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 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3 Fte (5)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Cooperation and Partnership Network (ECOPNET)
EU Transparency Register
003495042591-53 First registered on 25 May 2021
Goals / Remit
ECOPNET (European Cooperation and Partnership Network) ASBL is a Brussels-based, politically independent non-profit network focusing on cooperations and international partnerships, gathering individuals, institutions, chambers, trade unions, universities, academics, scientists, local authorities and companies interested in EU affairs and global cooperation. ECOPNET is also aimed at supporting its partners with regard to the EU policies, as well as promoting the EU values across Europe and the world. In the areas such as but not limited to Digital Age, European Green Deal and Circular Economy, Energy, Education, Immigration, Human Rights and Rule of Law and Trade Regulations, ECOPNET is researching and promoting EU policies. ECOPNET wishes to influence and contribute to the formulation or implementation of policy and the decision-making processes of the EU institutions on selected subject matters in cooperation with its partners and officials of the EU institutions and other staff.
Main EU files targeted
Main targeted EU legislative proposals and policies are including the legislation proposals, actions and policies of and/or related to (i) Green New Deal Intergroup (ii) Environment, Public Healthy and Food Safety Committee as well as Agriculture and Rural Development Committee (iii) Trade Unions and SME Intergroup and the International Trade Committee (iv) AIDA together with its legislative proposals on AI (v) Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union (vi) Legal Affairs, Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, Women’s Rights and Gender Equality committees as well as Children’s Rights Intergroup (vii) The Standing Committee of Human Rights (viii) Culture and Education Committee’s works and legislative proposals (ix) Regional Development Committee (x) Industry, Research and Energy Committee (xi) Foreign Affairs Committee and EU’s external actions and policies.
Address
Head Office
Avenue Louise 65/11, 1050 - Brussels, Belgium
Brussels
BELGIUMEU Office
Avenue Louise 65/11, 1050 - Brussels, Belgium
Brussels
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
5
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 75% 2 25% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 14 Sep 2024
Name Start date End Date Mr Bekir Bugra AYDIN 08 Dec 2022 11 Oct 2023 Mr Bekir Bugra AYDIN 26 Oct 2021 26 Oct 2022 Complementary Information
ECOPNET is having active board members allocating their part-time, volunteers and full-time interns and consultants.
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
Currently no official affiliations.
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
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
4,510€
Major funding types in closed year
Donations
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Other financial info
Currently board members, individual partners and founders are supporting the association in the form of donations.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
ECOPNET also aims to particularly reach partners in the EU candidate countries, thus, the following initiatives are significant for the NGO:
Friends of Turkey (Turkey Forum) in the European Parliament
EU Turkey Friendship Group and other active friendship groups for Balkan Region and Central Asia.Communication activities
To achieve its objectives, ECOPNET, uses various tools, which could be listed as events, roundtable meetings, trainings, EU funded projects, standardisation guidance, international cooperation programs, periodical reportings and Working & Research Groups. With an effective PR & communication strategy, ECOPNET aims to contact EU officials, MEPs and their assistants and other relevant EU actors to communicate key messages of its partners to influence decision-making processes and help the implementation of EU policies. It effectively manages social media accounts and news sections on its official website to inform followers on EU affairs, which are also encouraging followers to contribute and participate in formal consultations or hearings on envisaged EU legislative or other legal acts and other open consultations. ECOPNET organises numerous events throughout the year. It has launched Brussels+ event series to target young people and EU education policies. It is also working on events related to cultural diplomacy, scientific diplomacy, gastro-diplomacy and other similar concepts. EU officials, MEPs together with their assistants are always invited to the events. ECOPNET also conducts events at the European Parliament when possible under the auspices of collaborating MEPs. ECOPNET prepares newsletters, to be sent to every subscriber twice a month, to inform the subscribers on the significant points of the current EU agenda and policies. Detailed periodic reports on its working areas are also being prepared on a regular basis, to-be sent to the partners. ECOPNET also has different Working Groups (Green Deal & Circular Economy, Digital Age, Energy, Human Rights & Rule of Law, Immigration etc.) where it creates a platform to bring together experts, academics and our partners and carry on research projects. Various training modules (such as Horizon Europe Training Module, Green Deal Training Module etc.) are being conducted in the subject matters that fall into the categories of the working groups. ECOPNET conducts international cooperation projects such as city twinning projects, academic cooperation programs etc. and it gathers its partners in the form of roundtable meetings under different themes. ECOPNET guides its partners on social, legal and technical issues to meet and effect EU standards and policies.
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
None declared