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 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
11 Fte (11)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
The Smile of the Child (TSOTC)
EU Transparency Register
66055258617-28 First registered on 18 Apr 2012
Goals / Remit
“The Smile of the Child” is the largest internationally recognized non-profit, Non-Governmental Organization in Greece in the critical field of child protection, search and rescue of missing children, support of children and families with children in need, as well as free public health service for children, both in prevention, intervention and treatment. The Organization was founded by a 10-year-old boy, Andreas Yannopoulos, before he succumbed to brain cancer in late 1995. His father Costas Yannopoulos, President of the Board of Directors, inspired by the wish of well-being for all children in the world, expressed by his son, has gradually led TSOC to what it is today: nearly 28 years of action it has made a difference for more than 1.900.000 children and their families in Greece. TSOTC implements nationwide, 365 days/year, 24hrs/day, direct and effective actions to prevent phenomena threatening children and provide free services to every child & family in Greece.
Main EU files targeted
-Action Plan on the European Pillar of Social Rights
-EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child
-EU Child Guarantee
-National Recovery and Resilience Plans
-Conference on the Future of Europe
-EU strategy for a more effective fight against child sexual abuse
-EU strategy onPreventing and combatting gender-based violence against women and domestic violence
-EU Strategy to tackle organised crime
-New Pact on Migration and Asylum
-New EU Strategy towards the Eradication of Trafficking in Human Beings and Roadmap
-New EU Strategy to strengthen the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights
-EU Victims’ Rights Directive
-EU Anti-Trafficking Directive
-EC Proposal for a Regulation to prevent and combat child sexual abuseAddress
Head Office
1 Sp. Loui street, Maroussi
Athens 15124
GREECEEU Office
80 Garyttou street, Aghia Paraskevi
Athens 15343
GREECEWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
11
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 11 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
11
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
The Smile of the Child has 456 full-time staff members plus 4.655 active volunteers.
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
-Member of CHI (Child Helpline International) (and member of the Supervisory Board)
-Member of the Global Missing Children’s Network (GMCN)
-Member of Missing Children Europe (MCE) (and member of the Board of Directors)
-Member of Eurochild
-Founding member of European Antibullying Network (EAN)
-Country partner of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN)
-Member of WeProtect Global Alliance to end child sexual exploitation online
-Local Code Representative (ECPAT- The Code for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism)
-Member of Migration Committee of INGO Conference of the Council of Europe
-Member of SupportCY
-Associate member of Victim Support EuropeMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
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
13,714,286€
Major funding types in closed year
Other, Public financing, Grants, Member's contribution, Donations, EU funding
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Grant EACEA, Erasmus+, DG Justice and Consumers Programme and Financial Management, AMIF, Interreg, EEA 903,757€ Major contributions in current year
Type Name Amount Grant EACEA, Erasmus+, DG Justice and Consumers Programme and Financial Management, AMIF, Interreg, EEA 903,757€ Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
-On 29 Sept 2022 the TSOTC’s YouSmile received the JWF SDGs 2022 Award
-On 5 Oct 2022 members of the Technology Group for the Child of TSOTC received 5 awards at the Impact BITE Awards 2022
-On 15 Oct 2022 TSOTC inaugurated a new multi-center dedicated to providing holistic support to children in need
-On 21 Oct 2022 the TSOTC received Silver Award for its program of Preventive Medical and Dental Care HIPPOCRATES at the Healthcare Business Awards 2022
-On 15 Nov 2022 TSOTC received an award from MCE as founder member of the European Hotline for Missing Children 116000
-On 16-24 Nov 2022 TSOTC organized seminars on best practices in handling cases of missing children/adults in N. Greece
-On 21-23 Nov 2023 TSOTC hosted a visit in Greece of Representatives of the Migration Committee, INGO, Council of Europe
-On 24 Nov 2022 TSOTC organized the 2nd Int. Conference "Child Sexual Abuse: It Remains a Secret. We must become their voice” in Athens
-On 23 Dec 2023 TSOTC received an award for the Pediatric Home Care Program
-On 10 Jan 2023 TSOTC announced the support/accommodation of additional mothers/children from Ukraine
-On 17 Febr 2023 TSOTC presented findings of the research survey that YouSmile conducted to highlight the danger of attracting minors through anonymous chat platforms/SoMe apps
-On 18 Febr 2023 TSOTC held a Press Conference to present its 2022 statistics
-On 6 March 2023 TSOTC organized an event in the context of its Panhellenic School Awareness Campaign “Speak Now” (“Mila Tora”) on school violence and bullying
-On 21 March 2023, TSOTC presented the findings from its research on Bullying in Greece
-On 18 April 2023 TSOTC welcomed in Athens students from DIS Stockholm
-On 26 April 2023 the MoU between Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki,3rd Pediatric Clinic of the Univ. and TSOTC was renewed to continue the Pediatric Home Care Programme in support of children with chronic health issues
