Overview
Lobbying Costs
2,750,000€
Financial year: Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3.75 Fte (5)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
4
High-level Commission meetings
58
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
BP p.l.c. (BP)
EU Transparency Register
3394026642-58 First registered on 14 Nov 2008
Goals / Remit
BP is of one of the world's leading international oil and gas companies. We operate or market our products in around 80 countries, employ over 83,000 people and provide our customers with fuel for transportation, energy for heating and light, lubricants to keep engines turning, retail services and petrochemicals products used to make everyday items like textiles and food packaging.
Our interests and activities are split between Upstream which includes oil and natural gas exploration; field development and production; hydrocarbon transportation, storage and processing; and the marketing and trading of natural gas including liquefied natural gas (LNG), and Downstream which involves the supply and trading, refining, manufacturing, marketing and transportation of crude oil, petroleum and petrochemicals products.
Our low carbon business is primarily in onshore wind farms and biofuels.Main EU files targeted
Representation of the positions, views and interests of BP p.l.c. to the institutions of the European Union in areas including:
1. European policy and legislation impacting the business of our company including in the areas of energy, offshore safety, research and innovation, climate change, environmental protection, competition, financial markets and employment.
2. EU international relations with countries and regions of importance to our business operations.
e.g.
Energy Union
Large Combustion Plants Directive
European Emissions Trading system
Market StabilisationAddress
Head Office
St. James's Square, 1
London SW1Y 4PD
UNITED KINGDOMEU Office
11 Rond-Point Schuman
Brussels B-1040
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
5
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 5 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
4 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 26 Apr 2015
Name Start date End Date Mr Alexander KERST 15 Mar 2024 14 Mar 2025 Mr SIMON LAWRENCE WORTHINGTON 15 Mar 2024 14 Mar 2025 Ms Karla JOZIC 16 Feb 2024 14 Feb 2025 Mr Daniel Brinkwerth 12 Aug 2023 09 Aug 2024 Mr Daniel Brinkwerth 27 Aug 2022 12 Aug 2023 Ms Katharina BÄCK 14 Jun 2023 13 Jun 2024 Ms Marie Louise RISOUD 06 May 2023 03 May 2024 Ms GIORGIA MANNO 13 Apr 2023 12 Apr 2024 Mr SIMON LAWRENCE WORTHINGTON 13 Apr 2023 15 Mar 2024 Mr Alexander KERST 01 Apr 2023 15 Mar 2024 Mr Daniel BRRINKWERTH 27 Aug 2022 11 Aug 2023 Mr Alexander KERST 31 Mar 2022 31 Mar 2023 Ms GIORGIA MANNO 31 Mar 2022 31 Mar 2023 Ms Esmé Brandon 31 Mar 2022 31 Mar 2023 Mr SIMON LAWRENCE WORTHINGTON 31 Mar 2022 31 Mar 2023 Ms Emily OLSON 09 Apr 2021 30 Mar 2022 Mr Alexander KERST 09 Apr 2021 31 Mar 2022 Ms GIORGIA MANNO 09 Apr 2021 31 Mar 2022 Ms Esmé Brandon 09 Apr 2021 31 Mar 2022 Mr SIMON LAWRENCE WORTHINGTON 29 Aug 2020 28 Aug 2021 Mr Rutger Huijgens 29 Aug 2020 14 Apr 2021 Ms GIORGIA MANNO 18 Jan 2020 01 Feb 2021 Ms Esmé Brandon 17 Oct 2019 17 Oct 2020 Mr SIMON LAWRENCE WORTHINGTON 29 Aug 2019 29 Aug 2020 Mr Rutger Huijgens 28 Aug 2019 28 Aug 2020 Ms Kathrin Kutlescha 05 Apr 2019 06 Nov 2019 Mr Rutger Huijgens 20 Sep 2018 28 Aug 2019 Ms LYUBOMIRA EFREMOVA 07 Jul 2018 06 Jul 2019 Mr SIMON LAWRENCE WORTHINGTON 09 Jun 2018 08 Jun 2019 Ms Kathrin Kutlescha 05 Apr 2018 30 Mar 2019 Mr Rutger Huijgens 02 Sep 2017 01 Sep 2018 Ms LYUBOMIRA EFREMOVA 27 Jun 2017 16 Jun 2018 Ms Kathrin Kutlescha 25 Apr 2017 05 Apr 2018 Mr SIMON LAWRENCE WORTHINGTON 25 Mar 2017 24 Mar 2018 Mr Rutger Huijgens 06 Sep 2016 02 Sep 2017 Ms LYUBOMIRA EFREMOVA 20 Apr 2016 19 Apr 2017 Mr SIMON LAWRENCE WORTHINGTON 02 Feb 2016 29 Jan 2017 Mr Alexander KERST 02 Feb 2016 07 Sep 2016 Mr Emmanuel HATON 02 Feb 2016 29 Jan 2017 Ms LYUBOMIRA EFREMOVA 25 Apr 2015 20 Apr 2016 Mr Alexander KERST 11 Feb 2015 02 Feb 2016 Mr SIMON LAWRENCE WORTHINGTON 11 Feb 2015 02 Feb 2016 Mr Emmanuel HATON 11 Feb 2015 02 Feb 2016 Ms Olivera DRAZIC 26 Feb 2014 03 Mar 2015 Ms LYUBOMIRA EFREMOVA 04 Apr 2014 03 Apr 2015 Mr Emmanuel HATON 27 Feb 2014 12 Feb 2015 Mr SIMON LAWRENCE WORTHINGTON 26 Feb 2014 12 Feb 2015 Mrs Olivera DRAZIC 26 Feb 2014 27 Jan 2015 Mr Alexander KERST 18 Jan 2014 17 Jan 2015 Ms Mariavittoria Brunati 29 May 2013 28 May 2014 Ms LYUBOMIRA EFREMOVA 06 Apr 2013 04 Apr 2014 Mrs Olivera DRAZIC 06 Mar 2013 26 Feb 2014 Mr Emmanuel HATON 06 Feb 2013 05 Feb 2014 Mr Alexander KERST 17 Jan 2013 06 Nov 2013 Mr Charles Manche 17 Jan 2013 12 Sep 2013 Mr SIMON LAWRENCE WORTHINGTON 07 Feb 2013 06 Feb 2014 Mr Valerian GVALIA 16 Nov 2012 20 Oct 2013 Mr Howard Chase 05 May 2012 21 Jun 2012 Ms Mariavittoria Brunati 25 Apr 2012 17 Jun 2013 Ms LYUBOMIRA EFREMOVA 22 Mar 2012 02 Apr 2013 Mr Emmanuel HATON 17 Jan 2012 08 Feb 2013 Mr SIMON LAWRENCE WORTHINGTON 28 Jun 2011 29 Jun 2012 Mr Alexander KERST 16 Feb 2012 08 Feb 2013 Mrs Olivera DRAZIC 16 Feb 2012 08 Feb 2013 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Emmanuel Haton (Director European Government Affairs)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Bob Dudley (Group Chief Executive)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
Our principal memberships are as follows:
1. FuelsEurope/Concawe
2. IOGP (International Association of Oil and Gas Producers)
3. ERT (European Roundtable of Industrialists)
4. BUSINESSEUROPE
5. EPC (The European Policy Centre)
6. EEF (European Energy Forum)
7. The Kangaroo Group
8. EUGBC (EU Georgia Business Council)
9. Ad Hoc Council/The European Government Business Relations Council
10. British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium
11. American Chamber of Commerce
12. The German Marshall Fund of the United StatesMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
2,750,000€
Other financial info
1. Estimate based on full year 2014 actual expenditures and use of time for the direct lobbying of all the EU institutions.
2. Estimate includes costs (including overheads) of all staff and consultancy services attributable to direct lobbying and all payments to trade associations, think tanks and for memberships.
3. Estimate has been calculated as per the most recently issued guidelines. -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
58 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 13 Mar 2024 Location Brussels Subject Upcoming EU Guidelines on GHG Marine Fuel Certification Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Attending - Roxana Lesovici (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Dec 2023 Location Brussels Subject Energy Platform Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Attending - Juraj Nociar (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Nov 2023 Location Brussels Subject SAF and ReFuel Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Rachel Smit (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Aug 2023 Location Berlin, Germany Subject Energy transition and security DG Energy Attending - Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 03 Jul 2023 Location Online Subject Meeting on social mobility and the Pact for Skills Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)
- Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Apr 2023 Location Brussels Subject Gas market package Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Mar 2023 Location Brussels Subject BP annual statistical review Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Jan 2023 Location virtual Subject Taxonomy, ESG ratings, CSRD Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Florian Denis (Cabinet member)
- Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - Siemens AG
- Leonardo S.p.A.
- European Round Table for Industry
- SAP
- Koninklijke Philips
- Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
- BASF SE
- AkzoNobel
- Telefonica, S.A.
- ABB Ltd
- Manufacture Française des Pneumatiques Michelin
- AIR LIQUIDE
- Norsk Hydro
- Compagnie de SAINT-GOBAIN
- Heineken N.V.
- FERROVIAL, S.A.
- Nestlé S.A.
