Overview
Lobbying Costs
9,999€
Financial year: Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75 Fte (3)
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 (WMCES)
EU Transparency Register
865557816122-74 First registered on 19 Feb 2015
Goals / Remit
WMCES serves as a framework for national political foundations linked to member parties of the EPP, with 29 foundations currently members. 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 Centre also contributes to formulating EU and national public policies. It produces research studies and books, 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, environment and energy, values and religion, and new societal challenges. Through its papers, publication launches, conferences and online activities, the Martens Centre offers a platform for discussion among experts, politicians, policymakers and the European public.
Main EU files targeted
Regulation No. 232/2014 of the EP and the Council 11/3/2014 establishing an eastern neighbourhood strategy
Joint Communication to the EP, the Council , the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions ‘Neighbourhood at Crossroads: implementation of the European Neighbourhood Policy 2013’
1. Energy Union: the Martens Centre is involved in providing new policies which supports the strategic objective of the Juncker Commission to further develop the Single Energy Market and provide mechanisms capable of dealing with the transformation to an Energy Union in the EU.
2. Capital Markets Union: The Martens Centre is again actively involved in this area by facilitating the discussion about what should be prioritised (and included) in the final proposals to be unveiled by the Commission in late 2015.
3. Juncker Investment Plan: We provide research on the best way forward for the Commission in developing a longer term investment strategy in the EU. A strategy that will build on the initial structures put in place by the Juncker Plan.Address
Head Office
Rue du Commerce 20
1st Floor
Brussels 1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
Individual staffers are following specific EU regulations as a part of their specific projects in order to be in line with the law and regulations when researching or planning a specific topic.
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Tomi Huhtanen (Executive Director)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Tomi Huhtanen (Executive Director)
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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
n/a
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
9,999€
EU grant income for closed financial year
4,203,386 € (Source: Grants for Political Parties and Foundations)
Other financial info
n/a
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
Events on Ukraine, Armenia, Russia.
Event on Energy Union, Capital Markets Union,
For more please check our website:
http://martenscentre.eu/events
For publications please also check our website:
http://martenscentre.eu/publicationsOther activities
n/a
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 - Natasha Bertaud (Cabinet member)
- Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
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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 - Vangelis Demiris (Cabinet member)
- Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
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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 - Aura Salla (Cabinet member)
- Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
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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)