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Overview

Lobbying Costs

800,000€

Financial year: Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

2.5 Fte (5)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

7

High-level Commission meetings

49

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    EUROGAS aisbl   (Eurogas)

    EU Transparency Register

    17909506129-41 First registered on 01 Jul 2011

    Goals / Remit

    Objectives

    The Association’s objectives, in compliance with the rules of good governance and the European and national laws particularly on competition, shall be:

    - To promote the interests of its membership, companies, national federations and associations involved in the supply, trading and distribution of natural gas and related activities such as storage and LNG;

    - to promote the development of natural gas in Europe particularly in the legal, economic, technical and scientific areas to prepare studies therefore and to promote cooperation within the gas industry;

    - to promote the smooth functioning of the internal natural gas market and to undertake, in its field of competence, any activity which may contribute to the sustainable development of Europe;

    - to help improve knowledge of natural gas, of its performances and its use in Europe and to contribute to a wide circulation of this knowledge;

    - to take a stance on issues of common interest to the European natural gas industry with respect to international and supra-national organisations, including, but not limited to, the European Institutions, and to public opinion;

    - to promote the exchange of information and points of view on natural gas issues of general interest between all the public and private players and the representatives of the European gas industry, namely companies that operate on the natural gas markets as well as national federations and other associations representing the interests of the gas industry;

    - to carry out any other activities that could aim at the objectives mentioned in this article.

    Main EU files targeted

    • Proposal for a Regulation concerning measures to safeguard the security of gas supply and repealing Regulation (EU) No 994/2010

    • Communication from the Commission on an EU strategy for liquefied natural gas and gas storage

    • Proposal for a Directive amending Directive 2003/87/EC to enhance cost-effective emission reductions and low-carbon investments

    Address

    Head Office
    Avenue de Cortenbergh, 172
    Bruxelles 1000
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    5

    Employment timeLobbyists
    75%2
    50%1
    25%2

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    2.5

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    7 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 11 Dec 2019

