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Overview
Lobbying Costs
50,000€
Financial year: Jan 2012 - Dec 2012
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
None declared
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
12
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Fondation EurActiv PoliTech
EU Transparency Register
23538077148-34 First registered on 23 Nov 2011
Goals / Remit
1. Fondation EurActiv PoliTech acts primarily within interest groups working with and alongside the European Institutions, this 'Community of EU actors' brings together people and organisations who shape European policies, in full or in part of their mission. These actors include:
-European institutions, at EU, national and regional levels
-Non-Governmental Organisations as well as think-tanks and foundations
-Companies and their federations
Occupations: such as consulting firms and political parties and groups
-The media.
2. 'To facilitate efficiency and transparency of the Community of European players': that is the goal of the Foundation.
3. The Foundation's specific goals include:
3a. Welcome and support for a diverse choice of quality Europan media accessible across Europe.
The Foundation helps in the development and factual information from civil society, to promote debate for the creation of a European democracy open for the common good. This communication both within the Community of European players and through these actors to the general public at the national level all in support of a smooth and efficient European demos.
3b. Training of journalists.
The Foundation provides regular training for the EurActiv Network of around 50 journalists as well as third-party journalists working for other quality media across Europe. Fondation EurActiv invites leaders of the Community of European players, using the technologies of communication and information, to involve as many stakeolders as possible in political debates and consultation processes;
3c. Media development and research in social exchange projects and electronic interactions;
The Foundation manages, administers and develops a blogging platform, which are lightly moderated, but only rarely takes policy positions, leaving readers to make up their own minds. It is also involved in developing projects for the participation of as many programmes through sharing and pooling of ideas and initiatives on the Internet.
3d. Philanthropy: helping factual information from civil society and promoting debates necessary for an open participatory democracy in Europe. This communication both within the Community through its actors to and from interest groups has the aim of supporting Europe develop transparently and efficiently.Main EU files targeted
Address
Head Office
International Press Centre Building
Brussels B 1041
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People
Total lobbyists declared
None declared
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 02 Dec 2013
Name Start date End Date Mr Arnaud Sonnet 07 Apr 2016 23 Nov 2016 Christophe Leclercq 12 Feb 2016 23 Nov 2016 Joao Diogo RANGEL PAMPLONA PIZARRO PINTO 22 Sep 2015 23 Aug 2016 Ms Delia Nicolaescu 16 Apr 2015 08 Apr 2016 Mr Arnaud Sonnet 16 Apr 2015 07 Apr 2016 Mr Julian OLIVER 10 Apr 2015 08 Apr 2016 Mr Daniel LUCA 18 Jul 2014 16 Jul 2015 Mr Julian OLIVER 16 Apr 2014 10 Apr 2015 Christophe Leclercq 16 Apr 2014 15 Apr 2015 Ms Delia Nicolaescu 10 Apr 2014 08 Apr 2015 Mr Arnaud Sonnet 10 Apr 2014 09 Apr 2015 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
None declared
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Christophe LECLERCQ (Founder)
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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
50,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
371,862 €
Other financial info
Fondation EurActiv PoliTech has three main sources of income:
i) grants awarded by grant-making organisations, e.g. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USA; Robert Bosch Foundation Germany and Fondation HIPPOCRENE, France.
ii) grants made by the EU institutions or other public sector organisations for communication and demonstration projects,
iii) payments (for services provided) to media organisations, notably members of the EurActiv Network.
NB apart from limited re-imbursement of services invoiced and provided, neither EurActiv.com nor any other Euractiv affiliate may receive any monies from grants given to the Fondation.
The main costs of the foundation include salaries and associated charges for employees and interns and trainees, rent, depreciation and utility charges, communications and other routine office administration expenses.
Summary Results since 2008
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
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Payments 622 614 589 651 637
Grants 109 101 80 211 372
Total 732 717 670 864 1009
Costs 688 674 661 859 1004
Surplus 44 43 9 5 5
The complete annual accounts of Fondation are filed with the Belgian Central Bank, as required under Fondation statutes.
On 1st January 2011, Fondation EurActiv integrated the activities of Institut PoliTech AISBL, which included at that time three small e-participation projects funded by the EU enhancing transparency and inclusive decision-making using ICT. -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
None declared
Communication activities
None declared
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
12 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 20 Jul 2016 Location Brussels Subject EU media policy DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
- Marlene Holzner (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject EU Media Policy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Hanna Hinrikus (Cabinet member)
- Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Media sector and language technologies DG Translation Attending - Rytis Martikonis (Director-General)
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Date 28 Apr 2016 Location Madrid, Spain Subject The future of European investments in Spain " in connection with the" Juncker plan " Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
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Date 14 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject EU Media Policy DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject media industry and research Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Antonio Lowndes Marques De Araujo Vicente (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Jan 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject EC priorities, Media coverage Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Attending - Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject Energy Union Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Telmo Baltazar (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Nov 2015 Location Berlaymont Subject Media and linguistic plurality DG Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action Attending - Ann Mettler (Director-General)
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Date 24 Sep 2015 Location Brussels Subject Media Innovation projects DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 24 Sep 2015 Location Brussels Subject Media Innovation projects DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 08 Jan 2015 Location Brussels Subject Media Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)