Център за изследване на демокрацията / Center for the Study of Democracy

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

1,250,000€ - 1,499,999€

Financial year: Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

32.25 Fte (43)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

5

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    Център за изследване на демокрацията / Center for the Study of Democracy   (CSD)

    EU Transparency Register

    15789364550-66 First registered on 17 Nov 2010

    Goals / Remit

    Founded in late 1989, the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) is a public policy institute fostering the reform process in Europe through impact on policy and civil society. CSD’s mission is “building bridges between scholars and policy-makers” and as an independent, interdisciplinary think tank it combines a broad range of capacities.

    Building bridges is the old-fashioned way of bringing together social actors and cementing new alliances. Born as a think-tank, the Center for the Study of Democracy has evolved into policy development through dialogue and partnership.

    Main EU files targeted

    Justice and home affairs (corruption, state capture, organized crime, migration), energy, public procurement, enlargement, human rights, counter-terrorism, extremism and (de)radicalization, EU funds for cohesion and territorial development, neighbourhood policies, Russian and Chinese influence, media capture, disinformation.

    CSD participated in an evaluation of the Terrorism Directive (Directive (EU) 2017/541), commissioned by DG HOME, contributed to the report Right-wing Extremism in the EU commissioned by the European Parliament, and was part of an initiative mapping the implementation of Article 10.3 of Directive 2014/42/EU in EU Member States.

    Address

    Head Office
    5 Alexander Zhendov St.
    Sofia 1113
    BULGARIA
    EU Office
    5 Alexander Zhendov St.
    Sofia 1113
    BULGARIA

    Website

    https://csd.bg/

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    43

    Employment timeLobbyists
    75%43

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    32.25

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    No lobbyists with EP accreditations

    Complementary Information

    As of March 1, 2022, the Center for the Study of Democracy employs a staff of forty-three of whom thirty-seven in professional and management positions, including part-time consultants, and six employees in administrative positions.

    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

  • Categories

    Category

    Think tanks and research institutions

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    None declared

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Interests represented

    Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2020 - Dec 2020

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    1,250,000€ - 1,499,999€

    Major contributions in closed year

    TypeNameAmount
    Grant Directorate General Justice and Consumers Programme and Financial management 220,224€
    Grant Directorate General Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations 28,960€
    Grant Directorate-General Education and Culture 9,493€
    Grant Directorate-General Home Affairs 154,225€
    Grant Directorate-General Migration and Home Affairs 14,005€
    Grant EU Research Executive Agency (Horizon 2020) 168,875€
    Grant Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises 47,213€

    Intermediaries for closed year

    None declared

    Intermediaries for current year

    None declared

    Closed year Costs

    1,250,000€ - 1,499,999€

    Other financial info

    CSD's annual financial report for 2020 is published at: https://csd.bg/about/annual-reports/annual-report/publication/csd-annual-report-2020/

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    none

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    Projects:
    Supporting Victims of Domestic Violence Via a Programme for Capacity-Building and Awareness-Raising among Human Resources Specialists, European Commission CERV, 2022
    Transnational Research Network for the Evaluation of Initiatives Targeting 25+ NEETS, EEA & Norway Grants, 2021
    HOlistic radicalisation Prevention initiativE (HOPE), EEA and Norway Grants, 2021
    Inclusive DIALOGUES towards an operational concept of energy citizenship to support the Energy Union, European Commission, H-2020, 2021
    Building resilience for safeguarding political debates in EU Southeast frontiers, 2021, European Commission, DG COMM, 2021
    Study on identity theft and identity related crime, European Commission, DG HOME, 2021
    Real Value of Energy Efficiency, European Commission, H-2020, 2021
    Technical Support to Prevent and Counter Radicalisation (RAN Policy Support), European Commission, DG HOME, 2021
    Implementing shared anti-corruption and good governance solutions in Southeast Europe: innovative practices and public-private partnerships, EEA and Norway Grants Fund for Regional Cooperation, 2021

    Publications:
    The Presumption of Innocence and the Media Coverage of Criminal Cases: Case Studies Analysis (https://csd.bg/publications/publication/the-presumption-of-innocence-and-the-media-coverage-of-criminal-cases-case-studies-analysis/)
    Switching the Gears of Decarbonisation (https://csd.bg/publications/publication/switching-the-gears-of-decarbonisation/)
    Study in Support of the Evaluation of Directive (EU) 2017/541 on Combating Terrorism (https://csd.bg/publications/publication/study-in-support-of-the-evaluation-of-directive-eu-2017541-on-combating-terrorism/)
    Territorial Just Transition Plans (https://csd.bg/publications/publication/territorial-just-transition-plans/)
    Chinese Economic Influence in Europe (https://csd.bg/publications/publication/chinese-economic-influence-in-europe/)
    Countering Kremlin's Media Influence in Europe (https://csd.bg/publications/publication/countering-kremlins-media-influence-in-europe/)
    The Presumption of Innocence and the Media Coverage of Criminal Cases (https://csd.bg/publications/publication/the-presumption-of-innocence-and-the-media-coverage-of-criminal-cases/)
    State Capture Deconstructed (https://csd.bg/publications/publication/state-capture-deconstructed/)

    Events:Energy Transition and Energy Security in Europe: Offshore Wind Energy Development in the Black Sea (https://csd.bg/events/event/energy-transition-and-energy-security-in-europe-offshore-wind-energy-development-in-the-black-sea/)
    Long-Term Green Recovery and Decarbonisation in Southeast Europe (https://csd.bg/events/event/long-term-green-recovery-and-decarbonisation-in-southeast-europe/)
    Countering Conventional Crime and Increasing the Trust in Police Authorities (https://csd.bg/events/event/countering-conventional-crime-and-increasing-the-trust-in-police-authorities/)
    The Energy and Climate Security Risk Nexus in Europe (https://csd.bg/events/event/the-energy-and-climate-security-risk-nexus-in-europe-whats-next/)
    Promoting Constructive Capital in Bulgaria (https://csd.bg/events/event/promoting-constructive-capital-in-bulgaria/)
    Chinese Economic Influence in Europe: The Governance and Climate Conundrum (https://csd.bg/events/event/chinese-economic-influence-in-europe-the-governance-and-climate-conundrum/)
    Unlocking the Potential for Long-Term Decarbonisation through Green Recovery (https://csd.bg/events/event/unlocking-the-potential-for-long-term-decarbonisation-through-green-recovery/)
    Anticorruption Reforms in the Western Balkans: Looking Back at the Next Decade (https://csd.bg/events/event/anticorruption-reforms-in-the-western-balkans-looking-back-at-the-next-decade/)
    Russian Media Influence in Europe: Disinformation, Hybrid Threats and Democracy (https://csd.bg/events/event/russian-media-influence-in-europe-disinformation-hybrid-threats-and-democracy//)

    Other activities

    CSD has carried out numerous research and consultancy projects on issues related to corruption, organised crime, hidden economy, energy, migration, radicalisation, and criminal justice. CSD also participates in several FP7 corruption and crime, as well as energy research projects. More information about specific projects and competencises could be found by visiting CSD’s webpage (https://csd.bg/) or by contacting its Program Directors.

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    5 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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