    Name Start date End Date
    Mr DYLAN ROBERT PORTER 22 Nov 2023 21 Nov 2024
    Ms Martina BASSAN 08 Sep 2023 06 Sep 2024
    Mr VICTOR BERNABEU 08 Sep 2023 06 Sep 2024
    Mr Gregor Linus Frey 06 Sep 2023 05 Sep 2024
    Ms ANAIS FAUCHER 06 Sep 2023 05 Sep 2024
    Mr Andreas GUTH 06 Sep 2023 05 Sep 2024
    Mr James Watson 06 Sep 2023 05 Sep 2024
    Mr Mathieu Damien Carey 17 May 2023 21 Oct 2023
    Ms Svetlana Bochkova 27 Apr 2023 26 Apr 2024
    Ms Lucia Verardi 29 Mar 2023 28 Mar 2024
    Mr Gregor Linus Frey 09 Sep 2022 06 Sep 2023
    Ms ANAIS FAUCHER 09 Sep 2022 06 Sep 2023
    Ms Martina BASSAN 09 Sep 2022 08 Sep 2023
    Ms Bronagh O'HAGAN 09 Sep 2022 06 Sep 2023
    Mr VICTOR BERNABEU 09 Sep 2022 08 Sep 2023
    Mr Andreas GUTH 09 Sep 2022 06 Sep 2023
    Mr James Watson 09 Sep 2022 06 Sep 2023
    Ms Lucia Verardi 08 Apr 2022 29 Mar 2023
    Mr GABRIELE NICOTRA 05 Oct 2021 07 Apr 2022
    Ms ANAIS FAUCHER 29 Sep 2021 09 Sep 2022
    Ms Martina BASSAN 20 Sep 2021 09 Sep 2022
    Ms LAURA BOSETTI 27 Jul 2021 14 Apr 2022
    Mr VICTOR BERNABEU 24 Jul 2021 23 Jul 2022
    Ms Marta GOSTYNSKA 15 Jul 2021 15 Jul 2022
    Ms Bronagh O'HAGAN 15 Jul 2021 15 Jul 2022
    Mr Andreas GUTH 15 Jul 2021 15 Jul 2022
    Mr James Watson 15 Jul 2021 15 Jul 2022
    Mr Nicolas JENSEN 26 Sep 2020 19 Sep 2021
    Ms Fiona Dubernet 25 Jul 2020 26 Sep 2020
    Ms Felicia MESTER 25 Jul 2020 15 Jul 2021
    Mr Andreas GUTH 25 Jul 2020 15 Jul 2021
    Ms Fiona Dubernet 09 Jul 2019 25 Jul 2020
    Ms Marina DEMIDOVA 11 Feb 2020 01 Mar 2021
    Mr James Watson 01 Feb 2020 30 Jan 2021
    Mr Nicolas JENSEN 09 Jul 2019 01 Aug 2020
    Fiona DUBERNET 09 Jul 2019 23 Jul 2020
    Ms Felicia MESTER 09 Jul 2019 25 Jul 2020
    Mr Andreas GUTH 09 Jul 2019 25 Jul 2020
    Ms Margot LOUDON 22 Jan 2019 22 Jan 2020
    Mr James Watson 10 Jan 2019 10 Jan 2020
    Ms Marina DEMIDOVA 26 Oct 2018 26 Oct 2019
    Mr Nicolas JENSEN 22 Jun 2018 22 Jun 2019
    Ms Jesse SCOTT 29 Mar 2018 29 Mar 2019
    Ms Margot LOUDON 01 Feb 2018 22 Jan 2019
    Ms Beate RAABE 11 Jan 2018 09 Jan 2019
    Mr Timothy CAYFORD 13 Nov 2017 11 Nov 2018
    Ms Marina DEMIDOVA 12 Oct 2017 12 Oct 2018
    Mr Nicolas JENSEN 09 Jun 2017 09 Jun 2018
    Ms Margot LOUDON 21 Feb 2017 01 Feb 2018
    Mr Kyriakos GIALOGLOU 02 Feb 2017 01 Feb 2018
    Ms Beate RAABE 23 Jan 2017 11 Jan 2018
    Mr Timothy CAYFORD 19 Nov 2016 13 Nov 2017
    Ms Margot LOUDON 05 Mar 2016 22 Feb 2017
    Ms Beate RAABE 11 Feb 2016 24 Jan 2017
    Mr Kyriakos GIALOGLOU 11 Feb 2016 03 Feb 2017
    Mr James Noel REGAN 16 Jan 2016 15 Jan 2017
    Mr Timothy CAYFORD 13 Oct 2015 12 Oct 2016
    Ms Margot LOUDON 25 Mar 2015 05 Mar 2016
    Mr Kyriakos GIALOGLOU 20 Mar 2015 11 Feb 2016
    Ms Beate RAABE 11 Mar 2015 11 Feb 2016
    Ms Margot LOUDON 22 Mar 2014 21 Mar 2015
    Ms Beate RAABE 25 Apr 2014 11 Mar 2015
    Mr James Noel REGAN 30 Oct 2014 28 Oct 2015
    Mr Timothy CAYFORD 07 May 2014 05 Jun 2015
    Mrs Beate RAABE 25 Apr 2014 27 Jan 2015
    Mrs Margot LOUDON 22 Mar 2014 27 Jan 2015
    Mr James Noel REGAN 30 Oct 2013 29 Oct 2014
    Mrs Beate RAABE 24 May 2013 25 Apr 2014
    Mr Timothy CAYFORD 24 Apr 2013 19 Apr 2014
    Mrs Margot LOUDON 13 Feb 2013 12 Feb 2014
    Mrs Beate RAABE 17 Jul 2012 17 Jun 2013
    Mr Ruud WASSEN 17 Apr 2012 01 May 2013
    Mrs Margot LOUDON 14 Nov 2011 01 Nov 2012
    Mrs BEATE RAABE - VON WITZLEBEN 19 Aug 2011 06 Jun 2012

    Complementary Information

    Total staff : FTE

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Ms Sarah Kempe (Communications and Campaigns Advisor)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr James WATSON (Secretary General)

  • Categories

    Category

    II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations

    Subcategory

    Trade and business associations

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    http://www.europeanenergyforum.eu/
    http://www.igu.org/
    http://www.gaznaturel.be/

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    800,000€

    Other financial info

    The Eurogas budget is financed by membership fees.

    This is financed through membership fees (see EUROGAS http://www.eurogas.org/about-us/our-members/ for details).

