Overview
Lobbying Costs
375,000€
Financial year: Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
None declared
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
18
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Environmental Citizens' Organisation for Standardisation (ECOS)
EU Transparency Register
96668093651-33 First registered on 21 May 2010
Goals / Remit
ECOS was established in 2001 to enhance the voice of the environment within the European and international standardisation system.
ECOS' mission is to ensure that European and international standards contribute to a better environmental performance of the economy in the European Union.
ECOS' goal is to defend and promote the environmental interests in the development of standards at European and international level, especially those produced in support of European environmental laws and policies.
More specifically, ECOS' objectives include:
- To represent European and national environmental organisations at technical and decision-making level within the international and European standardisation process;
- To cooperate with the EU Commission and other stakeholders in the relevant standardisation bodies;
- To coordinate the environmental associations’ contribution to the enhancement of environmental aspects in the standardisation process at international, European and national levels;
- To promote and assess the integration of environmental aspects into standards with the purpose of reducing negative environmental impacts;
- To assess the quality of standardisation processes and discuss with European Union decision-makers on the basis of these assessments;
- To protect the interests of the environment in the work of the standardisation bodies;
- To contribute to the improvement of consumer choice by providing a wider array of environmentally sound products;
- To disseminate information about relevant standardisation processes among environmental organisations;
- To promote the active involvement of environmental organisations in standardisation matters at national level and between national, European and international levels;
- To promote the EU legal provisions that support the integration of environmental interests in a structural manner in the European Union standardisation process and policies.
ECOS is a Partner Organisation of CEN, the European Committee for Standardization, and CENELEC, the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization. ECOS is also a “liaison organisation” to several technical bodies of the international counterparts of CEN and CENELEC, respectively ISO and IEC. ECOS participates to political and strategic developments within the standardisation organisations and contributes, mainly through nominated independent experts, to standardisation work on ECOS’ priorities. ECOS’ priority areas include climate change, resource and energy efficiency, waste, and health and enviromnent. Furthermore, ECOS works to promote balanced representation and effectve participation of societal stakeholders in the standardisation process.
ECOS is the only environmental organisation specialised in standardisation in the world.
ECOS also represents the environmental interests in the implementation of European product ecolgocial policies, including the EU Ecodesign of Energy-related Products directive and the Energy Labelling directive. More specifically, ECOS brings the environmental expertise in the development of product-specific legal requriements for consumer and industrial products sold on the EU market with a view to enhance their ecological performance during their entire life-cycle. ECOS provides comments on the product-specific technical studies commissioned by the European Commissionm, participates in the Ecodesign Consultation Forum and contributes to the implementation process from the technical stage to the decision-making in “comitology” providing expertise and position papers to the Commission, Member States and the European Parliament.Main EU files targeted
Address
Head Office
Rue d’Edimbourg
Brussels 1050
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People
Total lobbyists declared
None declared
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 29 Apr 2014
Name Start date End Date Luca BONIOLO 05 Dec 2023 04 Dec 2024 Martina FORBICINI 08 Mar 2024 07 Mar 2025 Joao ANTONUCCI REZENDE 22 Nov 2023 20 May 2024 Emily BEST 30 Jan 2024 29 Jan 2025 Valeria Carlotta BOTTA 24 May 2023 23 May 2024 Rita TEDESCO 24 May 2023 23 May 2024 Margaux Louise A LE GALLOU 18 May 2023 17 May 2024 Luka DE BRUYCKERE 17 May 2023 16 May 2024 Federica POZZI 17 May 2023 16 May 2024 Fanny RATEAU NEE GROSSIN 17 May 2023 16 May 2024 Ms Martina FORBICINI 08 Mar 2024 15 Apr 2024 Ms Emily BEST 30 Jan 2024 15 Apr 2024 Mr Luca Boniolo 05 Dec 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Fernando TARTAGLIA 22 Nov 2023 21 Mar 2024 Mr Joao ANTONUCCI REZENDE 22 Nov 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Joao ANTONUCCI REZENDE 31 Aug 2023 22 Nov 2023 Mr Michael Edward Wipperman NEAVES 21 Jul 2023 18 Nov 2023 Ms Martina FORBICINI 21 Jul 2023 01 Feb 2024 Ms Valeria Carlotta BOTTA 24 May 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Rita TEDESCO 24 May 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Margaux Louise A LE GALLOU 18 May 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Erwin CORNELIS 17 May 2023 18 Nov 2023 Ms Luka DE BRUYCKERE 17 May 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Federica POZZI 17 May 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Fanny RATEAU NEE GROSSIN 17 May 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Emily BEST 21 Jan 2023 20 Jan 2024 Mr Mathias Falkenberg 13 Jan 2023 13 Jan 2024 Mr Andrew Murphy 27 Oct 2022 05 May 2023 Mr Mathieu Rama 24 Sep 2022 23 Sep 2023 Ms Ioana POPESCU 22 Apr 2022 22 Apr 2023 Mr Erwin CORNELIS 21 Apr 2022 21 Apr 2023 Ms Carolina KORONEN 21 Apr 2022 21 Apr 2023 Ms Valeria Carlotta BOTTA 21 Apr 2022 21 Apr 2023 Ms Rita TEDESCO 21 Apr 2022 21 Apr 2023 Mr Michael Edward NEAVES 21 Apr 2022 21 Apr 2023 Ms Margaux Louise A LE GALLOU 21 Apr 2022 21 Apr 2023 Ms Luka DE BRUYCKERE 21 Apr 2022 21 Apr 2023 Ms Federica POZZI 21 Apr 2022 21 Apr 2023 Ms Fanny RATEAU NEE GROSSIN 21 Apr 2022 21 Apr 2023 Ms Melissa ZILL 08 Feb 2020 06 Feb 2021 Mr Ernestas Oldyrevas 02 Oct 2019 01 Oct 2020 Ms Ioana POPESCU 27 Sep 2019 26 Sep 2020 Ms CHLOE FAYOLE 22 Jan 2019 22 Jan 2020 Ms Melissa ZILL 22 Jan 2019 22 Jan 2020 Ms Ioana POPESCU 22 Jun 2018 22 Jun 2019 Mr Justin WILKES 31 Oct 2015 29 Oct 2016 Mr ALUN JONES 31 Oct 2015 29 Oct 2016 Mr Stamatis SIVITOS 10 Jul 2015 07 Jul 2016 Mrs Dania CRISTOFARO 08 Jun 2013 08 Jun 2014 Mrs Blanca Morales Bailon 27 Feb 2013 17 Jun 2013 Mrs Dania CRISTOFARO 03 Feb 2012 08 Feb 2013 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
