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 2017 - Dec 2017

1,375,000€

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

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

Events: EP Inter-religious event with the participation of Jewish, Muslim and Christian communities on “Religious rituals and fundamental rights (criminalisation of circumcision) (10 April 2018); EP Meeting on "The roots of fundamental rights and the rule of law" (13 March 2018); Farewell event for COMECE President Card. Marx, with the intervention of Commission President Juncker (7 March 2018); EP Meeting on “A question of time – volunteering, social and civic engagement in a connected society” (22 February 2018); Conference on "Promoting the Christians heritage of Europe", with interventions by Commissioner Navracsics and by the Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Culture, H.E. Mgr. Paul Tighe (31 January 2018); EP Dialogue Seminar on "External policies of the EU", (6 December 2017); Conference on "Securitisation of Religious Freedom - Religion and Scope of State Control" (16-17 November 2017); Conference on “Extractives in Latin America” (31 October 2017); Dialogue “(Re)-Thinking Europe - A Christian Contribution to the Future of the European Project” organised by the Holy See and COMECE, with the participation of EU high-ranking officials (27-29 October 2017); Dialogue meeting between religious actors and policy-makers on “Preparing the AU-EU Summit” (19 September 2017); Roundtable debate on “Shrinking civil society space” (7 September 2017); Dialogue meeting between religious actors and policy-makers on “Implementing the concept of resilience” (12 July 2017); EP Dialogue Seminar on “The future of Europe – Reflections for the EU by 2025”, (27 June 2017); EP Conference on “Churches and Religious Organisations’ accessibility to EU Funding for Cooperation projects” (27 June 2017); Luncheon debate on “Addressing migration at its root causes. How can the EU help to improve the prospects of Africa’s youth?” (30 May 2017); Talk on "Integration as a challenge - Living together in Europe" (18-19 May 2017); EP Meeting on “Digitalisation and the future of work – best practices and legislative challenges for Europe” (4 May 2017); EP Conference on “Religion and EU External Action – EU Guidelines on FoRB: What’s Next?” (26 April 2017).

Publications: Contribution to the consultation on “EU funds in the area of values and mobility” (February 2018); Contribution to the consultation on the “EU funds in the area of security” (February 2018); Contribution to the consultation on “EU funds in the area of investment, research & innovation, SMEs and single market” (February 2018); Contribution to the consultation on “EU funds in the area of migration” (February 2018); Contribution to the consultation on “EU funds in the area of cohesion” (February 2018); Contribution to the consultation on “Fake news & online disinformation” (February 2018); “Private Investment & Development" (from Aid to Partnership) (December 2017); "Africa and Europe should work as one for the youth of our continents” - a joint statement of COMECE and SECAM in view of the 5th EU-AU Summit (November 2017); A contribution by the Secretariat of COMECE in view of the Communication on “Elements for an EU Strategy for Iraq” (November 2017); Ecumenical statement of CEC and COMECE Secretary Generals on the proclamation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (November 2017); Contribution to the consultation on Legal Migration (September 2017); Contribution to the FRA Agency consultation in view of the “Fundamental Rights Forum 2018” (June 2017); “Whose Security, Whose Defence?”- a contribution to the debate on the future of European Security and Defence (June 2017); Contribution to the EP JURI Committee consultation on “Civil law rules on robotics” (April 2017); Contribution to the consultation on “The rules on liability of the producer for damage caused by a defective product” (April 2017).

Communication and public relations: Webnews/press releases/press conferences; COMECE website; Social media; COMECE Annual Report 2017; “Europeinfos” newsletter.

Participation to ad hoc meetings and consultations: Stakeholders’ meetings of the European Roma Platform, DG Justice (19 March 2018); EEAS consultation on EU Guidelines on FoRB (19 February 2018); 2017 Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights (20-21 November 2017); Follow-up meeting EC Legal Migration Fitness check, DG Home (15 November 2017); 11th European Forum on the rights of the child on “Children deprived of their liberty and alternatives to detention” (7-8 November 2017); EU Annual gathering with high-level religious leaders (8 October 2017); FRA Agency High-level expert meeting on “Shared space of religions and human rights” (12-13 September 2017); European Parliament hearing on AMR prior to the publication of a European One Health Action Plan (29 June 2017).

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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	Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet member) Olivér Várhelyi (Commissioner)

• 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	Unie Vrijzinnige Verenigingen EGALE Egalité-laïcité-Europe The PR Office European Buddhist Union Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, Church Council Conference of European Churches 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 Committee of the Representatives of the Orthodox Churches in European 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 EKD-Büro Brüssel / EKD-Office Brussels EGALE Egalité-laïcité-Europe association européenne de la pensée libre European Union for Progressive Judaism Conference of European Churches HINDU FORUM EUROPE Alliance Maçonnique Européenne Grande Loge Féminine de France (Institut Maçonnique Européen) 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)