Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.5 Fte (5)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
2
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Altroconsumo (AC)
EU Transparency Register
3832920956-65 First registered on 13 Jan 2009
Goals / Remit
Altroconsumo, the main consumer organization in Italy, promotes and defends the interests of citizens, developing actions and projects aimed at guaranteeing them as individuals and as a community. Through its membership in organizations such as Consumers International, BEUC and Euroconsumers, Altroconsumo makes the voice of consumers heard in Europe and around the world. The organization counts on the support of 292 thousand members and over 1 milion of fans and sympathizers, is independent and 50 years has based its action on a scientific approach to information, publishing surveys and comparative tests. To strength the centrality of consumers in the market, Altroconsumo offers consultancy and services dedicated to companies to support them in the development of increasingly customer-oriented goods and services. With a team of more of 300 professionals, Altroconsumo offers answers to millions of citizens and handles in the year 2023 more than 286,000 requests for advice.
Main EU files targeted
2023
- 26.01.2023 Joint common principles on enhanced consumers protection this winter -
Letter sent to the main Italian energy companies to ask them to implement the measures contained in the Joint declaration to support consumers.
- 10.02.2023 Open letter on the need for a strong proposal on an EU legislative framework for sustainable food systems – Altroconsumo/other European consumer organizations action coordinated by Beuc (letter sent to: European Commission - President von der Leyen, Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans, Commissioners Stella Kyriakides, Janusz Wojciechowski and Virginijus Sinkevičius)
- 14.03.2023 Open letter on nanomaterials in everyday products: results from recent testing and concrete measures to inform and protect citizens and ecosystems from nano-related (letter sento to: European Commission - DG GROW/DG ENV/DG SANTE)
- 01.06.2023 Directive (EU) 2020/1828 of 25 November 2020 on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers and repealing Directive 2009/22/EC (RAD); Transposition in Italy by Legislative Decree No 28 of 10 March 2023 (published on the O.J. no. 70 of 23.03.2023); Points of non-compliance with the RAD (letter sent to Didier Reynders/Commissioner for Justice - Ana Gallego Torres/DG Just, Director General)
CPC Network activity
- 08.06.2023 External alert submitted to the EU Consumer Protection Cooperation Network about the misleading promotion of crypto currencies on social media platforms, Altroconsumo/other European consumer organizations action coordinated by Beuc (letter sent to AGCM and CONSOB/Autorità italiana per la vigilanza nei mercati finanziari)
- June 2023 - Netflix – reporting unfair commercial practice pursuant to articles 20 et seq. of the Consumer Code and Article 17 of the EU Regulation of Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 - Request to open preliminary proceedings (letter sent to AGCM)
- 20.07.2023 External alert submitted to the CPC-Network about misleading climate-related marketing claims used by several European airlines, Altroconsumo/other European consumer organizations action coordinated by Beuc (letter sent to AGCM and Ministero delle imprese e del made in Italy)
- July 2023 - Microsoft – reporting unfair commercial practice pursuant to articles 20 et seq. of the Consumer Code and Article 17 of the EU Regulation of Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 - Request to open preliminary proceedings regarding the commercial practice implemented by Microsoft Corporation and Microsoft s.r.l. (letter sent to AGCM)
- 12.12.2023 Labels on plastic bottles of mineral water, misleading claims "100% recycled" and/or "100% recyclable" - Altroconsumo/other European consumer organizations action coordinated by Beuc (letter sent to AGCM and Ministero delle imprese e del made in Italy)
Consultations
- 18.11.2022 - Consultation Paper on Guidelines for the use of ESG or sustainability-related terms in funds’ names published on the ESMA website
- 13.02.2023 - Public Consultation: Revision of the EU’s electricity market design
- 07.11.2023 – Request for information to Consumers Association on Lufthansa's acquisition of 41% share in Italia Trasporto Aereo S.p.A. (‘ITA’) (DG COMPETITION)Address
Head Office
via Valassina, 22
Milano 20159
ITALYEU Office
via Valassina, 22
Milano 20159
ITALYWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
5
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 5 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
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
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
BEUC - https://www.beuc.eu/
Euroconsumers - https://www.euroconsumers.org/
