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)
2.6 Fte (6)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
10
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Blind Union (EBU)
EU Transparency Register
42378755934-87 First registered on 27 May 2011
Goals / Remit
EBU works towards an accessible and inclusive society with equal opportunities for blind and partially sighted people to fully participate in all aspects of social, economic, cultural and political life.
Its members are national organisations of the visually impaired in 41 European countries, including 25 EU member states.
Its goals are:
- To voice the concerns of blind and partially sighted people of Europe, namely in EU policy-making and through EU legislation
- To protect and promote their human, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, and full participation in society
- To enable them to express their views and aspirations and take collective action.Main EU files targeted
We actively work with European institutions in all areas of policy development that impact the lives of blind and partially sighted citizens. We respond to European Commission Green papers and consultations and take part in stakeholder events organised by the Commission.
We also regularly publish position papers on issues that are of importance to us in order to keep EU policy makers informed about the challenges that blind and partially sighted people face and how EU policy can address them. These include equal access to employment, to goods and services, to the information society and to culture (including TV and radio), to books and print media, to telecommunications, to financial services (e.g. banking and insurance), the built environment etc.
We also take an interest in, inter alia, consumer rights, copyright law, welfare rights (e.g. social security, disability benefits, pensions), internal market policy (including e-commerce, public procurement policy), public health and transport policy.Address
Head Office
6, rue Gager-Gabillot
Paris 75015
FRANCEEU Office
6, rue Gager-Gabillot
Paris 75015
FRANCEWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
6
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 50% 2 25% 2 10% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.6
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
The above does not include staff from our national member organisations that directly participate in leading our campaigns. These persons (3), added up, account for about 25% of an FTE.
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
EBU is a member of:
- European Disability Forum
- World Blind Union
- European Women's Lobby
EBU has participatory status with the Council of Europe.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
731,952€
Major funding types in closed year
Member's contribution, EU funding, Other, Grants
Funding types "other" information
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution Citizens Equality Rights and Values grant from European Commission 482,195€ Contribution PARVIS - Promoting Awareness on the Rights of Visually Disabled People in an Inclusive Society 185,049€ Contribution EBU members’ contributions 251,800€ Grant Citizens Equality Rights and Values grant from European Commission 482,195€ Grant PARVIS – Promoting Awareness on the Rights of Visually Disabled People in an Inclusive Society 185,049€ Major contributions in current year
Type Name Amount Grant Citizens Equality Rights and Values grant from European Commission 663,848€ Other financial info
Other sources of funding include the Ukrainian Solidarity Fund and EBU Solidarity Fund.
All the figures in section 14 are for 2022, because we had not yet closed our account for the financial year 2023 at the time of making the present update. -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Disability Platform#E03820#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3820 #Member #C#Civil society#SUB-GROUP ON EMPLOYMENT PACKAGE
Groups (European Parliament)
Disability
Communication activities
Publications :
- Position papers and responses to consultations, including proposed amendments where relevant
- Press releases
- Various types of other publications : thematic reports, Q&As, guidelines and best practices
- Monthly Newsletter and quarterly "Focus" (thematic newsletter)
- Podcast on accessibility technologies
- Annual activity report
See https://www.euroblind.org/publications_and_resources
Campaigns : see https://www.euroblind.org/campaigns-and-activities/current-campaigns
Awareness-raising projects and usually an annual event (e.g. thematic conference, meeting with a group of selected decision-makers) : see https://www.euroblind.org/campaigns-and-activities/current-activitiesOther activities
The European Blind Union is actively working with European institutions in all areas of policy development that have an impact on the lives of blind and partially sighted citizens. We respond to European Commission Green papers and consultations and take part in stakeholder events organised by the Commission.
We also regularly publish position papers on issues that are of importance to us in order to keep EU policy makers informed about the challenges that blind and partially sighted people face and how EU policy can address them. These include equal access to employment, to goods and services, to the information society and to culture (including TV and radio), to books and print media, to telecommunications, to financial services (e.g. banking and insurance), etc.
We also take an interest in, inter alia, consumer rights, copyright law, welfare rights (e.g. social security, disability benefits, pensions), internal market policy (including e-commerce, public procurement policy), public health and transport policy.
We take part in the EU Disability High Level Group and the relevant Strategic Dialogue meetings.
Meetings
Meetings
10 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 11 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject EBU's priorities on the EU's policies and their impact on people with visual impairments Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Helena Dalli Portfolio Equality Attending - Nora Bednarski (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Pauline Rouch (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Marrakesh Treaty ratification Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject web accessibility, Digital Single Market DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 19 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject web accessibility, Digital Single Market DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 16 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject Web access DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Eric Mamer (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Nov 2015 Location BXL Subject web accessibility + copyright DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Anna Herold (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Oct 2015 Location BXL Subject copyright DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Anna Herold (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Jul 2015 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market, accessibility Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
- Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Jun 2015 Location Bruxelles Subject copyright DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Anna Herold (Cabinet member)