Platform of European Social NGOs

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

350,000€

Financial year: Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

5 Fte (5)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

5

High-level Commission meetings

44

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    Platform of European Social NGOs   (Social Platform)

    EU Transparency Register

    85083981189-35 First registered on 20 Feb 2009

    Goals / Remit

    Social Platform is the largest civil society alliance fighting for social justice and participatory democracy in Europe. Consisting of 48 pan-European networks of NGOs, Social Platform campaigns to ensure that EU policies are developed in partnership with the people they affect, respecting fundamental rights, promoting solidarity and improving lives.

    Rather than being merely interest representatives, NGOs member of Social Platform represent a structured voice of engaged citizens and civil society.

    In that respect, NGOs member of Social Platform build European solidarity and help reduce the gap between politicians and citizens by enabling local organisations and people to participate in European decisions which have an impact on their lives.

    Social Platform is committed to transparency about EU interest representation. Social Platform believes that this register fails basic transparency standards and that it does not provide EU lobbying transparency. When registering, we have therefore chosen to give all the relevant information that we consider necessary for lobbying transparency. A credible EU lobbying transparency register should include names of individual lobbyists and the issues that they try to influence, provide precise and comparable financial information on lobbying, have effective sanctions to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information disclosed. In an effort to arrive at a more objective way of calculating lobbying expenditures, we follow the guidelines that result from consultation with public interest organisations, professionals working on lobbying transparency as well as experts on US lobby disclosure legislation. Our registration is therefore providing a more comprehensive calculation of our expenses for activities that aim to influence the policy formulation and decision-making processes of the European institutions, and a list of those who, on behalf of Social Platform, carry out such activities.

    Our registration is based on the guidelines for transparent registration developed by the Civil Society Contact Group and ALTER-EU. You can find the guidelines on “http://www.act4europe.org/register"

    Main EU files targeted

    - Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the European Fund for Strategic Investments and amending Regulations (EU) No 1291/2013 and (EU) No 1316/2013 (COM/2015/010 final - 2015/0009 (COD))
    - Proposal for a Council Decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (COM/2015/098 final - 2015/0051 (NLE))
    - Trade and Investment Strategy for Jobs and Growth (European Commission Work Programme 2015, ne initiatives, no. 15) and in particular the negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA), including the Parliament recommendations (European Parliament Legislative Observatory – 2014/2228 (ini)
    - DIRECTIVE 2014/24/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (Eur-lex database)
    - Evaluation of Directive 2002/90/EC defining the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence and of Council Framework Decision 2002/946/JHA on the strengthening of the penal framework to prevent the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence to reconciling effective fight against smuggling with the need to avoid criminalising humanitarian assistance. Results expected for 2015. European Commission Annual Work Programme 2015: REFIT Actions no. 66
    - Negotiations on the Proposal for a Council Directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation European Parliament Legislative Observatory: Interinstitutional File: 2008/0140

    Address

    Head Office
    Square de Meeus, 18
    Brussels 1050
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    5

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%5

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    5

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    5 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 09 Jun 2015

    Name Start date End Date
    Robert RANSON 16 May 2023 15 May 2024
    Robert STAKELUM 18 Nov 2023 15 Nov 2024
    Laura DE BONFILS 13 May 2023 10 May 2024
    Katja REUTER 09 Aug 2023 08 Aug 2024
    Mr Robert Stakelum 18 Nov 2023 15 Apr 2024
    Ms Katja Reuter 09 Aug 2023 15 Apr 2024
    Mr Robert RANSON 16 May 2023 15 Apr 2024
    Ms Laura de Bonfils 13 May 2023 15 Apr 2024
    Mr Riccardo ROSSELLA 13 Apr 2023 15 Apr 2024
    Ms Katja Reuter 08 Sep 2022 09 Aug 2023
    Ms Laura de Bonfils 24 May 2022 13 May 2023
    Ms Ailbhe FINN 19 Mar 2022 18 Mar 2023
    Ms Katja Reuter 22 Feb 2020 20 Feb 2021
    Ms Kelig BOSSERT-PUYET 15 Nov 2019 01 Dec 2020
    Ms Helen Joseph 11 Oct 2019 10 Oct 2020
    Ms Ranty MARIE JOSETTE C 11 Oct 2019 10 Oct 2020
    Mr Juris Ludvigs LAVRIKOVS 22 Jun 2019 01 Jul 2020
    Ms Silvana RÖBSTORF 22 Jun 2019 01 Jul 2020
    Ms Katja Reuter 23 Jan 2019 23 Jan 2020
    Mr Juris Ludvigs LAVRIKOVS 08 Jun 2018 08 Jun 2019
    Ms Kelig BOSSERT-PUYET 17 May 2018 17 May 2019
    Ms Maria SMIRNOWA 17 May 2018 17 May 2019
    Ms Silvana RÖBSTORF 17 May 2018 17 May 2019
    Ms Helen Joseph 15 Jan 2018 12 Jan 2019
    Mr Gilberto Pelosi 15 Jan 2018 12 Jan 2019
    Ms Kelig BOSSERT-PUYET 05 May 2017 04 May 2018
    Ms Silvana RÖBSTORF 23 Mar 2017 22 Mar 2018
    Ms Valentina CAIMI 23 Jan 2017 14 Jun 2017
    Ms Annika RYNGBECK 23 Jan 2017 13 Jan 2018
    Ms Helen Joseph 23 Jan 2017 13 Jan 2018
    Mr Gilberto Pelosi 23 Jan 2017 13 Jan 2018
    Mr Maxime GEHRENBECK 22 Aug 2016 23 Mar 2017
    Ms Valentina CAIMI 19 Jan 2016 18 Jan 2017
    Mr Pierre BAUSSAND 19 Jan 2016 18 Jan 2017
    Ms Annika RYNGBECK 19 Jan 2016 18 Jan 2017
    Ms Helen Joseph 19 Jan 2016 18 Jan 2017
    Mr Gilberto Pelosi 05 Dec 2015 03 Dec 2016
    Mr Pierre BAUSSAND 13 Jan 2015 09 Jan 2016
    Ms Annika RYNGBECK 13 Jan 2015 09 Jan 2016
    Ms Herlinde VANHOOYDONCK 13 Jan 2015 11 Nov 2015
    Ms Valentina CAIMI 13 Jan 2015 09 Jan 2016
    Ms Helen Joseph 13 Jan 2015 09 Jan 2016
    Ms Herlinde VANHOOYDONCK 25 Jan 2014 13 Jan 2015
    Mr Pierre BAUSSAND 24 Jan 2014 13 Jan 2015
    Ms Annika RYNGBECK 24 Jan 2014 13 Jan 2015
    Ms Valentina CAIMI 24 Jan 2014 13 Jan 2015
    Ms Annika RYNGBECK 09 Feb 2013 24 Jan 2014
    Ms Valentina CAIMI 09 Feb 2013 24 Jan 2014
    Mr Pierre BAUSSAND 31 Jan 2013 24 Jan 2014
    Ms Herlinde VANHOOYDONCK 01 Feb 2013 25 Jan 2014
    Mrs Herlinde VANHOOYDONCK 17 Jan 2012 08 Feb 2013
    Mrs Valentina CAIMI 17 Jan 2012 08 Feb 2013
    Mr Pierre BAUSSAND 17 Jan 2012 08 Feb 2013
    Mrs Annika RYNGBECK 17 Jan 2012 08 Feb 2013

