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)
2.25 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
6
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Cultural Foundation (ECF)
EU Transparency Register
48891989251-14 First registered on 31 Jul 2012
Goals / Remit
European Cultural Foundation is an independent foundation based in the Netherlands founded in 1954 and operating across Europe for 65+ years. ECF's vision is that the connecting power of culture is essential for creating open, inclusive and democratic societies, and as such is invaluable for building Europe. We promote a European sentiment through developing and supporting cultural initiatives that let us share, experience and imagine Europe. We initiate and support cultural exchange and creative expression across wider Europe. ECF shares and connects knowledge across the European cultural sector, and advocates for arts and culture on all levels of political decision-making. We link policy and practice, to act as catalysts for artistic and cultural expression and to have a concrete impact on European cultural policies and strategies. We do this through our programmes, grants, advocacy, publications and digital platforms. Since 2020 we developed the Culture of Solidarity fund.
Main EU files targeted
Media Freedoms Act; REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on an EU framework for the social and professional situation of artists and workers in the cultural and creative sectors (25.10.2023 - (2023/2051(INL)); JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the cultural recovery of Europe (2020); European Parliament resolution of 20 October 2022 on cultural solidarity with Ukraine and a joint emergency response mechanism for cultural recovery in Europe (2022/2759(RSP))
Address
Head Office
Jan van Goyenkade, 5
Amsterdam 1075HN
NETHERLANDSEU Office
Jan van Goyenkade, 5
Amsterdam 1075HN
NETHERLANDSWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 75% 1 50% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 27 Jul 2024
Name Start date End Date Isabelle Schwarz 17 Jul 2024 16 Jul 2025 Mr Andre WILKENS 21 Aug 2019 21 Aug 2020 Ms Marjolein Cremer 06 Apr 2019 12 Sep 2019 Ms Tsveta Andreeva 05 Apr 2019 04 Apr 2020 Ms Isabelle Schwarz 05 Apr 2019 04 Apr 2020 Ms Tsveta Andreeva 24 Feb 2018 23 Feb 2019 Ms Katherine Watson 23 Apr 2015 21 Apr 2016 Ms Isabelle Schwarz 05 Mar 2015 03 Mar 2016 Ms Tsveta Andreeva 04 Dec 2014 02 Dec 2015 Ms Marjolein Cremer 04 Dec 2014 02 Dec 2015 Ms Marjolein Cremer 04 Oct 2012 01 Aug 2013 Ms Tsveta Andreeva 03 Oct 2012 01 Aug 2013 Ms Isabelle Schwarz 03 Oct 2012 01 Aug 2013 Complementary Information
ECF staff is in total 26 FTE (by January 2022)
https://culturalfoundation.eu/organisation/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
By 2022 ECF is an active member of:
Philea - Philanthropy Europe Association (former European Foundation Center) - international network of foundations, philanthropic organisations and networks working for the common good.
European cultural networks: Culture Action Europe, Europa Nostra & European Heritage Alliance; On the Move - the international network for information on cultural mobility;
Think tanks: European Policy Center (EPC), Friends of Europe
Other Philanthropic initiatives: Edge Europe, Dutch philanthropy associations Goede Doelen Nederland & FIN.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
7,020,517€
Major funding types in closed year
Other
Funding types "other" information
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds 4,808,133€ Grant EU/FPI Cultural Relations Platform 14,400€ Grant Horizon Europe CSA CrAFt 69,000€ Grant DG CNECT "Re:framing Migrants in European Media" 500,000€ Major contributions in current year
Type Name Amount Grant DG CNECT "Displ.eu" 1,992,204€ Grant Horizon Europe CSA CrAFt 119,834€ Grant EU/FPI Cultural Relations Platform 21,100€ Grant DG CNECT European Media Space 21,000€ Other financial info
Full details on ECF's financial incomes and expenditures, audited annual accounts, balance sheet etc. for the last closed financial year (2021) are in the publicly available Annual and Financial Report 2022: https://culturalfoundation.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ECF-Annual_report_2022-final.pdf
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
Cultural Creators Friendship Group (CCFG)
Communication activities
Cultural Deal for Europe campaign (together with Culture Action Europe and Europa nostra). https://culturaldeal.eu/
Pop-the-vote campaign (CAE) partner
Together.eu - partner of the EP for the 2024 EP electionsOther activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
6 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.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.
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Date 28 Feb 2023 Location Brussels Subject Initiatives of the European Cultural Foundation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life Attending - Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
- Catherine Sustek (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Jun 2020 Location Video - conferencing Subject EU measures in favour of the cultural and creatives sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
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Date 05 Jun 2020 Location Video - conferencing Subject EU measures in favour of the cultural and creatives sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Innovation and Youth Attending - Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
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Date 18 Apr 2017 Location Brussels Subject Clean Energy transition in South-Eastern Europe, EU-India relations Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Bernd Biervert (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject Culture Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Alicja Magda Herbowska (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Jul 2015 Location Brussels Subject Exchange of views and priorities Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Adrienn Kiraly (Cabinet member)