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)
12 Fte (12)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
9
High-level Commission meetings
18
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Federation of Associations for Hunting & Conservation of the EU (FACE)
EU Transparency Register
75899541198-85 First registered on 20 Feb 2009
Goals / Remit
The Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation of the EU (FACE) is an international, non-profit making, non-governmental organisation that acts in the interests of over 7 million European hunters since its founding in 1977. From its headquarters in the heart of Brussels, Belgium, FACE represents its 37 members that are national hunting organisations within the Member States of the European Union and other Council of Europe countries. FACE has been a member of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) since 1987, and more recently of Wetlands International. FACE undertakes the following key objectives: Promoting hunting in accordance with the principles of sustainable use of natural resources; Informing decision makers, the media and the public on issues covering two key principles, namely sustainable hunting and biodiversity conservation, by raising awareness on initiatives that aim to promote these principles; Advocating the collective interests of its members at the lev (...)
Main EU files targeted
EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, EU Birds Directive, EU Habitats Directive, EU Firearms Legislation, EU Framework for Animal Welfare, EU Regulation on Animal Health, EU Regulation on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species.
Address
Head Office
Avenue de la Joyeuse Entrée, 1-5
Brussels 1040
BELGIUMEU Office
Avenue de la Joyeuse Entrée 1-5
Brussels 1040
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
12
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 12 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
12
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
9 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 08 Dec 2023
Name Start date End Date Mr Guillaume AGÈDE 05 Dec 2023 04 Dec 2024 Ms Valentina SIDDI 12 Oct 2023 11 Oct 2024 Mr Tristan BREIJER 12 Oct 2023 11 Oct 2024 Mr David Scallan 12 Oct 2023 11 Oct 2024 Mr Stanislas SIBILLE 31 May 2023 30 May 2024 Mr Robert GROOME 31 May 2023 30 May 2024 Mr Alexander Griffin 31 Jan 2023 30 Jan 2024 Ms Sabrina DIETZ 31 Jan 2023 30 Jan 2024 Ms Konstantina KATRIMPOUZA 28 Jan 2023 26 Jan 2024 Ms Valentina SIDDI 17 Nov 2022 12 Oct 2023 Ms Levina DE JONGE 17 Nov 2022 17 Nov 2023 Mr David Scallan 17 Nov 2022 12 Oct 2023 Mr David Scallan 27 Oct 2021 27 Oct 2022 Ms Valentina SIDDI 19 Oct 2021 19 Oct 2022 Ms Konstantina KATRIMPOUZA 14 Oct 2021 14 Oct 2022 Mr Stanislas SIBILLE 09 Oct 2021 08 Oct 2022 Ms Levina DE JONGE 09 Oct 2021 08 Oct 2022 Mr Robert GROOME 09 Oct 2021 08 Oct 2022 Ms Sabrina DIETZ 09 Oct 2021 08 Oct 2022 Mr Alexander Griffin 06 Oct 2021 06 Oct 2022 Mr David Scallan 07 Mar 2020 06 Mar 2021 Ms Levina DE JONGE 09 Jan 2020 09 Jan 2021 Mr Alexander Griffin 07 Dec 2019 05 Dec 2020 Ms Annemie Rose JANSSEN 30 Nov 2019 28 Nov 2020 Ms Sabrina DIETZ 30 Nov 2019 28 Nov 2020 Mr Robert GROOME 29 Nov 2019 28 Nov 2020 Ms Levina DE JONGE 05 Jul 2019 04 Jan 2020 Mr Daniel ŠVRČULA 22 Jun 2019 22 Dec 2019 Mr Roderick Enzerink 24 May 2019 22 Dec 2019 Mr Tom VAN DE MAELE 07 May 2019 22 Dec 2019 Mr David Scallan 15 Feb 2019 15 Feb 2020 Ms Diana SELARU 14 Feb 2019 14 Feb 2020 Ms Angela POPOVIC 23 May 2018 02 May 2019 Ms Monia Anane 18 May 2018 12 Jan 2019 Ms Isabelle LEMMENS 17 May 2018 12 Jan 2019 Mr Roderick Enzerink 17 May 2018 17 May 2019 Mr Roderick Enzerink 12 May 2017 09 May 2018 Mr Ludwig Willnegger 01 Mar 2018 01 Mar 2019 Mr David Scallan 30 Jan 2018 30 Jan 2019 Mr Tom VAN DE MAELE 20 Nov 2017 17 Nov 2018 Ms Angela POPOVIC 01 Sep 2017 01 Mar 2018 Ms Monia Anane 12 May 2017 11 May 2018 Roderick Enzerink 12 May 2017 07 May 2018 Mr Ludwig Willnegger 20 Mar 2017 01 Mar 2018 Ms Berta REDONDO BENITO 20 Mar 2017 13 Dec 2017 Mr Johan Svalby 05 Nov 2016 05 Sep 2017 Mr David Scallan 05 Nov 2016 04 Nov 2017 Mr Filippo Segato 24 Feb 2016 03 Feb 2017 Mr Johan Svalby 05 Nov 2015 03 Nov 2016 Ms Cecilia Luetgebrune 09 Sep 2015 18 Feb 2016 Mr Paul Wujek 11 Aug 2015 14 Apr 2016 Ms Mayssa VANDE VYVRE 11 Aug 2015 07 Aug 2016 Mr Filippo Segato 21 Feb 2015 19 Feb 2016 Mr Johan Svalby 07 Nov 2014 05 Nov 2015 Ms Cecilia Luetgebrune 26 Aug 2014 19 Aug 2015 Mr Paul Wujek 13 Aug 2014 11 Aug 2015 Ms Yasmin Hammerschmidt 26 Feb 2014 03 Mar 2015 Mr Filippo Segato 29 Jan 2014 29 Jan 2015 Mr Manuel Esparrago Arzadun 07 Nov 2013 24 Apr 2014 Mr Johan Svalby 07 Nov 2013 06 Nov 2014 Ms Marilise Saghbini 07 Nov 2013 19 Jan 2014 Mr Manuel Esparrago Arzadun 27 Nov 2012 06 Oct 2013 Mr Angus Middleton 27 Nov 2012 06 Oct 2013 Mr Johan Svalby 27 Nov 2012 06 Oct 2013 Ms Marilise Saghbini 27 Nov 2012 06 Oct 2013 Mrs Adriana ISAZA RESTREPO 31 Jan 2012 07 Oct 2012 Complementary Information
None declared
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
- Wetlands International (INGO Member)
- Waterbird Harvest Specialist Group under Wetlands International (Member)
- AEWA Standing Committee (FACE invited as observer)
- AEWA Technical Committee (FACE observer status)
- AEWA working groups for Single Species Action Plans, and International Species Management plans
- CMS Sessional Committee of the Scientific Council (FACE observer status)
- CMS Intergovernmental Task Force to Address Illegal Killing, Taking and Trade of Migratory Birds in the Mediterranean (MIKT) (FACE observer status)
- IUCN – FACE is Member since 1987
- IUCN Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group (SULi)
- IUCN / Wetlands International, Goose Specialist Group
- IUCN / Wetlands International, Duck Specialist Group
