Overview
Lobbying Costs
75,000€
Financial year: Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.5 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
2
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Nadacia Habitat for Humanity International (NHFHI)
EU Transparency Register
773425322899-55 First registered on 15 Aug 2016
Goals / Remit
MAIN FIELDS OF ACTIVITIES:
-Community Impact: building and renovating new houses, housing support services, community development
-Sector Impact: market development and policy advocacy
-Societal Impact: Awareness Raising and Citizen Mobilization
MAIN THEMES OF THE WORK:
Habitat for Humanity seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness around the world, and make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action.
Alongside homeowner families, Habitat builds and rehabilitates homes through volunteer labour and donations of money and materials.
Habitat’s Housing and Sustainable Development in Europe and Central Asia: water and sanitation, energy efficiency, advocacy and housing rights, housing micro finance, skills training and financial literacy, housing of vulnerable groups (Roma).
In Africa we are engaged in Orphans and Vulnerable Groups Housing, advocacy, community development, slum upgrading, skills training and housing microfinance.
Habitat’s response to disasters: Habitat offers expertise in technical information; program design and implementation; and disaster response policies, protocols and procedures, provides support and informational resources for disaster risk reduction.Main EU files targeted
-EU Urban Agenda
-National Building Renovation Strategies under EPBD
-EU/National Roma Integration Strategies
-EU-ACP New Cotonou Agreement
-European Investment Plan EIPAddress
Head Office
Zochova 6-8
Bratislava 81103
SLOVAKIA -
People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 1 50% 1 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
Gyorgy Sumeghy, Advocacy Manager
Zita Kakalejcikova, Advocacy Assistant
Zuzana Matusova, Donor Relations SpecialistPerson in charge of EU relations
Mr Gyorgy Sumeghy (Advocacy manager)
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Valentina Petrus (Legal Counsel Europe, Middle East and Africa)
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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
-VOICE : http://www.ngovoice.org/
-CONCORD: http://concordeurope.org/
-European Housing Forum : http://www.europeanhousingforum.eu/
-Microfinance Center
-Housing EuropeMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
75,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
3,595,120 € (Source: EU Delegation for Sri Lanka and Maldives and European Commission DEVCO)
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
Events:
-EDD15: Lab Debate Panel: Solid ground:
Access to land for poor and vulnerable people in the developing countries
-EDD16: Auditorium Panel: My City, My Rights: https://www.eudevdays.eu/sessions/my-city-my-right-towards-inclusive-and-equitable-urban-spaces-women
-Panel discussion in European Partliament:Roadmap to Habitat III: from SDGs to the New Urban Agenda
-EDD17: Yours and Mine – Investing in Development is everyone’s Business! https://www.eudevdays.eu/sessions/yours-and-mine-%E2%80%93-investing-development-everyone%E2%80%99s-business#filter
-Regional Conference ‘Reducing Energy Poverty by Energy Efficiency Projects in Residential Buildings: The Case for Eastern Europe’ (April 2017)
https://getwarmhomes.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/REELIH-conference-report-final.pdf
-EDD18:Lab Debate: Building Solid Ground for Women: Land Rights as Foundation for Sustainable Cities: https://eudevdays.eu/community/sessions/131/building-solid-ground-for-women-land-rights-as-foundation-for-sustainable-cities
-EDD19:Lab Debate: Leveraging Investment for Low-Income Housing: Housing Microfinance Business Case
https://eudevdays.eu/community/sessions/2886/leveraging-investment-for-low-income-housing-housing-microfinance-business-case
Policy papers:
-The European Union’s role in the New Urban Agenda,
Policy Discussion Brief for the Habitat III global summit (August 2016) https://www.habitat.org/sites/default/files/EU%20Policy%20Discussion%2018012017_FINAL.pdf
-Policy Discussion Brief for the European Commission on housing in EU member states (June 2016) https://www.habitat.org/sites/default/files/EMEA%20Policy%20Brief%20on%20Housing%20in%20EU_24112016.pdf
-Policy Discussion Brief for national govenrments and international organizations on How to improve residential energy efficiency in South Eastern Europe and CIS (2017) https://www.habitat.org/sites/default/files/How%20to%20improve%20REE_policy%20brief_FINAL_0.pdf
-Recommendations for the EU-ACP Partnership Agreement - Housing at the Center (2019)
https://www.habitat.org/sites/default/files/documents/Recommendations%20for%20the%20EU-ACP%20Partnership%20Agreement%20-%20Housing%20at%20the%20center.pdf
-Recommandations d’Habitat pour l’Humanite pour le nouvel Accord de Partenariat UE – ACP (2019)
https://www.habitat.org/sites/default/files/documents/Recommandations%20d%E2%80%99Habitat%20pour%20l%E2%80%99Humanite%20pour%20le%20nouvel%20Accord%20de%20Partenariat%20UE%20%E2%80%93%20ACP_0.pdfOther activities
We are taking part at the European Anti-poverty Platform, European Housing Forum, CONCORD and Housing Partnership discussions.
We annualy take part at the EDDS and EUSEW.- 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.
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Date 10 Feb 2023 Location Brussels Subject Ukraine refugee support Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Ylva Johansson Portfolio Home Affairs Attending - Raul Hernandez Sagrera (Cabinet member)
- Giulio Di Blasi (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Dec 2021 Location Videoconference Subject EPBD - Energy poverty Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Stefano Grassi (Cabinet member)
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