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 2020 - Dec 2020
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75 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 25% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
In September 2020 ISOC - Bulgaria successfully completed a two-month project (funded by the Internet Society Foundation) fighting misinformation related to the coronavirus pandemic.
On 15 October 2020 ISOC Bulgaria started a new project COVID-19: facts vs rumors funded by the US State Department. Within this project two types of information has been shared:
Verified information for COVID-19 and Information that shatters rumors, conspiracy theories, etc. related to COVID-19Person 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 2020 - Dec 2020
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
30,000€
Major funding types in closed year
Grants
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution Department of State 25,000€ 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
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
None declared