Overview
Lobbying Costs
450,000€
Financial year: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
9.75 Fte (13)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
6
High-level Commission meetings
12
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Alber & Geiger (A&G)
EU Transparency Register
67820416722-09 First registered on 19 Sep 2011
Goals / Remit
Alber & Geiger is a top ranked EU government relations law firm. On top, we offer communication services to complement our legal lobbying. Also, we force political solutions backed by our unparalleled litigation capacities.
Main EU files targeted
On behalf of the Gauselmann Group and Merkur Casinos, we are following all policies, directly and indirectly, linked to remote and land-based gaming in Europe.
Alber & Geiger is representing Nuseed before the EU institutions and Member States in the review of the Annex IX A of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED2) on advanced biofuels and the timely and efficient implementation and interpretation of RED2 in key Member States.
We are assisting Chemours in upholding the phase down of hydrofluorocarbons as foreseen in the F-Gas Regulation. At the same time, we are promoting Opteon, a Chemours brand by emphasising its contribution to the EU's climate change goals. A multifaceted campaign aimed at the EP, Commission and the PermReps ta raise awareness and effectively address illegal trade.
On behalf of Chemours, we are working with EU and national regulators to ensure, health, environmental and safety compliance as well as a variety of other issues, including permitting. In this framework, we are working on REACH and CLP regulations, as well as the broader PFAS discussions in Europe, with the Commission, EP, PermReps and ECHA, making the case for the exclusion of the Chemours brands from a potential ban, while highlighting their essentiality and societal benefits.
We also represent Chemours' Titanium Dioxide business, advocating against the Commission's proposal to classify Titanium Dioxide as carcinogen by inhalation. While engaging at the technical and regulatory levels, we have broadened the issue to the political players, in the PermReps and the EP, to find a suitable compromise that takes into account consumer choice, jobs and competitiveness.
We are helping ContourGlobal respond quickly and effectively to a potential State aid proceeding to keep their coal power plant in Bulgaria on track. In this context, we are relying on State aid law to reach a settlement that solves the past through a future oriented agreement, which will enjoy the support of the EU institutions. Our advocacy is comprehensive focusing on the energy security aspect, in line with the European Energy Security Strategy, environmental standards and compliance, as well as internal market considerations.
Similarly, we are assisting Terna, the construction and operating company, to ensure that all inherent challenges to deliver an important European infrastructure project such as the E65 are successfully overcome.
For Huawei, we focus on EU telecoms policy, including the EU Digital Agenda Industrial policies relevant to the telecoms industry. In addition, we have followed files related to research, development and innovation as well as privacy, security and data protection.
In relation to Altus, we are working on effective national justice system in Poland, the rule of law, human rights as well as upholding a business friendly environment and better regulatory predictability, particularly in relation to investment funds.
We are representing and advocating on behalf of the Government of Panama to shape the new EU methodology to identify high-risk third countries. In addition, we are communicating Panama's advancements in addressing the deficiencies in its AML/FTC regimes, and building support for Panama's eventual de-listing. With focus mainly in the European Commission, which is in charge of the process, we have also addressed the European Parliament and the Permanent Representations of the Member States. Our lobbying has so far ensured that there will be no additional benchmarks and that the EU's process for de-listing will mirror international procedures.
As far as Allied Meridian Industrial & Financial Holdings N.V., we are following the EU-Moldova relations, in particular the respective Association Agreement, insisting on the implementation of the principles of separation of powers, independence of the judiciary, good governance and the rule of law in the dispute over the Port of Giurgiulesti.Address
