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 Fte (8)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
1
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Federation of Clean Air and Environmental Protection Associations (EFCA)
EU Transparency Register
66196446799-74 First registered on 27 Sep 2011
Goals / Remit
The “European Federation of Clean Air and Environmental Protection Associations”, EFCA, is a scientific international, non-political, non-governmental and non-profit expert organisation, committed to the advancement of environmental science, environmental technology, environmental policy and environmental management, recognizing the need for protection of the environment and public health, in the interest of European environmental policy, the national Associations and the public at large in the whole of Europe.
EFCA is active in the field of air pollution sciences and environmental protection, taking into account relations with the climate change problem. By taking position at the interface between science and (European) policy on envi¬ronmental problems, it aims to contribute to the identification of solutions with a sound scientific basis, which are technologically feasible, deliverable, cost-effective and politically acceptable.Main EU files targeted
Climate and Energy Package and subsequent initiatives and legislation
Clean Air Policy Package and subsequent initiatives and legislation
Green DealAddress
Head Office
Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Str. 7
Pfinztal D-76327
GERMANYEU Office
Joseph-von-Fraunhofer-Str. 7
Pfinztal D-76327
GERMANYWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
8
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 8 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
EFCA's Assembly counts 12 delegates which share the responsibility for EFCA's activities and contribute on a voluntary basis without any remuneration.
Activities, such as scientific conferences are being organised at the account of individual EFCA member associations under the responsibility of the delegate of the association and do not cause costs for EFCA.
EFCA's expenses consist of out-of-pocket costs to run EFCA's HQ and incidental travel costs of EFCA officials.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
EFCA is an associate Member of the IUAPPA (International Union of Air Pollution Prevention and Environmental Protection Associations)
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
4,000€
Major funding types in closed year
Member's contribution
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)
Climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development#Green new deal
Communication activities
COP
Ultrafine Particles Symposia
Non CO2 Green House Gases
World Clean Air Congress
Clean Sky Joint Initiative
Clean Aviation Joint Initiative
Climate Change ConferencesOther activities
In the Year of Air EFCA prepared and submitted a contribution in the Public Consultation on revising the Thematic Strategy on Air Pollution.
EFCA was present at the Green Week where it communicated its views on atmopheric policies to the public
EFCA sponsored three conferences organised by Members where PM-policy was addressed:
Ultrafine Particles 2015, 2017, 2019 May, Brussels
Air Protection 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 September, Croatia
WeBIOPATR 2013, October, Belgrade, Serbia
In addition it convened a special session around "Black Carbon" at IUAPPA's World Clean Air Congress, October, Capetown, South Africa.
On behalf of EFCA presentations with respect to PM policies were given at conferences:
Combustion Generated Nanoparticles, ETH-Zurich, June
Air Protection 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, Croatia, September
WeBIOPATR 2013, Belgrade, October
One of the sessions at the Closing Conference of the Year of Air was chaired on behalf of EFCA by a member of the EFCA Assembly
In relation to these activities EFCA contributed an Editorial for a special issue of the journal Pollution Atmospherique.
In June 2014 a contribution on behalf of EFCA was given at the ETH-conference on Combustion Generated Nanoparticles.
EFCA also sponsored the 7th Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases symposium of its Member VVM in Amsterdam; it convened a session there on Aerosol fractions: climate forcing and air pollution.
In June 2015 a contribution on behalf of EFCA was given at the ETH-conference on Combustion Generated Nanoparticles. Furthermore EFCA sponsored Air Protection 2015 of its Croatian Member CAPPA and arranged a special session on particulate matter.
In addition, EFCA contributed to the VDI Expert Forum on Atmospheric Chemistry - Tropospheric Aerosols in Berlin, Germany, organised by EFCA Member VDI-KRdL.
Meetings
Meetings
1 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 17 Mar 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Energy Union; Päris /COP21; ETS review post 2020 Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Yvon Slingenberg (Cabinet member)
- Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
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