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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 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.35 Fte (8)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Agroforestry Federation (EURAF)
EU Transparency Register
913270437706-82 First registered on 25 Mar 2020
Goals / Remit
The European Agroforestry Federation (EURAF) aims at promoting the use of trees on farms as well as any kind of silvopastoralism throughout the different environmental regions of Europe.
EURAF’s aim to promote the adoption of agroforestry practices across Europe by:
Any communication means, including lobbying for agroforestry adapted policies at the European scale.
Organising a bi-annual conference.
Sending an electronic newsletter to all members.
Managing a dedicated website, with functionalities to share information, scientific results and policy issues on agroforestry.
Achieving specific agreements with national and international agroforestry societies or other related societies for the exchange of information and the organization of joint congresses, symposiums and seminars.
Meeting monthly to delineate actions to target awareness of agroforestry systems mainly at policy level.
Promoting events and participate in research projects providing networking throughout Europe.Main EU files targeted
Common Agricultural Policy, Pillar 1 and Pillar 2, Rural Development, Environmental Policy, Farm to Fork, Certification Framework on Carbon Removals, Nature Restoration Law, Soil Monitoring Directive, etc.
Address
Head Office
EURAF 14 Rue Pages
Montpellier 34070
FRANCEEU Office
Rue d'Edimbourg 26, 1050 Ixelles, Bruxelles - Belgium
Bruxelles 1050
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
8
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 75% 1 10% 6 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.35
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 27 Apr 2024
Name Start date End Date Constantin MURARU 18 Jan 2024 17 Jan 2025 Mr Constantin MURARU 18 Jan 2024 15 Apr 2024 Ms Judit CSIKVARI 03 Feb 2023 03 Feb 2024 Mr Gerald John LAWSON 02 Feb 2023 02 Feb 2024 Mr Patrick Alexander WORMS 02 Feb 2023 02 Feb 2024 Mr Constantin MURARU 14 Jan 2023 13 Jan 2024 Complementary Information
1 FTE working in Brussels office;
1 part-time policy analyst;
voluntary contribution from members of the board and executive committee.
An Erasmus + trainee worked with EURAF 2023 (for about three months).
Another person will be recruited in 2024.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
International Union of Agroforestry
Member organisations
EURAF is a federation of agroforestry groups in more than 20 countries. The list can be found on the Executive Committee page and under each country page.
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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
50,000€
Major funding types in closed year
EU funding, Member's contribution
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution DigitAF HE project 14,000€ Contribution DISTENDER HE project 26,000€ Grant Horizon Europe 43,000€ Major contributions in current year
Type Name Amount Grant DigitAF HE project 30,000€ Grant Distender HE project 40,000€ Grant ResAlliance HE project 33,000€ Grant CREDIBLE HE project 28,000€ Other financial info
Our members and representatives are unpaid/volunteers. EURAF employs a Secretary General (as of mid-2022) and a policy analyst working part-time (carrying out a number of tasks that were implemented by unpaid members).
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Civil Dialogue Group (CDG) on Animal Production#E03879#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3879 #Member #C#Civil society#Forest and Forestry Stakeholder Platform#E03888#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3888 #Member #C#Civil society#Civil Dialogue Group (CDG) on Organic Farming#E03881#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3881 #Member #C#Civil society#Civil Dialogue Group (CDG) on the CAP Strategic Plans and Horizontal Matters#E03877#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3877 #Member #C#Professionals#Civil Dialogue Group (CDG) on International Aspects of Agriculture#E03880#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3880 #Member #C#Civil society#Civil Dialogue Group (CDG) on Environment and Climate Change#E03883#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3883 #Member #C#Civil society
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
EURAF Quarterly Newsletter: https://www.euraf.net/action/
EURAF Bi-annual international conference: https://www.euraf2024.mendelu.cz/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 Mar 2024 Location Brussels Subject High level dialogue on forest-based bioeconomy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Attending - Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists - Sappi Europe SA
- Stichting BirdLife Europe
- Conféderation Européenne des Propriétaires Forestiers
- HS Timber Group GmbH
- Pluckhugget Aktiebolag
- Fern
- Arbonics OU
- Land Life Company B.V.
- Pro Silva
- European Confederation of Woodworking Industries
- European farmers
- Metsäliitto Cooperative
- European Landowners' Organization asbl
- European Forest Institute
- Innofor Finland Ltd
- EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF BUILDING AND WOODWORKERS
- European agri-cooperatives
- Sonae Arauco, SA
- EcoTree
- Stora Enso Oyj
- Organization for Biodiversity Certificates
- European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF)
- OÜ Fibenol
- Single.Earth
- European State Forest Association
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Date 08 Nov 2023 Location Brussels Subject Elaborate more on EURAF's priorities in the context of the work programme of the Commission for 2024. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Oct 2023 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Agroforestry, sustainable finance, and forest monitoring Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
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