Overview
Lobbying Costs
1,741,000€
Financial year: Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
8 Fte (10)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
6
High-level Commission meetings
41
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Deutsche Post DHL Group (DPDHL)
EU Transparency Register
48544465107-88 First registered on 27 Jan 2011
Goals / Remit
Deutsche Post DHL Group is the world’s leading mail and logistics services provider. The Deutsche Post and DHL corporate brands represent a one-of-a-kind portfolio of logistics (DHL) and communications (Deutsche Post) services. The Group provides its customers with both easy to use standardized products as well as innovative and tailored solutions ranging from dialog marketing to industrial supply chains. About 547,459 employees in more than 220 countries and territories form a global network focused on service, quality and sustainability. With programs in the areas of climate protection, disaster relief and education, the Group is committed to social and environmental responsibility. In 2018, Deutsche Post DHL generated revenues of € 61.55 billion.
Deutsche Post DHL’s Representation in Brussels acts as an intermediary between the Group and the European institutions as well as associations and other organizations located in Brussels. The main tasks of the Representation:
Monitoring company-relevant and socio-political topics and legislative initiatives for the Group.
Conducting analysis for and recommendation to the business units.
Providing advice to assist the development of corporate and industry positions in coordination with the Group.
Targeted representation of interest vis-à-vis the European Institutions, Member States, industrial associations, political think tanks and other organizations and stakeholders in the European policy and regulatory debate.Main EU files targeted
1. Union Customs Code Act
2. Directive 2017/2455 of 5 December 2017 regarding modernizing VAT for cross-border e-commerce and its implementing legislation
3. COM(2017) 277 final: Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 as regards on minimum requirements on maximum daily and weekly driving times, minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods and Regulation (EU) 165/2014 as regards positioning by means of tachographs
4. COM(2017) 278 final: Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2006/22/EC as regards enforcement requirements and laying down specific rules with respect to Directive 96/71/EC and Directive 2014/67/EU for posting drivers in the road transport sector
5. COM(2017) 281 final: Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EC) No 1071/2009 and Regulation (EC) No 1072/2009 with a view to adapting them to developments in the sector
6. COM(2017) 653 final: Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2009/33/EU on the promotion of clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles
7. COM(2018) 284 final: Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL setting CO2emission performance standards for new heavy-duty vehicles
8. COM(2018) 279 final: Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on electronic freight transport information
9. Air transport agreements concluded under regulation (EC) NO 847/2004
10. Proposal for a directive as regards disclosure of income tax information by certain undertakings and branches (COM(2016) 198 final)
11. Proposal for a regulation on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment (COM(2018)0353)
12. Proposal for a Council Directive laying down rules relating to the corporate taxation of a significant digital presence and on the common system of a digital services tax (COM (2018) 147 final & COM (2018) 148 final)Address
Head Office
Charles-de-Gaulle-Strasse, 20
Bonn 53113
GERMANYEU Office
Corporate Representation Brussels
Avenue d'Auderghem 22-28
Bruxelles 1040
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People
Total lobbyists declared
10
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 6 75% 1 50% 2 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
8
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
6 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 11 Apr 2019
Name Start date End Date Luke James PARKER 20 Jun 2023 19 Jun 2024 Dorothee SPIES 25 Nov 2023 22 Nov 2024 Stefanie ERDMANN 18 Jan 2024 17 Jan 2025 Mitra QURBAN 05 Jan 2024 03 Jan 2025 Annette MEIJER 05 Jan 2024 03 Jan 2025 Ms Stefanie Erdmann 18 Jan 2024 15 Apr 2024 Ms Katharina Luzie LINN 10 Jan 2024 15 Apr 2024 Ms Mitra QURBAN 05 Jan 2024 15 Apr 2024 Ms Annette MEIJER 05 Jan 2024 15 Apr 2024 Ms Dorothee SPIES 25 Nov 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Katharina HAUSFELDER 10 Aug 2023 26 Nov 2023 Mr Luke James PARKER 20 Jun 2023 15 Apr 2024 Volker RATZMANN 12 May 2023 10 May 2024 Mr Max Julius WEESE 21 Apr 2023 06 Jul 2023 Ms Stefanie Erdmann 01 Feb 2023 18 Jan 2024 Ms Annette MEIJER 20 Jan 2023 05 Jan 2024 Ms Mitra QURBAN 19 Jan 2023 05 Jan 2024 Mr Max Julius WEESE 17 Jan 2023 17 Apr 2023 Ms Dorothee SPIES 24 Aug 2022 24 Aug 2023 Mr Jan Jaroslaw KUZIOR 05 Aug 2022 19 Apr 2023 Mr Timothy ADAMSON 31 May 2022 20 Apr 2023 Volker RATZMANN 23 Apr 2022 22 Apr 2023 Mr Julius GARDENIER 21 Apr 2022 11 Aug 2022 Ms Mitra QURBAN 27 Jan 2022 19 Jan 2023 Ms Annette MEIJER 20 Jan 2022 20 Jan 2023 Ms Stefanie Erdmann 19 Jan 2022 19 Jan 2023 Ms Dorothee SPIES 14 Sep 2021 24 Aug 2022 Ms Mitra QURBAN 09 Dec 2020 01 Jan 2022 Ms Dorothee SPIES 14 Nov 2020 14 Sep 2021 Mr Torsten ALBIG 28 Oct 2020 28 Oct 2021 Ms Annette MEIJER 15 Sep 2020 01 Oct 2021 Ms Stefanie Erdmann 15 Sep 2020 01 Oct 2021 Ms Mitra QURBAN 06 Feb 2020 09 Dec 2020 Ms Dorothee SPIES 07 Jan 2020 14 Nov 2020 Mr Torsten ALBIG 19 Dec 2019 28 Oct 2020 Ms Annette MEIJER 08 Nov 2019 15 Sep 2020 Ms Tonka KOSTADINOVA 05 Jul 2019 04 Jul 2020 Ms Stefanie Erdmann 22 Jun 2019 01 Jul 2020 Mr Rosen PAVLOV 13 Apr 2019 01 May 2020 Ms Mitra QURBAN 22 Mar 2019 06 Feb 2020 Mr Torsten ALBIG 22 Jan 2019 19 Dec 2019 Ms Dorothee SPIES 11 Jan 2019 07 Jan 2020 Ms Annette MEIJER 07 Nov 2018 07 Nov 2019 Ms Suzan YASHAR 02 Oct 2018 11 Jan 2019 Ms Tonka KOSTADINOVA 27 Jun 2018 01 Jul 2019 Ms Stefanie Erdmann 08 Jun 2018 08 Jun 2019 Ms Valerie VOGEL 17 Mar 2018 28 Sep 2018 Ms Mitra QURBAN 14 Mar 2018 14 Mar 2019 Mr Torsten ALBIG 30 Jan 2018 22 Jan 2019 Ms Annette MEIJER 13 Nov 2017 07 Nov 2018 Mr Steven Pope 20 Jul 2017 11 Jul 2018 Ms Tonka KOSTADINOVA 20 Jul 2017 27 Jun 2018 Ms Marion THOMAS 20 Jul 2017 10 Sep 2017 Ms Stefanie Erdmann 29 Jun 2017 08 Jun 2018 Eric GENTZ 23 Jan 2017 26 Apr 2017 Ms Annette MEIJER 17 Dec 2016 13 Nov 2017 Mr Christian DÜRIG 17 Dec 2016 16 Dec 2017 Ms