Democratic Society

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Registration as it was on 20 Nov 2017
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Overview

Lobbying Costs

None declared

None declared

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

8.5 Fte (13)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

3

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    The 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.

    Address

    Head Office
    Avenue de la Brabançonne 107
    Bruxelles 1000
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    13

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%3
    75%6
    25%4

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    8.5

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 20 Nov 2017

    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

    Mr Anthony Zacharzewski (President)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr Anthony Zacharzewski (President)

  • Categories

    Category

    IV - Think tanks, research and academic institutions

    Subcategory

    Think tanks and research institutions

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    None

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    None declared

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    None declared

    Other financial info

    The legal entity of The Democratic Society AISBL in Belgium is newly-created, but is taking on the intellectual property and record of The Democratic Society Ltd, which was established in the UK in 2006.

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    None

    ACC

    None

    Groups (European Parliament)

    None

    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.

    Our two projects directly with the European Institutions directly have focused on networked communications (for DG EMPL, 2014); on the democratic impact of disruptive technologies (for DG CNECT, 2017).

    We are also part of consortiums and frameworks to deliver open government, democracy and citizen engagement projects.

    Other activities

    The legal entity of The Democratic Society AISBL in Belgium is newly-created, but is taking on the intellectual property and record 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.

    • 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
      • Bjoern Seibert (Cabinet member)
      • Per Haugaard (Cabinet member)
      • Charmaine Hili (Cabinet member)
      • Nicole Dewandre (Cabinet member)
      • Valeria Miceli (Cabinet member)
      • Olivier Smith (Cabinet member)
      • Mary Veronica Tovsak Pleterski (Cabinet member)
      • Fernando Sampedro Marcos (Cabinet member)
      • Maria Luisa Cabral (Cabinet member)
      • Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
      • Sonia Vila Nunez (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)
    • Date 22 Jan 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject eGovernment
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip
      Portfolio Digital Single Market
      Attending
      • Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet member)
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