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Overview
Lobbying Costs
50,000€
Financial year: Jan 2010 - Dec 2010
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 the 'Community of EU actors' organisation bringing together individuals who shape European policies, in full or in part of their business. These actors include:
-European institutions, national and regional
-Non-Governmental Organizations as well as think tanks and foundations
-Companies and their federations
Occupations-such as consulting firms and lawyers
-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:
3a. welcome and support the media.
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 training for professionals and leaders of the Community of European players, using the technologies of communication and information, to involve as many as possible in the political debates and procedures;
3c. Media development and research in social exchange projects and electronic interactions;
The Foundation manages, administers and develops a blogging platform, but does not take policy positions. It is also involved in developing projects for the participation of as many programs 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 the general public has the aim of supporting Europe develop efficiently.Main EU files targeted
Address
Head Office
International Press Centre Building
Brussels B 1041
BELGIUM -
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 24 Nov 2011
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 2010 - Dec 2010
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
50,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
78,542 €
Other financial info
Fondation EurActiv PoliTech has three main sources of income:
i) grants awarded by grant-making organisations, e.g. OIF, Paris, 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 and EurActiv EUX.TV .
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.
In 2010 a grant was received from Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) of just over €78,500. In 2011, a grant was received from the Robert Bosch Stiftung of Germany for training young journalists from 3rd party media in 6 EU countries.
The main costs of the foundation include salaries and associated charges for emplyees and interns and trainees, rent, depreciation and utility charges, communications and other routine office administration expenses.
Summary Results since 2004
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
k € k € k € k € k € k € k €
Income 265 347 357 434 622 614 589
Grants 0 0 50 125 109 101 79
Total 265 347 407 559 732 717 670
Costs 285 345 416 538 688 674 661
Results (-20) 2 (-9) 21 44 43 8.8
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. Approval of revisions to the statutes including the change of name to Fondation EurActiv PoliTech are awaited from the Belgian Ministry of Justice, November 2011. -
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 - Marlene Holzner (Cabinet member)
- Michael Hager (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)