Overview
Lobbying Costs
250,000€
Financial year: Apr 2017 - Mar 2018
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.25 Fte (5)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
6
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Stichting Lezen & Schrijven
EU Transparency Register
658822313443-95 First registered on 14 Apr 2014
Goals / Remit
The goal of the Public Libraries 2020 programme (PL2020) is to raise awareness about the importance of public libraries as modern learning hubs close to citizens and (potential) learners. Public libraries have been expanding their role in local communities enormously over the last decades – many of them now help people develop their digital skills, advance or acquire other skills (such as literacy) through various lifelong learning opportunities and offer a neutral and trusted space for people to create, learn, and connect.
PL2020 brings together library organisations and advocates from across the EU to raise awareness of the value of public libraries as partners for social and economic development under the Europe 2020 strategy. PL2020 promotes how libraries are contributing to European policy objectives in three main areas: social inclusion, digital inclusion, and lifelong learning.
The PL2020 programme is run by The Reading & Writing Foundation (in Dutch: Stichting Lezen & Schrijven), which was founded in 2004 by H.R.H. Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands with the aim of structurally solving illiteracy in the Netherlands. Over the course of the years, The Reading & Writing Foundation has also started working towards this goal internationally. We believe that literacy is a basic requirement for a healthy and sustainable society. All individuals have the right to acquire good literacy skills, allowing them to unlock their talents and potential. To ensure equal opportunities for all through literacy, we encourage debate on the issue, connect relevant stakeholders to our societal movement, and guide struggling readers to a training that is right for them.Main EU files targeted
Education and Training 2020, Europe 2020, Digital Agenda for Europe, Skills Agenda, Copyright
Address
Head Office
Parkstraat, 105
Den Haag 2514-JH
NETHERLANDSEU Office
Avenue de Broqueville 40
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert 1200
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People
Total lobbyists declared
5
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 4 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 24 Apr 2024
Name Start date End Date Ms Hannah THOMINET 01 Dec 2018 29 Mar 2019 Ms Ilona Kish 14 Mar 2018 14 Mar 2019 Ms Sara PETTI 14 Feb 2018 15 Feb 2019 Ms Hannah THOMINET 03 Jan 2018 01 Dec 2018 Ms Helga Baars 10 Aug 2017 09 Aug 2018 Ms Sara PETTI 23 Feb 2017 14 Feb 2018 Ms Ilona Kish 01 Mar 2017 28 Feb 2018 Ms Catharina Rinzema 01 Mar 2017 28 Feb 2018 Ms Petti Sara 23 Feb 2017 29 Mar 2017 Ms Hannah MULVEY GENT 23 Jan 2017 13 Jan 2018 Ms Helga Baars 19 Jul 2016 08 Jul 2017 Ms Agne Kaufman 09 Mar 2016 08 Mar 2017 Ms Ilona Kish 09 Mar 2016 08 Mar 2017 Ms Catharina Rinzema 09 Mar 2016 01 Mar 2017 Ms Hannah MULVEY GENT 05 Nov 2015 03 Nov 2016 Ms Laura Velcea 22 Apr 2015 20 Apr 2016 Ms Agne Kaufman 04 Nov 2014 30 Oct 2015 Mrs Agne Kaufman 04 Nov 2014 27 Jan 2015 Ms Ilona Kish 28 Oct 2014 24 Oct 2015 Mr Lorenzen Christian 25 Oct 2014 01 Aug 2015 Mr Vennik Jelle 25 Oct 2014 23 Oct 2015 Complementary Information
A small team in Brussels supported by the Reading and Writing Foundation based in the Netherlands
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Ilona Kish (Programme Director)
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Geke van Velzen (Director)
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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
European Internet Forum (EIF) https://www.eifonline.org/
Digital Skills & Jobs Coalition https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/digital-skills-jobs-coalition
Copyright for Creativity (C4C) http://copyright4creativity.eu/Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Apr 2017 - Mar 2018
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
250,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
45,757 € (Source: Erasmus+ Strategic Partnerships)
Other financial info
Estimated costs include outsourced activity costs, i.e. payment to consultants who are not employees of the organisation but who work in activities covered by the register.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
PL2020 European programme established in January 2014. Relationship and coalition-building with bodies working with public libraries at local, and European level.
Meetings
Meetings
6 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 24 Jul 2018 Location Brussels Subject Citizen empowerment and education via digital technologies DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture Attending - Themis Christophidou (Director-General)
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Date 07 Jun 2017 Location Brussels Subject Skills Agenda, European Semester 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 - Raquel Lucas (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Jan 2017 Location Brussels Subject New Skills agenda 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 - Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President)
- Raquel Lucas (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject copyright Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject Literacy skills Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Marianne Thyssen (Commissioner)