Overview
Lobbying Costs
75,000€
Financial year: Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.25 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
EUPAVE - European Concrete Paving Association (EUPAVE)
EU Transparency Register
76295483387-66 First registered on 30 Mar 2010
Goals / Remit
EUPAVE, the European Concrete Paving Association, was formed in 2007. Our association is a non-for-profit association with the objective to promote all cement and concrete products to the transport infrastructure and related areas in particular the specific contributions of cement and concrete to road safety, fuel consumption, congestion reduction and sustainable construction, among others.
The cement and concrete applications include (non exhaustive list):
- In situ cast concrete;
- Concrete paving blocks, flags and any other precast items;
- Hydraulically bound base and sub-base layers;
- Soil improvement and soil stabilization;
- In situ pavement recycling.
The areas related to transport infrastructure include (non exhaustive list):
- Motorways, trunk roads, secondary roads, farm roads;
- Bicycle paths, walking paths;
- Urban areas, streets and places;
- Railways, tramways, bus lanes;
- Airfields;
- Heavy duty pavements for ports and industries;
- Industrial floors;
- Safety barriers, noise reducing devices, kerbs, gutters,…
EUPAVE offers its members expertise and services in order to further develop the benefits of cement and concrete.
Our members are:
- National and international associations;
- Companies, both national as international.
The international exchange of know-how, technology and marketing strategies, provides each member an additional advantage and strength for promotion within its own national market.Main EU files targeted
EUPAVE's mission is to advocate and enable wider use of cement and concrete applications in European transport infrastructure by engaging with EU, national and local decision makers, by disseminating technical know-how and communicating benefits and by promoting innovation and best practices in the sector.
Address
Head Office
Vorstlaan/Boulevard du Souverain, 68
B 13
Brussels 1170
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
2
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 04 Feb 2019
Name Start date End Date Ms Elise Carabédian 05 Feb 2019 01 Mar 2020 Ms Elise Carabédian 11 Jan 2018 10 Jan 2019 Ms Elise Carabédian 21 Feb 2017 11 Jan 2018 Mr Karl Downey 23 Jan 2017 10 Jan 2018 Ms Özlem Aslan 11 Nov 2015 09 Nov 2016 Mr Karl Downey 04 Sep 2015 02 Sep 2016 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Elise Carabedian (Communications & Office Manager)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Luc Rens (Managing Director)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
EUPAVE is a member of:
- ERF (European Union Road Federation);
- ERTRAC (European Road Transport Research Advisory Council).
Moreover, EUPAVE has a Memorandum of Understanding with:
- ISCP (International Society for Concrete Pavements);
- PIARC (World Road Association).Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
75,000€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
EUPAVE is active in communicating decision makers as well as public through its newsletter, website, workshops, seminars and dedicated events.
EUPAVE organise one event at the European parliament per year. The last one took place the 17 October 2018 and had for title "Tendering for sustainable infrastructure in the circular economy". This event was hosted by MEP Tarabella.
EUPAVE also publishes position papers that are distributed and sent over to the Parliament (the list here https://www.eupave.eu/resource-section/position-papers/)
EUPAVE is deeply interested in circular economy, sustainability and concrete road infrastructure in general.Other activities
Within the framework of a representation policy on EU level, EUPAVE calls upon Alonso & Asociados, an EU consultancy office with twenty years of experience in EU representation and lobbying within the different European authorities.
Alonso & Asociados’ goal is to represent EUPAVE before the EU institutions (European Commission, European Parliament and Council of the European Union) on the preparation and implementation of EU laws and initiatives in the field of road infrastructure, road safety and sustainable construction.
Besides this, EUPAVE organizes seminars and information sessions aiming to keep European authorities informed on the interest of our sector and on its impact on the different decision levels such as energy and sustainable development.
Meetings
Meetings
None declared