Overview
Lobbying Costs
1,250,000€ - 1,499,999€
Financial year: Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
8.75 Fte (9)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
5
High-level Commission meetings
55
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Airlines for Europe (A4E)
EU Transparency Register
807912421050-91 First registered on 14 Mar 2016
Goals / Remit
Our goal is uniting European airlines to take forward changes that will increase our competitiveness and result in lower fares and more choice for passengers.
A4E will campaign on at least four important measures:
1.Lowering the cost of the EU’s airports by ensuring that monopoly airports are effectively regulated; ensuring that passengers receive the full benefit of the commercial revenues which they generate at airports and ensuring that security charges are efficient.
2.Delivering reliable and efficient airspace by reducing the cost of Air Traffic Control (ATC) provision through completion of the Single European Sky and better economic regulation at EU level; ensuring that ATC strikes do not cause disruption to passengers across Europe; using new technology to make efficiency savings; and using SESAR funding to drive compliance with the Single Sky framework.
3. Stimulating more economic activity and jobs by creating the right regulatory environment, removing unre (...)Main EU files targeted
- Single European Sky
- EU Aviation Strategy
- Airport Charges Directive
- Air Passenger Rights
- EU ETS for aviation and environmental policies
- EASA Basic Regulation
- Security policiesAddress
Head Office
Rond-Point Schuman 6
Brussels 1040
BELGIUMEU Office
Rond-Point Schuman 6
Brussels 1040
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
9
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 8 75% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
8.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
5 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 01 Oct 2023
Name Start date End Date Mr Kevin Hiney 22 Sep 2023 20 Sep 2024 Ms Ourania Georgoutsakou 12 Jul 2023 11 Jul 2024 Ms Ida FARALLA 10 May 2023 09 May 2024 Mr Cas VAN DE VEN 08 Mar 2023 01 Sep 2023 Mr Sebastian Loerke 04 Mar 2023 01 Mar 2024 Mr Sebastian LIBIHOUL 03 Mar 2023 08 Mar 2023 Mr Achim BAUMANN 13 Oct 2022 12 Oct 2023 Mr Thomas Biering 28 Sep 2022 28 Sep 2023 Mr Laurent Donceel 28 Sep 2022 28 Sep 2023 Mr Thomas REYNAERT 28 Sep 2022 02 Mar 2023 Mr Kevin Hiney 10 Sep 2022 09 Sep 2023 Ms Mathilde WALCZAK 02 Sep 2022 02 Mar 2023 Ms Ida FARALLA 21 Apr 2022 13 Apr 2023 Ms Giulia Mehitabel HOLLER 24 Mar 2022 04 Jul 2022 Ms Jennifer JANZEN 01 Oct 2021 02 Sep 2022 Mr Achim BAUMANN 01 Oct 2021 01 Oct 2022 Mr Thomas Biering 01 Oct 2021 28 Sep 2022 Mr Laurent Donceel 01 Oct 2021 28 Sep 2022 Mr Thomas REYNAERT 30 Sep 2021 28 Sep 2022 Ms Agnes LEROUX 29 Sep 2021 02 Sep 2022 Mr Edgar HARASZIN 20 Sep 2021 01 Apr 2022 Mr Haraszin EDGAR 20 Sep 2021 21 Sep 2021 Mr Samuel SUCHEL 26 Feb 2020 01 Aug 2020 Mr Achim BAUMANN 11 Jan 2020 09 Jan 2021 Mr Thomas Biering 11 Sep 2019 11 Sep 2020 Mr Lescroart CORENTIN 06 Sep 2019 06 Mar 2020 Ms Paula URIZ TIRAPU 29 Aug 2019 29 Feb 2020 Ms Agnes LEROUX 07 Aug 2019 07 Aug 2020 Mr Jolan SILKENS 20 Mar 2019 11 Sep 2019 Mr Thomas REYNAERT 15 Mar 2019 01 Apr 2020 Mr Laurent Donceel 13 Mar 2019 01 Apr 2020 Guillaume Xavier-Bender 13 Mar 2019 23 Jun 2019 Ms Jennifer JANZEN 13 Mar 2019 01 Apr 2020 Mr Jan HUBER 26 Jan 2019 15 Mar 2019 Mr Achim BAUMANN 16 Jan 2019 11 Jan 2020 Mr Eduardo BARROS LOPES 16 Jan 2019 03 Aug 2019 Mr Jan HUBER 22 Sep 2018 16 Jan 2019 Mr Thomas Biering 07 Sep 2018 11 Sep 2019 Lejla DIZDAREVIC 13 Jun 2018 16 Jan 2019 Kinga WOJTOWICZ 13 Jun 2018 22 Sep 2018 Mr Thomas REYNAERT 28 Mar 2018 15 Mar 2019 Mr Laurent Donceel 24 Mar 2018 13 Mar 2019 Guillaume Xavier-Bender 24 Mar 2018 13 Mar 2019 Ms Jennifer JANZEN 17 Mar 2018 13 Mar 2019 Mr Achim BAUMANN 01 Dec 2017 30 Nov 2018 Ms Eszter KANTOR 19 Sep 2017 24 Mar 2018 Mr Aage Duenhaupt 29 Mar 2017 24 Mar 2018 Mr Thomas REYNAERT 29 Mar 2017 28 Mar 2018 Mr Laurent Donceel 29 Mar 2017 24 Mar 2018 Guillaume Xavier-Bender 29 Mar 2017 24 Mar 2018 Ms Stefanie Erdmann 29 Mar 2017 10 Jun 2017 Mr Jonathan Cutuli 01 Mar 2017 28 Feb 2018 Mr Laurent Donceel 28 Apr 2016 29 Mar 2017 Mr Aage Duenhaupt 21 Apr 2016 29 Mar 2017 Mr Thomas REYNAERT 21 Apr 2016 29 Mar 2017 Ms Karolina Patzwald 21 Apr 2016 01 Mar 2017 Guillaume Xavier-Bender 21 Apr 2016 29 Mar 2017 Ms Stefanie Erdmann 21 Apr 2016 29 Mar 2017 Complementary Information
8 permanent staff 1 part-time
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
Air Transport Action Group
European Centre for Public AffairsMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
1,250,000€ - 1,499,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
1,250,000€ - 1,499,999€
Other financial info
