MEDITERRANEAN SOS Network

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

150,000€

Financial year: Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

2.25 Fte (5)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

2

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    MEDITERRANEAN SOS Network   (MEDSOS)

    EU Transparency Register

    011622521915-06 First registered on 26 May 2016

    Goals / Remit

    MEDITERRANEAN SOS Network (MedSOS) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO), which was founded in 1993 and is since dedicated to protecting the environment and promoting sustainable development at national and Euro-Mediterranean level. To achieve its objectives, the organization works on a vast array of environmental issues, with special emphasis on the integrated management of marine, coastal and inland water resources.
    Through informative campaigns, volunteer and environmental education programs, public events, online publications, social media, collaborations at the local, national and regional levels and a variety of national and EU projects (e.g. INTERREG, MED, SEE, LIFE, GRUNDTVIG, IEE, Europe For Citizens, etc.), MEDSOS aims to:
    • Raise public awareness and understanding and improve access to information.
    • Encourage behavior change amongst citizens and foster the transition to sustainable lifestyles and livelihoods.
    • Advocate, lobby and promote cooperation between social partners, policy-makers and Civil Society at the local, national and regional levels.
    • Promote active public participation in sustainable development strategies and demonstrate alternative solutions and good practices to the local communities.
    • Strengthen intercultural communication, dialogue and exchanges among European and Mediterranean partners.
    Over the years, MedSOS has built dialogue and cooperation with academics, researchers, scientists, educators, national, regional and local authorities, professional unions, media and other NGOs. Furthermore, it is a UNEP/MAP Partner organization and also a member of the various international/ EU organizations and networks, i.e. European Environmental Bureau (EEB), European Union for Coastal Conservation (EUCC), Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development (MIO-ECSDE); International Network for Sustainable Energy (INFORSE), Climate Action Network (CAN), Anna Lindh Foundation, Water Footprint Network (WFN), Seas At Risk (SAR) and Mare Nostrum Network.

    Main EU files targeted

    - Energy & Climate change
    - Marine environment & coastal zones
    - Water resources
    - Natural protected areas, local communities, urban environment
    - EuroMed cooperation, Civil Society and Intercultural Dialogue
    More info: http://medsos.gr/medsos/medsos-network.html

    Address

    Head Office
    3A, MAMAI ST.
    ATHENS 10440
    GREECE
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    5

    Employment timeLobbyists
    75%1
    50%2
    25%2

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    2.25

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    No lobbyists with EP accreditations

    Complementary Information

    The above numbers include both paid staff and trainees and volunteers.

    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

  • Categories

    Category

    III - Non-governmental organisations

    Subcategory

    Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    MEDSOS is a member of the following associations/ networks and, as a result, represents them in Greece and is represented by them in the countries they are active in:
    - UNEP/MAP NGO partners (http://www.unepmap.org/)
    - European Environmental Bureau (EEB) (http://www.eeb.org/)
    - Mediterranean Information Office (MIO-ECSDE) (http://mio-ecsde.org/)
    - European Union for Coastal Conservation (EUCC) (http://www.eucc.net/)
    - International Network for Sustainable Energy (INFORSE) (http://www.inforse.org/europe/)
    - Climate Action Network (CAN) (http://www.climatenetwork.org/)
    - National Network of Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue between Cultures (http://www.annalindhfoundation.org/)
    - Euro-Mediterranean Youth Platform (http://euromedp.eupa.org.mt/)
    - Water Footprint Network (http://waterfootprint.org/en/)
    - Seas At Risk (SAR) (http://www.seas-at-risk.org/)
    - Mare Nostrum Network (https://marenostrum.openchannels.org/)

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    150,000€

    EU grant income for closed financial year

    10,000 € (Source: BEMED,THALASSA FOUNDATION)

    Other financial info

    For more information for the field BEMED, please check the following website: http://beyondplasticmed.org/bemed/
    Finally, under the field "financial support" funding sources such as running costs for supplies.

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    none

    Groups (European Parliament)

    None

    Communication activities

    Indicative projects:
    PTwist (H2020-ICT-2016-2017/H2020-ICT-2017-1 - Grant Agreement number 780121): https://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/213112_en.html
    LIFE DEBAG (LIFE14 GIE/GR/001127): http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=5349
    EEA GRANTS - WATER BRIDGES: LET’S UNITE OUR VOICES FOR WATER! http://eeagrants.org/project-portal/project/GR04-0007
    LIFE AMMOS - Integrated information campaign for the reduction of smoking related litter on beaches (LIFE12 INF/GR/000985) http://ec.europa.eu/environment/life/project/Projects/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.dspPage&n_proj_id=4722
    INTELLIGENT ENERGY EUROPE - STEP-2-SPORT, step by step renovation towards Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEB) http://step2sport.eu/
    Plastic Bag-Free Alonissos project, https://www.facebook.com/PlasticBagFreeAlonissos/
    Campaign CLEAN UP THE MED (since 1995, ongoing): http://www.medsoscleanup.gr/

    Other activities

    N/A

  • 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.

    1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.

    • Date 05 Jun 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject VTC: Search and Rescue in the Mediterranean
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Ylva Johansson
      Portfolio Home Affairs
      Attending
      • Raul Hernandez Sagrera (Cabinet member)
    • Date 18 Oct 2018 Location Brussels, BERL
      Subject discussion on Plastics Strategy
      Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
      Attending
      • Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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