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)
0.25 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Magistrats Européens pour la Démocratie et les Libertés (MEDEL)
EU Transparency Register
981119221130-18 First registered on 20 Mar 2016
Goals / Remit
Protecting the independence of the judiciary, safeguarding the Rule of Law, promoting European integration in the field of justice
Main EU files targeted
- Annual Rule of Law Reports;
- Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation (Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2020 on a general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union budget);
- Strategy on the effective application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the EU;
- article 7 TEU proceedings against Poland and Hungary;
- CVM reports on Bulgaria and Romania;
- Neighbouring and enlargement policy and negotiations;Address
Head Office
via Ceresio 85
Rome 00199
ITALYEU Office
rue de Charenton 91
PARIS 75012
FRANCEWebsite
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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
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
Global Coalition Against Death Penalty
Observer Status in Council of Europe (CCJE / CCPE / CEPEJ)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
18,633€
Major funding types in closed year
Member's contribution
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
- contributed to the 2020, 2021,2022, 2023 Rule of Law Reports of the EU Commission;
- sent various letters and correspondence to Eu Commission and EU Council, urging for the adoption of the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation;
- contributed (upon invitation of the Commission) to the targeted consultation in the context of the preparation of the strategy on the effective application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the EU;
- urged in various letters and correspondence (and in an in-person meeting with Commissioner Reynders, in Brussels, on January 2020) for the importance of initiating and moving forward in article 7 TEU proceedings against Poland and Hungary, regarding Rule of Law backsliding;
- sent letters to President Von der Leyen and Commissioners Reynders and Jourova regarding the various CVM reports regarding Bulgaria and Romania;
- sent numerous letters and statements to EU Commission regarding the situation and ongoing reforms in candidate countries where MEDEL has members (Serbia, Montenegro, Moldova and Turkey), denouncing attacks against the independence of the Judiciary;
- participated in events organised by the EU Commission (Assises de la Justice, november 2013) or the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU (conference "How to Ensure the Resilience of Our Societies in a Changing European Landscape – the Interaction between Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights", 10–11 September, Helsinki, Finland);
- organised conferences destined to influence EU actors, such as the "Conferences in view of the EU Parliament elections" (https://medelnet.eu/index.php/activities/medel-conferences/495-cycle-of-conferences-democracy-and-rule-of-law) or the "Rule of Law in Europe" conference, where Commissioner Didier Reynders participated (https://medelnet.eu/index.php/activities/medel-conferences/785-rule-of-law-in-europe-conference-lisbon-2021).Other activities
Association of European Associations of Judges and Prosecutors
Meetings
Meetings
3 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 06 Jan 2020 Location Brussels Subject Rule of Law Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Geneviève Tuts (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Jan 2020 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Rule of Law Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Joachim Herrmann (Cabinet member)
- Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
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Date 06 Apr 2016 Location Berlaymont Subject Rule of Law Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Bernd Martenczuk (Cabinet member)