Overview
Lobbying Costs
750,000€
Financial year: Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
9 Fte (9)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
2
High-level Commission meetings
51
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU)
EU Transparency Register
04902121531-04 First registered on 16 Apr 2009
Goals / Remit
EPSU brings together 8 million public service workers from over 265 trade unions. 68.5% of our members are women. EPSU organizes in health and social services, and local and national administration, and energy, water and waste sectors. EPSU is a member of the ETUC and the European regional organisation of the PSI (Public Services International).
EPSU seeks to strengthen universal access to quality public services and good employment conditions as key elements fo the European social model.Main EU files targeted
EPSU is active in a number of EU policy areas, i.e. sectoral policy (energy, health), internal market (public procurement), social policy (employment, social dialogue), and public services (SGI)
Address
Head Office
Rue Joseph II, 40
Brussels 1000
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People
Total lobbyists declared
9
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 9 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
9
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
2 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 28 Oct 2016
Name Start date End Date Samantha HOWE 12 Dec 2023 11 Dec 2024 Tuscany BELL 12 Dec 2023 11 Dec 2024 Paola PANZERI 09 Feb 2024 07 Feb 2025 Nadja SALSON 10 Feb 2024 07 Feb 2025 Jan Willem GOUDRIAAN 15 Feb 2024 14 Feb 2025 Penelope CLARKE 15 Feb 2024 14 Feb 2025 Pablo SANCHEZ CENTELLAS 09 Nov 2023 08 Nov 2024 Mr Jan Willem GOUDRIAAN 15 Feb 2024 15 Apr 2024 Ms Penelope CLARKE 15 Feb 2024 15 Apr 2024 Ms Nadja SALSON 10 Feb 2024 15 Apr 2024 Ms Paola PANZERI 09 Feb 2024 15 Apr 2024 Ms Samantha HOWE 12 Dec 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Tuscany BELL 12 Dec 2023 15 Apr 2024 Adam ROGALEWSKI 05 Dec 2023 04 Dec 2024 Mr Pablo SANCHEZ CENTELLAS 09 Nov 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Nadja SALSON 02 Mar 2023 10 Feb 2024 Ms Paola PANZERI 18 Feb 2023 17 Feb 2023 Mr Jan Willem GOUDRIAAN 18 Feb 2023 17 Feb 2023 Ms Penelope CLARKE 18 Feb 2023 17 Feb 2023 Mr Jakob Elias EMBACHER 01 Feb 2023 08 Nov 2023 Adam ROGALEWSKI 09 Dec 2022 05 Dec 2023 Ms Tuscany BELL 09 Dec 2022 09 Dec 2023 Mr Pablo SANCHEZ CENTELLAS 09 Nov 2022 09 Nov 2023 Ms Nadja SALSON 15 Mar 2022 02 Mar 2023 Mr Jan Willem GOUDRIAAN 04 Mar 2022 18 Feb 2023 Ms Penelope CLARKE 03 Mar 2022 18 Feb 2023 Ms Tuscany BELL 06 Oct 2021 06 Oct 2022 Ms Paola PANZERI 18 Feb 2022 18 Feb 2023 Mr Jakob Elias EMBACHER 06 Oct 2021 06 Oct 2022 Ms Tuscany Bell BELL 06 Oct 2021 24 Feb 2022 Mr Pablo SANCHEZ CENTELLAS 06 Oct 2021 06 Oct 2022 Adam ROGALEWSKI 05 Oct 2021 05 Oct 2022 Ms Paola PANZERI 12 Dec 2020 11 Dec 2021 Mr Jan Willem GOUDRIAAN 09 Dec 2020 01 Jan 2022 Ms Penelope CLARKE 03 Dec 2020 03 Dec 2021 Ms Nadja SALSON 17 Oct 2020 01 Nov 2021 Mr Pablo SANCHEZ CENTELLAS 07 Oct 2020 06 Oct 2021 Mr Luca SCARPIELLO 22 Feb 2020 20 Feb 2021 Mr Guillaume DURIVAUX 22 Feb 2020 20 Feb 2021 Mr Jakob Elias EMBACHER 14 Feb 2020 01 Mar 2021 Ms Tuscany Bell BELL 01 Feb 2020 30 Jan 2021 Ms Paola PANZERI 19 Dec 2019 12 Dec 2020 Ms Penelope CLARKE 29 Nov 2019 28 Nov 2020 Mr Jan Willem GOUDRIAAN 29 Nov 2019 28 Nov 2020 Ms Nadja SALSON 04 Oct 2019 03 Oct 2020 Mr Pablo SANCHEZ CENTELLAS 28 Aug 2019 28 Aug 2020 Mr Mathias MAUCHER 16 Mar 2019 04 Oct 2019 Mr Luca SCARPIELLO 16 Mar 2019 22 Feb 2020 Mr Guillaume DURIVAUX 16 Mar 2019 22 Feb 2020 Mr Jan Willem GOUDRIAAN 14 Dec 2018 29 Nov 2019 Ms Paola PANZERI 05 Dec 2018 19 Dec 2019 Ms Penelope CLARKE 27 Nov 2018 27 Nov 2019 Ms Nadja SALSON 18 Sep 2018 18 Sep 2019 Mr Pablo SANCHEZ CENTELLAS 25 May 2018 25 May 2019 Mr Mathias MAUCHER 09 Mar 2018 09 Mar 2019 Mr Luca SCARPIELLO 07 Mar 2018 07 Mar 2019 Mr Guillaume DURIVAUX 07 Mar 2018 07 Mar 2019 Ms Penelope CLARKE 07 Dec 2017 27 Nov 2018 Mr Pablo SANCHEZ CENTELLAS 20 May 2017 19 May 2018 Ms Penelope CLARKE 01 Nov 2016 01 Nov 2017 Mr Jan Willem GOUDRIAAN 13 Sep 2016 02 Sep 2017 Ms Ruby LIVINGS WATERWORTH 09 Mar 2016 30 Oct 2016 Ms Penelope CLARKE 30 Oct 2015 26 Oct 2016 Mr Jan Willem GOUDRIAAN 02 Sep 2015 31 Aug 2016 Ms Christine JAKOB 03 Jul 2015 30 Jun 2016 Ms Penelope CLARKE 29 Oct 2014 27 Oct 2015 Mrs Christine JAKOB 19 Sep 2013 18 Sep 2014 Mr Mathias MAUCHER 10 Sep 2013 28 Aug 2014 Ms Penelope CLARKE 10 Sep 2013 28 Aug 2014 Penelope CLARKE 27 Feb 2012 02 Apr 2013 Christine JAKOB 13 Mar 2012 02 Apr 2013 Mathias MAUCHER 02 Mar 2012 01 Mar 2013 Mr Pablo SANCHEZ CENTELLAS 23 Feb 2012 01 Mar 2013 Complementary Information
These 9 people are not involved in full time EU lobbying, hence the discrepancy between the allocated budget and the number of people involved in EU decision making at EPSU.
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Penny Clarke (Deputy General Secretary)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Jan Willem GOUDRIAAN (General Secretary)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade unions and professional associations
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Networking
Affiliation
EPSU is a member of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and is the regional organisation of the Public Services International (PSI)
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
750,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
317,309 € (Source: European Commission; DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion; Industrial Relations and Social Dialogue)
Other financial info
EPSU is a membership-based organisation.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Stakeholder group on public procurement
Tax good governance platformACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
51 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 19 Feb 2024 Location Brussels Subject The social partners agreement on digitalization of central public administration Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Attending - Santina Bertulessi (Cabinet member)
- Ivana McDowell (Cabinet member)
- Antoine Kasel (Cabinet member)
- Ana Carla Pereira (Cabinet member)
- Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
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Date 19 Oct 2023 Location Brussels Subject Social dialogue DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Attending - Joost Korte (Director-General)
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Date 02 Oct 2023 Location Brussels Subject Skills DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Attending - Joost Korte (Director-General)
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Date 08 Aug 2023 Location Videoconference Subject Exchange of views on ongoing EU actions relating to the healthcare workforce Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
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Date 28 Apr 2023 Location Brussels Subject FF55; Net Zero industrial plan; Climate risk assessment DG Climate Action Attending - Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists - European Trade Union Committee for Education
- European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions
- EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF BUILDING AND WOODWORKERS
- European Transport Workers' Federation
- CEC European Managers - Confédération Européenne des Cadres
- European Trade Union Institute
- EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION
- industriAll European Trade Union
- EUROCADRES - THE COUNCIL OF EUROPEAN PROFESSIONAL AND MANAGERIAL STAFF
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Date 28 Feb 2023 Location Brussels Subject Cost of living crisis Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Thor-Sten Vertmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Jul 2022 Location Brussels Subject European Care Strategy. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
- Ana Carla Pereira (Cabinet member)
- Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
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Date 21 Mar 2022 Location Online Subject European Care Strategy and social dialogue for the social services sector. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
- Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
- Ana Carla Pereira (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Mar 2022 Location Brussels Subject Skills and Talent Package, help for Ukrainian refugees. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
- Ana Carla Pereira (Cabinet member)
- Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
- Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Oct 2021 Location Copenhagen Subject Meeting with Dansk Metal, a Danish member of EPSU on Platform work Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Christina Holm Eiberg (Cabinet member)
- Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 01 Jun 2021 Location Brussels-video conference Subject Fit for 55 Package Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 01 Jun 2021 Location videoconference Subject Exchanges on the Fit for 55 package. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Antoine Kasel (Cabinet member)
- Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
- Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
- Ana Carla Pereira (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 May 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Pact for Skills roundtable with the renewable energies ecosystem sector. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
- Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)
- Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - EUROGAS aisbl
- Centro Tecnológico del Mar - Fundación CETMAR
- Gas Networks Ireland
- European Forum of technical and Vocational Education and Training
- Asociación Valenciana de Empresas del Sector de la Energía
- ENEL SpA
- FINCANTIERI SpA
- Ocean Energy Europe
- Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Prime Laser Technology SA
- Eurelectric aisbl
- industriAll European Trade Union
- Končar Elektroindustrija d.d.
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Date 11 May 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Pact for Skills roundtable with the renewable energies ecosystem sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - European Forum of technical and Vocational Education and Training
- Prime Laser Technology SA
- Gas Networks Ireland
- Ocean Energy Europe
- Asociación Valenciana de Empresas del Sector de la Energía
- Centro Tecnológico del Mar - Fundación CETMAR
- Eurelectric aisbl
- FINCANTIERI SpA
- ENEL SpA
- industriAll European Trade Union
- Vestas Wind Systems A/S
- Končar Elektroindustrija d.d.
- EUROGAS aisbl
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Date 16 Feb 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Pact for Skills roundtable with the representatives of the health sector. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
- Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)
- Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 16 Feb 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Pact for Skills roundtable with the representatives of the health sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Eszter Batta (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Nov 2020 Location online Subject Social dialogue Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Andrea Nahles (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions
- UNI Europa
- industriAll European Trade Union
- EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF BUILDING AND WOODWORKERS
- European Transport Workers' Federation
- European Trade Union Committee for Education
- Niezależny Samorządny Związek Zawodowy "Solidarność"
- Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund
- Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro
- FH Europe
- Fédération Générale du Travail de Belgique - Algemeen Belgisch Vakverbond
- European Association for the Education of Adults
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Date 02 Oct 2020 Location online Subject Social dialogue Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Andrea Nahles (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Sep 2020 Location Bonn Subject Preparation of a report on Social Dialogue Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Andrea Nahles (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Jul 2020 Location WEBEX Subject EU4Health and coordination and preparedness of health care systems Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Giorgios Rossides (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Jun 2020 Location VC Subject European trade unions’ call for swift action on worker involvement rights Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Ana Carla Pereira (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Jun 2020 Location VC Subject Social dialogue in social services Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Ana Carla Pereira (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 May 2020 Location Videomeeting Subject To discuss the role of the public sector in the economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis, the importance of social policies in the Circular Economy Action Plan and access to water in the context of the new Drinking Water Directive. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
- Rozalina Petrova (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Apr 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Videoconference meeting on social support care service and COVID-19 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
- Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
- Ana Carla Pereira (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Apr 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Social Services in Europe, Statutory Duties of Public Social Services, Explanation, Impact & challenges of COVID-19, Elderly, Role of the EU, Rights of persons with disabilities, social dialogue & cross-sectoral social dialogue Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica Portfolio Democracy and Demography Attending - Astrid Dentler (Cabinet member)
- Dubravka Šuica (Vice-President)
- Colin Scicluna (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Apr 2020 Location Brussels Subject VC meeting on the Impact of COVID-19 on Social Services and the risks for persons in vulnerable situations Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)
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Date 23 Mar 2020 Location Brussels Subject Covid-19 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janez Lenarčič Portfolio Crisis Management Attending - Kim-Tobias Eling (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Feb 2019 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Patient Safety DG Health and Food Safety Attending - Anne Bucher (Director-General)
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Date 23 Nov 2018 Location Brussels Subject Collective rights Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Marianne Thyssen (Commissioner)
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Date 09 Apr 2018 Location Brussels Subject The campaigners came to expose certain features of McDonalds corporate structure that may be linked to tax avoidance strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici Portfolio Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Attending - Pierre Moscovici (Commissioner)
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Date 30 Jan 2018 Location Brussels Subject Human Right to Water and Sanitation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Brian Synnott (Cabinet member)
- Karmenu Vella (Commissioner)
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Date 30 Jan 2018 Location Brussels, BERL Subject Meeting with regard to the European Citizens Initiative Right2Water Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)
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Date 16 Oct 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject ITER DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 26 Apr 2017 Location Brussels Subject Discussion on the SGP's role in the evolution of health systems in the EU , the economic divergence across Eurozone countries and the the social impact of any future financial assistance programmes. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici Portfolio Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Attending - Simon O'Connor (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Apr 2017 Location Brussels Subject AMR, education Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Annika Nowak (Cabinet member)
- Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner)
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Date 12 Jan 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Meeting with Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU. DG Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom Attending - Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force)
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Date 21 Nov 2016 Location Brussels Subject Consultation of Social Partners on Energy Union Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
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Date 10 Oct 2016 Location Brussels Subject caractère des pratiques du groupe McDonald’s Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Antoine Kasel (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject Anti-Tax Avoidance Package; European Pillar of Social Rights Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Jan Ceyssens (Cabinet member)
- Raquel Lucas (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Mar 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Energy developments DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 25 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject Social Dimension of Energy Union Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Christian Linder (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Feb 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Energy policy DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 18 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market and it's impact on jobs Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Hanna Hinrikus (Cabinet member)
- Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
- Vivian Loonela (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject Health professionals Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Annika Nowak (Cabinet member)
- Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner)
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Date 11 Sep 2015 Location Brussels Subject Energy Poverty Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Christian Linder (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Jul 2015 Location Brussels Subject Trade Union view on the role of Social Partners in the Energy Union Strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Christian Linder (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 May 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Social dialogue in the energy sector DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 24 Mar 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Tax Transparency Package Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Antoine Kasel (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Mar 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Aggressive tax planning and social responsibility Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici Portfolio Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Attending - Maria Elena Scoppio (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Nov 2014 Location Berlaymont 11/044 Subject Trade Unions and Humanitarian Aid Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides Portfolio Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Management Attending - Kim-Tobias Eling (Cabinet member)