Head Office
Pariser Platz, 4a
Berlin 10117
GERMANYEU Office
Rue des Colonies 11
Brussels 1000
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People
Total lobbyists declared
13
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 8 50% 2 25% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
9.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
6 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 05 Oct 2020
Name Start date End Date Alain Georges VANHAMME 09 Jul 2024 09 Jul 2025 Filip GODLEWSKI 23 Jan 2024 17 Jan 2025 Erik NOOTEBOOM 27 Apr 2023 27 Apr 2024 Matthijs GEUZE 27 Apr 2023 27 Apr 2024 Ananthasiva DHANANJAY KRISHNAN 16 Jan 2024 15 Jan 2025 Dominika PÚTECOVÁ 08 Mar 2024 07 Mar 2025 Jacob HEINE VRIES 12 Aug 2023 10 Aug 2024 Martina MORABITO 20 Jun 2023 27 Jun 2024 Klaudjo KAVAJA 17 Jun 2023 15 Jun 2024 Gonzalo MOLINA LLEDO 22 Mar 2024 02 Oct 2024 Guus HOUTTUIN 11 Aug 2023 10 Aug 2024 Alain Georges VANHAMME 03 May 2023 04 May 2024 Edison MEHQEMEJA 30 Jan 2024 29 Jan 2025 Gustaaf BORCHARDT 07 Jul 2023 05 Jul 2024 Carlo Trojan 25 Nov 2023 11 Nov 2024 Andreas Geiger 11 Jan 2024 10 Jan 2025 Albi Alla 23 Apr 2024 23 Apr 2026 Andreas Geiger 18 Apr 2024 18 Apr 2026 Mr Vittorio QUARTETTI 19 Dec 2023 11 Mar 2024 Ms Angela FERNANDEZ DE LA PUEBLA UGIDOS 10 Nov 2023 15 Feb 2024 Ms Peilin LI 10 Nov 2023 11 Jan 2024 Mr Frederic DE NEVE 31 Oct 2023 18 Feb 2024 Mr Edoardo ROSSI 11 Oct 2023 11 Jan 2024 Mr Labardi JESPER 04 Aug 2023 26 Oct 2023 Albi Alla 03 Aug 2023 26 Apr 2024 Mr Panagiotis KALENIS 15 Jul 2023 12 Nov 2023 Ms Giulia PAVAN 01 Jul 2023 28 Sep 2023 Mr Ares YPI 20 Jun 2023 09 Sep 2023 Mr Jacopo UNGAR 06 May 2023 13 Sep 2023 Ms Irene DIAZ CORTES 03 Feb 2023 29 Apr 2023 Edison MEHQEMEJA 03 Feb 2023 30 Jan 2024 Ms Analaura RANSDALE 01 Feb 2023 19 May 2023 Mr Chiara CAVALLERA 25 Jan 2023 26 Apr 2023 Mr Guillermo FERRER HERNAEZ 19 Jan 2023 26 Apr 2023 Mr Steivan Defilla 13 Jan 2023 13 Jan 2024 Andreas Geiger 11 Jan 2023 11 Jan 2024 Mr Davide MARCANTONI 14 Dec 2022 15 Jan 2023 Mr Francesco PACE 14 Dec 2022 05 Jan 2023 Carlo Trojan 01 Dec 2022 25 Nov 2023 Mr Alessandro ALLORO 04 Nov 2022 18 Jan 2023 Anna PERCOLLA 26 Oct 2022 13 Jan 2023 Mr Andrea ŠKOPAC 04 Oct 2022 06 Nov 2022 Mr Marts Eduards IVASKIS 28 Sep 2022 05 Jan 2023 Ms Amber BENHAMMOU 23 Aug 2022 29 Nov 2022 Albi Alla 23 Aug 2022 03 Aug 2023 Guus HOUTTUIN 13 Aug 2022 11 Aug 2023 Ms Alice GARNIER 12 Aug 2022 02 Oct 2022 Mr Mirko DELLA VALLE 22 Jun 2022 21 Aug 2022 Martina MORABITO 18 Jun 2022 17 Jun 2023 Gustaaf BORCHARDT 18 Jun 2022 17 Jun 2023 Ms Ana ABDI 14 Jun 2022 05 Aug 2022 Alain Georges VANHAMME 04 Mar 2022 04 Mar 2023 Ms Giorgia ANDRIOLA 01 Mar 2022 10 Jun 2022 Andreas Geiger 06 Jan 2022 06 Jan 2023 Carlo Trojan 02 Dec 2021 01 Dec 2022 Mr Leonhard WOESSNER 20 Nov 2021 16 Mar 2022 Mr Eduardo LLOBELL 15 Oct 2021 01 Mar 2022 Ms Paraskevi MOUTSIPAI 15 Sep 2021 20 May 2022 Albi Alla 15 Sep 2021 23 Aug 2022 Gustaaf BORCHARDT 24 Jun 2021 18 Jun 2022 Andreas Geiger 25 Feb 2021 06 Jan 2022 Ms Ariadna BLANCO CASARES 29 Jan 2021 05 Jul 2021 Carlo Trojan 31 Oct 2020 30 Oct 2021 Albi Alla 21 Oct 2020 15 Sep 2021 Ms Paraskevi MOUTSIPAI 21 Oct 2020 15 Sep 2021 Ms Donatella CASABURO 17 Oct 2020 15 Sep 2021 Mr Ioannis TZOUROS 16 May 2020 06 Feb 2021 Gustaaf BORCHARDT 16 May 2020 15 May 2021 Andreas Geiger 30 Jan 2020 30 Jan 2021 Mr Alec BUISSON 13 Dec 2019 01 Jan 2021 Ms Amaia Paula Garces de los Fayos Alonso 07 Dec 2019 19 Feb 2020 Mr Andrea Mogni 26 Nov 2019 26 Nov 2020 Carlo Trojan 06 Nov 2019 31 Oct 2020 Albi Alla 10 Sep 2019 01 Oct 2020 Ms Paraskevi MOUTSIPAI 10 Sep 2019 01 Oct 2020 Mr Steivan Defilla 05 Sep 2019 05 Sep 2020 Gustaaf BORCHARDT 19 Mar 2019 01 Apr 2020 Mr Giovambattista PERROTTA 14 Mar 2019 04 Dec 2019 Mr Ioannis TZOUROS 19 Feb 2019 01 Mar 2020 Andreas Geiger 12 Feb 2019 30 Jan 2020 Ms Evangelia VORDOGIANNI 08 Jan 2019 27 Jun 2019 Mr Andrea Mogni 10 Nov 2018 26 Nov 2019 Carlo Trojan 06 Sep 2018 01 Oct 2019 Albi Alla 30 Aug 2018 01 Sep 2019 Ms Paraskevi MOUTSIPAI 30 Aug 2018 01 Sep 2019 Alexander NITZ 10 Apr 2018 02 Sep 2018 Andreas Geiger 06 Mar 2018 12 Feb 2019 Mr Ioannis TZOUROS 15 Feb 2018 15 Feb 2019 Mr Steivan Defilla 09 Feb 2018 01 Mar 2019 Mr Peter NOVAK 24 Jan 2018 20 Jan 2019 Mr Lukas HRABOVSKY 27 Oct 2017 27 Oct 2018 Carlo Trojan 15 Sep 2017 06 Sep 2018 Mr Andrea Mogni 02 Sep 2017 01 Sep 2018 Albi Alla 02 Sep 2017 30 Aug 2018 Alexander NITZ 04 Apr 2017 01 Apr 2018 Andreas Geiger 01 Mar 2017 28 Feb 2018 Gianluca