Overview
Lobbying Costs
25,000€ - 49,999€
Financial year: Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.15 Fte (6)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
2
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Arenas Association (EAA)
EU Transparency Register
088905531785-87 First registered on 14 Jun 2018
Goals / Remit
The European Arenas Association
Overview
The European Arenas Association (EAA) was founded in 1990 and incorporated on 23 November 2000. It is a non-profit organisation. The registered office of the Association is situated in Amsterdam and the business office resides in Rotterdam, currently at the Ahoy Arena.
The Association represents 37 leading European arenas, across 20 different countries, dedicated to presenting and promoting the most innovative and popular entertainment in Europe.
The European Arenas Association’s (EAA) vision is to be the leading authority on Arenas in Europe and to become the voice not only for its members but for the wider industry
The EAA aims to become the reference for European best practice and knowledge sharing
The EAA vision is built on four pillars: knowledge exchange, education and training; advocacy and lobbying; networking; content developmentMain EU files targeted
EU Petitions/Advocacy Collaboration
October 2022
Anti-Piracy coalition: co-signatory on Call to Action sent to President von der Leyen, Vice President Schinas, Commissioner Breton, and Commissioner Gabriel (documents 1a & 1a.i)
September 2022
Anti-Piracy coalition: an event organized by the Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand services in Europe ( ACT) and supported by EAA took place at the European Parliament on 07.09.22 (1b)
March 2022
EAA president was invited to speak at an Anti-piracy conference in Brussels endorsed by the French Presidency of the EU Council (1c)
March 2022
EAA signed an open letter in collaboration with Face-value European Alliance for Ticketing (FEAT) on the Digital Services Act aimed at protecting Europe’s live events sector from illegal ticket resale - an official response received on behalf of Commission Vice-President Margrethe Vestager and Commissioner Thierry Breton (1d)
July 2021
2nd GESAC petition in support of EU Reopening Guidelines sent to Vice-President Margaritis Schinas and Commissioner Gabriel (1e)
July 2021
Anti-Piracy coalition: EAA is actively involved in a live content coalition in a joint effort to face the threat of piracy/co-signatory in a letter sent to Commissioner Breton calling for changes in the Digital Services Act (1f)
March 2021
In collaboration with GESAC, EAA was a co-signatory on a petition letter for a post-lockdown strategy for Europe’s cultural venues sent to Commissioner Thierry Breton
(1g)
January 2021
EAA sent a follow-up letter sent to Ursula von der Leyen, Mariya Gabriel, and Stella Kyrikides requesting further conversations on issues of continued restrictions and the need for a sanitary framework for the safe operation of large-scale events. Petition Letter (1h)
September 2020
EAA sent a petition letter on threats from Covid-19 facing the live events industry - calling for targeted European action - sent to EU Commissioners Thierry Breton and Mariya Gabriel, MEPs Sabine Verheyen, Tomasz Frankowski, and Massimiliano Smeriglio and the German Presidency team in charge of culture and sport (1i)
EU Meetings
November 2020
Commissioner Gabriel met with ARA co-founders Olivier Toth and Robert Fitzpatrick to discuss ideas for the live events sector and potential alignment with the EC’s objectives (2a)
October 2020
Tomasz Frankowski MEP met with ARA co-founders Olivier Toth and Robert Fitzpatrick to discuss pan- European approach for Covid-19 regulation
EU Platform Representation
May 2021
EAA member spoke at the European Parliament webinar: “Coming back stronger! Ways forward for culture” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T4siAlHamg
March 2021
EAA president attended a conference on “Diversity and Competitiveness of the European Music Sector” with EU 27 Member States’ Experts
May 2019
EAA President chaired a panel discussion at first EU Music Industry Dialogue on funding initiatives
March 2021
EAA president spoke on EC’s Music Moves Europe webinar
EU Consultation Process Advisory
March 2021
EAC DG for music requested EAA/ARA to prepare proposals to contribute to the Communication “Coronavirus: a common path to Europe’s safe re-opening” published on 17 March 2021 (3a)
February 2021
MEP Tomasz Frankowski invited EAA/ARA to contribute to the scripting of an amendment focusing specifically on Arenas and Stadiums: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/TA-9-2021-0045_EN.html
February 2021
ARA launched a manifesto outlining the next steps required to build towards the safe return of live events across Europe: Manifesto
EAA is collaborating with Cultural Action Europe as part of their campaign to include culture in National Recovery Strategies and Reactivate Cultural Life in Europe.Address
Head Office
Ahoy-Weg 10
Rotterdam 3084
NETHERLANDSEU Office
Ahoy-Weg 10
Rotterdam 3084
NETHERLANDSWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
6
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 1 25% 1 10% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.15
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
Executive Officer - strategy implementation - 50% of working time
President - 25% of working time
Vice President -10% of working time
Board Members - 10% of working timePerson 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
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Categories
Category
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
EAA has been collaborating with GESAC – the European’s Authors Society
EAA is collaborating in a live content coalition in a joint effort to face the threat of piracy of all live events within the cultural ecosystem
EAA collaborating with Cultural Action Europe as part of their campaign to include culture in National Recovery Strategies and Reactivate Cultural Life in Europe.
EAA collaborated with FEAT Face-value European Alliance for TicketingMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
25,000€ - 49,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
25,000€ - 49,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
2 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 publish information about such meetings. All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 10 Nov 2020 Location Virtual Subject Discussion on how to support live entertainment venues and the need to address EU harmonisation and wellbeing as key pillars of the strategy to get live events back Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Innovation and Youth Attending - Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
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Date 20 Jun 2018 Location Brussels Subject onversations on areas of potential interest and to ensure best practice is followed as the EAA prepares to build representation and to offer its collective experience and expertise as a resource for the EU Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet member)