European agri-cooperatives

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

1,125,000€

Financial year: Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

18 Fte (18)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

10

High-level Commission meetings

186

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    European agri-cooperatives   (COGECA)

    EU Transparency Register

    09586631237-74 First registered on 25 Feb 2009

    Goals / Remit

    Represent the general and specific interests of European agricultural, forestry, fishing and agri-food cooperatives, and contribute to the development of cooperatives in general; influence political decisions that affect the activities of agricultural cooperatives by lobbying the European Union's public institutions and both European and international organisations; promote the role of agricultural, forestry, fishing and agri-food cooperatives; provide a platform for members to debate political and business-related matters, the added value of agricultural goods, and trade between its members, organisations and cooperatives; seek and promote solutions to important matters of mutual concern; facilitate communication and coordination between its members and between its members' national offices in Brussels and provide services to help cooperatives network; foster exchanges of opinion and debates, notably with the Committee of Professional Agricultural Organisations (Copa), but also with other representative organisations at European and international level; carry out legal, economic, financial, social or other studies that are of particular interest for agricultural, forestry, fishing and agri-food cooperatives.

    Main EU files targeted

    Future Common Agricultural Policy, Reform of common system of Value Added Tax, Research and Innovation, Horizon Europe, Climate change, Directive proposal on Unfair Trading Practices, Regulation proposal on Sustainable Finance, Commission proposal on the transparency and sustainability of the EU risk assessment model, Anti-dumping measures regarding fertilizer, Multiannual Financial Framework, Directive on the promotion of renewable energy sources, Commission proposal on the Common Consolitated Corporate Tax Base (CCTB)

    Address

    Head Office
    Rue de Trèves, 61
    Bruxelles 1040
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    18

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%18

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    18

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    10 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 18 Feb 2019

