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 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2 Fte (8)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
11
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies (Martens Centre;WMCES)
EU Transparency Register
865557816122-74 First registered on 19 Feb 2015
Goals / Remit
The Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, established in 2007, is the political foundation and think tank of the European People’s Party (EPP).
The Martens Centre embodies a pan-European mindset, promoting Christian Democrat, conservative and like-minded political values. It serves as a framework for national political foundations linked to member parties of the EPP. It currently has over 50 members and partners in EU and non-EU countries.
The Martens Centre takes part in the preparation of EPP programmes and policy documents. It organises seminars and training on EU policies and on the process of European integration.
The Martens Centre also contributes to formulating EU and national public policies. It produces research studies and books, electronic newsletters, policy briefs and the twice-yearly European View journal. Its research activities are divided into six clusters: party structures and EU institutions, economic and social policies, EU foreign policy (...)Main EU files targeted
Research projects and long-form studies are some of the key activities of the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies. These are complemented and supported by conferences, seminars, workshops and publications, many of which are executed in conjunction with member organisations. Following its mission as the official political foundation and think tank of the EPP, the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies monitors, analyses and contributes to debates around the EU’s policy priorities, both at an expert level and within the wider European public.
A wide range of political issues are covered, spread among the following six research themes:
(1) Political organisations and institutions, including the policy process, with a focus on the (re-) positioning of Centre-Right parties and their modernisation; the deepening and enlargement of the EU, in particular in the Western Balkans, Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia; and strengthening the engagement of young people in political processes through joint programmes.
(2) EU economic governance, economic and social policy, focusing on the single market, digital market, banking union, economic growth, employment and demographics in the EU. Concrete policy recommendations are made on the introduction of a digital euro and the reform of the monetary market protection mechanisms.
(3) EU foreign policy, with an emphasis on the eastern neighbourhood and Russia; transatlantic relations; Middle East and North Africa; a special focus is paid to deepening EU-UK relations, specifically with UK-based think tanks and EU-friendly MPs.
(4) Sustainable transformation and energy, developing a conceptual framework for a wider understanding of just transition; contribution to the rapid development of European energy autonomy after the Russian war, more specifically the enhancement of a Single Energy Market.
(5) Ethics, values and religion, with a particular attention to secularisation processes and the re-foundation of conservative and Christian democratic policy concepts.
(6) New societal challenges, especially the large immigration waves and their integration into European societies and economy.
A set of projects falling within each of the six research themes is carried out yearly.Address
Head Office
Rue du Commerce 20 1st Floor
Brussels 1000
BELGIUMEU Office
Rue du Commerce 20 1st Floor
Brussels 1000
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
8
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 8 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
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
Think tanks and research institutions
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Networking
Affiliation
https://www.martenscentre.eu/network/
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
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
7,000,000€
Major funding types in closed year
EU funding
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution European Parliament 6,258,788€ Grant European Parliament 6,258,788€ Major contributions in current year
Type Name Amount Grant European Parliament 1,631,237€ Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
The aim of the Martens Centre is to prepare policy proposals and to contribute to EU politics from the perspective of the central values of the EPP family. WMCES further developed the analytical dimension of its activities and focused on improving the infrastructure to ensure the quality of its research.
Publications of the Centre can be found at: https://www.martenscentre.eu/publication/
Events and common projects of the Centre can be found at: https://www.martenscentre.eu/event/
Communication activities and blogs can be found at: https://www.martenscentre.eu/news/ & https://www.martenscentre.eu/blog/Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
11 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.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.
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Date 26 Apr 2022 Location Brussels Subject Counter-terrorism Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life Attending - Natasha Bertaud (Cabinet member)
- Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
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Date 14 Oct 2020 Location Virtual Subject New Pact on Migration and Asylum Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life Attending - Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
- Natasha Bertaud (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Dec 2019 Location Brussels Subject the new Pact on Migration and Asylum Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life Attending - Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
- Vangelis Demiris (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Jan 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Future of Europe Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Telmo Baltazar (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject Juncker Plan panel discussion at Economic Ideas Forum 2017 Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Sep 2017 Location Brussels Subject The future of the euro zone Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Kai Wynands (Cabinet member)
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Date 31 Jan 2017 Location Brussels Subject Europe DG Regulatory Scrutiny Board Attending - Anne Bucher (Chair of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board)
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Date 24 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Innovating Europe's business Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
- Aura Salla (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject energy policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Matej Zakonjsek (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Dec 2015 Location Brussels Subject Panel discussion on sharing Economy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Jul 2015 Location Brussels Subject Speech : "State of the Union" Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Martin Selmayr (Cabinet member)