DIANA 23 Jan 2017 02 Apr 2017 Mr Steivan Defilla 23 Dec 2016 23 Dec 2017 Albi Alla 22 Aug 2016 30 Jul 2017 Carlo Trojan 31 May 2016 31 May 2017 Mr Andrea Mogni 18 May 2016 01 Jun 2017 Alexander NITZ 30 Mar 2016 25 Mar 2017 Ms Eliska Dittrichova 08 Mar 2016 12 Nov 2016 Andreas Geiger 03 Mar 2016 01 Mar 2017 Ms Luba Aleksandrova 03 Jul 2015 26 Feb 2016 Andreas Geiger 11 Feb 2015 11 Feb 2016 Matteo QUATTROCCHI 11 Feb 2015 03 Jul 2015 Mr Mihai-Cristian Keler 18 Sep 2014 10 Mar 2015 Mr Axel Frederik Hanzalik 16 Sep 2014 19 May 2015 Andreas Geiger 08 Feb 2014 05 Feb 2015 Mr Mihai-Cristian Keler 07 Feb 2014 05 Aug 2014 Mr Bruno Xavier TAVARES MARTINS 15 Nov 2012 29 Oct 2013 Andreas Geiger 01 Nov 2012 29 Oct 2013 Mr Andras GEIGER 12 Nov 2011 01 Oct 2012 Mr Rolf WAGENBAUR 26 Sep 2011 01 Jul 2012 Mr Bruno Xavier TAVARES MARTINS 17 Jan 2012 01 Nov 2012 Complementary Information
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Person in charge of EU relations
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Person with legal responsibility
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Categories
Category
I - Professional consultancies/law firms/self-employed consultants
Subcategory
Law firms
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Networking
Affiliation
None declared
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
450,000€
Other financial info
Please note that in line with the transparency register only clients and revenues which are not subject to the lawyers' legal privilege have been listed above.
Declared lobby clients
Client Name Amount Agrisoma 50,000€ - 99,999€ Allied Meridian Industrial & Financial Holdings 100,000€ - 199,999€ Altus 100,000€ - 199,999€ ContourGlobal 300,000€ - 399,999€ Embassy of Panama 100,000€ - 199,999€ Gauselmann Group 300,000€ - 399,999€ Huawei 100,000€ - 199,999€ Nuseed 100,000€ - 199,999€ Terna 300,000€ - 399,999€ The Chemours Company 300,000€ - 399,999€ -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
None
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
12 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 proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.
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Date 13 Feb 2024 Location Brussels Subject E-fuels Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Attending - Aleksandra Baranska (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Sep 2022 Location Brussels Subject e-fuels; European Commission’s delegated acts (Art. 27 and Art.28 REDII). Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Barbara GLOWACKA (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Apr 2022 Location online Subject Dynamic Currency Conversion and Card Schemes Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Lucia Bonova (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Apr 2022 Location BERL Subject Cover Crops and Carbon Farming Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Mar 2022 Location Virtual Meeting Subject Dynamic currency conversion Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Nicolo Brignoli (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Nov 2020 Location video meeting Subject To draw attention to the ongoing process of revision of the list of Advanced Biofuels of the Renewable Energy Directive II ('RED II'). Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Oct 2020 Location Video Conferencing Subject Discussion biofuel and RED 2 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Sep 2018 Location Brussels Subject Titanium Dioxide Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Sebastien Paquot (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Aug 2018 Location Brussels Subject Science based policy making Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Robert Schröder (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Oct 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Changes to the Czech legal framework for gambling Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Attending - Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Jan 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject German Gambling Laws Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Agnieszka Drzewoska (Cabinet member)
- Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Jan 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Gambling Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Agnieszka Drzewoska (Cabinet member)
- Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet member)