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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)
1 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
2
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD)
EU Transparency Register
406057138984-97 First registered on 15 Jul 2020
Goals / Remit
The Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) is an international network of over 180 journalism support and media development organisations working in around 70 countries. Established in 2005 in Amman, Jordan, and based in Brussels, GFMD’s core value is to support the creation and strengthening of journalism and free, independent, sustainable, and pluralistic news ecosystems, as defined by the declarations of UNESCO at conferences in Windhoek, Almaty, Santiago de Chile, Sana’a, and Sofia. Its main focus is to ensure proper collaboration as well as an exchange of information and experience among its members to create a strong, independent, and pluralistic media environment, which contributes to the development of empowered societies. Its secretariat is based in Brussels. It has played a fundamental role in global advocacy initiatives aimed at including access to information in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Main EU files targeted
European Democracy Action Plan; Digital Services Act, Rule of Law Mechanism, Freedom of Expression and Media Plurality policies, Digital Markets Act, Transparency and targeting of political advertising, Artificial Intelligence Act, EU action against abusive litigation (SLAPPs), European Media Freedom Act.
Address
Head Office
Rond Point Schuman 6
Brussels 1040
BELGIUMEU Office
Rond Point Schuman 6
Brussels 1040
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 1 25% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 27 Apr 2024
Name Start date End Date Laura BECANA BALL 04 Nov 2023 31 Oct 2024 Ms Laura BECANA BALL 04 Nov 2023 15 Apr 2024 Laura BECANA BALL 18 Oct 2022 14 Oct 2023 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
Christchurch Call Advisory Network-https://www.christchurchcall.com/advisory-network.html
Dynamic Coalition on the Sustainability of Journalism and News Media (DC-Sustainability) at Internet Governance Forum: https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/dynamic-coalition-on-the-sustainability-of-journalism-and-news-media-dc-sustainability
Global Network Initiative (GNI) - https://globalnetworkinitiative.org/#home-menu
Media Freedom Coalition - Consultative Network (MFC-CN) https://mediafreedomcoalition.org/who-is-involved/consultative-network/
Transparency, Accountability, and Participation (TAP) Network https://tapnetwork2030.org
Team Europe Democracy (TED Network) working group 3 on digital and media: https://gfmd.info/partnerships/
UN Consultative Status - In July 2018, GFMD was formally granted special consultative status by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). In June 2022, GFMD was granted observer status at UNESCO. GFMD is an NGO in official partnership with UNESCO (consultative status). https://gfmd.info/partnerships/Member 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
604,898€
Major funding types in closed year
Grants, Member's contribution
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution Member's contribution 108,688€ Contribution National Endowment for Democracy 89,351€ Contribution Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation 102,551€ Contribution Open Society Foundation 243,643€ Contribution DW Akademie 29,909€ Contribution Isocrates Foundation 18,332€ Contribution UNESCO 17,650€ Contribution Internews 27,342€ Contribution BBC Media Action 50,153€ Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
GFMD exists as a knowledge platform for the global media development community, where we leverage multi-sectoral expertise to provide the most current and practical knowledge and experience to our network. Together with over 180 members and partners working across more than 70 countries, we act together to support journalism and media through collaboration, knowledge exchange, and advocacy and seek to foster viable and independent journalism, greater transparency, and more pluralistic media environments.
Established in 2020 by GFMD, the EU Media Advocacy Working Group (WG) is an informal network for organisations within journalism support, media development, digital rights, media freedom, and wider democracy support communities conducting advocacy work within EU institutions on media-related issues.
Examples of GFMD's EU communication activities are the following articles and initiatives:
Open letter to EU policymakers to strengthen media freedom - https://gfmd.info/open-letter-to-mps-emfa/
Joint Statement on the Proposal for the European Media Freedom Act - https://gfmd.info/joint-statement-emfa/
The European Media Freedom Act: what’s at stake? - https://gfmd.info/emfa-whats-at-stake/
Briefing Breakfast on the European Media Freedom Acthttps://policy-advocacy.gfmd.info/legislation-and-regulations/european-media-freedom-act-emfa/briefing-breakfast-on-the-european-media-freedom-actOther activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
2 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 24 May 2023 Location videoconference call Subject European Media Freedom act Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Oct 2020 Location Brussels Subject State Aid in Hungary Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President)
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