Overview
Lobbying Costs
75,000€
Financial year: Jan 2010 - Dec 2010
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
None declared
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Anglers Alliance (EAA)
EU Transparency Register
60105502183-69 First registered on 26 Aug 2009
Goals / Remit
EAA's policies are environmentally 'green' and rooted in the 'sustainable use of resources' tradition as understood from an angling perspective. The EAA is committed to the concepts of sustainable development and ecosystem based management, and to protect biodiversity in all its forms, genetic diversity, species diversity -incl. a healthy age-distributions within fish stocks- and ecosystem diversity.
From the EAA Statutes:
Objectives
The objectives of the Alliance, with particular reference to European standards, are:
A. to promote and administer a National and International alliance to improve the aquatic environment as it affects, or may affect, the well being of fisheries and angling within EU Member States and other European States,
B. to promote and defend fisheries and angling on the basis of ecological sustainability and sensible use of natural resources, in particular by the conservation of all species of fish and their habitat, including the promotion and definition of proper methods of maintaining and controlling stock levels;
C. to establish and maintain a permanent liaison with, and to support angling organisations throughout Europe;
D. to defend the interests of members and member organisations, to take joint decisions on matters of common interest and to implement those decisions;
E. to promote all forms of angling activities, methods and equipment, which comply with acceptable conditions of capture and retention of fish prior to release (where applicable) and to promote scientific research for the purpose of achieving this objective;
F. to promote the education of anglers and the general public as to the principles and ethics of angling, its socio-economic importance, the importance of fish and their habitat in the management of the aquatic environment; to defend angling activities of associated organisations and their affiliated members, subject to the laws applicable in each member nations.
G. to promote research in relation to fish and their environment and to co-operate with national and international organisations with similar interests which might assist the Alliance to achieve its objectives.
H. to promote the economic, social and environmental benefits of angling to children and young people and to encourage member nations to develop programmes to encourage their participation.
EAA - Issues and Campaigns
• To promote a conservation agenda with due regard to sustainable management and the encouragement of biodiversity in all activities of the organisation.
• To campaign for sustainable management of all fish stocks within the European Union, other European states and international waters.
• To campaign for the sustainable management of fish predators within the European Union and other European states.
• To promote sustainable water management practices and the control of pollution in all its forms throughout the European Union and other European states.
• To encourage biodiversity in all habitat restoration and water management schemes having regard for the use of native fish stocks and the dangers of genetic pollution.
• To campaign for the independent regulation of fish farming in all member nations of the European Union and other European states.
• To promote awareness of the huge economic, environmental and social impacts of recreational angling to the European Union, member Governments, the Media and all sectors of society.
• To protect the rights and interests of all those who fish with rod and line for recreational purposes.Main EU files targeted
Address
Head Office
Rue du Luxembourg
Brussels 1050
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
None declared
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 18 Oct 2011
Name Start date End Date Mr Lasse Skaarup Petersen 22 Aug 2016 31 Jan 2017 Mr Jan Kappel 13 Apr 2016 13 Apr 2017 Alfred Bloot 13 Apr 2016 13 Apr 2017 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
None declared
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Jan Kappel (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 2010 - Dec 2010
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
75,000€
Other financial info
Most EAA manpower are staff and volunteers from its member organisations, who spend some of their time on EAA tasks.
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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
3 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 02 Oct 2020 Location Virtual Subject To present the community of recreational fishery, their key priorities in the field of fisheries, biodiversity and environmental protection. To discuss the Commission’s proposal amending the fisheries control regulation. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Marius Vaščega (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Sep 2020 Location Brussels - Webex call Subject Workings of the Advisory Councils DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Charlina Vitcheva (Director-General)
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Date 29 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject Common fisheries policy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Karmenu Vella (Commissioner)
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