Overview
Lobbying Costs
850,000€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
6 Fte (6)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
11
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Festivals Association (EFA)
EU Transparency Register
434027116304-07 First registered on 04 Mar 2015
Goals / Remit
The European Festivals Association is the umbrella organisation for festivals across Europe and beyond. One of the oldest cultural networks in Europe, it was founded in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1952 as a joint initiative of the eminent conductor Igor Markevitch and the great philosopher Denis de Rougemont. Since its foundation, the Association has grown from 15 festivals into a dynamic network representing about 74 music, dance, theater and multidisciplinary festivals, 15 national festival associations and cultural organisations from 40 countries.
The aim of the European Festivals Association is to support festivals, promote festivals’ significance and their important role in international cultural cooperation and societies today. Therefore, EFA seeks primarily to
- coordinate the efforts of its members;
- facilitate cooperation and co-production;
- set common policy;
- promote multidisciplinary tendencies;
- underline the state of art in society;
- act prominently in the wider political debate.Main EU files targeted
EU Creative Europe Programme
Preparatory action to create an EU Festival award and an EU Festival label in the field of culture: EFFE (Europe for Festivals – Festivals for Europe)
EU-China High-Level People-to-People Dialogue
New Narrative Project
Culture in external affairsAddress
Head Office
Sainctelettesquare 17
Brussels 1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
6
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 6 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
6
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Kathrin Deventer (Secretary General)
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Kathrin Deventer (Secretary General)
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
The European Festivals Association is a member of Pearle – live performance Europe, IMC – International Music Council, ietm - international network for contemporary performing art, REMA – European Early Music Network and European Alliance for Culture and the Arts.
While they existed it was also a member of the Access to Culture Platform, Intercultural Europe Platform and Potential of Creative Industries Platform.Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
850,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
327,765 € (Source: European Commission Creative Europe Programme & Preparatory Action)
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
EFA as part of training activities in the People to People dialogue strategy
Implementation festivals’ policy through EU Platform for FestivalsOther activities
The European Festivals Association was, since 2008, member of the 3 Civil Society Platforms created by the European Commission: Intercultural Europe, Potential of Creative Industries and Access to Culture.
- Meetings
Meetings
11 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 22 Jun 2021 Location Videoconferencing Subject Strategies and possible contributions of festivals to the European political agenda, Creative Europe Programme Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
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Date 22 Jun 2021 Location Videoconferencing Subject Strategies and possible contributions of festivals to the European political agenda, Creative Europe Programme Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Innovation and Youth Attending - Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
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Date 23 Jun 2020 Location Video-conferencing Subject Festivals and the Dance sector and how they have been impacted the by COVID-19 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
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Date 23 Jun 2020 Location Video-conferencing Subject Festivals and the Dance sector and how they have been impacted the by COVID-19 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Innovation and Youth Attending - Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
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Date 23 Feb 2017 Location Brussels Subject Annual Festival Roundtable Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Tibor Navracsics (Commissioner)
- Rodrigo Ballester (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Jan 2017 Location Brussels Subject Preparation of Roundtable Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Alicja Magda Herbowska (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Aug 2016 Location Brussels Subject European Cultural Festivals Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Alicja Magda Herbowska (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject Culture (Festivals) Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Alicja Magda Herbowska (Cabinet member)
- Tibor Navracsics (Commissioner)
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Date 30 Apr 2015 Location Brussels Subject EU-China Dialogue Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Jonathan Michael Hill (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject Discussion on areas of common interest Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Jonathan Michael Hill (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Dec 2014 Location Brussels Subject Exchange of views and priorities for the culture sector 2015 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Tibor Navracsics (Commissioner)
- Adrienn Kiraly (Cabinet member)
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