The circular economy is essential in the fight against climate change, in promoting a just green transition, in bringing Europe back within planetary boundaries, and in ensuring social justice in Europe and globally. Initiatives taken by the EU to make products more sustainable, to reduce waste, and improve the right to repair are positive steps forward.
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Caritas Europa
NGO · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 6082564924-85
3
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
3
legislative files
of 326 tracked
3
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 784 non-governmental organisations on this site, they rank #208 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
12
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
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declared costs / yr (floor)
6
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2009
in the register since
Declares membership of
- Caritas Europa is very active among the Brussels-based civil society. The network holds a privileged partnership with…
- CCEE – Council of European Bishop’s conferences
- COMECE – Commission of the Bishops’ Conference of the European Community
- CIDSE – International Alliance of Catholic Development Agencies
- Caritas Europa is also a co-founder of Social Services Europe
- along with CEDAG
- EASPD
- EPR
- Eurodiaconia →
- FEANTSA →
- Red Cross
- Solidar →
- and 14 more
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Non-governmental organisations
- Head office
- Brussels, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
Caritas Europa filed 3 positions between 21 Oct 2025 and 4 Jun 2026, across 3 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 3 times.
2025 · 1 filed2026 · 2 filed
What they argued
Caritas Europa contribution: Housing is a fundamental human right and a cornerstone of human dignity. While housing remains primarily a Member State competence, the EU plays a crucial role to play in supporting and coordinating action.
The recently adopted EU anti-poverty strategy states that new investments and reforms need to be poverty proof. Following this logic, the EU should, as part of the Citizens Omnibus Initiative, initiate a reform of Directive 2004/38/EC (free movement directive) in such a way that mobile EU citizens are at least able to access emergency shelters, emergency healthcare (that also includes birth), education for the…
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- European Environmental Bureau · 2 files in common
- BEUC - The European Consumer Organisation · 2 files in common
- Danish Chamber of Commerce · 2 files in common
- U.Di.Con. APS UNIONE PER LA DIFESA DEI CONSUMATORI · 2 files in common
- VÖWG · 2 files in common
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