-On 7 and 13 May 2023 TSOTC and its student volunteers participated for the 22nd year in the European Environmental Campaign
-On 11 May 2023 the short film “Nefeli’s thoughts” was launched in Athens aiming to showcase the feelings of a child that is being bullied
-On 17 May 2023,on the occasion of Int. Child Helpline Day, TSOTC and COSMOTE joined forces in an online event dedicated to its Helplines
-On 24 May 2023, TSOTC hosted a visit of students from the Univ. of Wisconsin Oshkosh, for the 16th year, in cooperation with ARISTOTLE TRAVEL
-On 25 May 2023, on the occasion of International Missing Children Day, TSOTC presented a video on its 20-year journey, actions and services for missing children/adults
-On 30-31 May 2023, TSOTC participated in an int. expert meeting on child protection in Sofia
-On 7-8 June 2023 TSOTC welcomed in Athens educators from Portugal,in the framework of project B-Part & Engage in European Citizenship
-On 9 June 2023 TSOTC participated in a 3-day training in Nicosia in the framework of project ARiSE-The Right(s) School
-On 14-15 June 2023 TSOTC participated as speaker in a training in Tirana on implementing AmberAlert in Albania
-On 22 June 2023 TSOTC hosted the YouSmile Awards for the 7th year
-On 24-27 June 2023 YouSmile participated in a meeting of the Eurochild Children's Council in Brussels
-On 7 July 2023 TSOTC presented the results of its program of direct and holistic support of refugee families from Ukraine
-On 11 July 2023 TSOTC held a press conference to announce the statistics of the first 6 mm of 2023 and its actions to support 60,468 children/families
-On 13 July 2023 TSOTC was awarded NGO of the Year 2023 for Child Protection at the annual Hellenic Responsible Business Awards 2023
On 30 Aug 2023 TSOTC called on the Prime Minister to support EC regulation on child sexual abuse
-On 6-7 Sept 2023 TSOTC and Bris co-organized an international event on Responding to children in crisisOther activities
ONGOING PROJECTS
-“Direct and Holistic Medical and Psychosocial Intervention for Refugee and Migrant Children in Danger in Greece” (ECHO/-EU/BUD/2018/011007) funded by the Directorate General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations of the European Union (DG ECHO) [2018-2021].
-“Homes for children in danger”, within the framework of the action "Funding of Organizations for the Operation of existing Unaccompanied Minors’ Shelters" funded by the NATIONAL PROGRAM OF THE ASYLUM, MIGRATION AND INTEGRATION FUND. (2018-2021)
-Hellenic Integration Support for Beneficiaries of International Protection – HELIOS/ “Medical and psychological support to migrant children facing health and protection risks””, which is coordinated by the International Organization for Migration Office in Greece and funded by AMIF (2020-2021)
-In the framework of the European Territorial Cooperation Programme “Interreg V-A Greece Bulgaria” 2014-2020, the Organization “The Smile of the Child”, in the role of Lead partner, is implementing the project entitled “Integrated Territorial Synergies for Children Health and Protection ΙΙ - INTERSYC II”.
-Virtual reality as a tool for countering bullying amongst youth –VR NOT BULLIES (2018-2021), funded by ERASMUS+
- "AMINA - Safeguarding Migrant Children Across Europe", coordinated by the European Federation for missing and sexually abused children “Missing Children Europe (MCE)”. It is funded by the “H&M Foundation”. (2017-2021)
-“Building knowledge from local practices: a solution for better care and support of unaccompanied minors in Europe”, which is funded by the European Program ERASMUS+. (2018-2021)
- “Leaving with Care, Living with Care” (CARE) funded by REC (2020-2022)
-“Project A12” funded by Erasmus + (2020-2021)
-“Running Aways: Drivers, Awareness, Responses” (RADAR), coordinated by the European Federation for missing and sexually abused children “Missing Children Europe (MCE)”. The project is funded by REC (2020-2022)
-DAB, Dance Against Bullying (2019-2021) which is coordinated by ESSEVESSE and funded by Erasmus +
-HEBE (Help, Empowerment, Bridge, Engagement) –Empowering vulnerable families and children (i.e. migrants, asylum seekers, people with serious socioeconomic / health problems etc.) in Northern, Central Greece and Crete to adjust to the new circumstances following the COVID-19 outbreak (2021). It is funded by the German Organization KINDERNOTHILFE.
-“Support and Social Inclusion of Vulnerable and Special Population Groups - The Child's Smile”, funded by ROP Program of C. Macedonia NSRF 2014-2020.
-“YCreate: Voices for respect, celebrating difference and tackling hate”, 2021-2023, funded by Erasmus+
Meetings
Meetings
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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.
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Date 12 Mar 2020 Location Athens Subject Discussion on the current situation in Greece Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Ylva Johansson Portfolio Home Affairs Attending - Alexandra Cupsan-Catalin (Cabinet member)
- Brian Synnott (Cabinet member)
- Ylva Johansson (Commissioner)
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Date 21 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject Children - Humanitarian Aid Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides Portfolio Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Management Attending - Christos Stylianides (Commissioner)
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Date 24 Feb 2015 Location Brussels Belgium Subject Actions on issues of unaccompanied children and abused children Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos Portfolio Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Attending - Dimitris Avramopoulos (Commissioner)