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 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.25 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
4
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Fundación Maldita.es contra la desinformación: periodismo, educación investigación y datos en nuevos formatos
EU Transparency Register
203875243909-78 First registered on 25 Aug 2021
Goals / Remit
Maldita.es es un medio sin ánimo de lucro cuyo fin es dotar a los ciudadanos de “herramientas para que no te la cuelen”. Maldita Hemeroteca, Maldito Bulo, Maldita Ciencia y Maldito Dato se centran en el control de la desinformación y el discurso público mediante técnicas de verificación de hechos (fact-checking) y periodismo de datos. Somos una fundación sin ánimo de lucro con tres objetivos principales:
Monitorizar y controlar el discurso político y promover la transparencia en las instituciones públicas y privadas.
Verificar y luchar contra la desinformación.
Promover la alfabetización mediática y las herramientas tecnológicas para crear una comunidad consciente que pueda defenderse de la desinformación y se encuentre en todas las áreas.Main EU files targeted
Estamos interesados en todas las propuestas o políticas relacionadas con la lucha de la desinformación en el discurso público, incluyendo: regulación de la libertad de expresión y las responsabilidades en el ámbito digital, esfuerzos de alfabetización mediática, campañas organizadas de influencia a través de la desinformación, regulación del contenido dañino en redes y otros soportes de comunicación, etc.
Actualmente, las principales propuestas legislativas o políticas de la UE que son objeto de nuestro interés son la European Media Freedom Act, la AI Act, y la implementación de la Digital Services Act, la Digital Markets Act y el European Democracy Action Plan.Address
Head Office
Avenida del Manzanares, 196. Local
Madrid 28026
SPAINEU Office
Avenida del Manzanares, 196. Local
Madrid 28026
SPAINWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 2 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 17 Feb 2023
Name Start date End Date Carlos HERNANDEZ-ECHEVARRIA MONGE 20 Mar 2024 02 Oct 2024 Mr Carlos HERNANDEZ-ECHEVARRIA MONGE 20 Mar 2024 15 Apr 2024 Mr Carlos HERNANDEZ-ECHEVARRIA MONGE 16 Mar 2023 16 Mar 2024 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
Verified signatory of the International Fact-checking Network (IFCN) Code of Principles
Founder and currently undergoing application to become a verified member of the European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN)Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
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
607,574€
Major funding types in closed year
Grants, Public financing, Other, Donations
Funding types "other" information
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution Facebook Ireland LTD 520,515€ Contribution Twitter International Company 15,000€ Contribution FECYT 11,000€ Contribution The Poynter Institute for Media Studies 10,336€ Major contributions in current year
Type Name Amount Grant Integrity of social media - CNECT/2020/3029907 64,643€ Grant HORIZON-CL4-2021-HUMAN-01-27: AI to fight disinformation 290,000€ Grant CERV-2022-CITIZENS-CIV - Active citizen for people and planet! 19,245€ Other financial info
The most recent closed financial year, in accordance with Spanish foundations law, is 2021.
The current financial year is 2023 and the information on EU grants is reported above.
- For "Integrity of Social Media" the reported amount is what it is budgeted for 2023, as the project started in 2022.
- For "AI to Fight Disinformation" the reported amount is the total expected income for the project, but it will be expended not only in 2023 but until the finalization of the project in February 2026.
- For "Active citizen for people and planet!" the reported amount is the total expected income for the project, but it will be expended not only in 2023 but until the finalization of the project in 2024.
For the year in between, 2022, the accounts are not officially closed but we can report:
- 179.662€ from Integrity of social media - CNECT/2020/3029907
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
Cada tres meses publicamos un informe trimestral de tendencias en desinformación y políticas públicas. Por el momento no organizamos otros actos.
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
4 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 16 Mar 2023 Location videoconference call Subject media-related issues, disinformation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Feb 2023 Location Brussels Subject Disinformation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Wojtek Talko (Cabinet member)
- Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Jun 2022 Location Brussels Subject Disinformation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
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Date 16 Jun 2022 Location Brussels Subject Disinformation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists