Secretariat of COMECE (Commission of the Episcopates of the European Union)

Participation to an informal ecumenical group of Christian organisations working on migration and asylum issues

None declared

Jan 2016 - Dec 2016

1,375,000€

It should be noted that in this section the word ‘members’ is meant to refer to the members of COMECE

none

Extreme Poverty and Human Rights Intergroup; Freedom of religion and belief and religious tolerance Intergroup.

Events: Lunch Debate on “Migration and Integral Human Development”, Brussels (23 March 2017); Roundtable Debate on “The possibilities to better articulate civilian and military aspects of a global concept of defence”, Brussels (21 March 2017); Luncheon Debate on “Colombia: from child soldiers to peace-builders” (with Don Bosco International), Brussels (6 February 2017); Prayer & Breakfast on “Nonviolence: a style of politics for peace” (with Justice & Peace Europe), Brussels (27 January 2017); COMECE-CEC meeting with the Maltese Presidency of the EU Council (6 January 2017); Evening Debate "Tackling Youth Unemployment in Europe - a Catholic Church’s Perspective", Brussels (6 December 2016); Attendance to the "High-level" EU-religious leaders' meeting (29 November 2016); Event on "Work-Life-Balance 4.0 - Challenges in a Time of Digitalisation", Brussels (15 November 2016); COMECE-CEC Dialogue Seminar "Migrants: from fear to compassion", Brussels (24 October 2016); Conference on the role of the Catholic Church in the process of European integration "Catholic Church and the European Solidarity" (COMECE co-organiser), Kraków (21-22 September 2016); COMECE-CEC meeting with the Slovak Presidency of the EU Council (13 July 2016); Event on "Living Laudato Si’ - One year later. An evening of words & music", Brussels (16 June 2016); Luncheon Debate on “Europe’s vocation to promote peace in the world”, Brussels (14 June 2016); Seminar "From Rerum Novarum (1891) to Laudato si’ (2015): Catholic social teaching as a reference to social and ecological welfare?", Brussels (3 May 2016);

Publications: Contribution to the public consultation on the European Solidarity Corps (April 2017); "Fostering resilience for sustainable peace” – A contribution by the Secretariat of COMECE, Justice & Peace Europe and Pax Christi International to the forthcoming EU Communication on Resilience" (March 2017); Contribution to the EU consultation on the reform of VAT rates (March 2017); Christian Group on Migration and Asylum: “Comments on the EU action Plan on the integration of third country nationals” (February 2017); Opinion of the COMECE Working group on ethics in research and medicine "Mental health in Europe - Ethical and Religious Cosiderations" 2017 website (January 2017); Christian group on migration "Comments on the proposed Reform of the Common European Asylum System" (December 2016); COMECE Statement on "Poverty and Social Exclusion in Europe" (December 2016); Resolution for a better work-life-balance and synchronized free time in the age of digitalisation (December 2016); Contribution to a European Pillar of Social Rights (November 2016); Christian group on migration "Comments on the EU Commission’s Proposal on Dublin IV" (November 2016); Contribution to the Fundamental Rights Colloquium 2016 on “Media pluralism and democracy” (July 2016); EU and US Bishops’ recommendations on the negotiations of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) (June 2016); “Europe’s Vocation to Promote Peace in the World” – A contribution of the Comece Bishops to the EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy (June 2016); Contribution to the Public Consultation on a "Proposal for a mandatory Transparency Register" (26 May 2016).

Public relations and communication activities: “Europeinfos” newsletter; Press releases/press conferences; COMECE website; Social media; COMECE Annual Report 2016.

None declared

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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.

• Date	11 Sep 2023	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Enlargement policy
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi
  Portfolio	Neighbourhood and Enlargement
  Attending	Ildikó Voller-Szenci (Cabinet member)

• Date	28 Feb 2023	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Social Economy
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit
  Portfolio	Jobs and Social Rights
  Attending	Santina Bertulessi (Cabinet member)

• Date	19 Sep 2022	Location	Online
  Subject	Social Economy and the SEAP implementation
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit
  Portfolio	Jobs and Social Rights
  Attending	Santina Bertulessi (Cabinet member)

• Date	15 Jun 2022	Location	VTC
  Subject	Celebrating the European Year of Youth
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi
  Portfolio	Neighbourhood and Enlargement
  Attending	Olivér Várhelyi (Commissioner) Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet member)

• Date	14 Jan 2022	Location	virtual conference
  Subject	Article 17 dialogue
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas
  Portfolio	Promoting the European Way of Life
  Attending	Vangelis Demiris (Cabinet member) Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
  Other Lobbyists	EKD-Büro Brüssel / EKD-Office Brussels Office of the Anglican Bishop in Europe association européenne de la pensée libre The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - European Union and International Affairs Office Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, Church Council Conference of European Churches Committee of the Representatives of the Orthodox Churches in European Union Unie Vrijzinnige Verenigingen EGALE Egalité-laïcité-Europe The PR Office European Buddhist Union

• Date	25 Nov 2021	Location	video-call
  Subject	Interfaith Convention on the European Green Deal
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
  Portfolio	European Green Deal
  Attending	Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)

• Date	29 Jun 2021	Location	VTC
  Subject	Exchange of views on the future of Lebanon
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi
  Portfolio	Neighbourhood and Enlargement
  Attending	Olivér Várhelyi (Commissioner)

• Date	24 Jun 2021	Location	Brussels
  Subject	social policies and inclusion
  DG	Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
  Attending	Joost Korte (Director-General)

• Date	10 Jun 2021	Location	Brussels - video conference
  Subject	European Green Deal presentation and discussion
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
  Portfolio	European Green Deal
  Attending	Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	Unie Vrijzinnige Verenigingen Committee of the Representatives of the Orthodox Churches in European Union HINDU FORUM EUROPE EGALE Egalité-laïcité-Europe association européenne de la pensée libre Grande Loge Féminine de France (Institut Maçonnique Européen) European Union for Progressive Judaism Conference of European Churches Alliance Maçonnique Européenne EKD-Büro Brüssel / EKD-Office Brussels European Buddhist Union Office of the Anglican Bishop in Europe

• Date	18 Jan 2021	Location	VTC
  Subject	The state of play on the Southern Neighbourhood policy
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi
  Portfolio	Neighbourhood and Enlargement
  Attending	Olivér Várhelyi (Commissioner)

• Date	07 Sep 2020	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Green Paper on Ageing
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica
  Portfolio	Democracy and Demography
  Attending	Astrid Dentler (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe

• Date	10 Jul 2020	Location	Brussels - video conference
  Subject	Discussion on the European Green Deal with the Catholic Youth
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
  Portfolio	European Green Deal
  Attending	Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)

• Date	16 Jun 2020	Location	Brussels - video conference
  Subject	Preparation of youth dialogue meeting
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
  Portfolio	European Green Deal
  Attending	Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)

• Date	04 Feb 2020	Location	Brussels
  Subject	EU Enlargement and opening of accession talks with Albania
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi
  Portfolio	Neighbourhood and Enlargement
  Attending	Olivér Várhelyi (Commissioner)

• Date	25 Oct 2018	Location	Brussels, Belgium
  Subject	Meeting with the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU
  DG	Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom
  Attending	Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force)

• Date	08 Feb 2018	Location	Brussels, Belgium
  Subject	Agriculture
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
  Portfolio	Agriculture & Rural Development
  Attending	Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

• Date	14 Sep 2017	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Dialogue selon l’Art. 17
  Cabinet	Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans
  Portfolio	Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
  Attending	Bernardus Smulders (Cabinet member)

• Date	02 Jun 2017	Location	Brussels
  Subject	EMU reflection paper
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
  Portfolio	Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
  Attending	Kai Wynands (Cabinet member)

• Date	12 Oct 2016	Location	Comece Secretariat
  Subject	European Pillar of Social Rights and its role in ensuring good working conditions and account for the changes on the labour market.
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
  Portfolio	Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
  Attending	Ruth Paserman (Cabinet member)

• Date	10 Nov 2015	Location	Brussels
  Subject	social issues – including youth unemployment, the impact of austerity policies on citizens and child poverty
  DG	Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
  Attending	Michel Servoz (Director-General)