Consumers International - https://www.consumersinternational.org/Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
4,603,187€
Major funding types in closed year
EU funding, Member's contribution, Public financing
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Grant Commissione europea 101,683€ Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Consumer Policy Advisory Group#E03750#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3750 #Member #C#Civil society
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
2023
PUBBLICAZIONI:
In vacanza gioca bene le tue carte (Intasca/Maggio 2023);
All’estero con lo smartphone (Intasca/Luglio 2023);
Per godersi una sana vacanza (Insalute/Giugno 2023);
Amate compagnie (Inchieste/Aprile 2023);
Il vostro scalo preferito (Inchieste/Giugno 2023);
La grande illusione dei voli “green” (Inchieste/Settembre 2023)
NEWS – www.altroconsumo.it and PRESS RELEASE
Nota stampa - https://www.altroconsumo.it/organizzazione/media-e-press/comunicati/2023/progetto-cicle
31.01 - Progetto CICLE, le vostre segnalazioni alle autorità: tutti i risultati
15.03 - Case green: edifici almeno in classe D entro il 2033. Via libera del Parlamento UE
28.03 - E-fuel e biocarburanti: differenze, sostenibilità e compatibilità con le nostre auto
05.04 - Le compagnie aeree più apprezzate dai viaggiatori
21.04 Concessioni balneari, proroga bocciata anche dalla UE. Intanto crescono i prezzi delle spiagge
12.05 - La UE dice stop ai prodotti progettati per non durare
31.05 - Roaming: aumentano i giga per navigare in Europa
08.06 - Criptovalute, occhio ai guadagni facili promessi dagli influencer. Segnalati i messaggi ingannevoli
09.06 - Bollette telefoniche ogni 28 giorni: pratica scorretta anche per la UE. Nuova vittoria dei consumatori
31.08 - Diritti dei viaggiatori disabili o a mobilità ridotta in aereo: come farli rispettare
18.10 - Nutri-Score: come funziona l'etichetta a colori per scegliere i prodotti più sani
02.11 - Cosmetici: sostanze vietate ancora presenti in molti prodotti. La lista aggiornata
03.11 - Glitter (e non solo) vietati in Europa: in vigore la norma per limitare le microplastiche. Facciamo chiarezza
17.11 - Pesticidi: l'uso del glifosato sarà prorogato per altri 10 anni. Davvero sicuro?
21.11 - Decongestionati per raffreddore a base di pseudoefedrina: potenziale rischio ischemia. L’Agenzia francese del farmaco ne sconsiglia l’uso
30.11 - Il passaporto italiano è tra i più cari d'Europa
30.11 - Listeria: cos'è e a cosa fare attenzione
14.12 - Infezioni da Listeria: le indagini portano al salmone affumicato
CONFERENCES/MEETINGS
31.01- Bruxelles - CICLE - Open door final meeting
09.02 - CPAG Subgroup (EC)
16.02 - Consumer Policy Advisory Board (EC)
20.02 - Circthread workshop
28.03 Bruxelles - European Consumer Summit 2023 (EC)
25.05 Milano – “ESG: obblighi e direttive UE per tutte le imprese" (Economy Group)
12.06 Roma - "La Class action: evoluzioni, prospettive e criticità" (Altrocosumo/Euroconsumers)
Event announcement on AC Website: https://www.altroconsumo.it/organizzazione/appuntamenti/cerca-l-evento/2023/la-class-action-evoluzioni-prospettive-criticita
5-6.10 - Product safety e market surveillance (BEUC)
11.10 - “Responsibility - Empowering consumers on climate change”
27.10 - EC Forum 2023 "Empower people, improve the market - Altroconsumo's 50th Anniversary" (Euroconsumers)
Event announcement on AC Website:
https://www.altroconsumo.it/organizzazione/media-e-press/comunicati/2023/empower-people-improve-the-market-ec-forum-2023
Press release:
https://www.altroconsumo.it/organizzazione/media-e-press/comunicati/2023/euroconsumers-forum-2023
7.11 - Ecomondo - “How to pave the way to the future digital product passport - Circthread” (Ecomondo)
9.11 - Dublin – 15th Citizens' Energy Forum (EC)
16.11 - Forum on best practices in the Agri-Food supply chain - Responses to the cost of living crisis (EC/DG AGRI) - SPEAKERS
PROGETTI:
CICLE (2021 – 2023)European Commission - https://www.altroconsumo.it/info/progetti-finanziati/cicle
CICLE-X (2023 – 2026) - European Commission - https://www.altroconsumo.it/info/progetti-finanziati/cicle-x
RESSS (2022 – 2023*) - Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy - https://www.altroconsumo.it/info/progetti-finanziati/resss
* Activities completed in 2022, final balance received and registered in 2023Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
2 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.
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Date 26 Nov 2015 Location BXL Subject Cybersecurity and consumers fostering web safety DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Bodo Lehmann (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 25 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject digital divide of italian users and consumers / Web Safety Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet member)
- Jasmin Battista (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists