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 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.35 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Europe Must Act (EMA)
EU Transparency Register
501102548181-90 First registered on 13 Dec 2022
Goals / Remit
Europe Must Act (EMA) is a European social movement formed by local and national chapters and a central European team. Its three key goals are the following:
To unite communities across Europe to welcome refugees and asylum seekers through relocation
To ensure dignified reception conditions and alternatives to camps in Greece and along Europe’s external borders
To secure a fair and humane European policy on asylum and migration
Europe Must Act acts in accordance with its core principles:
We are non-violent.
We are not affiliated with any political ideology.
We are based on autonomy and decentralization.
We are volunteers.
We avoid shaming and blaming.
Throughout its campaigning and advocacy work at local, national, and European level, Europe Must Act is committed to amplifying the voices of people with lived migratory experience and connect them with decision-makers who will decide on those policies that affect people on the move.Main EU files targeted
Europe Must Act’s advocacy and lobbying work at the European level has focused on and targets two main proposals and policies. Firstly, the New Pact on Migration and Asylum and specific regulations included in the proposal for a New Pact. EMA has and will continue to focus on this legislative proposal because, if adopted in the form as it was proposed, the Pact will erode the right to asylum and seriously limit the fundamental rights and freedoms of people on the move. Within the proposal for a New Pact, EMA’s work has greatly focused on the voluntary solidarity mechanism.
Secondly, the European Commission’s decision to build and finance the construction of Closed Controlled Access Centres on the Aegean Islands.Address
Head Office
Via Gaetano Pilati 4/A
Firenze 50136
ITALYEU Office
Via Gaetano Pilati 4/A
Firenze 50136
ITALYWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
2
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 1 10% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.35
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
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
Europe Must Act (EMA) is a member of the network From The Sea To The City, a consortium that promotes welcoming cities across Europe to host people on the move: https://fromseatocity.eu/#members.
EMA is also a partner of and member of For Refugees: https://www.forrefugees.org/partners.Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
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
50,007€
Major funding types in closed year
Grants, Donations
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
Concerning the first legislative proposal mentioned above, EMA and its activists and chapters across Europe have engaged in a variety of diverse actions aimed at both raising awareness about the current situation as well as influencing local, national and European decision-making processes. EMA’s latest campaign is focused on raising awareness among local authorities of the opportunities represented by migration and the existing tools for cities to relocate people on the move from border areas to their territories. The goal is to increase the number of town and cities who are part of the International Alliance of Safe Harbour, a European network of welcoming cities. Other actions include conferences and debates and internal trainings.
Concerning the Commission’s policy of building closed camps in border areas, Europe must Act has both organized online and social media campaigns to raise awareness about the existence of said facilities as well as published two reports. These reports are the result of a monitoring and research project which consisted of carrying out interviews with residents living in one of these camps.Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
None declared