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Overview
Lobbying Costs
750,000€
Financial year: Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5 Fte (7)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
1
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
ThinkYoung (TY)
EU Transparency Register
131102911606-68 First registered on 19 Jul 2013
Goals / Remit
ThinkYoung lobbies for the presence of young people in European decision-making.
Focused on conducting surveys, organising conferences, producing documentaries and publishing research by young Europeans, ThinkYoung aims to make “Brussels” aware of what young people think. Its vision is to make Europe think young.
OUR HISTORY
In 2007, as students, we were working in Brussels for one of the biggest European student organisations.
We often participated in conferences and debates where the only young people involved were the assistants or interns of Members of the European Parliament. Very few young people were actively involved in the debate regarding the development of Europe, nor were they mentioned as the subjects of studies and research projects that were presented. Our founders then decided to start an online think-tank where young people were asked, through surveys, what they thought about the future of European integration. They wanted to raise the voice of European youth. Our first office was opened in September 2009. Today we have a constantly growing workforce comprised of a diverse mix of cultures and nationalities, spread throughout our two locations in Brussels – Our Headquarters and our Research Center. We also have an extensive network of online personnel whom regularly help to advise and contribute to the policies of ThinkYoung.Main EU files targeted
Research activities on young people conditions, the education system, entrepreneurship framework, EU-Asia Relations and EU Enlargement and neighbour policy.
We are currently following the public consultation on the regulatory environment for platforms, online intermediaries, data and cloud computing and the collaborative economy and the consultation on proposed EU Platform for External Cooperation and Development.Address
Head Office
Place Luxembourg, 6
Brussels 1050
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People
Total lobbyists declared
7
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 6 50% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 02 May 2019
Name Start date End Date Mr andrea gerosa 08 Nov 2022 08 Nov 2023 Ms Michelle BARRIENTOS ALZATE 04 Nov 2022 23 Oct 2023 Mr Guillermo TOSCA 04 Nov 2022 04 Nov 2023 Ms Marilena TOUMAZOU 04 Nov 2022 04 Oct 2023 Mr Charles Grahame W Howard 04 Nov 2022 04 Oct 2023 Mr andrea gerosa 27 Sep 2019 26 Sep 2020 Ms Marilena TOUMAZOU 27 Sep 2019 26 Sep 2020 Silvia ROMEO 27 Sep 2019 26 Sep 2020 Mr Alexandre Egger 03 Aug 2018 31 Aug 2019 Mr andrea gerosa 14 Mar 2018 14 Mar 2019 Mr Charles Grahame W Howard 10 Oct 2017 10 Oct 2018 Ms Marianna TRIPODI 06 Oct 2017 01 Sep 2018 Ms Delila Kidanu 06 Oct 2017 06 Oct 2018 Mr Charles Grahame W Howard 22 Aug 2016 18 Aug 2017 Ms Marie Filliol 22 Aug 2016 01 Feb 2017 Ms Mónika Tankovics 24 Feb 2016 22 Aug 2016 Mr Yngve Angvik Aanonsen 24 Feb 2016 23 Aug 2016 Mr Charles Grahame W Howard 07 Oct 2015 23 Aug 2016 Mr andrea gerosa 07 Oct 2015 14 Sep 2016 Ms Tanisha DADAR 07 Oct 2015 23 Aug 2016 Ms Georgiana WEEKES 07 Oct 2015 06 Nov 2015 Mr Michele RIMINI 07 Oct 2015 06 Nov 2015 Ms Lara PAOLETTI 07 Oct 2015 23 Aug 2016 Mr Charles Grahame W Howard 15 Jan 2015 13 Aug 2015 Ms Nikita Gaur 09 Oct 2014 07 Aug 2015 Mr Scott Horner 01 Oct 2014 29 Jul 2015 Ms Delila Kidanu 12 Sep 2014 10 Jul 2015 Ms Pia Choksi 12 Sep 2014 10 Sep 2015 Mr Nicolas Müller-Geoffroy 19 Sep 2013 18 Jan 2014 Mr andrea gerosa 06 Aug 2013 02 Aug 2014 Mr Christopher Moore 03 Aug 2013 01 Aug 2014 Mr Giuditta Bassous 03 Aug 2013 02 Aug 2014 Complementary Information
ThinkYoung has an office in Brussels, but also Geneva, Madrid and Hong-Kong.
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Luca Selva (Advocacy & Campaigns)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Andrea Gerosa (Chief Thinker)
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Categories
Category
IV - Think tanks, research and academic institutions
Subcategory
Think tanks and research institutions
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Networking
Affiliation
None declared
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
750,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
40,424 € (Source: ERASMUS+ 2017-2269/020-001)
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
Yearly research and campaign and policy proposal on Skills Mismatch (www.skillsmismatch.org), three years campaign on startup easiness to failure (www.fail2succeed.com), research on young people's opinion on the car of the future (www.thinkgoodmobility.com), documentary film on young people attitude towards failure, documentary film on young Europeans and their involvement in 2014 European Elections, documentary film on Ukraine "Maidan: the Aftermath".
Worldwide series of education programmes for startups: www.entrepreneurshipschool.comOther activities
OUR FIELDS OF ACTION
Bridging Gaps
We want to show young Europeans the diverse living conditions and the variety of cultures within our continent. We think that mutual understanding is the first step in improving integration and therefore European strength.
Entrepreneurship
Because young entrepreneurs are key to innovation and growth, we are acting to inspire young Europeans, boosting confidence levels and encouraging them to pursue entrepreneurial dreams.
Education
This is a particularly focal point at ThinkYoung. We invest in young people’s education with a vision to create better citizens for tomorrow. Our goal is to develop an infrastructure where we offer highly beneficial learning programmes.
Eu-Asia
We aim to connect the European young generation with their Asian counterparts. Through this, our goal is to extract best practices in educational, entrepreneurial and environmental cultures from the two environments, highlight similarities and acquire a greater degree of awareness.
Energy and Environment
As these issues are undoubtedly a growing concern on a global level, it would seem only fair that young Europeans are provided the opportunities to comment on this topic. Our future projects will focus on developing a platform offering European youth associations concerned with sustainable development, more visibility.
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 06 Jul 2017 Location Brussels Subject the digital era and the youth perspective Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet member)