Annual costs are relatively high due to salary cost, office, IT, training, etc.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Expert Group on Drones#E03533#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3533 #Member #C#Industry#Stakeholder expert group to support the application of the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Directive (2015/2302)#E03617#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3617 #Member #C#Industry#Stakeholders' Advisory Group on Aviation Security#X02883#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2883 #Member #C#Industry#CPG 002 - ICS 2.0 Functional Requirements / Specification and Transition Feasibility Project Group#E03500#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3500 #Member #C#Industry#Thessaloniki Forum of Airport Charges Regulators#E03084#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3084 #Observer #C#Industry#Sub Group on Remedial Measures and Benchmarking#Together for EU Tourism – T4T#E03886#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3886 #Member #C#Industry#Digital Transport and Logistics Forum#E03280#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3280 #Member #C#Industry#Commission expert group on climate change policy #E03590#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3590 #Member #C#Industry#Innovation Fund Expert Group#E03593#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3593 #Observer #C#Industry#European Observatory on Airport Capacity & Quality#E01111#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1111 #Member #C#Industry
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
55 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't publish information about such meetings. All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 22 Mar 2023 Location Brussels Subject Meeting on MDMS Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Rachel Smit (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Nov 2022 Location Brussels Subject 1) SES2+ reform 2) RefuelEU Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 13 Jul 2022 Location Brussels Subject Aviation Dialogue Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Rachel Smit (Cabinet member)
- Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner)
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Date 29 Apr 2022 Location video-call Subject Sustainable aviation fuels Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
- Stefanie Hiesinger (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Apr 2022 Location video call Subject Exchange on the aviation proposals of the FF55 package. In particular, SAF double-zero rating under the ETS / SAF allowances, non-CO2 emissions and RED vs CORSIA SAF compliance Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Stefanie Hiesinger (Cabinet member)
- Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Jan 2022 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject COVID recovery; sustainability; passenger rights & international aviation Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 22 Nov 2021 Location hybrid meeting Subject EU Digital COVID Certificate, travel restrictions Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Joachim Herrmann (Cabinet member)
- Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
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Date 01 Jul 2021 Location Brussels (Teams) Subject EU COVID Certificate Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Jul 2021 Location online meeting Subject Implementation Covid Certificate Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life Attending - Maria-Myrto Kanellopoulou (Cabinet member)
- Despina Spanou (Cabinet member)
- Chris Uregian (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jun 2021 Location Brussels (WEBEX) Subject Destination 2050 – A route to net zero European aviation Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Kurt Vandenberghe (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Jun 2021 Location virtual Subject Fit for 55 Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 08 Jun 2021 Location Brussels Subject Videoconference - Discussion on energy taxation and the taxation of the aviation sector Attending - Gerassimos Thomas (Director-General)
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Date 29 Apr 2021 Location virtual Subject Update on aviation recovery Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 15 Apr 2021 Location Brussels Subject European airlines and CO2 emissions Attending - Mauro Raffaele Petriccione (Director-General)
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Date 25 Mar 2021 Location Conference Call Subject Covid-19 travel restrictions, testing protocols and vaccination certificates. Aviation decarbonisation Air traffic management Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner)
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Date 25 Mar 2021 Location Online conference Subject Conversation with A4E steering board Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner)
- Gaëlle Michelier (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Mar 2021 Location virtual Subject aviation recovery Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 08 Mar 2021 Location video-call Subject Presentation of the report Destination 2050, a roadmap to net-zero CO2 emissions from aviation by 2050, by the authors Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Stefanie Hiesinger (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Mar 2021 Location virtual Subject Future of aviation Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 03 Mar 2021 Location virtual Subject SES2+ Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 11 Feb 2021 Location Conference call Subject Meeting to prepare the Commissioner's participation to the A4E event. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Gaëlle Michelier (Cabinet member)
- Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Feb 2021 Location video call Subject Climate plans for aviation Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
- Stefanie Hiesinger (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Nov 2020 Location Brussels - videoconference Subject Green recovery in aviation Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 26 Nov 2020 Location virtual Subject Aviation Roundtable Report Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 19 Nov 2020 Location Conference call Subject SAF Alliance discussions Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Gaëlle Michelier (Cabinet member)
- Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Oct 2020 Location video call Subject Aviation in the European Green Deal Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Jul 2020 Location Conference call Subject Meeting to discuss aviation and COVID Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner)
- Roxana Lesovici (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Mar 2020 Location Phone call Subject Transport Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner)
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Date 17 Mar 2020 Location Brussels Subject Transport Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner)
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Date 10 Dec 2019 Location Brussels Subject Climate Action, Consumer Protection, Slots, Cooperation with US Airlines Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Walter Goetz (Cabinet member)
- Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner)
- Gaëlle Michelier (Cabinet member)
- Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Oct 2019 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Tour d'horizon of aviation files Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 20 Jun 2018 Location Brussels Subject Meeitng with A4E CEOs Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Joshua Salsby (Cabinet member)
- Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)
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Date 07 Mar 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject New deal for consumers Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Attending - Eduard Hulicius (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Feb 2018 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with Thomas Reynaert Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Joshua Salsby (Cabinet member)
- Matej Zakonjsek (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Oct 2017 Location Brussels Subject A4E CEO Event Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)
- Joshua Salsby (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Sep 2017 Location Brussels Subject Coordinating the agenda for upcoming CEO lunch Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Joshua Salsby (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Jul 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Transport Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Telmo Baltazar (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 May 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Air traffic control strikes, airport charges Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 12 May 2017 Location Brussels Subject Florence Symposium on aviation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Joshua Salsby (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Apr 2017 Location Brussels Subject EU Airport Charges Directive Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Jakub Cebula (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Mar 2017 Location Brussels Subject Aviation issues Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Matej Zakonjsek (Cabinet member)
- Joshua Salsby (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Jan 2017 Location Brussels Subject Upcoming conference Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King Portfolio Security Union Attending - Silvio Mascagna (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Jan 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject update on aviation related issues Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 09 Jan 2017 Location Brussels Subject State of play Aviation Strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Bernd Biervert (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Dec 2016 Location Brussels Subject ETS Aviation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
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Date 20 Dec 2016 Location Brussels Subject Aviation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Dec 2016 Location Brussels Subject Aviation sector economic challenges Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
- Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Dec 2016 Location Brussels Subject A4E CEO Lunch Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Joshua Salsby (Cabinet member)
- Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)
- Matej Zakonjsek (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Dec 2016 Location Brussels Subject situation of aviation industry Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Oct 2016 Location Brussels Subject Regulation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject Aviation Package Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
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Date 28 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject economic impact of ATC strikes on EU growth and jobs Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject CEO Summit Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jun 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Air mobility and prosperity Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 13 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject Aviation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Joshua Salsby (Cabinet member)