- Bern Convention, Standing Committee (FACE observer)
- Bern Convention, Group of Experts on Invasive Alien Species
- Bern Convention, Group of Experts on the conservation of Birds
- Bern Convention, Group of Experts on Biodiversity and Climate Change
- Bern Convention, Group of Experts on Protected Areas and Ecological NetworksMember 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
1,368,817€
Major funding types in closed year
Member's contribution, EU funding
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution Contributions de Membres 821,093€ Contribution Financements de l'UE 241,453€ Grant LIFE NGO Operating Grant 241,453€ Major contributions in current year
Type Name Amount Grant LIFE NGO Operating Grant 276,309€ Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Forest and Forestry Stakeholder Platform#E03888#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3888 #Member #C#Other#EU Biodiversity Platform#E02210#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2210 #Member #C#Civil society#ENV.D.2-Working Group on Green Infrastructure and Restoration#ENV.D.2-Working Group on Invasive Alien Species#ENV.D.3-Commission expert group on the Birds and Habitats Directives#ENV.D.3-Reporting under the Nature Directives
Groups (European Parliament)
Biodiversity, hunting, countryside
Communication activities
EU Platform on Coexistence between People and Large Carnivores, NATURA 200 Users Group, Rural Coalition, FACE Biodiversity Manifesto.
Other activities
-Developing position papers and strategies on various topics (e.g. Conservation, Animal Health and Welfare, CAP Reform etc).
-Raising awareness and informing members on certain EU policy & legislative developments.
-Representing and promoting the principles of sustainable hunting in the EU institutions.
-Provision of Secretariat services to the EP Intergroup “Hunting, Biodiversity, Countryside”.
-Representing FACE and its members at relevant international fora (e.g. CITES, AEWA, CMS, CBD etc. to which the EU subscribes).
-Participating in relevant EU and national meetings, expert groups and other relevant stakeholder platforms.
-Promotion of multi stakeholder communication (e.g. the Agreement between BirdLife International and FACE on Directive 79/409/EEC).
Meetings
Meetings
18 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 publish information about such meetings. All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 19 Sep 2022 Location VTC Subject Protection of biodiversity and nature Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi Portfolio Neighbourhood and Enlargement Attending - Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet member)
- Olivér Várhelyi (Commissioner)
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Date 09 Sep 2020 Location Virtual Subject To discuss hunting under the Birds Directive Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
- Camilla Bursi (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 May 2019 Location Brussels Subject Birds & Habitats Policies Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Karmenu Vella (Commissioner)
- Andrew Bianco (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Dec 2018 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with the Representatives of FACE Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Blaz Pongracic (Cabinet member)
- Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)
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Date 21 Sep 2018 Location Brussels Subject environment policy + MFF Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger Portfolio Budget & Human Resources Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 29 Jun 2018 Location Brussels Subject exchange of view - Wolfspopulation in Deutschland Attending - Jerzy Bogdan Plewa (Director-General)
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Date 31 May 2018 Location Brussels Subject Nature Legislation and Common Agricultural Policy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
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Date 21 Feb 2018 Location Brussels Subject Nature Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Andrew Bianco (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Feb 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Conservation matters Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 27 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject Hunting of vulnerable species Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Karmenu Vella (Commissioner)
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Date 07 Sep 2017 Location Brussels Subject Address conference Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 07 Sep 2017 Location Brussels Subject Annual Reception Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 May 2017 Location Brussels Subject Position of FACE on the future CAP Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject Spring hunting of Turtle Doves Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Andrew Bianco (Cabinet member)
- Karmenu Vella (Commissioner)
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Date 01 Mar 2016 Location Brussels Subject Draft legislation of weapons Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Tomasz Husak (Cabinet member)
- Fabrice Comptour (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Jun 2015 Location BERL 12/62 Subject EU regulatory developments in the domain of civilian firearms Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos Portfolio Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Attending - Polykarpos Adamidis (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Mar 2015 Location Berlaymont Subject REFIT of Nature Legislation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Karmenu Vella (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists