Overview
Lobbying Costs
100,000€ - 199,999€
Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3.75 Fte (6)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
5
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Union of Mediterranean Confederations of Enterprises (UMCE - BUSINESSMED)
EU Transparency Register
865034435102-35 First registered on 11 Jun 2019
Goals / Remit
Our activities are mainly focused on the private sector in the Mediterranean Basin. As one of the major economic development clusters, BUSINESSMED seeks multiple objectives and missions such as:
Increasing exchanges between the European Union and Mediterranean countries
Enhancing technological transfer and know-how toward South-Mediterranean countries
Increasing foreign direct investment flows
Implementing a regulatory framework for investors
Undertaking partnership actions between the various business communities in the region
Lobbying and business advocating for a wider participation of the private sector in the actions to be undertaken by governments in order to achieve a prosperous free trade area in the MediterraneanMain EU files targeted
Annual participation to the UfM Ministerial Conference on Employment and Labour; UfM Trade Ministerial; EED (European development Days);Civil society Forum for Neighborhood South; Policy Forum on Development;
Participation to the European Parliament consultations (a stronger and more united Maghreb, organized by S&D Group);Address
Head Office
Rue des Emeraudes, Résidence Zarrad 2, Appartement A2-1, Les berges du Lac 2
Tunis 1053
TUNISIAEU Office
Rue des Emeraudes, Résidence Zarrad 2, Appartement A2-1, Les berges du Lac 2
Tunis 1053
TUNISIAWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
6
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 2 50% 3 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
The activity organised with the EU as well as the European Development days and The UFM Ministerial Conference and other activities implies the participation of 6 staffs from BUSINESSMED as following above.
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
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
Members: http://businessmed-umce.org/en/members
Partners: http://businessmed-umce.org/en/Partners
Becoming Member: http://businessmed-umce.org/en/services-aux-membres#Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
100,000€ - 199,999€
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Grant EBSOMED Project funding 968,898€ Grant SOLID II Project funding 309,433€ Grant INVESTMED Project funding 629,630€ Grant CREACT4MED Project funding 4,855€ Grant MED4WASTE Project funding 24,757€ Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
100,000€ - 199,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
EU-FUNDED PROJECTS:
Enhancing Business Support Organisations and Business Networks in the Southern Neighbourhood - EBSOMED, is a project co-financed by the European Union and coordinated by BUSINESSMED (Union of Mediterranean Confederations of Enterprises) as part of a consortium of six partners.
The ultimate goal of this 4-year project (2018-2022) is to promote the Mediterranean Business Ecosystem by boosting investment and job creation in the region with a view to economic growth. This will be done through the strengthening of the capacity building of Business Support Organisations (BSOs) in the Southern Neighbourhood Countries.
SOLiD-South Mediterranean Social Dialogue is a three years programme (2016-2019), with a €3.750 million budget, 80% of which is financed by the European Union and 20% by the International Trade Union Confederation. It is coordinated by a consortium which consists of 9 members: ATUC (Arab Trade Union Confederation), BusinessMed (Union of Mediterranean Confederation of Enterprises), ANND (Arab NGO Network for Development), ISCOS (Italian Union Institute for Cooperation and Development), Progetto SUD, AIP (Portugal Industry Association), SOLIDAR, CNT Belgium (National Labor Council) and CES Morocco (Economic and Social Council).
INVESTMED - ENI-CBC Strategic projects
Aiming at addressing both economic and environmental challenges, INVESTMED will support new, sustainable business opportunities for young people and women in three Mediterranean Partner Countries: Egypt, Lebanon and Tunisia.In this regard, INVESTMED aims to support the development of new, sustainable entrepreneurship and business opportunities in order to create new, socially and environmentally responsible business opportunities and jobs for young people and women via specific supporting measures (capacity building, financial support, access to finance and intellectual property rights). The project will also support young and women entrepreneurs, MSMEs/start-ups/new enterprises to launch new projects/ventures in creative and cultural industries (CCI) via setting up the INVESTMED CCI venture support hub;
CREACT4MED (DG NEAR)
The overall objective of CREACT4MED is to enhance the role of culture as a vector for employment and resilience in Southern Neighbourhood Countries (SNCs) 9 through untapping the potential of the cultural and creative industry (CCI) to create economic value, enhance economic growth, create decent jobs and foster social inclusion, with a particular emphasis on youths and women and, thus, contributing towards strengthening economic, social and cultural resilience.
SOLiD II - Promotion of Social Dialogue in the Mediterranean
MED4WASTE - Capitalisation project aims to facilitate new governance models for integrated
and efficient urban waste management (WM) policies across the Mediterranean.
Bluemissionmed - The BlueMissionMed Coordination and Support Action (CSA) will design, structure and support a well-functioning basin scale innovation ecosystem, ensuring fast progress towards the achievement of Mission “Restore Our Oceans and Waters by 2030” objectives and important impact on the society.
Nati00ns - NATI00NS will contribute to the Soil Mission objectives by mobilising national groups of stakeholders as potential applicants for regional soil health LLs open calls funded by the Mission. Their main results will be reported back to provide policy recommendations.Other activities
Annual Report 2019: http://businessmed-umce.org/sites/default/files/RAPPORT%20ANNUEL%20FR%202019.pdf
Annual Report 2018: http://businessmed-umce.org/sites/default/files/BUSINESSMED%20Activity%20Report%202018--.pdf
Annual Report 2017: http://businessmed-umce.org/sites/default/files/Rapport-activite-2017-ilovepdf-compressed.pdf
Annual Report 2016: http://businessmed-umce.org/sites/default/files/Rapport-activite-2016-ilovepdf-compressed.pdf
BUSINESSMED's Communication on Engagement to the Global Compact of the United Nations http://businessmed-umce.org/sites/default/files/BUSINESSMED%27s_COE.pdf
EBSOMED Website: www.ebsomed.eu
SOLiD Website: http://medsocialdialogue.org
Meetings
Meetings
5 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 05 Jul 2022 Location Videoconference Subject xxx Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - Climate Action Network Europe
- Search for Common Ground
- OXFAM INTERNATIONAL EU ADVOCACY OFFICE
- The ONE Campaign
- Women Environmental Programme
- European Youth Forum
- World Vision Brussels & EU Representation ivzw/aisbl
- African Diaspora Network in Europe
- DSW (Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung)
- CONCORD Europe
- CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation
- Culture Action Europe
- Deutsche Schutzvereinigung für Wertpapierbesitz e.V.
- Plan International EU Office
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Date 15 Feb 2022 Location Brussels Subject Opening speech at the session of the Africa-Europe Week CSOs-LAs Forum Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - OXFAM INTERNATIONAL EU ADVOCACY OFFICE
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- Climate Action Network Europe
- Caritas Africa
- Women Environmental Programme
- Plan International EU Office
- DSW (Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung)
- CONCORD Europe
- Pan African Farmers Organization
- Africa Platform
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Date 15 Feb 2022 Location Brussels Subject Preparation of the AU-EU Summit and the Africa-Europe Week 2022 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 01 Feb 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Roundtable with CSO: Preparation of the AU-EU Summit and the Africa-Europe Week 2022 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DES MAIRES FRANCOPHONES
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- OXFAM INTERNATIONAL EU ADVOCACY OFFICE
- CONCORD Europe
- DSW (Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevoelkerung)
- Climate Action Network Europe
- Women Environmental Programme
- Caritas Europa
- Plan International EU Office
- PLATFORMA
- Oxfam-en-Belgique / Oxfam-in-België
- Commonwealth Local Govenment Forum