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ECES – European center for Electoral Support * Centre Europeen D’Appui Electoral

VAT NUMBER:

BE0829998514

Headquarters:

Brussels,

Belgium

Years covered:

2014-2023

Staff listed on website:

33

Registered Staff:

1-4 employees

Funding scale:

Very large (≥€50M)

Parallel grants:

Very high number (≥10)

Beneficiary’s contracted amount

0

HR transparency:

🟠 HR mainly in "services" (public accounts)

Beneficiary’s contracted amount per year:

2014: € 2,561,321 €2.6 M 2015: € 6,732,146 €6.7 M 2016: € 500,000 €0.5 M 2017: € 15,118,905 €15.1 M 2018: € 5,004,141 €5.0 M 2019: € 3,137,159 €3.1 M 2020: € 16,550,000 €16.6 M 2021: € 3,920,000 €3.9 M 2022: € 5,496,423 €5.5 M 2023: € 13,409,436 €13.4 M 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
From 2014 to 2024 benefited from both grants and procurement contracts as an NGO, as an NFPO and as a private company, according to FTS data. The payroll across years is at 2%, while the Services and misc. line is at 98%. The number of FTS-listed EU grants that run in parallel in each reported year is from 3 to 13.

Data on this profile comes only from official public records:

   ➤ Annual accounts & staff FTE: annual accounts filed with the National Bank of Belgium under Belgian company and associations law and the Royal Decree of 30 January 2001.

 ➤ Legal form, governance & registered staff band: Belgian Official Gazette (Moniteur belge) and Belgian public registers (SPF Justice, SPF Économie, SPF Emploi / ONSS).

 ➤ EU grants: European Commission Financial Transparency System for directly managed grants, under the applicable EU Financial Regulation and standard EU grant agreements (including rules on staff costs and eligible expenditure).

EU Money Monitor does not allege wrongdoing.
All patterns shown are derived from these public records and are presented solely to improve transparency and enable independent scrutiny by citizens, journalists, auditors and authorities.

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GOVERNANCE - Key people

*All names are sourced from public files – official Belgian accounts (filed with the National Bank of Belgium) and from the Belgian Official Gazette. 

Name
Title
Mandate start
Mandate end
Full term
Monica FRASSONI
President - Président du Conseil d'Administration
2011-04-28
2026-01-24
16
Fabio BARGIACCHI
Executive Director - Administrator
2011-07-31
2026-01-24
16
José Manuel PINTO TEIXEIRA
Vice-président du Conseil d'Administration
2017-11-22
2026-01-24
10
José SERVO CARDOSO LAMBIZA
Trésorier
2017-09-21
2026-01-24
10
Eva PALMANS
Head of Programmes - Administrator
2014-02-11
2026-01-24
13
Lino FRANCESCON
Administrator - Administrateur
2015-02-12
2026-01-24
12
Paulo Da SILVA MARQUES
Administrator - Administrateur
2010-09-17
2026-01-24
17
Giorgis ANDEBRHAN WELDE
Administrator - Administrateur
2010-09-17
2020-01-24
11
Bob KAZADI KABAMBA
Administrator - Administrateur
2013-07-18
2015-02-12
3
Eric TOURRÈS
Administrator - Administrateur
2010-09-17
2015-01-17
6
Danielle QUIVY
Accountant - Auditor - Commissaire
2011-07-14
2026-01-24
16

Found incorrect data? Email us at [email protected] with supporting documents. 

Yearly financials & funding overview

All annual figures are sourced from official Belgian accounts (filed with the National Bank of Belgium, full or abridged format) and from the EU Financial Transparency System for grant totals. Amounts reflect statutory revenues, expenditure, staff, and year-end results, as reported by each NGO. 

EU PROJECT LOAD

EU PROJECT LOAD

EU PROJECT LOAD – PARALLEL GRANTS PER YEAR
Number of FTS-listed EU grants run in parallel in each reported year.
max ≈ 13 grants · avg ≈ 7.4 / year
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Each bar shows the annual count of EU grants run in parallel, based solely on the NGO’s EU Financial Transparency System export.