Mitra QURBAN 17 Dec 2016 16 Dec 2017 Mr Steven Pope 22 Aug 2016 21 Jul 2017 Ms Tonka KOSTADINOVA 22 Aug 2016 21 Jul 2017 Ms Marion THOMAS 22 Aug 2016 21 Jul 2017 Mr Tim Christopher KULIK 13 Feb 2016 11 Aug 2016 Ms Annette MEIJER 02 Feb 2016 17 Dec 2016 Mr Alexander KIRSCHALL 02 Feb 2016 23 Apr 2016 Ms Mitra QURBAN 02 Feb 2016 17 Dec 2016 Mr Christian DÜRIG 14 Jan 2016 17 Dec 2016 Ms Marion THOMAS 05 Sep 2015 23 Aug 2016 Mr Steven Pope 20 Aug 2015 21 Aug 2016 Ms Tonka KOSTADINOVA 20 Aug 2015 21 Aug 2016 Mr Dominik HEIJNK 11 Feb 2015 04 Jul 2015 Ms Annette MEIJER 23 Jan 2015 20 Jan 2016 Ms Mitra QURBAN 23 Jan 2015 20 Jan 2016 Mrs Annette MEIJER 23 Jan 2015 27 Jan 2015 Mr Alexander KIRSCHALL 23 Jan 2015 20 Jan 2016 Mrs Mitra QURBAN 23 Jan 2015 27 Jan 2015 Mr Christian DÜRIG 23 Jan 2015 14 Jan 2016 Mrs Julia BINDER 10 Sep 2014 05 Nov 2014 Mr Steven Pope 03 Jul 2014 30 Jun 2015 Mr Alexander KIRSCHALL 29 Jan 2014 23 Jan 2015 Mrs Annette MEIJER 24 Jan 2014 23 Jan 2015 Mrs Véronique CORDUANT 23 Jan 2014 03 Jul 2014 Mrs Mitra QURBAN 23 Jan 2014 22 Jan 2015 Mr Christian DÜRIG 23 Jan 2014 22 Jan 2015 Mr Steven Pope 13 Jul 2013 03 Jul 2014 Mrs Annette MEIJER 31 Jan 2013 24 Jan 2014 Mrs Véronique CORDUANT 31 Jan 2013 23 Jan 2014 Mr Alexander KIRSCHALL 30 Jan 2013 29 Jan 2014 Mrs Mitra QURBAN 30 Jan 2013 23 Jan 2014 Mr Christian DÜRIG 31 Jan 2013 23 Jan 2014 Mrs Annette MEIJER 02 Feb 2012 08 Feb 2013 Mr Carsten HESS 31 Jan 2012 08 Feb 2013 Mr Christian DÜRIG 31 Jan 2012 08 Feb 2013 Mrs Véronique CORDUANT 31 Jan 2012 08 Feb 2013 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Albig Torsten (Head of Corporate Representation)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Dr. Rainer Wend (Executive Vice President Public Policy and Regulation Management)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
Alliance for European Logistics (AEL)
European Express Association (EEA)
European Multi-Channel and Online Trade Association (EMOTA)
Federation of European Direct and Interactive Marketing (FEDMA)
PostEurop
Railforum Europe
Kangaroo Group
British Chamber of CommerceMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
1,741,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
540,187 € (Source: EU Commission/DG Budget(FTS) concerning 2016)
Other financial info
The mentioned grants have been authorized in 2016. Actually paid in 2016: 327K€.
The membership fees for the main associations are included in the cost for 2016.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Digital Transport and Logistics Forum#E03280 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3280 #Member #C#Expert Group on alternative transport fuels ('the Sustainable Transport Forum')#E03321 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3321 #Member #C#C2020 - CPG/146 Project Group on Import and Export Formalities related to low value consignments#E03518 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3518 #Member #C#Consultative Forum on EU External Aviation Policy#E03519 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3519 #Member #C
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
The aforementioned activities reflect the most important EU legislative procedures that DPDHL Group is dealing with. Besides, DPDHL Group is following all company-relevant issues that are discussed at EU level.
