Erste Group Bank AG

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

200,000€ - 299,999€

Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

2 Fte (3)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

2

High-level Commission meetings

15

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    Erste Group Bank AG

    EU Transparency Register

    910859715397-14 First registered on 29 Dec 2014

    Goals / Remit

    Erste Group was founded in 1819 as the first Austrian savings bank. Ever since its foundation Erste Group has been focusing on the real economy.

    As a key financial services provider in the eastern part of the EU, Erste Group's key business is the retail business, covering the entire spectrum from lending, deposit and investment products to current accounts and credit cards.
    Besides the traditional strength in serving private individuals, Erste Group's core
    activities also include advisory services and support for corporate clients in financing, investment and access to international capital markets, public sector funding and interbank market operations.

    Erste Group is strongly committed to offering a comprehensive range of financial products to meet its customer needs.

    Main EU files targeted

    In 2023/2024 the main EU initiatives include Digital Euro, Retail Investment Strategy, Crisis Management and Deposit Insurance, Capital Markets Union, Financial Data Access, Social Banking, Financial Literacy, Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing, Sustainable Finance including green loans, ESG ratings and Reporting/Disclosures, Payment Services, Digitalization including Artificial Intelligence, and Taxation.

    Address

    Head Office
    Am Belvedere, 1
    Wien 1100
    AUSTRIA
    EU Office
    Rue Marie-Thérèse 11
    Brüssel 1000
    BELGIUM

    Website

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    3

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%1
    50%2

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    2

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    2 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 28 Mar 2024

    Name Start date End Date
    Ms Michaela MEDVEDOVA 13 Feb 2024 12 Aug 2024
    Ms Michaela MEDVEDOVA 09 Sep 2023 13 Feb 2024
    Mr Sebastian Stodulka 27 May 2023 24 May 2024
    Mr Sebastian Stodulka 25 May 2022 25 May 2023
    Mr Roman HAMETNER 13 Sep 2021 02 Mar 2022
    Mr Roman HAMETNER 08 Sep 2020 08 Sep 2021
    Mr Roman HAMETNER 15 Aug 2019 01 Sep 2020
    Mr Daniel RYSAVKA 15 Aug 2019 01 Sep 2020
    Mr Roman HAMETNER 01 Sep 2018 15 Aug 2019
    Mr Daniel RYSAVKA 03 Aug 2018 01 Aug 2019

    Complementary Information

    In addition, experts on specific topics travelling to Brussels on an ad hoc basis if appropriate.

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

    Person with legal responsibility

    Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR

  • Categories

    Category

    Companies & groups

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    Austrian Savings Banks Association; Institute of International Finance (IIF); European Retail Financial Forum (ERFF); Vienna Initiative; FleishmanHillard; Eurofi; Aspen Institute Central Europe

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Interests represented

    Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    200,000€ - 299,999€

    Major contributions in closed year

    None declared

    Intermediaries for closed year

    None declared

    Intermediaries for current year

    None declared

    Closed year Costs

    200,000€ - 299,999€

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    Commission expert group on social economy and social enterprises #E03576#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3576 #Member #C#Finance#NPL Advisory Panel#E03784#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3784 #Member #C#Finance#Expert group on the implementation of the legislative package to transmit and exchange payment data in order to combat VAT fraud#E03721#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3721 #Member #C#Finance

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    None

    Other activities

    Erste Group provides policy makers with relevant information on key financial services dossiers and makes them aware of regional differences and needs, especially with regard to Central and Eastern European countries.

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    15 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 13 Feb 2024 Location Brussels
      Subject Current economic developments, the next long-term EU Budget, EU elections.
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn
      Attending
      • Johannes Hahn (Commissioner)
      • Martina Krobath (Cabinet member)
    • Date 22 May 2023 Location Brussels
      Subject Capital Markets Union; banking sector; EU economic outlook; Central and Eastern European markets
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
      Portfolio An Economy that Works for People
      Attending
      • Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)
    • Date 08 Feb 2023 Location Brussels
      Subject Retail investment strategy
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
      Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Tommy De Temmerman (Cabinet member)
    • Date 16 Nov 2021 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject Introductory meeting, financial literacy, Banking Union.
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
      Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Tommy De Temmerman (Cabinet member)
      • Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
    • Date 09 Nov 2021 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject Basel III and capital markets union.
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
      Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Tommy De Temmerman (Cabinet member)
      • Florian Denis (Cabinet member)
    • Date 04 Feb 2021 Location Conference call
      Subject NextGenerationEU and future steps
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn
      Portfolio Budget and Administration
      Attending
      • Johannes Hahn (Commissioner)
    • Date 02 Dec 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject NextGenerationEU and next steps
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn
      Portfolio Budget and Administration
      Attending
      • David Mueller (Cabinet member)
    • Date 24 Jul 2020 Location Brussels - video conference
      Subject Sustainable food systems
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 27 Jan 2020 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject Consumer protection
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová
      Portfolio Values and Transparency
      Attending
      • Eduard Hulicius (Cabinet member)
    • Date 23 Apr 2019 Location Vienna
      Subject Future of Europe
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger
      Portfolio Budget &amp; Human Resources
      Attending
      • Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 18 Feb 2019 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject consumer creditworthiness regulation
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová
      Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality
      Attending
      • Eduard Hulicius (Cabinet member)
    • Date 15 Nov 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject Promoting social investment on EU level
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen
      Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness
      Attending
      • Florentine Hopmeier (Cabinet member)
    • Date 25 Oct 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject the Erste activities in Brussels and quesitons of indebtedness and creditworthiness
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová
      Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality
      Attending
      • Věra Jourová (Commissioner)
      • Eduard Hulicius (Cabinet member)
    • Date 18 May 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Financial services agenda
      Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker
      Portfolio President
      Attending
      • Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 16 Jan 2015 Location PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC
      Subject Round Table on Gender Diversity
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová
      Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality
      Attending
      • Věra Jourová (Commissioner)
      Other Lobbyists
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