East and North Finland EU Office

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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

  • 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
    BELGIUM
  • 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)

  • 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)

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    None declared

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • 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)

  • 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.

    • 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)
    • Date 02 Dec 2020 Location Videoconference
      Subject Academic cooperation with Africa
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen
      Portfolio International Partnerships
      Attending
      • Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
      Other Lobbyists
    • 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)
    • 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)
      Other Lobbyists
    • 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)
      Other Lobbyists
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
      Other Lobbyists
    • 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)
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