How HR is recorded

HR cost structure – total Payroll vs Services & Misc.
Payroll
2%
Payroll: 2%
Services & Misc. (Code 61): 98%
Shares are calculated across all reported years, using only Payroll and “Services & Misc.” (NBB code 61), based solely on the NGO’s Belgian annual accounts.
HR cost classification – Payroll vs Services & Misc. per year
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Payroll Services & Misc. (Code 61)
Percentages are calculated only on Payroll and “Services & Misc.” (NBB code 61) in each reported year, based solely on the NGO’s Belgian annual accounts.
EU FUNDING LOAD PER STAFF FTE
FTS contracted EU-Funding per reported staff FTE, by year (€/FTE).
max ≈ €13410k / FTE
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023

Each bar shows the annual ratio of FTS contracted EU-Funding to staff FTE reported in the NGO’s Belgian annual accounts (€/FTE). Values are drawn directly from the FTS and National Bank filings.

2023
*Full annual account (Schéma complet)
FTS contracted EU-Funding (€):
13,409,436
5 parallel grants
Revenue / Gross Margin (€): 1,926,178
Services & Misc. (€): 9,220,855
Payroll (€): 7,328
Staff FTE: 1
Deferred Income (€): 13,692,000
Surplus/Deficit (€): 421,995
2022
*Full annual account (Schéma complet)
FTS contracted EU-Funding (€):
5,496,423
6 parallel grants
Revenue / Gross Margin (€): 1,184,454
Services & Misc. (€): 9,822,619
Payroll (€): 26,381
Staff FTE: 2.3
Deferred Income (€): 6,452,370
Surplus/Deficit (€): 480,630
2021
*Full annual account (Schéma complet)
FTS contracted EU-Funding (€):
3,920,000
7 parallel grants
Revenue / Gross Margin (€): 433,364
Services & Misc. (€): 16,628,526
Payroll (€): 27,499
Staff FTE: 2.3
Deferred Income (€): 15,471,672
Surplus/Deficit (€): 529,262
2020
*Full annual account (Schéma complet)
FTS contracted EU-Funding (€):
16,550,000
10 parallel grants
Revenue / Gross Margin (€): 753,250
Services & Misc. (€): 10,018,204
Payroll (€): 12,547
Staff FTE: 1.5
Deferred Income (€): 20,319,758
Surplus/Deficit (€): 118,129
2019
*Full annual account (Schéma complet)
FTS contracted EU-Funding (€):
3,137,159
13 parallel grants
Revenue / Gross Margin (€): 507,591
Services & Misc. (€): 12,533,438
Payroll (€): 95,062
Staff FTE: 2.5
Deferred Income (€): 29,348,017
Surplus/Deficit (€): 112,066
2018
*Full annual account (Schéma complet)
FTS contracted EU-Funding (€):
5,004,141
11 parallel grants
Revenue / Gross Margin (€): 489,404
Services & Misc. (€): 10,765,079
Payroll (€): 91,550
Staff FTE: 2.4
Deferred Income (€): 21,314,912
Surplus/Deficit (€): 225,156
2017
*Simplified annual account (Schéma abrégé)
FTS contracted EU-Funding (€):
15,118,905
7 parallel grants
Revenue / Gross Margin (€): 312,040
Services & Misc. (€): 5,808,746
Payroll (€): 90,018
Staff FTE: 1.8
Deferred Income (€): 25,310,390
Surplus/Deficit (€): 1,513
2016
*Full annual account (Schéma complet)
FTS contracted EU-Funding (€):
500,000
5 parallel grants
Revenue / Gross Margin (€): 707,518
Services & Misc. (€): 7,482,617
Payroll (€): 614,698
Staff FTE: 2.6
Deferred Income (€): 2,261,299
Surplus/Deficit (€): 225,636
2015
*Full annual account (Schéma complet)
FTS contracted EU-Funding (€):
6,732,146
7 parallel grants
Revenue / Gross Margin (€): 378,027
Services & Misc. (€): 9,713,846
Payroll (€): 341,476
Staff FTE: 2.9
Deferred Income (€): 9,668,114
Surplus/Deficit (€): 142,947
2014
*Simplified annual account (Schéma abrégé)
FTS contracted EU-Funding (€):
2,561,321
3 parallel grants
Revenue / Gross Margin (€): 1,764,943
Services & Misc. (€): 3,126,598
Payroll (€): 162,385
Staff FTE: 3.2
Deferred Income (€): 2,860,324
Surplus/Deficit (€): 27,017

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