and Human Rights Intergroip
Child Rights intergroup

Publications
Meetings and Seminars for members with input from MEPs and Commission officials
Press Releases
Information on our website
promotional mailings

On behalf of Eurodiaconia, the persons listed below have had, during the reporting period, four or more contacts with members or officials of the EU institutions with the objective of influencing the policy formulation and decision-making processes of the European institution.

Alex Elu, policy officer:
Dossiers:State aid, public procurement, European Social Fund, healthy ageing and elderly care, quality in social services, social innovation, social business, social impact measurement.


Clotilde Clark Foulquier, policy Officer
Dossiers: Poverty and social exclusion, Europe 2020 and the European Semester, Homelessness, over-indebtedness and financial inclusion.

Stephan Burger
Dossiers: Roma, active inclusion, Europe 2020/European Semester

Heather Roy, Secretary General, overall policy co-ordination and representation.

14 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.

• Date	24 Oct 2023	Location	BERL
  Subject	priorites for the next Commission
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit
  Portfolio	Jobs and Social Rights
  Attending	Ana Carla Pereira (Cabinet member)

• Date	25 Nov 2022	Location	Brussels
  Subject	courtesy meeting
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit
  Portfolio	Jobs and Social Rights
  Attending	Antoine Kasel (Cabinet member)

• Date	20 Jul 2021	Location	Brussels
  Subject	implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights
  DG	Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
  Attending	Joost Korte (Director-General)

• Date	05 May 2020	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Migrants’ challenges in the current COVID-19 crisis and their contribution to economic recovery
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Ylva Johansson
  Portfolio	Home Affairs
  Attending	Ylva Johansson (Commissioner) Alexandra Cupsan-Catalin (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	Ashoka International Rescue Committee Inc Platform of European Social NGOs Médecins Sans Frontières International Open Society European Policy Institute Caritas Europa International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Eurocities Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants European Network Against Racism Global Refugee Sponsorship Initiative European Council on Refugees and Exiles EUROCHAMBRES – Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry Amnesty International Limited BUSINESSEUROPE Save the Children Europe European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions European Federation of National Organisations working with the Homeless European Network of Migrant Women SGI Europe EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION SMEunited aisbl

• Date	29 Apr 2020	Location	Videoconference
  Subject	Social Services in Europe, Statutory Duties of Public Social Services, Explanation, Impact & challenges of COVID-19, Elderly, Role of the EU, Rights of persons with disabilities, social dialogue & cross-sectoral social dialogue
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica
  Portfolio	Democracy and Demography
  Attending	Colin Scicluna (Cabinet member) Astrid Dentler (Cabinet member) Dubravka Šuica (Vice-President)
  Other Lobbyists	AGE Platform Europe European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities European Ageing Network European Federation of Public Service Unions European Disability Forum European Social Network Social Services Europe

• Date	29 Apr 2020	Location	Brussels
  Subject	VC meeting on the Impact of COVID-19 on Social Services and the risks for persons in vulnerable situations
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides
  Portfolio	Health
  Attending	Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
  Other Lobbyists	AGE Platform Europe European Disability Forum European Ageing Network SGI Europe European Association of Service providers for Persons with Disabilities Social Services Europe European Social Network European Federation of Public Service Unions

• Date	14 Feb 2020	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Consultations on the New Pact on Migrations
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Ylva Johansson
  Portfolio	Home Affairs
  Attending	Ylva Johansson (Commissioner) Alexandra Cupsan-Catalin (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants Amnesty International Limited International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies International Rescue Committee Inc European Network Against Racism Médecins Sans Frontières International European Federation of National Organisations working with the Homeless

• Date	27 Jun 2018	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Implementation sustainability development goals
  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)

• Date	15 May 2018	Location	EP, Brussels
  Subject	Breakfast event on SDGs and Social Pillar
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
  Portfolio	Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
  Attending	Ruth Paserman (Cabinet member)

• Date	24 Apr 2018	Location	EP
  Subject	The role of social services in the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
  Portfolio	Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
  Attending	Ruth Paserman (Cabinet member)

• Date	26 Jan 2018	Location	Berlaymont Brussels
  Subject	Implementation of the European Pilar of Social Rights and the design of the new Multiannual Financial Framework
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
  Portfolio	Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
  Attending	Baudouin Baudru (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	The Salvation Army EU Affairs Office European Federation of National Organisations working with the Homeless

• Date	11 Jul 2017	Location	Square de Meeûs 18, B-1050 Brussels
  Subject	Public social investments in the macroeconomic governance framework
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
  Portfolio	Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
  Attending	Ruth Paserman (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions

• Date	04 Jul 2017	Location	BERL 10/390
  Subject	Social exclusion of undocumented migrants
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
  Portfolio	Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
  Attending	Vasiliki Kokkori (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants

• Date	09 Feb 2017	Location	BERL 10/411
  Subject	CESI-Eurodiaconia-Social Platform initiative
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
  Portfolio	Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
  Attending	Vasiliki Kokkori (Cabinet member) Ruth Paserman (Cabinet member) Baudouin Baudru (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions Platform of European Social NGOs Housing Europe- The European Federation of Public, Cooperative and Social Housing European Policy Centre