Overview
Lobbying Costs
37,500€
Financial year: Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.5 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
8
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Stichting Free Press Unlimited (FPU)
EU Transparency Register
244060929225-74 First registered on 07 Dec 2017
Goals / Remit
Stichting Free Press Unlimited is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Free Press Unlimited’s mission is to ensure that impartial news and information are available to people across the globe, particularly in countries where there is no to little press freedom. By supporting local media professionals and journalists, Free Press Unlimited aims to help people gain access to the information they need to survive and develop.
Free Press Unlimited strengthens the capacity of local journalists, media professionals, pioneers and organizations, supporting these agents of change in developing their knowledge and skills in a variety of ways. Activities include but are not limited to: organizational and individual capacity building; editorial and journalism learning programme; financial and investigative reporting; developing technology-based innovations for learning and teaching; monitoring/advocacy for media law reform; running information networks in repressive states.
Additional activities include emergency support to media organisations and journalists, as well as developing innovative methods and technologies to protect and capacitate journalists to make safe use of the Internet. Free Press Unlimited is also specialised in safety training, journalism professionalisation and curriculum development projects, and building alliances and networks.Main EU files targeted
European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR), EU Guidelines on Freedom of Expression Online and Offline, Eastern Partnership – 20 Deliverables for 2020 (strategic communications), EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy, EU Action Plan on Disinformation, EU Mechanism on Democracy, the Rule of Law and Human Rights, Digital Services Act
Address
Head Office
Weesperstraat 3
Amsterdam 1018 DN
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People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 25% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 23 Dec 2019
Name Start date End Date Ms Jessica Machacova 29 Nov 2019 04 Oct 2020 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Jessica Machacova (Advocacy Coordinator & EU Representative)
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Ruth Kronenburg (Director of Operations)
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
Global Forum for Media Development (https://gfmd.info/en/site/members/198/Free-Press-Unlimited.htm)
IFEX (https://ifex.org/members)
Council of Europe Platform for the Protection of Journalists and Safety (https://www.coe.int/en/web/media-freedom/the-platform)Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
37,500€
EU grant income for closed financial year
34,182 € (Source: European Commission)
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
8 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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Date 23 Nov 2023 Location Brussels Subject European Media Freedom Act, anti-SLAPP, safety of journalists Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 12 May 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Media Pluralism Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Renate Nikolay (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Nov 2020 Location videoconference Subject Keynote speech at Free Press Live 2020 Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 28 Oct 2020 Location videoconference Subject EDAP, Media freedom, Media pluralism Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Jun 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Broad introduction to Media Freedom Rapid Response Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Apr 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Freedom of press and rights of journalists Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Simona Constantin (Cabinet member)
- Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
- Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 03 Feb 2020 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Media freedom Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Marie Frenay (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Nov 2019 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Whistleblowers Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Attending - Kevin O'Connell (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists