Overview
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
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 ECG’s primary objectives, acting in the public interest, are; to help build public confidence in the profession and in the ECG members; to participate in constructively shaping the regulatory environment, work pro-actively with EU and national policymakers to identify opportunities to remove existing regulatory barriers within the EU that impede the development of a free market in accounting and auditing services; to provide constructive input to standards-setting in the EU; and take a leadership role in promoting the development and consistent application of high-quality international standards (e.g. transparency, ethics, independence, auditing, public sector, education and financial reporting) so as to stimulate and accelerate national and European adoption of these standards.
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 devote a large proportion of its time over the next two years in monitoring implementation of this legislation across the EU and EEA.Address
Head Office
cours du Triangle, 3
Paris La Défense Cedex 92939
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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 10 Apr 2015
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 Rod Devlin (ECG Chairman)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Rod Devlin (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 American Business Council,
- ESF (European Services Forum),
- TABD (Transatlantic Business Dialogue),
- Business Europe,
- European Policy Centre.
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 FEE (Fédération des Experts Comptables Européens)Member organisations
www.kpmg.com
www.pwc.com
www.ey.com
www.deloitte.com
www.bdointernational.com
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
None declared
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
ACC
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)