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    Gas Coordination Group#X01096 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=1096 #Member #C#Smart Grids Task Force #E02892 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=2892 #Member #C#Steering Committee

    Groups (European Parliament)

    European Energy Forum

    Communication activities

    http://www.eurogas.org/media-centre/events/
    http://www.eurogas.org/media-centre/publications/

    Other activities

    Policy and legislation concerning the wholesale, retail and distribution of gas in Europe.
    These include in particular general energy political, internal gas market as well as climate related and other environmental matters.

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    49 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 02 Oct 2023 Location Brussels
      Subject Skills
      DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
      Attending
      • Joost Korte (Director-General)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 25 Apr 2023 Location Brussels
      Subject Energy, environmental and digital challenges of our time
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 26 Oct 2022 Location Brussels
      Subject Joint purchasing options.
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson
      Portfolio Energy
      Attending
      • Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
      • Helena Hinto (Cabinet member)
      • Stefano Grassi (Cabinet member)
      • Tatiana Marquez Uriarte (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 12 Jul 2022 Location Brussels
      Subject Meeting with the new Eurogas president and discussion about joint purchasing of gas
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
    • Date 06 Apr 2022 Location Online event
      Subject REPowerEU
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson
      Portfolio Energy
      Attending
      • Tatiana Marquez Uriarte (Cabinet member)
    • Date 22 Nov 2021 Location Brussels
      Subject Videoconference - Energy Taxation Directive in Fit for 55 package
      DG Taxation and Customs Union
      Attending
      • Gerassimos Thomas (Director-General)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 21 Sep 2021 Location Brussels (videoconference)
      Subject Meeting on 2030 RENEWABLE GAS AND GAS DECARBONISATION TARGETS
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 16 Sep 2021 Location Online
      Subject 2030 renewable gas and gas de-carbonisation targets. Analysis of the position papers of the companies.
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson
      Portfolio Energy
      Attending
      • Tatiana Marquez Uriarte (Cabinet member)
      • Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
    • Date 11 May 2021 Location Videoconference
      Subject Pact for Skills roundtable with the renewable energies ecosystem sector.
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit
      Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights
      Attending
      • Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)
      • Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
      • Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 11 May 2021 Location Videoconference
      Subject Pact for Skills roundtable with the renewable energies ecosystem sector
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton
      Portfolio Internal Market
      Attending
      • Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 25 Mar 2021 Location Brussels - videoconference
      Subject Keynote speech on the Vision for Transition to Net Zero
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
    • Date 12 Jan 2021 Location Brussels - video conference
      Subject Gas package – proposals of the European gas industry
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
    • Date 01 Oct 2020 Location Video conference call
      Subject Energy System Integration, Hydrogen and low-carbon gases and methane emissions
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson
      Portfolio Energy
      Attending
      • Stefano Grassi (Cabinet member)
      • Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
      • Kitti Nyitrai (Cabinet member)
    • Date 24 Sep 2020 Location Brussels - video conference
      Subject TEN-E legislation and the potential for gas sector decarbonisation
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
    • Date 15 Sep 2020 Location virtual
      Subject EU Hydrogen Strategy
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni
      Portfolio Economy
      Attending
      • Alienor Margerit (Cabinet member)
    • Date 08 Sep 2020 Location videophone call
      Subject EU Energy System Integration Strategy and EU Hydrogen Strategy
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski
      Portfolio Agriculture
      Attending
      • Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet member)
    • Date 20 Feb 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Renewables & Power Total on green deal
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi
      Portfolio Neighbourhood and Enlargement
      Attending
      • Olivér Várhelyi (Commissioner)
    • Date 20 Feb 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject The role of Gas in the Green Deal
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas
      Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life
      Attending
      • Chris Uregian (Cabinet member)
      • Catherine Sustek (Cabinet member)
    • Date 29 Jan 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject The role of gas in the energy transition and the Green Deal.
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski
      Portfolio Agriculture
      Attending
      • Simona Pinzariu (Cabinet member)
      • Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet member)
    • Date 29 Jan 2020 Location Brussels, BE
      Subject Role of gas in the energy transition and the Green Deal
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni
      Portfolio Economy
      Attending
      • Alienor Margerit (Cabinet member)
    • Date 29 Jan 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Green Deal
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janez Lenarčič
      Portfolio Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Natalie Pauwels (Cabinet member)
    • Date 29 Jan 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Green deal, Investment Plan, Renewable Energy
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn
      Portfolio Budget and Administration
      Attending
      • Kyriacos Charalambous (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 29 Jan 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Energy transition and Green Deal
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager
      Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age
      Attending
