Overview
Lobbying Costs
500,000€ - 599,999€
Financial year: Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
6.75 Fte (7)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
3
High-level Commission meetings
24
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium (BritCham)
EU Transparency Register
56188303384-93 First registered on 29 Mar 2010
Goals / Remit
A key network for businesses of all nationalities in the heart of Europe. The British Chamber offers a platform which is informal, trusted, diverse and truly international where business leaders can meet and exchange views and ideas with their peers, policy makers and other stakeholders
Our EU related work involves the organisation of meetings and events for our members.
NETWORKING - As one of the most diverse and international chamber in Europe, networking is at the heart of everything we do.
- We are a network of 120 companies and over 2000 active business people;
- Two thirds of our members are non-British companies;
- Members range from large multinationals to small services companies and entrepreneurs;
- We hold over 50 events a year with business and institutional speakers.
PROFILING - The British Chamber provides a platform to profile and promote member businesses and build relationships with a wide range of potential clients and stakeholders.
- High level (...)Main EU files targeted
We have 7 committees which organise events and activities supporting our members interests in the following areas:
Sustainability
Digital
Trade and Investment
Internal Market
Healthcare
UK - EU Relations
Brussels New GenerationAddress
Head Office
Front Suite, 1st Floor, Charles House 148-149 Gt Charles Street
Birmingham B3 3HT
UNITED KINGDOMEU Office
Boulevard Bischoffsheim 11
Brussels 1000
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
7
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 6 75% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
6.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
3 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 27 Mar 2023
Name Start date End Date Mr Teodor Andrei CIOCOIU 30 Sep 2022 31 Mar 2023 Ms Elise LONCOL 23 Sep 2022 31 Mar 2023 Mr Alonso CABANERO 21 Sep 2022 31 Mar 2023 Ms Anna CARLE 13 Aug 2022 28 Feb 2023 Mr Matt STEPHENSON 12 Aug 2022 11 Feb 2023 Mr Glenn Owen VAUGHAN 18 Oct 2019 17 Oct 2020 Ms Wendy HENCHICH 18 Oct 2019 17 Oct 2020 Ms Bernada CUNJ 29 Jun 2019 27 Jun 2020 Mrs Glynis Whiting 19 Nov 2013 16 Nov 2014 Mr Glenn Vaughan 11 Oct 2013 10 Oct 2014 Ms Uzma LODHI 10 Oct 2013 09 Oct 2014 Ms Christina Economides 30 Oct 2012 17 May 2013 Mr Pierre-Olivier Lesburguères 05 Oct 2012 17 May 2013 Mr Joshua Salsby 07 Jun 2012 09 Dec 2012 Mr Benoit Monteyne 17 May 2012 09 Dec 2012 Mrs Uzma LODHI 24 Feb 2012 01 Mar 2013 Complementary Information
This includes Director General (consultant, works 3 days a week), Communications & Information Manager (full time), Business and Events Manager (full time), Office Manager (full time), 2 EU Policy Officers (full time), Events Officer (full 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
n/a
Member 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
500,000€ - 599,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
Name claeys & engels Closed year Costs
500,000€ - 599,999€
Other financial info
Annual cost related to activities: Operating Charges 2021 (as financial year 2022 is not closed yet)
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Other activities
The British Chamber organises over 100 events per year of which around 60 are related to the EU. Around 30 comprise briefings by senior speakers from EU institutions, governments and parliamentarians covering all policy fields of interest to businesses (e.g. trade, environment, internal market, competition etc).
Meetings
Meetings
24 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 18 Jun 2019 Location Brussels Subject Priorities as head of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board Commission - Veronica Gaffey (the Chair of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board)
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Date 27 Mar 2019 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Dinner discussion “A Fair Corporate Tax Regime and Societal Expectations – Are They Incompatible?” Commission - Stephen Quest (Director-General)
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Date 03 May 2018 Location Brussels Subject British Chamber event: “Progress of Europe on the Move” Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Commission - Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)
- Joshua Salsby (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Apr 2018 Location Brussels Subject Future of Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Commission - Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
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Date 23 Feb 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Energy policy Commission - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 05 Jul 2017 Location Brussels Subject Presentation of the priorities of the Juncker Commission with an emphasis on growth, jobs and investment which was followed by a discussion on a wide range of issues such as the future of Europe, skills, IP, chemicals, healthcare, defence, services, data, cars, circular economy and energy costs. Commission - Lowri Evans (Director-General)
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Date 10 Jan 2017 Location Brussels Subject Coming event on Health and Food Safety Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Commission - Marco Valletta (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Keynote speech on “DSM: what it means for business Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Commission - Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject Decarbonisation of Transport Commission - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 07 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject Speech: "How can the climate goal be reached and industry protected at the same time?" Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Commission - Maria Cristina Lobillo Borrero (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject UK Referendum Commission - Jonathan Faull (Director-General)
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Date 18 Mar 2016 Location BXL Subject copyright Commission - Anna Herold (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Feb 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Energy Union Commission - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 28 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject Speech on Sustainability and better regulation in policy areas such as energy, climate action and environment Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Commission - Sarah Nelen (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject Participation in the Breakfast Briefing: discussion on competition policy trends Commission - Johannes Laitenberger (Director-General)
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Date 14 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject Speech on EU Growth Agenda Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Commission - Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Oct 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Speech: 1 year in office Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Commission - Arunas Vinciunas (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Oct 2015 Location Brussels Subject Capital Markets Union, mandate/priorities, enforcement and Level 2 Commission - Olivier Guersent (Director-General)
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Date 01 Jul 2015 Location Brussels Subject Financial Policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Commission - Matthew Baldwin (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 May 2015 Location British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium Subject Better Regulation Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Commission - Riccardo Maggi (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market Commission - Robert Madelin (Director-General)
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Date 27 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market Commission - Robert Madelin (Director-General)
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Date 23 Jan 2015 Location Berlaymont Subject Participation of Vice-president Georgieva in : The European Serious & Organised Crime Conference 2015, Brussels Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Kristalina Georgieva Portfolio Budget & Human Resources Commission - Angelina Gros-Tchorbadjiyska (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Jan 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject A speech about "Going forward in health & food safety" Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Commission - Arunas Vinciunas (Cabinet member)