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 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.5 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
11
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
EU Transparency Register
81311819832-09 First registered on 10 Oct 2012
Goals / Remit
FIFA exists to govern football and to develop the game around the world.
-improve the game of football constantly and promote it globally
-organise its own international competitions
-draw up regulations and provisions governing the game of football
-take appropriate steps to prevent infringements of the Statutes, regulations or decisions of FIFA or of the Laws of the Game
-ensure that the game of football is available to and resourced for all who wish to participate, regardless of gender or age
-promote the development of women’s football and the full
participation of women at all levels of football governance
-promote integrity, ethics and fair playMain EU files targeted
- Education, Cuture, Youth and Sport;
- Equality;
- Environment;
- Health;
- Internal Market;
- Digital Single Market;
- Copyrights;
- Data Protection;
- Free movement of workers;
- Competition.Address
Head Office
FIFA-Strasse, 20
Zurich 8044
SWITZERLANDEU Office
FIFA-Strasse, 20
Zurich 8044
SWITZERLANDWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 26 Apr 2024
Name Start date End Date Anna Elissavet TSAKONA 09 Sep 2023 06 Sep 2024 Ms Anna Elissavet Tsakona 09 Sep 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Anna Elissavet Tsakona 26 Jul 2022 26 Jul 2023 Ms Anna Elissavet Tsakona 22 Nov 2019 21 Nov 2020 Ms Myriam BURKHARD 22 Nov 2019 21 Nov 2020 Ms Anna Elissavet Tsakona 12 Dec 2018 22 Nov 2019 Mr Frank GROTHAUS 15 Dec 2017 14 Dec 2018 Ms Anna Elissavet Tsakona 14 Dec 2017 12 Dec 2018 Ms Myriam BURKHARD 14 Dec 2017 14 Dec 2018 Ms Fani Misailidi 07 Jan 2017 14 Dec 2017 Ms Anna Elissavet Tsakona 04 Jan 2017 14 Dec 2017 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
Trade unions and professional associations
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Networking
Affiliation
- SROC (Sports Rights Owners Coalition)
- ASOIF
- Centre for Sport and Human Rights
- Memorandum of Understanding with: the Council of Europe, UN Women, WHO, UNODC, ASEAN, African Union, Caricom, WTO, Pacific Islands Forum
- IPACS International Partnership Agaist Corruption in SportMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
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
254,782,609€
Major funding types in closed year
Other
Funding types "other" information
- Television broadcasting rights - Marketing rights - Licensing rights - Hospitality and ticket sales - Others
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Other financial info
FIFA operates in a four-year cycle, with the FIFA World Cup™ being the main source of its income. Therefore, FIFA’s financial figures are best analysed considering the full four-year cycle. For more information please see the below link
https://publications.fifa.com/en/annual-report-2022/finances/finance/consolidated-statement-of-comprehensive-income-2022/
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
Regular exchanges with EP Sports Group, Child Rights Intergroup, Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM)
Communication activities
Among others:
- Joint EU-FIFA social media campaigns on mental health, preventing domestic violence, fighting Covid-19, women empowerment
- Social media campaigns together with UN agencies on protecting the environment, inclusion, healthy lifestyle
- FIFA Climate Strategy presented at the COP26
- Promoting equality and women empowerment through football (relevant publications and promotion activities)
- Round table discussions and workshops with political stakeholders in preparation of FIFA Competitions, measures to safeguard children in sport including a safe sport entity to help protect children in sportOther activities
FIFA has observer status at the EU Commission Expert Group Integrity
Joint initiatives on an ad-hoc basis with the cabinets of relevant EU Commissioners (e.g. Commissioner responsible for sport, for Equality, for Health.
Meetings
Meetings
11 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 07 Dec 2023 Location Brussels Subject -Promoting integrity in sport - Gender equality in sport - The cultural and educational dimensions of sport -The European Sport Model Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Iliana Ivanova Attending - Emil Dimitrov (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Jan 2022 Location Zurich, Switzerland Subject FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ and Human Rights, Future of global football and the European model of sport, FIFA Transfer System Reform, Safe Sport Entity Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life Attending - Vangelis Demiris (Cabinet member)
- Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
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Date 30 Jun 2020 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Conference on the Future of Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica Portfolio Democracy and Demography Attending - Ingrid Godkin (Cabinet member)
- Antonia Curdo (Cabinet member)
- Ivo Belet (Cabinet member)
- Iris Abraham (Cabinet member)
- Colin Scicluna (Cabinet member)
- Mattia De Grassi (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 May 2020 Location Brussels Subject Children's Rights Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica Portfolio Democracy and Demography Attending - Iris Abraham (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Jul 2018 Location Brussels EAC Subject urther discuss the football transfer topic and provide a first-hand update Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Apr 2017 Location Brussels Subject European sport policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Apr 2017 Location Brussels Subject European sport policy Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Pauline Rouch (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market and Sport Broadcasting Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
- Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 03 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market and Sport Broadcasting Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Tibor Navracsics (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 28 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject Broadcasting rights Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject DSM, cross border access, geoblocking, Satellite and Cable Directive, the review of the AVMS Directive Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)