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: Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
7.75 Fte (9)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Democratic Society (Demsoc)
EU Transparency Register
413896028403-86 First registered on 20 Sep 2017
Goals / Remit
The Democratic Society works for more and better democracy, where people and institutions have the desire, opportunity and confidence to participate together. We work to create opportunities for people to become involved in the decisions that affect their lives and for them to have the skills to do this effectively. We support governments, parliaments and any organisation that wants to involve citizens in decision making to be transparent, open and welcoming of participation. We actively support spaces, places and processes to make this happen.
Main EU files targeted
European Citizens Initiative, Open Government, Democratic promotion and citizenship, European elections, democracy transparency, efficient administration, Conference on the Future of Europe.
Address
Head Office
Cantersteen 10
Bruxelles 1000
BELGIUMEU Office
Cantersteen 10
Bruxelles 1000
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
9
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 6 75% 2 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
7.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 19 Apr 2024
Name Start date End Date Ms Sahajanya BALAGANESH 18 Feb 2023 10 Nov 2023 Mr Anthony ZACHARZEWSKI 10 Nov 2022 10 Nov 2023 Mr Ward DEN DOOVEN 02 Apr 2022 01 Apr 2023 Ms Sarah VANQUAETHEM 13 Oct 2021 13 Oct 2022 Ms Laura GALANTE 28 Sep 2021 28 Sep 2022 Ms Sahajanya BALAGANESH 28 Sep 2021 28 Sep 2022 Ms Marian CRAMERS 28 Sep 2021 28 Sep 2022 Mr Anthony ZACHARZEWSKI 28 Sep 2021 28 Sep 2022 Ms Maison SATGUINE 27 Mar 2019 05 Mar 2020 Mr Anthony ZACHARZEWSKI 26 Mar 2019 26 Mar 2020 Ms Namita KAMBLI 23 Mar 2019 01 Apr 2020 Ms Marian CRAMERS 19 Feb 2019 19 Feb 2020 Mr Anthony ZACHARZEWSKI 09 Feb 2018 06 Feb 2019 Ms Cyndee MITCHELL 09 Feb 2018 06 Feb 2019 Ms Kelly MCBRIDE 09 Feb 2018 06 Feb 2019 Complementary Information
We are structured as an AISBL, recently established in Belgium after originally starting up in the UK.
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
None
Member organisations
None
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
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
2,179,455€
Major funding types in closed year
EU funding, Other, Grants
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution Laudes Foundation 147,232€ Contribution LIFE programme 160,675€ Contribution Viable Cities 47,000€ Contribution Climate KIC 476,000€ Contribution Scottish Government 63,000€ Contribution City of Vienna 54,167€ Contribution European Cultural Foundation 40,000€ Contribution City of Leuven 50,000€ Contribution Engage Britain Foundation 287,000€ Contribution Open Society Foundations 70,000€ Contribution Demotec 304,000€ Contribution Renew Europe Group 200,000€ Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
We have undertaken reports, research and consultancy on all aspects of democracy, open government and governance reform. Events with citizens and specialists support our work, and we publish regularly as well as running our website and social media feeds.
We are also part of consortiums and frameworks to deliver open government, democracy and citizen engagement projects.
We are in receipt of Horizon 2020 funding for two projects, and are working or have worked with the Commission on the Horizon Europe missions and other areas of democratic engagement.Other activities
The legal entity of The Democratic Society AISBL in Belgium is the owner of The Democratic Society Ltd which was established in the UK in 2006.
Meetings
Meetings
3 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 30 Jul 2020 Location Brussels - Belgium Subject Brainstorming Session on "The State of the Union in 2020: Society and Democracy" - [Via Webex] Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Sonia Vila Nunez (Cabinet member)
- Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
- Olivier Smith (Cabinet member)
- Nicole Dewandre (Cabinet member)
- Valeria Miceli (Cabinet member)
- Charmaine Hili (Cabinet member)
- Maria Luisa Cabral (Cabinet member)
- Bjoern Seibert (Cabinet member)
- Mary Veronica Tovsak Pleterski (Cabinet member)
- Fernando Sampedro Marcos (Cabinet member)
- Per Haugaard (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 14 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject Conference on the Future of Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica Portfolio Democracy and Demography Attending - Mattia De Grassi (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Jan 2018 Location Brussels Subject eGovernment Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet member)