Below is a summary of Search for Common Grounds recommendations for GAP IV. A more detailed contribution is attached. GAP IV should provide for contextualised, demand-driven support in fragile and conflict-affected settings, mainstreamed via contextualised Country Level Implementation Plans or embedded into the Multiannual Implementation Plans.
SCG
Search for Common Ground
NGO · France · EU Transparency Register 162431991765-16
2
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
2
legislative files
of 665 tracked
1
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
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Who they are
Among the 1106 non-governmental organisations on this site, they rank #681 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
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declared costs / yr (floor)
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EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2024
in the register since
Declares membership of
- We are a member of EPLO
- the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office
- and of the Human Rights and Democracy Network.
- In Belgium we are a member of NGO Federatie/ACODEV.
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
- Register category
- Non-governmental organisations
- Head office
- Bruxelles, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
Search for Common Ground filed 2 positions between 13 Apr 2021 and 29 Apr 2026, across 2 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 1 time.
2021 · 1 filed2026 · 1 filed
What they argued
Administrative simplifications for recipients are very welcome. The cap on indirect costs set in the Financial Regulation is too low for most serious nonprofit and civil society organizations to be able to operate on, and contributes to what is known as the nonprofit starvation cycle…
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