Overview
Lobbying Costs
550,000€
Financial year: Jul 2017 - Jun 2018
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.5 Fte (6)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
1
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Contact Group (ECG)
EU Transparency Register
0633841538-63 First registered on 21 Oct 2008
Goals / Remit
The European Contact Group (ECG) brings together the six largest professional services networks in Europe: BDO, Deloitte, EY, Grant Thornton, KPMG and PwC.
The ECG's mission is maintain confidence in the profession and large networks in Europe and to contribute constructively in shaping European legislation in a way that safeguards public interest.
The purpose of the ECG is to build a sustainable business environment in Europe through:
- activities which strengthen public trust in the professional services networks' capabilities and their commitment to act in the public interest;
- supporting effective regulation and oversight of the professional services networks as an important building block of public trust, in order to enhance the value contributed by and the appreciation of the profession in Europe;
- contributing European perspectives to the development of international standards and promoting the use of high-quality international standards in Europe.Main EU files targeted
Audit, Accounting, Corporate Governance and Tax. In recent years the interest representational activities of the ECG have largely focused on aspects of the Statutory Audit Directive (Directive 2006/46/EC). The ECG's principal concern was to ensure that the adopted Directive would help enhance the quality of audits and financial reporting for the benefit of the capital markets both within the EU and around the world. Following the
adoption of an Amended Statutory Audit Directive in April 2014 together with a separate Regulation on the statutory audits of Public Interest Entities, the ECG will monitor the effective implementation to assess whether it is working in the public interest and will pursue a range of other initiatives that support the reputation of the 6 member networks of ECG and the public interest.Address
Head Office
Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 35-37
Frankfurt am Main 60327
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People
Total lobbyists declared
6
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 6 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 11 Sep 2019
Name Start date End Date Mr Jeremy JENNINGS 17 Dec 2011 01 Nov 2012 Complementary Information
Core activities of ECG are coordinated by a team of lead representatives (ECG Leads) from each of the 6 large networks. The number provided above reflects the involvement of the ECG Leads. The number provided above is not definitive and additional support from within each of the ECG member networks may be required as necessary. In addition each ECG member network also provide details for own firm transparency registers.
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Stefan Schmidt (ECG Chairman)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Stefan Schmidt (ECG Chairman)
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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
Each of the six accounting networks that make up the ECG will be members of a wide range of policy and similar organisations. Some of the more common organisations include:
- European Services Forum,
- European Policy Centre,
- Trans-Atlantic Business Council.
In addition, partners and professional employees of the
six accounting networks that make up the ECG membership will be members of their respective professional bodies at national level in
each EU member state. In that capacity, some of these individuals will also participate in the activities of Accountancy Europe.Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jul 2017 - Jun 2018
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
550,000€
Other financial info
ECG's budget is an estimate of the cash equivalent of the costs of the ECG Leads whose time/travel/accommodation etc. is funded by ECG member networks as their individual contribution to the ECG collective effort. Neither ECG nor individual ECG members receive funding from EC institutions.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
1 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 30 Jun 2021 Location Brussels Subject Videoconference - Discussion green taxation and the role of the audit profession DG Taxation and Customs Union Attending - Gerassimos Thomas (Director-General)