None declared
Person with legal responsibility
Mrs Laura Degallaix (Secretary General)
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
None declared
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
375,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
167,045 €
Other financial info
ECOS is committed to transparency about EU interest representation. ECOS believes that this register fails basic transparency standards and that it does not provide EU lobbying transparency. When registering, we have therefore chosen to give all relevant information that we consider necessary for lobbying transparency. A credible EU lobbying transparency register should include names of individual lobbyists and the issues that they try to influence, to provide precise and comparable financial information on lobbying, and have effective sanctions to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information disclosed. In an effort to arrive at a more objective way of calculating lobbying expenditures, we follow guidelines developed by the Civil Society Contact Group and ALTER-EU that reflect the advice of professionals working on lobby transparency as well as relevant aspects of US lobby disclosure legislation. Our registration is therefore providing a more comprehensive calculation of our lobbying expenses, and a complete list of anyone who, in the name or on behalf of ECOS carries out activities with the objective of influencing the policy formulation and decision-making processes of the European institutions.
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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
18 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 18 Jan 2023 Location Videoconference Subject Green Deal implementation on the fight against microplastic pollution Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Joan Canton (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Jan 2023 Location Virtual Subject Green Deal implementation on the fight against microplastic pollution Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Elena Montani (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Jan 2023 Location video-call Subject Green Deal implementation on the fight against microplastic pollution Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Mar 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Views of group of civil society organisations regarding the EU strategy for sustainable textiles Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
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Date 22 Mar 2022 Location video conference Subject Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Mar 2022 Location video-call Subject Circular Economy and EU Strategy on Textiles Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Mar 2022 Location video call Subject Sustainable Textile Strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
- Caroline Boeshertz (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Oct 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Preparation of the Sustainable Product Policy Initiative and Consumer Empowerment for the Green Transition Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Joan Canton (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 May 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Clean Hydrogen Alliance; Hydrogen Strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Joan Canton (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
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Date 29 Sep 2020 Location Virutal Subject Circular economy and resource efficiency in the construction sector, initiatives foreseen in the new CEA. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Marius Vaščega (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Jun 2020 Location Brussels - videoconference Subject European Green Deal, new circular economy action plan and the circular plastics economy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 13 Apr 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Single use plastic Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Aurore Maillet (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Apr 2018 Location Brussels Subject discussion on single-use plastics legislation Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Jan 2018 Location Brussels Subject Exchange of views regarding strategy on plastics Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet member)
- Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Commissioner)
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Date 06 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject Discussion on EU Plastics Strategy Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)
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Date 26 Oct 2017 Location Brussels Subject Plastic strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Mar 2015 Location Brussels, BE Subject Energy Union follow-up: Energy labelling Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Peter van Kemseke (Cabinet member)