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Wikimedia Europa
Miembros de Wikimedia Europa
Miembros de Wikimedia Europa
UbicaciónBrussels, Belgium & remote
Affiliate codeWMEU
CódigoEU
Estado legalAssociation internationale sans but lucratif (AISBL)
Fecha de fundación
  • junio de 2022 – working group finishes
  • 13 de enero de 2023 – formal recognition
Oficina principalRegión de Bruselas-Capital
Membresía30 (Members of Wikimedia Europe)
Administradores6
Idioma(s) oficial(es)inglés
Otro(s) idioma(s)francés, neerlandés
PresidenteClaudia Garád
SecretarioMaciej Artur Nadzikiewicz
TesoreroCapucine-Marin Dubroca-Voisin
Miembros del consejo
Personas clave
  • Dimitar Dimitrov
  • Anna Mazgal
Términos y condicionesEstatutos
Presupuesto542 000 EUR (2024)
Afiliaciones
Lista de correoupdates(_AT_)wikimedia-europe(_DOT_)eu

Wikimedia Europe is established for the purpose of providing a shared legal entity for and common platform of the Wikimedia organisations in Europe, and is part of the worldwide Wikimedia Movement.

Our main objectives are to:

  • foster collaboration between European Wikimedians to thereby advance access to knowledge in Europe,
  • provide a public voice advocating a public interest internet, and
  • strive for freedom and fundamental rights in the digital era.

Wikimedia Europe or WMEU is an international non-profit association (association internationale sans but lucratif - aisbl) founded in 2023 according to Belgian law and seated in Brussels.

As of December 2024, Wikimedia Europe represents 30 Wikimedia Movement affiliates including National Chapters, Users Groups and Thematic Organisations seated in Europe.

Take a look at the updated list of members of Wikimedia Europe

Information for new members

You can check out our presentation for newcomers and potential future members of Wikimedia Europe.

Founding the European network

On 20 July 2022 at the meeting of incorporated Wikimedia affiliates, representatives of 21 affiliates seated in Europe confirmed their organisations' commitment to found Wikimedia Europe. In 2023 the association was officially incorporated under Belgian law, seating in Brussels.

Although newly established, Wikimedia Europe was building upon the legacy of the Free Knowledge Advocacy Group EU, and leveraged a 10-year history in public policy design and advocacy in the area of digital rights, paired with extensive tech expertise.

Read about the founding process of Wikimedia Europe

Read our founding documents

Junta Directiva

Initial Board (2023 - 2025)

Foto Nombre Nombre de usuario de Wikimedia Puesto Término Función Afiliación
Claudia Garád
Elegido
2022–2025[1]
Presidente
Wikimedia Austria
Maciej Artur Nadzikiewicz
Elegido
Secretario
Wikimedia Poland
Capucine-Marin
Dubroca-Voisin
Elegido
Tesorero
Wikimedia France
Rebecca MacKinnon
Designado
(22 Aug 2022)
Member
N/A
Gonçalo Themudo
Elegido
Wikimedia Portugal

Personal

Name Position Ask me about Email
Anna Mazgal Dirección ejecutiva Strategy, governance, financial sustainability anna.mazgal(_AT_)wikimedia-europe(_DOT_)eu
Dimi Zagorski Dirección de políticas Child protection, copyright & AI, disinformation, content moderation & platform regulation, EU advocacy, policy positions dimi(_AT_)wikimedia(_DOT_)be
Michele Failla Senior EU Law & Policy Advisor Media regulation, protection of fundamental rights & against malicious lawsuits (SLAPPs), disinformation, content moderation & platform regulation, protection of minors, EU advocacy, policy positions michele.failla(_AT_)wikimedia-europe(_DOT_)eu
Valentina Calcagno Fundraising Manager Financial health, current EU Funding opportunities, support to members in their fundraising valentina.calcagno(_AT_)wikimedia-europe(_DOT_)eu
Erkida Pema Finance and Operations Officer Operations, event organisation, and members’ contributions erkida.pema(_AT_)wikimedia-europe(_DOT_)eu
Van Anh Dam Network Management Specialist Membership development, capacity building opportunities network(_AT_)wikimedia-europe(_DOT_)eu

Advocacy

The EU Policy initiative aims at coordinating the European Wikimedia chapters so they can have a unified and clear position on major legislative and political changes affecting the vision, mission and values of the Wikimedia movement.

