Overview
Lobbying Costs
75,000€
Financial year: Jan 2012 - Dec 2012
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
None declared
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
2
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Forum of Independent Professionals (EFIP)
EU Transparency Register
823591710024-95 First registered on 31 Oct 2012
Goals / Remit
Our Vision
The free movement of capital, goods, services and workers is the core value of the European Economic Area.
Industrial and labour relations in Europe are traditionally divided into employers / business organisations on one side and employees / trade unions on the other side.
Independent professionals (or “Ipros”) provide their services to a range of clients and are therefore neither employer nor employee. Ipros make a significant contribution to many different areas of society and the economy and therefore to the socio-economic dynamics in Europe and its Member-states.
The rise of self-employed independent professionals has created an urgent need for policy adjustment in a number of areas. Thus the system of industrial relations, taxation and social security in the future must become more attuned to an increasing variety of labour relations.
Our Mission
To raise awareness of independent professionals and the independent way of working
To act as a bridge between the independent professional community and key decision makers at EU level
To support and promote Ipros and provide a voice for independents in Brussels
To draw attention to the challenges faced by Ipros and the barriers to their growth.
EFIP has five aims:
• Visibility: to promote international awareness of independent professionals, the services rendered by them and their way of life
• Value: to provide better understanding of the value this sector brings to economies
• Resources: sharing of knowledge and statistics, as well as other data of value to independents
• Dialogue: an improved communication between national organisations
• Policy: to provide a conduit for policy matters with EU institutions and other international bodies
Our Strategy
Founded in 2010 the European Forum of Independent Professionals (EFIP) is a collaboration of national associations which represent independent professionals.
Consisting of representatives from across Europe, EFIP seeks to enhance the work of national organisations already representing independent professionals.
EFIP supports research which will identify the size of the independent workforce and the value of their contribution to the economy.
By providing a pan European voice for independent workers, EFIP will continue to influence key decision makers at EU level.
EFIP stages events and seminars through which key messages can be delivered to a targeted audience.Main EU files targeted
Address
Head Office
rue Saint-Blaise
Paris 75020
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People
Total lobbyists declared
None declared
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
None declared
Person with legal responsibility
Mr John Brazier (President)
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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
None declared
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2012 - Dec 2012
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
75,000€
Other financial info
The EFIP is an international network of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, UK en growing. The membership fee is only based on the meeting expenses. All parties agree on paying their own flight tickets and hotel costs.
All hours of research is funded by every individual partner and not centralized organized in a financial flow.
Based on the 12 members and the average costs of 500 euro, the 4 meetings a year and the research thas has been done from est. 20.000 GBP, the investment on EFIP is in 2013 about 50k euro. -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
None declared
Communication activities
None declared
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
2 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 09 Mar 2016 Location Brussels Subject General discussion on independent professionals DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Lowri Evans (Director-General)
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Date 01 Mar 2016 Location brussels Subject EU Independent workers Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Jakub Cebula (Cabinet member)