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 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.1 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
1
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Roma Education Fund Romania (REF)
EU Transparency Register
730068743102-07 First registered on 17 Jun 2021
Goals / Remit
The mission and ultimate goal of the Roma Education Fund (REF) is to close the gap in educational outcomes between Roma and non-Roma. In order to achieve this goal, REF supports policies and programs which ensure quality education for Roma, including the desegregation of education systems in the countries that were participating in the Decade of Roma Inclusion, and in other interested countries. Preparation of this action is based on long-term implementation of actions aimed at supporting Roma children and youth at all educational levels, with the aim to introduce an integrated approach in the countries where REF already implements activities and to expand the activities to new areas/countries with a significant number of Roma population.
Since 2005, the Roma Education Fund (REF) network has gained extensive experience and knowledge about the types of interventions and approaches to Roma education that produce results on the ground in 16 countries in Europe.Main EU files targeted
REF has not targeted any policy domain in relation to the EU insofar. REF is interested in all the policy measures that aim to contribute to improved social cohesion through increased education attainment and improved employability potential of marginalized Roma populations across regions in Europe, as well to foster cross-country and regional dialogue and knowledge transfer. The organization is interested in contributing to the consultation processes and other initiatives evolving around the European Child Guarantee. Also, the organization seeks to take part in the consultative framework around EU Roma Strategic Framework for equality, inclusion and participation.
Address
Head Office
60 Vaselor Str. sector 2
Bucharest 021255
ROMANIAEU Office
60 Vaselor Str. sector 2
Bucharest 021255
ROMANIAWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 10% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.1
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None involved insofar.
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
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Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
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
2,950,035€
Major funding types in closed year
EU funding, Grants, Member's contribution, Donations, Other
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution European Social Fund - administered by RO state 925,015€ Contribution REF Switzerland (network funding) 1,769,496€ Contribution Velux Foundations 202,790€ Grant Erasmus Programme 15,896€ Grant European Social Fund - administered by RO state 925,015€ Grant Norway/EEA Grants/Other 20,186€ Grant REF Switzerland (network funding) 1,769,496€ Grant Velux Foundations 202,790€ Grant Other 16,652€ Other financial info
Actually, we did not incur any costs related to the activities covered by the Register. We are hereby applying the Register to be involved in consultation processes
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
In terms of policy implementation in relation to the EU, the organization is at the beginning of the activities in the field. The organization is mainly interested to contribute to the public consultation processes.
The organization implements educational projects for all levels of education, for Roma communities and, from this perspective, it is interested in all themes that come across the subject of education.
Directly, the organization is part of the campaign “First Years, First Priority”, focusing on providing more support for education initiatives of the age group 0 to 6 years old. The campaign website can be found here: https://firstyearsfirstpriority.eu/the-campaign/.
Indirectly, the organization contributed to the development of policies related to Roma, attending events related to this consultation: https://ec.europa.eu/research-roma-children/?publications/347/. In addition, it take part in events related to this initiative: https://epha.org/epha-analysis-health-in-the-2014-national-roma-integration-strategies/.Other activities
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- Meetings
Meetings
1 meetings found. Download meetings
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Date 31 Mar 2022 Location Bucharest (RO) Subject EU response to the conflict in Ukraine, RRP, ESF+, Social economy, Child guarantee, support to the Roma. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
- Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
- Fabien Dell (Cabinet member)
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