Check out the EU Policy page for details on our policy and advocacy work and do not miss the new articles on our blog on developments in European policy.

Subscribe to our public policy mailing list (publicpolicy(_AT_)lists(_DOT_)wikimedia(_DOT_)org) to receive the updates directly in your inbox.

Capacity building

Supporting the European Wikimedia chapters is a core task within our mission. We aim to foster collaboration between European Wikimedians to empower individuals and organisations, strengthening the Wikimedia Movement’s impact in Europe. By working collectively, we achieve greater effectiveness than individual efforts alone, thereby advancing access to knowledge in Europe.

Network Mapping

We are currently mapping the needs of European Wikimedia affiliates in order to provide tailor made structural support in the future. Capacity building programme will be launched in 2025. Get in touch with us for further information on network mapping and capacity building at (network(_AT_)wikimedia-europe(_DOT_)eu).

To see how we supported our members and communities in 2024 check the fundraising section.

Fundraising

Wikimedia Europe organises and conducts fundraising activities to support free knowledge where the required efforts exceed capacities of the Members as individual entities in the Wikimedia Movement.

Fundraising activities are aimed both to support the members in their fundraising efforts and raise funds for ensuring the organisation can carry out its statutory objectives as mandated by the members.

Support for members

Wikimedia Europe organises and conducts fundraising activities to support free knowledge where the required efforts exceed capacities of the Members as individual entities in the Wikimedia Movement.

Fundraising activities are aimed both to support the members in their fundraising efforts and raise funds for ensuring the organisation can carry out its statutory objectives as mandated by the members.

Check out the overview of how we currently support our members in their fundraising efforts: Fundraising support for members

2024

In 2024, we launched an initiative to support Wikimedia affiliates in Europe with accessing European Union funding. This effort was driven by members’ requests to explore possibilities within the EU funding framework.

Our initial focus is on the Erasmus programme, where we offer tailored advice and guidance to those interested in applying for funding.

2025

In 2025, we will build on our EU funding initiative by expanding it to include new programmes, such as the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme and Horizon Europe. Stay tuned!

Financial transparency

Wikimedia Europe is committed to rely on steady, diversified and ethical funding to ensure its independence, safeguards its reputation and maintain donor trust.

Check out our 2024 financial transparency report to learn more about our sources of funding.

Reports and Plans

Annual Reports and Plans

Activity reports Financial reports Annual budget plans Annual work plans
  • 2024 (forthcoming)
  • 2023

General Assembly Reports

The General Assembly (GA) is the highest governing body in the organisation and is composed of member organisations with voting rights.

The GA meets once a year in Prague and once online.

Year GA Report
2024
2023

Information and documents

Stay updated!

You can join the following mailing lists to get updates from us:

Updates (updates(_AT_)wikimedia-europe(_DOT_)eu) – this is a list of all news related to Wikimedia Europe, our meetings, organisational matters and Board activity. The people receiving those emails are both official representatives of their organisations to WMEU and other people from those organisations and groups who wish to be informed about Wikimedia Europe's internal affairs. If you or anybody else from your organisation would like to be there – let us know and we will make that happen[2][3].

Public policy list (publicpolicy(_AT_)lists(_DOT_)wikimedia(_DOT_)org) – this is a public list to share policy updates, look for experiences and perspectives in general policy and advocacy questions – both by us in Brussels and our subscribers. The subscribers are policy and advocacy experts, enthusiasts and followers from Wikimedia and other organisations, including EU institutions, media and entities we sometimes get on opposite positions in policy debates with. It has a moderate amount of traffic and serves to share a much-praised monthly digest on Brussels policy prepared by Dimi[4][5][6].

If you wish to join Wikimedia Europe or receive updates, please reach out to us at (network(_AT_)wikimedia-europe(_DOT_)eu)

Privacy and transparency

Notas

  1. The 2-year Board term runs from the official incorporation of the organisation in January 2023
  2. Confidentiality level: unless the author of a message specifies differently (for example for data protection purposes), you are free to forward these messages to your colleagues, board and members of your organisation.
  3. People not added to the group can't post to its members.
  4. Confidentiality level: the list has a searchable public archive, so it is not suitable for passing on confidential information. You are free to forward these messages to anyone, within and outside your organisation.
  5. People not added to the list can't post to its members.
  6. Anybody can sign up, upon admin approval.