Overview
Lobbying Costs
20,000€
Financial year: Sep 2016 - Aug 2017
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.25 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
-
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
Allen Louise (President)
Person with legal responsibility
Allen Louise (President)
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Categories
Category
VI - Organisations representing local, regional and municipal authorities, other public or mixed entities, etc.
Subcategory
Transnational associations and networks of public regional or other sub-national authorities
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Networking
Affiliation
None declared
Member organisations
Design Vlaanderen
WCC-BF
Danish Crafts & Design Association
European Textiles Network
The Finnish Craft Organisation
The Finnish Association of Designers Ornamo
Ateliers d’Art de France
Fédération Régionale des Métiers d'Art d'Alsace
Bundesverband Kunsthandwerk Deutschland (BK)
Georgian Arts and Culture Centre
Design and Crafts Council of Ireland
Artex
Fondo Plastico
Craft Northern Ireland
Crafts Council Nederland
Norwegian Crafts
Norske Kunsthandvereke
ADXTUR Portugal
CEARTE
Craft Scotland
Centre for Folk Art Production (ULUV)
Fundación EOI – Fundesarte
Consorci de Comerc, Artesania I Moda de Catalunya
Oficio y Arte
KHVC Crafts Center
The Crafts Council
Arts & Crafts Association Bornholm (ACAB)
Mad’in Europe
AUNA Handicraft Chamber of Ukraine -
Financial Data
Closed financial year
Sep 2016 - Aug 2017
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
20,000€
Other financial info
WCCE Members have applied to a number of Creative Europe programmes and have been number 1 on the reserve list for large co-operation and for Network funding. Lead applicant was Design and Crafts Council of Ireland for Networks and Arts Italy for large co-operation
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
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