Overview
Lobbying Costs
17,500€
Financial year: Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.25 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
2
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Games Developer Federation (EGDF)
EU Transparency Register
57235487137-80 First registered on 14 Nov 2011
Goals / Remit
The European Games Developer Federation is committed to the stimulation and development of a stable, vibrant and creative European games development sector that is competitive globally and recognized culturally.
The EGDF will act to advance the political and economic interests of the European computer and video games industry by providing a platform for collaboration and discussion between European institutions and game developers.
The federation represents some 600 studios based in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom, which together employ about 17,000 people. The European computer and video games industry, including distributors and students in game educations, encompasses almost 100,000 individuals.Main EU files targeted
VAT, state aid rules, European research funding, European funding for audiovisual media, digital agenda, audiovisual media policies, EU-China co-operation, EU-USA trade negotiations, immigration, telecommunication policies, copyright, consumer protection, protection of minors and data protection
Address
Head Office
Eteläranta, 10
Helsinki 00130
FINLAND -
People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 1 25% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 14 Dec 2015
Name Start date End Date Mr Hendrik LESSER 20 Jun 2019 01 Jul 2020 Mr Philipp KRÄMER 20 Jun 2019 01 Jul 2020 Mr Jari-Pekka Kaleva 29 May 2019 29 May 2020 Mr Stefan FRÄNKEL 13 Jun 2018 29 May 2019 Mr Jari-Pekka Kaleva 18 May 2018 18 May 2019 Mr Hendrik LESSER 28 Feb 2017 23 Feb 2018 Mr Stefan FRÄNKEL 28 Feb 2017 23 Feb 2018 Mr Lesser Hendrik 28 Feb 2017 29 Mar 2017 Mr Fränkel Stefan 28 Feb 2017 29 Mar 2017 Mr Jari-Pekka Kaleva 24 Feb 2017 23 Feb 2018 Mr Jari-Pekka Kaleva 04 Mar 2016 24 Feb 2017 Mr Lesser Hendrik 08 Jan 2016 07 Jan 2017 Mr Jari-Pekka Kaleva 11 Feb 2015 06 Feb 2016 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Jari-Pekka Kaleva (COO)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Lesser Hendrik (President)
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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
- European Internet Foundation (EIF)
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
17,500€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Stakeholder Consultation Group for consumer rules for online and digital purchases
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
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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 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 15 Oct 2021 Location Brussels Subject DSA Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 08 Mar 2016 Location Brussels Subject AVMSD DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Marlene Holzner (Cabinet member)