- Meetings
Meetings
41 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 15 Apr 2024 Location Brussels Subject SAF - ReFuelEU - Book & Claim Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Attending - Rachel Smit (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Apr 2024 Location Brussels Subject Sustainable aviation fuels Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra Attending - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
- Olivia Gippner (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Apr 2024 Location Brussels Subject Meeting WEF CEO Action Group for the European Green Deal Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Attending - Virginie Battu-henriksson (Cabinet member)
- Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 24 Oct 2023 Location Brussels Subject Transport policies in relation to their environmental and climate impacts Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Elzbieta Lukaniuk (Cabinet member)
- Roxana Lesovici (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Feb 2023 Location BERL Subject Union Customs Code (with Alienor Margerit) Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni Portfolio Economy Attending - Sophie Dewispelaere (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Feb 2023 Location Brussels Subject European competitiveness, taxonomy 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 12 Jan 2023 Location Brussels Subject Transatlantic Business Initiative and EU-US Trade and Technology Council. DG Trade Attending - Sabine Weyand (Director-General)
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Date 13 Oct 2022 Location Bonn, Germany Subject DHL Energy Europe Regional Conference: speech on sustainable logistics Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Sep 2022 Location video conference Subject - Global trade agenda, including progress with bilateral FTAs - Sustainability in postal and logistic sector - Preparation of the EU – US Trade and Technology Council - Revision of the Union Customs Code 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 07 Jul 2022 Location Brussels Subject Proposal for a concept for applying a Book & Claim system vs Mass-balancing system in case of accounting of sustainability certificates for SAF for aircraft operators. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Barbara GLOWACKA (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Jun 2022 Location Brussels Subject HERA DG Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority Attending - Pierre Delsaux (Director-General)
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Date 21 Jun 2022 Location video-call Subject Presentation of DHL view on zero emission logistics Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Jun 2022 Location Bruxelles Subject Meeting on Skills and European Pillar of Social Rights Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)
- Ana Carla Pereira (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Jun 2022 Location Brussels Subject Sustainable Corporate Governance Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Simona Constantin (Cabinet member)
- Wojtek Talko (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Apr 2022 Location Brussels Subject Discussion on Fit-for-55 and on the Deutsche Post DHL Group White Paper: Logistics of the Energy Revolution Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Stefanie Hiesinger (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Oct 2021 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Fitfor55 and Covid-19 experiences Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Walter Goetz (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Oct 2021 Location Brussels Subject Sustainable Corporate Governance Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Renate Nikolay (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Oct 2021 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Fit for 55 DG Mobility and Transport Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 16 Jul 2021 Location Frankfurt Subject Physical meeting - Visit to DPDHL International Postal Centre at FFM Airport, discussion on the entry into force of the e-commerce package, launch of the ICS2, and on the modernisation of postal transit rules. DG Taxation and Customs Union Attending - Gerassimos Thomas (Director-General)
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Date 18 May 2021 Location Video conferencing Subject Sustainability 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 04 May 2021 Location virtual Subject DHL Sustainability Roadmap DG Mobility and Transport Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 30 Apr 2021 Location video call Subject Presentation and discussion of the new Deutsche Post DHL Group Sustainability Roadmap Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Stefanie Hiesinger (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Apr 2021 Location Conference call Subject Meeting to discuss sustainable logistics. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Elzbieta Lukaniuk (Cabinet member)
- Rachel Smit (Cabinet member)
- Gaëlle Michelier (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Oct 2020 Location Video conferencing Subject Industrial policy 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 26 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject 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 25 Apr 2017 Location Brussels Subject Mobility Package Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Christian Linder (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject e-Commerce, parcel delivery Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
- Vivian Loonela (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject parcel delivery DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Kilian Gross (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Feb 2016 Location Singapore Subject Roundtable with European Businesses in Singapore Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)
- Matej Zakonjsek (Cabinet member)
- Desiree Oen (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject DSM, e-commerce DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 24 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject hybrid communication services DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 12 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market - e-freight - conference Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Mar 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Meeting with DHL Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)
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Date 03 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject Introductory meeting Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet member)
- Fabrice Comptour (Cabinet member)
- Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Commissioner)
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Date 26 Feb 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject e-commerce and parcel delivery Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Fabrice Comptour (Cabinet member)
- Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jan 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Union Customs Code - implementing and delegated acts Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici Portfolio Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Attending - Maria Elena Scoppio (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jan 2015 Location Brussels Subject E-commerce DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Markus Schulte (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Jan 2015 Location Brussels-Belgium Subject Transport and logistics policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Desiree Oen (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Jan 2015 Location Brussels Subject Parcel delivery Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Kamila Kloc (Cabinet member)
- Jasmin Battista (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Jan 2015 Location Brussels Subject EU-Asia rail links DG Mobility and Transport Attending - Joao Aguiar Machado (Director-General)
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