We welcome the European Commissions initiative to develop a strategic vision for sport in Europe. Sport has a vital role in social inclusion, civic participation and community cohesion. It is fundamental that quality benchmarked volunteering is recognised and supported as a core component of sport, and that a European Sport Strategy ensures sustainability, recognition, and empowerment of volunteers across all levels…
CEV
Centre for European Volunteering
NGO · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 65297771902-13
4
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
4
legislative files
of 326 tracked
1
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 #149 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
8.5
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
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declared costs / yr (floor)
3
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2009
in the register since
Declares membership of
- The Centre for European Volunteering (CEV) is a member of the coordinating body for European Civil Society Networks -…
- SDG Watch Europe
- Erasmus Plus Coalition
- Conference of INGOs
- EESC Liaison Group
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Non-governmental organisations
- Registered as
- Centre for European Volunteering (CEV) (CEV)
- 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
Centre for European Volunteering filed 4 positions between 5 Nov 2025 and 16 Jun 2026, across 4 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 1 time.
2025 · 3 filed2026 · 1 filed
What they argued
CEV welcomes the Citizens Omnibus Initiative and its aim to reduce unnecessary administrative burdens affecting citizens. Its achievement requires explicitly addressing barriers to volunteering, civic participation and engagement through CSOs.
The next MFFs Performance Framework is an attempt at simplification, which, however, eliminates some of the key features of the shared management programmes in the current MFF, namely the thematic enabling conditions.
We welcome the EUs strengthened commitment to civil protection, preparedness, and crisis response under the proposed MFF 2028-2034 in face of the increasing frequency and complexity of natural, technological, and societal crises and their demand for coordinated, inclusive and sustainable responses, that integrate civil society organisations (CSOs) and, in particular, the voluntary sector given the necessity that…
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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.
- Civil Society Europe · 3 files in common
- Eurelectric · 2 files in common
- Groupe RATP · 2 files in common
- ENSIE, European Network of Social Integration Enterprises · 2 files in common
- European Association of Public Banks · 2 files in common
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