- Smurfit Kappa Group
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Date 25 Nov 2022 Location Brussels Subject SAF and electromobility DG Mobility and Transport Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 04 Oct 2022 Location Brussels Subject Energy crisis response and Repower EU Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Riccardo Maggi (Cabinet member)
- Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Sep 2022 Location video-call Subject Discussion with BP Chief Economist and experts about the role of the EU Energy Platform Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Sep 2022 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Sustainable Finance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
- Darta Tentere (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Sep 2022 Location Brussels Subject Global gas markets, investments in green hydrogen and RePowerEU objectives with respect to diversification of gas supply, energy savings and renewable energy acceleration Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 24 May 2022 Location Brussels Subject Energy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Walter Goetz (Cabinet member)
- Roxana Lesovici (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 May 2022 Location Davos, Switzerland Subject Repower EU and the energy transition Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 24 May 2022 Location Brussels Subject Presentation and exchange of views on the findings of the BP Statistical Review Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
- Riccardo Maggi (Cabinet member)
- Antoine Colombani (Cabinet member)
- Stefanie Hiesinger (Cabinet member)
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Date 31 Jan 2022 Location Brussels Subject Mobility issues Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Walter Goetz (Cabinet member)
- Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Sep 2021 Location Brussels - video conference Subject Discussions around possible meetings at senior level Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Riccardo Maggi (Cabinet member)
- Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Jun 2021 Location Conference call Subject Meeting to discuss developments in clean fuels. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Elzbieta Lukaniuk (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Jun 2021 Location Conference call Subject Meeting to discuss the latest developments on clean fuels. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Pablo Fabregas Martinez (Cabinet member)
- Rachel Smit (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Dec 2019 Location Brussels Subject Challanges and goals of the new Commission Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Riccardo Maggi (Cabinet member)
- Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Nov 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Climate Change Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Telmo Baltazar (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Jun 2018 Location Brussels Subject International gas markets Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
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Date 08 Jan 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Energy policy developments DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 18 Jul 2017 Location Brussels Subject future gas market developments Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
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Date 12 May 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Energy policy DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 24 Mar 2017 Location Brussels Subject Europe and future developments Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King Portfolio Security Union Attending - Julian King (Commissioner)
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Date 22 Mar 2017 Location Brussels Subject trade barriers between EU and Russian federation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 23 Feb 2017 Location Baku Subject State of play Southern Gas Corridor Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Bernd Biervert (Cabinet member)
- Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 15 Feb 2017 Location Brussels Subject Political Situation in Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Johannes Hahn Portfolio European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations Attending - Michael Karnitschnig (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Nov 2016 Location Brussels Subject State of play Southern Gas Corridor Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Bernd Biervert (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject Reception Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
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Date 31 Aug 2016 Location Brussels Subject Energy Policy in European Neighbourhood Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Johannes Hahn Portfolio European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations Attending - Michael Karnitschnig (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 May 2016 Location Thessaloniki Subject Southern Gas Corridor Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
- Bernd Biervert (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject Southern Gas Corridor Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Bernd Biervert (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject The implementation of EU legislation currently in development DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Olivier Guersent (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 15 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject BP Southern Gas Corridor Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Jonathan Hill (Commissioner)
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Date 19 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject Southern Corridor Cabinet Cabinet of High Representative / Vice-President Federica Mogherini Portfolio Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Attending - Iwona Piorko Bermig (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject State of play Southern Gas Corridor Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Bernd Biervert (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Nov 2015 Location BERL 8th floor Subject Energy infrastructure Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Oct 2015 Location Brussels Subject International energy issues Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Johannes Hahn Portfolio European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations Attending - Michael Karnitschnig (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Sep 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Security of supply and Energy diversification Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Isaac Valero Ladron (Cabinet member)
- Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
- Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
- Maria Cristina Lobillo Borrero (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 04 Sep 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject gas and oil DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 03 Sep 2015 Location Brussels Subject Southern Gas Corridor Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Bernd Biervert (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Sep 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject International Gas and Oil market Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
- Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
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Date 22 Jul 2015 Location BERL 8th floor Subject EU Environmental Policy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Jun 2015 Location Brussles Subject Energy Union Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Pierre Schellekens (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject Role of private business and carbon pricing in climate action DG Climate Action Attending - Jos Delbeke (Director-General)
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Date 01 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject Southern Gas Corridor Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Bernd Biervert (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Apr 2015 Location Brussels Subject Markets in Financial Instruments Directive/Capital Requirements Directive Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Lee Foulger (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject Energy outlook Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet member)
- Miguel Gil Tertre (Cabinet member)
- Edward Bannerman (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Mar 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Southern Gas Corridor Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
- Maria Cristina Lobillo Borrero (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Mar 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Energy Union (Security supply) Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
- Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
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Date 05 Feb 2015 Location Brussels Subject Introductory Meeting Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Jonathan Hill (Commissioner)
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Date 04 Feb 2015 Location Brussels, BE Subject Energy Union Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Manuel Szapiro (Cabinet member)
- Peter van Kemseke (Cabinet member)
- Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 20 Jan 2015 Location Brussels Subject Presentation of BP and their activities on the EU market Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Bernd Biervert (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Dec 2014 Location Brussels Subject Energy issues in the Balkans/neighbourhood Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Johannes Hahn Portfolio European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations Attending - Michael Karnitschnig (Cabinet member)
- Meetings