      • Kim Jorgensen (Cabinet member)
      • Alina-Stefania Ujupan (Cabinet member)
    • Date 28 Jan 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Gas sector discussion. Green Deal.
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Dermot Ryan (Cabinet member)
      • Agnieszka Drzewoska (Cabinet member)
    • Date 28 Jan 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Gas sector discussion. Green Deal.
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Attending
      • Agnieszka Drzewoska (Cabinet member)
      • Dermot Ryan (Cabinet member)
    • Date 21 Jan 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Challanges and goals for the gas sector on the way to EU climate neutrallity
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
    • Date 09 Sep 2019 Location Brussels
      Subject Implementation Energy Union Strategy in future gas in the context of the decarbonisation stratagy; Ukraine gas transit
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič
      Portfolio Energy Union
      Attending
      • Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
      • Bernd Biervert (Cabinet member)
    • Date 15 Feb 2019 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject global gas developments and the European context
      DG Energy
      Attending
      • Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
    • Date 30 Jan 2019 Location Brussels
      Subject Use of biogas and biomethane for European farmers
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Peter Wehrheim (Cabinet member)
    • Date 11 Sep 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject Electricity Market Design, Gas Directive amendment, Renewable Gas, Sector Coppling, Role of Gas in Transport
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič
      Portfolio Energy Union
      Attending
      • Bernd Biervert (Cabinet member)
    • Date 12 Apr 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject Future of gas and gas markets
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete
      Portfolio Climate Action &amp; Energy
      Attending
      • Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
    • Date 23 Nov 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Energy Union
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger
      Portfolio Budget &amp; Human Resources
      Attending
      • Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
    • Date 18 Jul 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Clean Energy Package
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič
      Portfolio Energy Union
      Attending
      • Bernd Biervert (Cabinet member)
    • Date 19 Jun 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject Clean Energy for All Europeans package
      DG Energy
      Attending
      • Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
    • Date 23 Mar 2017 Location Bratislava
      Subject CAN GAS SPUR THE ENERGY TRANSITION IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE?
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete
      Portfolio Climate Action &amp; Energy
      Attending
      • Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
      • Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 07 Nov 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject Gas and electricity markets
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete
      Portfolio Climate Action &amp; Energy
      Attending
      • Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
    • Date 27 Oct 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject gas markets, energy issues
      DG Energy
      Attending
      • Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
    • Date 06 Jul 2016 Location BERL
      Subject Meeting with representatives of ''eurogas'' to discuss market and regulatory developments in the gas sector in Europe
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Kristalina Georgieva
      Portfolio Budget &amp; Human Resources
      Attending
      • Daniel Giorev (Cabinet member)
    • Date 10 May 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject Energy policy
      DG Energy
      Attending
      • Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
    • Date 29 Feb 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject European gas market
      DG Energy
      Attending
      • Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
    • Date 15 Jan 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject EU-Russia and geopolitics of natural gas
      Cabinet Cabinet of High Representative / Vice-President Federica Mogherini
      Portfolio Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
      Attending
      • Iwona Piorko Bermig (Cabinet member)
    • Date 12 Nov 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Joint mtg energy assoc/Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
      Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Lee Foulger (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 29 Sep 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Gas Strategy, Cooling and Heating Strategy, Internal Energy Market
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič
      Portfolio Energy Union
      Attending
      • Bernd Biervert (Cabinet member)
      • Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
    • Date 24 Aug 2015 Location BERL
      Subject Role of Natural Gas
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete
      Portfolio Climate Action &amp; Energy
      Attending
      • Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
    • Date 31 Mar 2015 Location Berl 8th floor
      Subject Internal Gas Market and Security of Supply
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete
      Portfolio Climate Action &amp; Energy
      Attending
      • Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
    • Date 31 Mar 2015 Location Berl 8/165
      Subject Internal Gas Market
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete
      Portfolio Climate Action &amp; Energy
      Attending
      • Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
    • Date 02 Mar 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject European Energy Policy priorities
      DG Energy
      Attending
      • Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 04 Dec 2014 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject Energy security
      DG Energy
      Attending
      • Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
    • Date 02 Dec 2014 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject Energy Union, 2030 Framework, Market Stability Reserve
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete
      Portfolio Climate Action &amp; Energy
      Attending
      • Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
      • Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
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