    Name Start date End Date
    Mr Sergi QUERALT GARCIA 26 Jan 2024 24 Jan 2025
    Mr Niall CURLEY 11 Oct 2023 10 Oct 2024
    Ms Branwen MILES 04 Oct 2023 03 Oct 2024
    Ms Oana-Mihaela Neagu 04 Oct 2023 03 Oct 2024
    Mr Paulo Jorge Baptista Pleno de Gouveia 04 Oct 2023 03 Oct 2024
    Mr Niall CURLEY 08 Oct 2022 07 Oct 2023
    Ms Branwen MILES 05 Oct 2022 04 Oct 2023
    Ms Paula DE VERA GARCIA 01 Oct 2022 30 Sep 2023
    Mr Paulo Jorge Baptista Pleno de Gouveia 01 Oct 2022 30 Sep 2023
    Mr Bruno Vincent MENNE 30 Sep 2022 30 Sep 2023
    Mr Sergi QUERALT GARCIA 22 Sep 2022 22 Sep 2023
    Ms Oana-Mihaela Neagu 23 Jul 2022 22 Jul 2023
    Mr Manuel DELGADO MEROÑO 27 Oct 2021 27 Oct 2022
    Mr Niall CURLEY 27 Oct 2021 08 Oct 2022
    Mr Bruno Vincent MENNE 21 Sep 2021 22 Sep 2022
    Ms Paula DE VERA GARCIA 21 Sep 2021 22 Sep 2022
    Ms Branwen MILES 21 Sep 2021 22 Sep 2022
    Mr Paulo Jorge Baptista Pleno de Gouveia 21 Sep 2021 22 Sep 2022
    Mr Rauli Jan ALBERT 26 Feb 2020 26 Feb 2021
    Mr Nenad PERIC 18 Jan 2020 01 Feb 2021
    Mr Umberto DI PASQUO 11 Dec 2019 11 Dec 2020
    Ms Branwen MILES 11 Dec 2019 01 Jan 2021
    Ms Paula DE VERA GARCIA 10 Oct 2019 01 Nov 2020
    Mr Paulo Jorge Baptista Pleno de Gouveia 06 Sep 2019 05 Sep 2020
    Ms Oana-Mihaela Neagu 03 Sep 2019 01 Sep 2020
    Mr Tobia CAPUZZO 25 May 2019 23 May 2020
    Ms Katerina VRUBLOVÁ 22 Mar 2019 01 Apr 2020
    Mr Rauli Jan ALBERT 07 Mar 2019 26 Feb 2020
    Mr Riccardo SILIGATO 13 Feb 2019 13 Feb 2020
    Mr Nenad PERIC 24 Jan 2019 18 Jan 2020
    Mr Umberto DI PASQUO 10 Jan 2019 11 Dec 2019
    Mr Evangelos Koumentakos 08 Jan 2019 25 May 2019
    Ms Paula DE VERA GARCIA 31 Oct 2018 10 Oct 2019
    Mr Paulo Jorge Baptista Pleno de Gouveia 06 Sep 2018 06 Sep 2019
    Ms Oana-Mihaela Neagu 05 Sep 2018 03 Sep 2019
    Mr Tobia CAPUZZO 19 May 2018 18 May 2019
    Mr Javier VALLE PELLO 05 May 2018 04 May 2019
    Ms Katerina VRUBLOVÁ 24 Mar 2018 22 Mar 2019
    Mr Umberto DI PASQUO 03 Jan 2018 01 Jan 2019
    Mr Evangelos Koumentakos 15 Dec 2017 14 Dec 2018
    Mr Paulo Jorge Baptista Pleno de Gouveia 06 Sep 2017 05 Sep 2018
    Mr César Gonzalez De Miguel 06 Sep 2017 05 Sep 2018
    Ms Oana-Mihaela Neagu 05 Sep 2017 02 Sep 2018
    Mr Katerina TOMKOVA 05 Sep 2017 18 May 2018
    Mr Valentin OPFERMANN 05 Sep 2017 02 Sep 2018
    Mr Javier VALLE PELLO 05 May 2017 04 May 2018
    Ms Pia Susanna PEDROSS 20 Mar 2017 03 Sep 2017
    Mr Umberto DI PASQUO 23 Jan 2017 03 Jan 2018
    Mr Evangelos Koumentakos 10 Jan 2017 15 Dec 2017
    Mr Prodromos KALAITZIS 14 Oct 2016 08 Jan 2017
    Ms Federica ZOLLA 30 Sep 2016 08 Jan 2017
    Ms Oana-Mihaela Neagu 30 Sep 2016 05 Sep 2017
    Mr César Gonzalez De Miguel 30 Sep 2016 06 Sep 2017
    Mr Valentin OPFERMANN 30 Sep 2016 05 Sep 2017
    Mr Paulo Jorge Baptista Pleno de Gouveia 13 Sep 2016 06 Sep 2017
    Mr Katerina TOMKOVA 13 Sep 2016 05 Sep 2017
    Mr Javier VALLE PELLO 03 Mar 2016 02 Mar 2017
    Mr Evangelos Koumentakos 09 Jan 2016 08 Jan 2017
    Ms Federica ZOLLA 10 Oct 2015 01 Oct 2016
    Ms Oana-Mihaela Neagu 10 Oct 2015 01 Oct 2016
    Mr Prodromos KALAITZIS 22 Sep 2015 08 Oct 2016
    Mr Paulo Jorge Baptista Pleno de Gouveia 22 Sep 2015 14 Sep 2016
    Mr César Gonzalez De Miguel 22 Sep 2015 01 Oct 2016
    Mr Katerina TOMKOVA 15 Sep 2015 11 Sep 2016
    Ms Christiane MÖLLHOFF 10 Sep 2015 09 Sep 2016
    Mr Javier VALLE PELLO 06 Mar 2015 03 Mar 2016
    Ms Federica ZOLLA 11 Oct 2014 09 Oct 2015
    Ms Tania Runge 09 Oct 2014 06 Oct 2015
    Ms Oana-Mihaela Neagu 11 Oct 2014 09 Oct 2015
    Ms Antonia Mercedes ANDÚGAR MINARRO 03 Apr 2014 02 Apr 2015
    Mr Evangelos Koumentakos 14 Jan 2015 09 Jan 2016
    Mrs Federica ZOLLA 11 Oct 2014 27 Jan 2015
    Mrs Oana-Mihaela Neagu 11 Oct 2014 27 Jan 2015
    Mr Prodromos KALAITZIS 10 Oct 2014 22 Sep 2015
    Mr César Gonzalez De Miguel 10 Oct 2014 22 Sep 2015
    Mrs Tania Runge 09 Oct 2014 27 Jan 2015
    Mr Paulo Jorge Baptista Pleno de Gouveia 30 Sep 2014 22 Sep 2015
    Mrs Antonia Mercedes ANDÚGAR MINARRO 03 Apr 2014 27 Jan 2015
    Mr Javier VALLE PELLO 26 Mar 2014 06 Mar 2015
    Mrs Oana-Mihaela Neagu 17 Oct 2013 11 Oct 2014
    Mr Pasquale DI RUBBO 16 Oct 2013 07 Oct 2014
    Mr Prodromos KALAITZIS 08 Oct 2013 05 Oct 2014
    Mrs Tania Runge 04 Oct 2013 03 Oct 2014
    Mrs Federica ZOLLA 03 Oct 2013 02 Oct 2014
    Mr Paulo Jorge Baptista Pleno de Gouveia 03 Oct 2013 30 Sep 2014
    Mrs Antonia Mercedes ANDÚGAR MINARRO 06 Apr 2013 03 Apr 2014
    Mr Javier VALLE PELLO 05 Mar 2013 02 Mar 2014
    Mr Pasquale DI RUBBO 09 Jan 2013 10 Oct 2013
    Mrs Oana-Mihaela Neagu 21 Dec 2012 10 Oct 2013
    Mr Prodromos KALAITZIS 11 Dec 2012 08 Oct 2013
    Mr Paulo Jorge Baptista Pleno de Gouveia 20 Oct 2012 03 Oct 2013
    Mr Ruud Wilhelmus Marie SCHERS 20 Oct 2012 30 Apr 2013
    Mr Ruud Wilhelmus Marie SCHERS 10 Oct 2012 08 Feb 2013
    Mr Paulo Jorge Baptista Pleno de Gouveia 04 Oct 2012 08 Feb 2013
    Mr Pasquale DI RUBBO 31 Jan 2012 01 Oct 2012
    Mr Paolo BRUNI 07 Feb 2012 25 Jul 2012
    Mr Ruud Wilhelmus Marie SCHERS 24 Jan 2012 01 Oct 2012
    Mrs Antonia Mercedes ANDÚGAR MINARRO 24 Jan 2012 08 Feb 2013
    Mr Prodromos KALAITZIS 24 Jan 2012 11 Dec 2012
    Mrs Federica ZOLLA 23 Jan 2012 08 Feb 2013
    Tania Runge 29 Feb 2012 08 Feb 2013