    Complementary Information

    None declared

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Mr Pierre BAUSSAND (Director)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr Pierre BAUSSAND (Director)

  • Categories

    Category

    III - Non-governmental organisations

    Subcategory

    Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    Social Platfrom is a member of the civil society contact group (www.act4europe.org) and of the Spring alliance (www.springalliance.eu)

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    350,000€

    EU grant income for closed financial year

    598,785 € (Source: Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency)

    Other financial info

    Following the guidelines of the EU Civil Society Contact Group, Social Platform has calculated that it has spent an estimated 250 000 on activities carried out with the objective of influencing the policy formulation and decision making processes of the European Union Institutions. This figure is arrived at by calculating 50% of the staff costs for staff who work on policy, plus 50% of meetings organised where an element of such meetings included trying to influence policy.

    Funding of Social Platform is used to help reduce the gap between politicians and citizens by enabling local organisations and people to participate in European decisions which have an impact on their lives. NGOs do so through their participatory structures and by organising working groups, seminars, workshops in which participants from all over Europe gather and propose appropriate measures to address their concerns. In that respect, their bottom-up and participatory approach build European solidarity.

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    None

    ACC

    None

    Groups (European Parliament)

    None

    Communication activities

    Events

    13 February 2014: 9 principles for meaningful social innovation
    http://www.socialplatform.org/events/9-principles-for-meaningful-social-innovation/

    8 April 2014: A better Europe now: launch of the Spring Alliance Manifesto
    http://www.socialplatform.org/events/a-better-europe-now/

    23-24 September 2014: European Citizens Summit – beyond Europe’s growth obsession 23-24 September
    http://www.socialplatform.org/events/european-citizens-summit-beyond-europes-growth-obsession/

    20 November 2014: Side event at the European Platform Against poverty: Social Economy Enterprises and public procurement - a win-win combination for social inclusion!
    http://www.socialplatform.org/events/registration-closing-soon-social-economy-enterprises-and-public-procurement-a-win-win-combination-for-social-inclusion/

    8-9 December 2014: Networking meeting and conference in Riga, Latvia
    http://www.socialplatform.org/events/networking-visit-and-conference-in-riga/

    9 December 2014: The EU Social Clause - let’s use it
    http://www.socialplatform.org/events/the-eu-social-clause-lets-use-it/

    16 February 2015: Social impact investing and its role in the future social public/private investments: Continuing dialogue
    http://www.socialplatform.org/events/social-impact-investing-and-its-role-in-the-future-social-publicprivate-investments-continuing-dialogue/


    Position papers & publications

    Spring Alliance manifesto: A better Europe now (March 2014)
    Employment - how to make labour markets inclusive (March 2014)
    Annual report 2013 (May2014)
    Mid-term review of Europe 2020 (June 2014)
    EU directive on adequate minimum income (June 2014)
    Maximising the potential of social economy and social enterprises (July 2014)
    Rebalancing economic and social stabilisation in the EU: towards a common Unemployment Benefit Scheme? (July 2014)
    Financing of social services (December 2014)
    EU internal strategy to promote human rights (December 2014)
    Minimum wage (February 2015)

    Other activities

    - Future of Europe and the Lisbon Treaty
    - EU strategy on sustainable development
    - EU social agenda
    - Active European citizenship, civil dialogue and participatory democracy
    - EU Budget
    - Transparency
    - Equality and the fight against discrimination
    - Work life balance
    - Fight against poverty
    - Services of General Interest
    - Inclusive labour market
    - Social Economy
    - Migration policies

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    44 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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