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Overview
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.5 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
20
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
EU Transparency Register
444722016787-61 First registered on 27 Mar 2015
Goals / Remit
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce represents the interests of U.S. businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions, as well as state and local chambers and industry associations. The Chamber's Europe team works with European governments and international organizations to expand commercial opportunities for its members by advancing open and competitive markets, economic growth, and transatlantic cooperation. For more information on the Chamber's activities, please visit: www.uschamber.com.
Main EU files targeted
Policies and measures affecting business conditions in Europe and between the EU and the United States, including TTIP, the EU's other trade relations, Capital Markets Union, Energy Union, the Single Market, the Digital Single Market, and similar measures.
Address
Head Office
1615 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20062
UNITED STATESEU Office
Rond Point Schuman 6
Suite 514
Brussels B-1040
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 2 25% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
Two full-time employees are located in the Chamber's Brussels office and spend less than 50% of their time working with EU institutions. In addition, two Chamber employees located in Washington, DC devote less than 25% of their time to representation before EU institutions, and other Chamber employees may participate on an ad hoc basis, but are rarely involved in representation to the EU institutions.
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Peter Chase (Vice President, Europe)
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Lily Claffee (Senior Vice President and General Counsel)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
U.S. Council for International Business
Member organisations
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce represents the interests of U.S. businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions, as well as state and local chambers and industry associations. For more information, please visit: www.uschamber.com.
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
None declared
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
In conducting its work, the U.S. Chamber's Brussels office, as well as Washington, DC-based employees, meet and correspond with the Commission, EP, Council and member state officials; submit responses to Commission requests for comment; conduct studies; host symposia; speak at public events, including those hosted by EU institutions; and publish studies, op-eds, blogs and other information.
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
20 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 07 Mar 2016 Location Brussels Subject Courtesy call and to prepare event for Commissioner taking place in Washington on 11 March 2016. Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Maria Asenius (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Mar 2016 Location Brussels Subject Business Coalition for Transatlantic Trade (BCTT) Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Leon Delvaux (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject DSM DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject TTIP and better regulation DG Environment Attending - Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General)
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Date 02 Dec 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Introductory meeting DG Informatics Attending - Stephen Quest (Director-General)
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Date 13 Oct 2015 Location BERL, Bruxelles Subject VP's Mission in USA Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Juraj Nociar (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Oct 2015 Location Brussels Subject Follow-up to the Commissioner's US visit Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Sep 2015 Location Brussels Subject Outlook for TTIP negotiations; the new proposal on investment protection. Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Maria Asenius (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Sep 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject EU-U.S. energy relations DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 04 Sep 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Meeting ahead of the Commissioner's visit to the US Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Jul 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Introductory meeting Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Jul 2015 Location BERL, Brussels Subject Energy Union Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Juraj Nociar (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Jul 2015 Location Brussels Subject EU-US relations perceptions Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Maria Asenius (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 May 2015 Location Brussels Subject TTIP, Russia and China DG Trade Attending - Jean-Luc Demarty (Director-General)
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Date 05 May 2015 Location Brussels Subject Capital Markets Union 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 24 Apr 2015 Location Brussels Subject Event planning Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Maria Asenius (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Feb 2015 Location Brussels Subject Discussions on Neighbourhood and Enlargement policies DG European Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations Attending - Christian Danielsson (Director-General)
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Date 16 Jan 2015 Location Brussels Subject TTIP Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Juho Romakkaniemi (Cabinet member)
- Edward Bannerman (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Jan 2015 Location Cabinet of Commissioner Moedas Subject Meeting with the Vice Presidentof the US Chamber of Commerce in Brussels Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Antonio Lowndes Marques De Araujo Vicente (Cabinet member)
- Giulia Del Brenna (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Jan 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject EU energy and climate policies Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Isaac Valero Ladron (Cabinet member)
- Maria Cristina Lobillo Borrero (Cabinet member)