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Overview
Lobbying Costs
37,500€
Financial year: Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
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), a not-for-profit, Belgian registered ASBL, is a network of journalism support and media assistance groups established in 2005 in Amman, Jordan. The 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 with a view to creating a strong, independent, and pluralistic media environment, which contributes to the development of empowered societies. GFMD currently has an active membership of around 200 organisations in 70 countries. 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, Funding of Journalism and Media through MFF, Freedom of Expression and Media Plurality policies, Digital Markets Act, the EU Code of Practice on Disinformation etc.
Address
Head Office
Rond Point Schuman 6
Brussels 1040
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 08 Jul 2021
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
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
Global Network Initiative (GNI) - https://globalnetworkinitiative.org/#home-menu
UN Consultative Status - https://gfmd.info/goals-achievements/
Transparency, Accountability, and Participation (TAP) Network https://tapnetwork2030.orgMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
37,500€
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 200 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. Our organisational strategy is rooted in the following aims:
To provide an international forum for the discussion of ideas, information, and strategies in to support and develop the field of journalism and media worldwide.
To facilitate communication between and among our members through the support of the GFMD secretariat.
To create a platform for journalism support and media development practitioners to interact with donors, governments, opinion leaders, and the wider public in order to advocate for media development as a primary pillar for advancing social, economic, and political development.
To promote and disseminate research and analysis on the impact of media development assistance on governance, civic participation, poverty alleviation, access to information, emergent crises, and information markets worldwide.
To promote the establishment of common standards and ethics for media development work that encourages cross-sector cooperation and collaboration.
To advance best practice methods in the media development sector.Other 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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