General Information
COMECE highly values transparency, which is integrated in our activities and promoted in EU policies since the early 2000’s.
In 2011, the Secretariat of COMECE joined the EU Transparency Register under Section V (Organisations representing Churches and religious communities).
The description provided in the relevant form reads as follows:
“The COMECE Secretariat carries out operatively the aims of the Commission of the Episcopates of the European Union (COMECE), partnering EU political processes; monitoring EU activities and informing its Episcopates; communicating to the EU the views of its Episcopates. The COMECE Secretariat supports greater transparency in EU processes. It recognises itself as ‘Organisations representing churches and religious communities’ and agrees that the Register should not apply to Churches.COMECE is involved in Art. 17.3 TFEU Dialogue with a specific contribution and a peculiar identity, status and dignity, not as a lobby/interest representative/single-issue organisation.
Our contribution is of moral/ethical nature but also rooted in Church Social Doctrine. It is constantly inspired by the Gospel and Church reflection on the dignity of each human being as created in God’s image. We operate for the common good, not for business/interests and we are not conditioned by third-party interests”.
Funding and budget
Detailed information and figures concerning COMECE funding and annual budget are provided in the EU Transparency Register and in the COMECE Annual Report. The COMECE profile on the EU Transparency Register is available here.
COMECE is registered as an international non-profit association (AISBL) under Belgian law under the name “Association des Episcopats de la Communauté Européenne” – national enterprise number: 420.688.307.
Info to the data subject
Information to the data subject (in accordance with Article 13 of the General Data Protection Regulation)
This legal notice concerns data collected from persons who have expressed interest in providing a donation to COMECE.
Identity and contact details of the data controller
Association des Episcopates de l’Union européenne A.i.s.b.l., Square de Meeus 19, B-1050, Brussels, Belgium. Telephone number: + 32 (0) 2 235 05 10. E-mail address: comece@comece.eu
Purposes of the processing for which the personal data are intended
Processing of donations made to COMECE.
Legal basis for the processing
The legal basis’ for our processing are: consent provided by the data subject in accordance with Article 6(1), point (a) of the General Data Protection Regulation; compliance with a legal obligation in accordance with Article 6(1), point (c) of the General Data Protection Regulation.
Recipients or categories of recipients of the personal data
COMECE staff members responsible for financial and budgetary matters. Donors data are not shared with any third party.
Criteria used to determine the period for which the personal data will be stored
Personal data are stored up to the moment when required by national law in view of fiscal or other requirements. Secure storage of the relevant data is ensured.
Rights of the data subject
The data subject has the right to request from the controller access to and rectification or erasure of personal data or restriction of processing concerning the data subject or to object to processing as well as the right to data portability in accordance with Articles 15, 16, 17, 18, 20 and 21 of the General Data Protection Regulation.
The data subject has the right to withdraw consent to processing at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal, in accordance with Article 7(3) of the General Data Protection Regulation.
Furthermore, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority in accordance with Article 77 of the General Data Protection Regulation.