Overview
Lobbying Costs
325,000€
Financial year: Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
None declared
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
9
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
East and North Finland EU Office
EU Transparency Register
626247915526-71 First registered on 12 Jan 2015
Goals / Remit
The East and North Finland EU office represents the interest of the regions of Central Ostrobothnia, Kainuu, Lapland, North Karelia, Northern Ostrobothnia, North Savo and South Savo in Brussels. In close collaboration with the regional councils the Brussels office aims to improve the competitiveness and conditions of the businesses throughout the East and North of Finland.
The Brussels office closely follows the developments in EU policies relevant to East and North Finland and aims to influence them. Focus areas are regional policy, research, development and innovation policies, transport and energypolicies, external relations, demographic challenges, industrial policies and international co-operation between the regions.Main EU files targeted
Address
Head Office
Avenue Palmerston
Brussels 1000
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People
Total lobbyists declared
None declared
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
None declared
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Kari Aalto (Director)
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Categories
Category
VI - Organisations representing local, regional and municipal authorities, other public or mixed entities, etc.
Subcategory
Local, regional and municipal authorities (at sub-national level)
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Networking
Affiliation
None declared
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
325,000€
Other financial info
The total budget of the Brussels office is 330 000 euros and it's fully paid by host organisations (7 regional councils)
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
None declared
Communication activities
None declared
Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
9 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 Sep 2022 Location Brussels Subject Economy, logistics and energy. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Suvi Leinonen (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Dec 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Academic cooperation with Africa Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
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Date 20 Nov 2019 Location Brussels Subject Discussion on CE Action Plan and potential for further development of CE agenda in Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Apr 2018 Location Brussels Subject Higher education Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Jean-Philippe Gammel (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject Preparation of the Finnish Council Presidency - the 2030 Sustainability Agenda Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Florentine Hopmeier (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject EU research policy and financing opportunities Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Aura Salla (Cabinet member)
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Date 31 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Investments in bioeconomy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Aura Salla (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Mar 2016 Location Brussels Subject Seminar on Circular economy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject Investment package Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Heidi Jern (Cabinet member)
- Meetings