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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: Feb 2022 - Jan 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.7 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
1
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Samaritan International (SAM.I.)
EU Transparency Register
877886034945-03 First registered on 24 May 2019
Goals / Remit
The SAMARITAN INTERNATIONAL (SAM.I.) network was founded on 11 August 1994.
Today, SAM.I. consists of 21 member organisations working in social services, rescue services, first-aid training, civil protection and humanitarian aid. Over three million individual members, 150,000 volunteers and 45,000 full-time employees in 19 countries form the basis of the SAM.I. network.
SAM.I. serves to coordinate the activities among its members, to develop new cross-border partnerships and to represent the interests of its members towards the European Union. In particular with regard to questions of emergency care the member organisations also practically support the development to a united Europe.Main EU files targeted
Implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights
including: the European Care Strategy (Council recommendation 2022/0264(NLE))
Revision of the Directive 2006/126/EC on driving licenses, where relevant for emergency vehicles.
Observation of process regarding the European Disability Card.
Relevant European Union strategies/activities not directly tied to individual current legislative proposals:
European Civil Protection Mechanism (and corresponding funding programmes) / RescEU
EU Aid Volunteers / European Solidarity Corps
Erasmus+ (particularly volunteer education&training in Erasmus+ adult education)
Representation of volunteering in any initiatives touching on the matter (e.g. Social Economy Action Plan, European Year of Skills).
Development/role of civil society organisations in EU enlargement (particularly Western Balkans).
European Qualifications Framework & Recognition of qualifications where first aid and emergency medicine are concernedAddress
Head Office
Sülzburgstraße 140
Köln 50937
GERMANYEU Office
Rue de Pascale 4-6
Bruxelles 1040
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 50% 1 10% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.7
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 23 Mar 2025
Name Start date End Date Anne Rieke STUHLMANN 14 Feb 2024 04 Oct 2024 Markus TROCKER 26 Oct 2023 04 Oct 2024 Ivo BONAMICO 23 May 2023 23 May 2024 Paul WARDENGA 08 Jun 2023 08 Jun 2024 Anne Rieke STUHLMANN 13 Dec 2022 13 Dec 2023 Paul WARDENGA 08 Feb 2022 08 Feb 2023 Paul WARDENGA 21 Jul 2020 21 Jul 2021 Ivo BONAMICO 14 Nov 2019 14 Nov 2020 Paul WARDENGA 28 May 2019 28 May 2020 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
Member of European Movement International
Affiliate member of SOLIDARMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Feb 2022 - Jan 2023
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
331,832€
Major funding types in closed year
EU funding, Member's contributions, Other
Funding types "other" information
Other funds: Purpose-earmarked contributions from member associations beyond the regular membership fee.
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland 60,000€ Grant Project funds, Erasmus+ program 50,600€ Other financial info
EU funds, for the most recently closed year as well as for the ongoing financial year, are for the most part distributed by us, in our role as project coordinator, among the partners of the respective projects, in accordance with their shares of the budget of the respective grant agreements and/or final financial statements from the grant-giving agencies. This means that EU funding received by us is not a main contributor to covering our own operating costs.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
"Qualified Volunteering - Skills for resilient societies" - Policy debate on volunteering in the European Year of Skills
https://www.samaritan-international.eu/event/qualified-volunteering-skills-for-resilient-societies/
Complimentary first aid courses for MEPs, employees of the European institutions and other Brussels-based stakeholders (awareness raising for relevance of first aid and for the remaining challenges on cross-border recognition)
https://www.samaritan-international.eu/event/complimentary-first-aid-courses-in-brussels/Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
1 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below covers meetings with Commissioners/Cabinet members/Directors-general (high-level) Commission meetings published December 2014 to December 2024, and the meetings of Commissioners/Cabinet members/Directors-general and officials holding "management functions" in the Commission published since 1 January 2025. Other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may well have taken place, but the Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. All information below comes from the Commission and not from the registrant.
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.
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Date 29 Mar 2023 Location Brussels Subject Supporting the Western Balkans in social policies Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi Portfolio Neighbourhood and Enlargement Attending - Olivér Várhelyi (Commissioner)
- Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet member)