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Overview
Lobbying Costs
600,000€ - 699,999€
Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4.45 Fte (14)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
31
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America
EU Transparency Register
483024821178-51 First registered on 25 Mar 2016
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 Program 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:
Trade and investment policy, including tariffs, SPS, and TBT issues across all sectors (including, e.g., GMOs); investment screening, both inbound and outbound; export controls; US-EU Trade & Technology Council; Transatlantic Initiative on Sustainable Trade; EU Trade Policy; UK-EU trade and economic relations; EU relations with third countries; UCC revisions, including duty de minimis
Ukraine: accession negotiations; trade and customs
European Green Deal; European Climate Law; European Green Deal Investment Plan; Farm to Fork Strategy; Circular Economy Action Plan; building and renovation initiatives; sustainable finance; sustainability reporting, including Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD); sustainable mobility; biodiversity strategy; pollution; ETS reform; Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; and chemical strategy; Industrial Emissions Directive; Ambient Air Quality Directive; Urban Wastewater Directive; PFAS; REACH; Green Deal Industrial Plan; Net Zero Industry Act
Energy policy, including natural gas, energy security, and the energy transition
EU Internal Market policies, including: Single Market strategy; Capital Markets Union; taxation; labor mobility; EDF/PESCO; state aid; competition and consumer protection; Basel III; public country-by-country reporting; Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFM); Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS)
Digital issues including: Digital Services Act; Digital Markets Act; EU AI Act; Data Governance Act, Data Act; Data strategy; EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework; EUCS; Digital tax policy; NIS Directive 2.0; European Digital Strategy; Single Market for Data; digital skills & jobs; AI; cloud policy; Blockchain; 5G; 6G; Open RAN; Internet of Things; standards and interoperability; cybersecurity; Cybersecurity Act; Cyber Resilience Act; Cyber Solidarity Act; geo-blocking; digital inclusion; cross-border data flows; online platform regulation; eCommerce; copyright; ePrivacy; eHealth; Smart Cities; next generation internet; network fees; GDPR revisions
Health care and life sciences policy, including: biopharmaceuticals; MDR; IVDR; EU General Pharmaceutical Legislation; medical device regulations; health technology assessments; European Health Union European Health Data Space; EU patent package, including supplementary protection certificates, compulsory licensing, and standard essential patents; European Cancer Strategy; WTO trade in health initiative; supply chain security; pandemic response and preparedness; compulsory licensing; intellectual property protections and incentives; military health
Civil Justice: including Representative Actions Directive; third party litigation funding; AI Liability Directive; Product Liability Directive; liability issues related to sustainability reporting (CSRD and CSDDD) and the Green Deal; competition/antitrust
Reporting: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
Tax Policy: digital services taxes; OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting’s (BEPS) “two-pillar solution;” OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework on BEPS’s Multilateral Convention to Implement Amount A of Pillar One; Council Directive (EU) 2022/2523 (Pillar Two Directive); Business in Europe: Framework for Income Taxation (BEFIT).Address
Head Office
1615 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20062
UNITED STATESEU Office
1615 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20062
UNITED STATESWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
14
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 75% 1 50% 3 25% 2 10% 7 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4.45
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
The Chamber has one individual who devotes 100% of their time working with EU institutions; four individuals who spend between approximately 50-75% of their time working with EU institutions; two individuals who spend approximately 25% of their time working with EU institutions; and seven individuals who devote 10% or less of their time to such representation.
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
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
U.S. Council for International Business
European Justice ForumMember 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
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
600,000€ - 699,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
Name Amount k&l gates 200,000€ - 299,999€ Intermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
600,000€ - 699,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
In conducting its work, U.S. Chamber personnel, based in Washington, DC, meet and correspond with the Commission, Parliament, 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
31 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 30 Jan 2024 Location Washington, D.C. Subject EU-US trade relations Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Attending - Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 10 Jan 2024 Location Washington - USA Subject - EU-US transportation relationship - North-Atlantic corridor - Decarbonisation of transport - EU-US cooperation on EVs and EV charging infrastructure DG Mobility and Transport Attending - Magdalena Kopczynska (Director-General)
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Date 30 Oct 2023 Location Washington D.C. Subject Energy security DG Energy Attending - Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Director-General)
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Date 05 Jun 2023 Location Brussels Subject Trade & Technology Council, Global Steel and Aluminum Arrangement, Critical Minerals Agreement Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Elina Melngaile (Cabinet member)
- Zaneta Vegnere (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - BGP Products Operations GmbH – a Viatris Company
- Abbott
- IBM Corporation
- Merck
- Micron Technology Inc.
