Registrant : Organisation or self-employed individual
| Name/company name: |
Instituto Internacional de Estudios sobre la Familia - The Family Watch |
| Acronym: |
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| Legal status: |
Nonprofit organisation
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| Website address: |
http://www.thefamilywatch.org
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Sections
| Section: |
IV - Think tanks, research and academic institutions |
| and more precisely: |
Think tanks and research institutions |
Person with legal responsibility
| Surname, Name: |
Mr
Francisco Javier Gardeazábal del Río
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| Position: |
Secretary-General |
Permanent person in charge of EU relations
| Surname, Name: |
Ignacio Socias
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| Position: |
Director General |
Contact details:
| Contact details of organisation's head office: |
2 Artistas
Madrid 28020
SPAIN
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| Telephone number: |
(+0034) 91 534 90 77 |
| Fax number: |
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| Other contact information: |
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Goals / remit
| Goals / remit of the organisation: |
The International Institute for Family Research – The Family Watch is a think tank committed to researching the family and finding solutions to the problems it faces. The Institute uses inter-disciplinary research to analyse the social context families find themselves in today. Findings are presented in the form of reports, proposals and initiatives that aim to deepen society’s knowledge of the family and encourage its fair treatment based on the functions it performs in society.
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The organisation's fields of interests are:
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Number of persons engaged in activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register
| Number of persons: |
3
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Complementary information:
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Persons accredited for access to European Parliament premises
| First name
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Surname
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Start Date |
End Date |
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Antonio Jesús
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Mellado Rosique
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15/05/13
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13/05/14
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Javier
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Romero
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15/05/13
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13/05/14
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Ignacio
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Socías
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15/05/13
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13/05/14
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Activities
Main EU initiatives covered the year before by activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register:
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Family issues.
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Fields of interest for e-mail alerts on consultations and roadmaps;
| Fields declared by the organisation: |
- Education
- Employment and Social Affairs
- Justice and Fundamental Rights
- Research and Technology
- Youth
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Structure
| Total number of members that are natural persons: |
160 |
| Number of member organisations: |
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| Member organisations (Number of members) : |
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| The organisation has members/is represented in the following country(countries): |
- BELGIUM
- FRANCE
- GERMANY
- HUNGARY
- ITALY
- LITUANIA
- POLAND
- PORTUGAL
- SPAIN
- SWEDEN
- UNITED KINGDOM
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Complementary information:
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Networking
Information on (i) organisation's membership of any associations/federations/confederations or (ii) relationships to other bodies in formal or informal networks.
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The International Institute for Family Research – The Family Watch is member of the International Federation for Family Development (IFFD), a worldwide organisation that coordinates initiatives in favour of Family Orientation. The IFFD is present in more than 50 countries and has been conferred Special and recommended General Consultative Status on the Economic and Social Committee (ECOSOC) of the United Nations. It also chairs the NGOs Committee of the United Nations for the Family in Vienna and has standing representation at the UN's main headquarters in New York, Geneva and Vienna.
It is member of the Advisory Panel of the European Fundamental Rigths Agency.
Its main activities include publishing research papers, exchanging information and services, integrating initiatives, promoting teaching activities and research projects, content production, and organising events geared towards the promotion, creation and presentation of awards.
The Honorary Patrons of this Institute include authorities from different academic disciplines. It also boasts of an International Advisory Committee formed of representatives from more than 40 different countries.
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Financial data
| Financial year: |
01/2011
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01/2012
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Total budget:
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147,940
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€
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of which public financing:
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97,940
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€
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- from European sources:
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- Procurement:
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€
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- Grants:
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€
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- from national sources:
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30,000
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€
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- from local/regional sources:
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67,940
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€
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from other sources: |
50,000
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€
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- donations:
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18,000
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€
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- contributions from members:
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32,000
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€
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Estimated costs to the organisation directly related to representing interests to EU institutions in that year:
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< 50000
€
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Other (financial) information provided by the organisation:
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