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 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.3 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Internet Society - Bulgaria (ISOC-Bulgaria)
EU Transparency Register
212858810418-75 First registered on 07 Jan 2013
Goals / Remit
Promote the open, free and bottom-up development of the internet.
Ensure that Bulgaria and other countries have Internet-friendly legislation.Main EU files targeted
Copyright, internet (net neutrality, etc.), tackling fake news (our chair was in 2018 a member of the HLEG on fake news and online disinformation to the European Commission, and we had two projects in 2020-2021 against covid-19 related disinformation), children online protection, fighting extremism and hate language online. ISOC Bulgaria is co-organizer of the Big Brother Anti-Awards, Bulgarian edition.
Address
Head Office
Ivan Susanin Str., 39, fl.2, ap. D
Sofia 1618
BULGARIAEU Office
Ivan Susanin Str., 39, fl.2, ap. D
Sofia 1618
BULGARIAWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 10% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.3
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
In 2023 we continued fighting disinformation and misinformation at all levels within the country, including by partnering with other organizations.
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
We are an official chapter of the Internet Society (based in Reston, VA, USA and Geneva, Switzerland)
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
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
3,000€
Major funding types in closed year
Donations
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
We maintain a facebook page with such information - https://www.facebook.com/internetsocietybg/
Other activities
Internet governance is key on our agenda for quite a while now (since 1999 at least).
Meetings
Meetings
None declared