Overview
Lobbying Costs
850,000€
Financial year: Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
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 and study projects are one 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 debate on the policy priorities of the EU, both on an expert level and in the wider European public. A wide range of political issues are covered in the following six research themes:
(1) Political organisations and institutions including the policy process with a focus on Centre-Right politics, EU enlargement and the modernisation of political parties across the EU
(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
(3) EU foreign policy, with an emphasis on the eastern neighbourhood and Russia; transatlantic relations; Middle East and North Africa; political Islam
(4) Environment and energy, more specifically the potential of a Single Energy Market
(5) Ethics, values and religion, with a particular attention to minorities and migrants
(6) New societal challenges, especially the massive immigration waves from the Middle East
A set of projects falling within each of the six research themes are carried out yearly.Address
Head Office
Rue du Commerce 20
1st Floor
Brussels 1000
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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
IV - Think tanks, research and academic institutions
Subcategory
Think tanks and research institutions
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Networking
Affiliation
https://www.martenscentre.eu/network/
Member organisations
https://www.martenscentre.eu/team/
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
850,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
5,567,480 € (Source: Grants for European Political Parties and Foundations)
Other financial info
n/a
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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.
All publications and events can be found at martenscentre.euOther activities
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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.
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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)