Overview
Lobbying Costs
550,000€
Financial year: Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
1
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
GREEK FORUM OF REFUGEES (GFR)
EU Transparency Register
145331327707-58 First registered on 11 Jul 2017
Goals / Remit
The Greek Forum of Refugees (GFR) was founded in 08/01/2013 by 21 founder members. Yonous Muhammadi was member of the co-founder team and the President of the Greek Forum of Refugees from 2013 till March 2017 (after the last elections in March 2015). The relevant official documents are its statue and the General Assembly‘s minutes from the constitution of the board of directors.
DESCRIPTION OF THE GFR:
GFR mission is the creation of a national sustainable network of individuals, unions, communities and associations working to support asylum seekers, refugees and stateless persons, focusing on their auto-organization, public expression and representation, through a common course of action. GFR is a grassroots organisation where the refugee communities are the main actors. It acquired expertise on communities’ mobilization, advocacy capacities, legislation/ practices analysis on refugee issues, need assessment for refugee communities, strengthening cooperation between Greek organizations and refugee communities, sharing information with authorities and stakeholders, organization of various cultural events and conferences.Main EU files targeted
EU directives and decisions related to the refugee and asylum seekers area.
Address
Head Office
NAUARCHOU NOTARA 12
ATHENS 106 83
GREECE -
People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr YONOUS MUHAMMADI (PRESIDENT)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr YONOUS MUHAMMADI (PRESIDENT)
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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
http://refugees.gr/about-en/#Networking
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
550,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
550,752 € (Source: UUSC, OSI, OSIFE, ERASMUS+)
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
RISE: The RISE network is a refugee network in created in 2016, led by refugees in different European countries. RISE has approximately 20 network members from 14 different European countries. Each country is represented by a national contact point. The network members have different educational and professional background. Rise represents the authentic voices of refugees, where refugees campaign for themselves. The RISE network aims at reducing discrimination and prejudices towards refugees by deconstructing
old narratives on refugees and creating new
perceptions in societies. The ultimate goal of RISE is that refugees will have a decent life in Europe as full
member of the society, self-determined and recognized as human beings with skills, experiences, ideas and thoughts.
GFR Working group: The working group of GFR composed by representatives of refugee communities followed precisely the last national and European policy developments and the refugee situation in Greece. This monitoring allowed the group to write statements and press releases based on the direct impact that these developments have on refugee lives. Due to our ground expertise, we could identify practical issues that the refugees may meet and also, as a consequence, advocate - by considering what is best for refugeesOther activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
1 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 12 Mar 2020 Location Athens Subject Discussion on the current situation in Greece Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Ylva Johansson Portfolio Home Affairs Attending - Brian Synnott (Cabinet member)
- Ylva Johansson (Commissioner)
- Alexandra Cupsan-Catalin (Cabinet member)
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