Continental AG

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

650,000€

Financial year: Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

3 Fte (6)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

2

High-level Commission meetings

11

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    Continental AG   (Conti)

    EU Transparency Register

    06248449380-53 First registered on 23 Aug 2012

    Goals / Remit

    Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transport. In 2017, Continental generated sales of €44 billion and currently employs more than 235,000 people in 61 countries.

    Main EU files targeted

    Transport, Mobility Solutions, C-ITS, Connected and Automated Driving, Pollutant Emissions, CO2 Emissions Road safety, Vision Zero, General Safety Regulation, Horizon 2020, Market surveillance, Trade, Type Approval, Circular Economy, Tolling, Tyres

    Address

    Head Office
    Vahrenwalder Strasse, 9
    Hannover 30165
    GERMANY
    EU Office
    38/40 Square de Meeus
    4th floor
    Brussels 1000
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    6

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%2
    25%4

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    3

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    2 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 14 Mar 2018

    Name Start date End Date
    Fadie AL MASRI 20 Sep 2023 19 Sep 2024
    Fadie AL-MASRI 07 Sep 2022 07 Sep 2023
    Fadie AL-MASRI 28 Sep 2021 07 Sep 2022
    Fadie AL-MASRI 08 Jan 2020 08 Jan 2021
    Mr Desmond Collins 13 Sep 2019 12 Sep 2020
    Mr Desmond Collins 26 Sep 2018 13 Sep 2019
    Ms Lynn Regenberg 13 Dec 2017 13 Sep 2018
    Mr Desmond Collins 14 Sep 2017 14 Sep 2018
    Ms Lynn Regenberg 12 Nov 2016 11 Nov 2017
    Mr Desmond Collins 05 Sep 2016 31 Aug 2017
    Ms Berit Müller 12 Jan 2016 06 Sep 2016
    Mr Desmond Collins 03 Sep 2015 31 Aug 2016
    Mr Desmond Collins 12 Sep 2014 03 Sep 2015
    Mr Desmond Collins 17 Sep 2013 12 Sep 2014
    Mr Desmond Collins 02 Oct 2012 12 Sep 2013

    Complementary Information

    The Brussels representative office currently comprises two people. They are supported by experts from the various divisions of the Corporation who travel to Brussels when needed.

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Mr Desmond Collins (Director Public Affairs)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr Elmar Degenhart (CEO)

  • Categories

    Category

    II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations

    Subcategory

    Companies & groups

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturer's Association (ETRMA) www.etrma.org European Tyre and Rim Technical Organisation (ETRTO) www.etrto.org European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) www.clepa.eu
    EFFRA WWW.effra.eu
    ERTRAC www.ertrac.org
    EGVIA www.egvi.eu
    Eurobotics www.eu-robotics.net
    VDA www.vda.de
    Friends of Europe www.friendsofeurope.org
    VDMA www.vdma.org
    ZVEI www.zvei.org

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    650,000€

    EU grant income for closed financial year

    4,187,657 € (Source: FP7 Horizon2020)

    Other financial info

    The estimation of costs range above is the estimate for the full year 01-2017 to 12-2017.

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    Group of Experts on On-board Weighing Equipment#E03520 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3520 #Member #C#Expert Group on laboratory alignment for the measurement of tyre rolling resistance#E02519 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=2519 #Member #C#Working Group on Motor Vehicles#E01295 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=1295 #Not a member #C#Real Driving Emissions - Light Duty Vehicles#EU-World Harmonized Light-duty Vehicles Testing Procedure #Tachograph Forum#E03379 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3379 #Member #C#Platform for the Deployment of Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems in the EU#E03188 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3188 #Member #C

    Groups (European Parliament)

    None

    Communication activities

    Demonstration events, debates, consultations and meetings with EU stakeholders regarding the topics mentioned in the previous section

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    11 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.

    • Date 24 Mar 2023 Location Online
      Subject Standard Essential Patent Licensing
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager
      Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age
      Attending
      • Penelope Papandropoulos (Cabinet member)
      • Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 20 Mar 2023 Location Videoconference
      Subject EU standardisation strategy
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton
      Portfolio Internal Market
      Attending
      • Maurits-Jan Prinz (Cabinet member)
    • Date 20 Mar 2023 Location Virtual
      Subject EU standardisation strategy
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton
      Portfolio Internal Market
      Attending
      • Maurits-Jan Prinz (Cabinet member)
    • Date 03 Mar 2023 Location Videoconference
      Subject Standard-essential patent.
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton
      Portfolio Internal Market
      Attending
      • Maurits-Jan Prinz (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 03 Mar 2023 Location Online meeting
      Subject Standard-essential patent.
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton
      Portfolio Internal Market
      Attending
      • Maurits-Jan Prinz (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 23 Feb 2022 Location Videoconference
      Subject Connected and automated cars
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton
      Portfolio Internal Market
      Attending
      • Joan Canton (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 04 Feb 2021 Location video meeting
      Subject Ongoing disputes on the topic of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs)
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski
      Portfolio Agriculture
      Attending
      • Katalin Molnar (Cabinet member)
    • Date 24 Apr 2020 Location Brussels (teleconference)
      Subject standard essential patents (completion of teleconference of 3 April)
      Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen
      Portfolio President
      Attending
      • Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 05 Jul 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject Meeting on tachographs
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc
      Portfolio Transport
      Attending
      • Jocelyn Fajardo (Cabinet member)
      • Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 04 Apr 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Batteries and low-emission mobility
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič
      Portfolio Energy Union
      Attending
      • Christian Linder (Cabinet member)
    • Date 26 Jun 2015 Location Regensburg
      Subject big data, data security, ITS and connected car, real life testing for automated driving
      DG Günther Oettinger
      Attending
      • Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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