Overview
Lobbying Costs
37,500€
Financial year: Oct 2019 - Sep 2020
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.25 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
World Crafts Council Europe (WCCE)
EU Transparency Register
975218830723-71 First registered on 08 Mar 2018
Goals / Remit
Our mission is to elevate awareness and appreciation of crafts as an integral part of societies cultural, social and economic wellbeing.
Our vision is a world where craftsmanship and its inherent skills are valued and appreciated at every level of society.
Our purpose is to strengthen the status of and promote crafts as a vital part of cultural, social and economic life through our global network of members and affiliates.
Our membership is open to national, regional and professional bodies that have a mandate to advocate for and develop craft.Main EU files targeted
Activities are delivered at local and national level by members to enhance the operating context for craft heritage, culture and trade and through applications to the following programmes
Creative Europe
Interreg
Erasmus+
CosmeAddress
Head Office
C/O Design and Crafts Council Ireland
Castle Yard
Kilkenny R95CAA6
IRELAND -
People
Total lobbyists declared
2
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
WCC Europe has one person on contract to complete administration. The role of president and board of the organisation is voluntary.
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
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
WCC Europe is a member of WCC International which is the overarching organisation comprised of secretariats in Europe, Africa, Asia Pacific, North America and Latin America. https://www.wccinternational.org/
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Oct 2019 - Sep 2020
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
37,500€
Other financial info
Eight World Crafts Council Europe members have received funding as part of a successful ‘Creative Europe’ application. The three-year project, titled ‘Crafting Europe’, led by Design & Crafts Council of Ireland, was submitted in December 2018 as part of a Creative Europe Large Co-operation application. The total budget is €1.8 million, 50% of which is funded.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
To provide a critical voice, promoting and representing design led crafts at international and political levels
• Encourage the membership to promote WCC-Europe at key exhibitions, conferences and trade related events
• Develop the WCC-Europe website as a resource and for critical writing about craft across Europe
• Work with members to develop the ‘Craft Cities’ and ‘European Artistic Craft Days’ initiative
• Analyse and highlight critical challenges facing craft in Europe
• Play an active role in the WCC International, profiling European craft in WCC International activitiesOther activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
None declared