- Shopify Inc.
- American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union
- Dow Europe GmbH
- AIG Europe S.A.
- ConocoPhillips
- AbbVie
- John Deere GmbH&Co.Kg
- Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
- Intel Corporation
- Boeing International Corporation - Belgium Branch Office
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Date 14 Apr 2023 Location Washington Subject Current economic outlook and policy priorities Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni Portfolio Economy Attending - Paolo Gentiloni (Commissioner)
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Date 02 Feb 2023 Location Brussels Subject Trade and Technology Council Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Stina Soewarta (Cabinet member)
- Alejandro Cainzos (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Feb 2023 Location Brussels Subject EU-US relations, Inflation Reduction Act Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Feb 2023 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Energy Transition DG Energy Attending - Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Director-General)
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Date 01 Feb 2023 Location Brussels Subject International cooperation in Ukraine reconstruction plan, and implementation of the EU Economic and Investment Plans for the Western Balkans, Eastern partnership and Southern Neighbourhood Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi Portfolio Neighbourhood and Enlargement Attending - Olivér Várhelyi (Commissioner)
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Date 13 Oct 2022 Location Washington, D.C. Subject EU-US economic and trade relations Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 02 Jun 2022 Location Brussels Subject digital finance/digital euro cryptos non-financial reporting Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Florian Denis (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 May 2022 Location Brussels Subject EU-US cooperation, sanctions, China, Digital DG Trade Attending - Sabine Weyand (Director-General)
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Date 18 May 2022 Location Brussels Subject Physical meeting - Exchange on topics including: CBAM, implementation of the OECD agreement, VAT reform, energy taxation DG Taxation and Customs Union Attending - Gerassimos Thomas (Director-General)
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Date 06 May 2022 Location Brussels Subject Exchange of views on current trade issues Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 May 2022 Location Brussels Subject WTO matters Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Per Haugaard (Cabinet member)
- Martina Lodrant (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Apr 2022 Location Washington, D.C., USA Subject EU-US relations Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 28 Sep 2021 Location Online Subject Ms Helena Dalli participates as a speaker alongside French Minister for Equality, Ms. Élisabeth Moreno, at an event organized by the American Chamber of Commerce Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Helena Dalli Portfolio Equality Attending - Helena Dalli (Commissioner)
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Date 04 Feb 2021 Location virtual Subject United States recovery package, Economic situation and outlook, Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, Reform of international corporate taxation, EU response to COVID-19 Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 30 Oct 2020 Location Brussels Subject EU-US trade Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Per Haugaard (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Mar 2020 Location Brussels Subject Industry strategy, digital finance, trade, international role of the euro Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Elina Melngaile (Cabinet member)
- Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Dec 2019 Location Brussels Subject sustainable finance, equivalence, Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, Directive on Markets in Financial Instruments, and Capital Markets Union Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Mar 2019 Location Brussels Subject EU US Trade Relations Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Nov 2018 Location Ireland Subject Agri Trade Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 24 May 2018 Location Brussels Subject Exchange about transatlantic relations Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Xavier Coget (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 May 2018 Location Brussels Subject ESAs review, EMIR, sustainable finance 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 - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Sep 2017 Location Brussels Subject Cybersecurity Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Feb 2017 Location Brussels Subject Transatlantic Trade relations Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet member)
- Cecilia Malmström (Commissioner)
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Date 14 Jul 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Transatlantic energy developments DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 31 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Chamber’s views on the DSM initiative; new Privacy Shield Agreement Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet member)
- Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
- Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet member)
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Date 31 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject State of play of Energy Union; EU-US cooperation in Energy in relation with business Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
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Date 30 May 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Global competition policy enforcement Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Competition Attending - Claes Bengtsson (Cabinet member)
- Astrid Cousin (Cabinet member)