    Complementary Information

    These 18 people include the Secretary General of COGECA and the policy staff based in Brussels.

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Mr Pekka PESONEN (Secretary General)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr Pekka PESONEN (Secretary General)

  • Categories

    Category

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

    Subcategory

    Trade and business associations

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    None declared

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    1,125,000€

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    Expert Group on agricultural commodity derivatives and spot markets#E02834 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=2834 #Member #C#European Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health#E00845 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=845 #Member #C#Advisory Group on the Food Chain and Animal and Plant Health#E00860 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=860 #Member #C#Animal Health Advisory Committee#Working Group on Plant Health#Working Group on Seeds and Propagating Material#Expert Group Crops Market Observatory#E03526 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3526 #Member #C#European Alcohol and Health Forum#E02224 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=2224 #Member #C#Rural Network's Assembly#E03277 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3277 #Member #C#INNOVATION#Leader and Community-Led Local Development#Excise Contact Group #E02806 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=2806 #Member #C#Rural Network's Steering Group#E03278 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3278 #Member #C#Co-ordination Group for Biodiversity and Nature #E02210 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=2210 #Member #C#ENV.D.2-Working group on Agriculture and Biodiversity#ENV.D.2-Working Group on Green Infrastructure and Restoration#ENV.D.2-Working Group on Invasive Alien Species#CDG Horticulture, olives and spirits#E03196 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3196 #Member #C#Working Group: Peaches and nectarines#Working Group: Tomatoes#Working Group: Apples and pears#Working Group: Citrus#CDG Organic Farming#E03199 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3199 #Member #C#European Platform Undeclared Work#X03428 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3428 #Observer #C#Committee of Experts on Posting of Workers#E02274 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=2274 #Member #C#Expert Group on the exchange of information on Best Available Techniques related to industrial emissions (IED Article 13 Forum)#E02611 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=2611 #Member #C#Strategic Coordination Group for the Water Framework and Floods Directives#E00371 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=371 #Member #C#Ecostat#Chemicals#Floods#ATG Water Reuse#Groundwater#CDG Rural Development#E03201 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3201 #Member #C#High Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain#E03337 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3337 #Member #C#Expert group Meat Market Observatory#E03431 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3431 #Member #C#Pigmeat#Beef and veal#EU Platform on Animal Welfare#E03504 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3504 #Member #C#Sub-group on Pig Welfare#Expert Group Milk Market Observatory#E03037 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3037 #Member #C#CDG Animal products#E03190 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3190 #Member #C#Working Group: sheep and goatmeat#Working Group: beef and veal#Working Group: pigmeat#Working Group: poultry and eggs#CDG Arable crops#E03191 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3191 #Member #C#EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste#E03421 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3421 #Member #C#Sub-group to support EU activities in relation to date marking and food waste prevention#Sub-group to support EU activities on "action and implementation"#Structured Dialogue with European Structural and Investment Funds' partners group of experts#E03226 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3226 #Member #C#CDG CAP#E03192 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3192 #Member #C#Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Stakeholder Advisory Group #E02988 #Arnaud Petit#http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=2988 #Alternate Member #B#Professionals#CDG Wine#E03202 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3202 #Member #C#CDG Environment and climate change#E03194 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3194 #Member #C#Expert Group on Forest-based Industries and Sectorally Related Issues#E01356 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=1356 #Member #C#CDG Direct payments and Greening#E03193 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3193 #Member #C#Expert Group Sugar Market Observatory#E03525 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3525 #Member #C#CDG Forestry and Cork#E03195 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3195 #Member #C#CDG International aspects of agriculture#E03197 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3197 #Member #C#CDG Milk#E03198 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3198 #Member #C

    Groups (European Parliament)

    - Wine, spirits and quality foodstuffs

    - Social economy

    Communication activities

    None

    Other activities

    - High Level Forum for a Better Functionning Food Supply Chain (active participation)

    - European Technology Platform “Plants for the future” (active participation)

    - European Technology Platform Organics (active participation)

    - European Biofuels Technology Platform (active participation)

    - EFSA Stakeholders Consultative Platform (active participation)

    - EU Platform on action for diet, physical activity and health (active participation)

    - EU Platform on animal welfare (active participation)

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    186 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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