Overview
Lobbying Costs
350,000€
Financial year: Oct 2013 - Sep 2014
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.5 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
4
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Axpo Holding AG (Axpo)
EU Transparency Register
08171556938-65 First registered on 13 Oct 2011
Goals / Remit
Axpo Group is made up of Axpo Holding AG with its four subsidiaries Axpo Power AG, Axpo Trading AG, Centralschweizerische Kraftwerke AG (CKW) and Axpo Informatik AG. Axpo is a Swiss energy firm with a strong local base and a European presence. Axpo is wholly owned by the cantons of Northeastern Switzerland and, together with its partners, supplies electricity to around three million people. Axpo is active along the value chain from electricity production to distribution and sales, and is also involved in international energy trading. In addition, Axpo offers innovative energy services to customers in Switzerland and Europe.
Main EU files targeted
Climate and Energy Framework for 2030: Communication
Corporate Social Responsibility Post-2014: Strategy
Energy Efficiency: Legislative Proposal
Energy Union: Action Plan
Improving the Functioning of the Carbon Market: Market Stability Reserve
Linking EU and Swiss Emission Trading Systems
Market Abuse Directive (Revision)
MiFID Revision: MiFID II
Retail Energy Market: Action Plan
Security of Gas Supply: Commission ReportAddress
Head Office
Parkstrasse 23
Baden 5401
SWITZERLANDEU Office
Rond Point Schuman 6
Bruxelles 1040
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 28 Apr 2015
Name Start date End Date Eberhard ROHM 23 Feb 2024 21 Feb 2025 Eberhard ROHM 23 Feb 2023 11 Mar 2024 Eberhard ROHM 30 Nov 2021 30 Nov 2022 Eberhard ROHM 21 Aug 2020 01 Aug 2021 Mr Eberhard Röhm 13 Jul 2019 11 Jul 2020 Mr Eberhard Röhm 03 Mar 2018 01 Mar 2019 Mr Eberhard Röhm 25 Feb 2017 24 Feb 2018 Mr Eberhard Röhm 05 Feb 2016 03 Feb 2017 Mr Eberhard Röhm 28 Feb 2015 05 Feb 2016 Mr Eberhard Röhm 07 Mar 2014 03 Mar 2015 Complementary Information
The estimated costs are calculated based on the proportion of working time of all Axpo representatives spent representing interests to the EU institutions – even if only on a daily basis. This proportion is multiplied with the overall personnel and overhead costs.
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Eberhard Röhm-Malcotti (Head of EU Energy Policy)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Andrew Walo (CEO)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
Axpo is a member of EFET (European Federation of Energy Traders), Eurogas (Association representing the European gas wholesale, retail and distribution sectors). The paid membership fees are included in “Estimate of the annual costs related to activities covered by the register”.
Axpo is also active in Eurelectric (Union of the Electricity Industry).Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Oct 2013 - Sep 2014
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
350,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
13,127 € (Source: Financial Transparency System (FTS))
Other financial info
1) Subject of grant or contract: IMAGE, Total amount: 10,051,045 € (together with 18 other recipients), Year: 2013, Responsible department of the Commission: Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, Reference (Budget): CPM.608553-1177311.1, ( BGUE ) Budget line and number: Cooperation — Energy ( 08.05.01 ), Action Type: Research Framework programme n°7, Funding Type: Grants, Expense: Type Operational
2) Subject of grant or contract EMPOWERING CUSTOMERS TO SAVE ENERGY BY INFORMATIVE BILLING, Total amount 1,331,211 € (together with 9 other recipients), Year: 2013, Responsible department of the Commission: Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation, Reference (Budget): SI2.645735.1, ( BGUE ) Budget line and number: Com-petitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme — Intelligent Energy — Europe programme ( 32.04.06 ), Action Type: Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme, Funding Type: Grants, Expense Type: Operational
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
4 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 19 Sep 2019 Location Brussels Subject Switzerland Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Johannes Hahn Portfolio European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations Attending - Michael Doczy (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject Hydropower Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject Energy market design Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Yvon Slingenberg (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Nov 2015 Location Unterägeri, Switzerland Subject DSM DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
- Meetings