Overview
Lobbying Costs
250,000€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4.5 Fte (5)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
4
High-level Commission meetings
9
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Multi-channel and Online Trade Association (EMOTA)
EU Transparency Register
11251212351-96 First registered on 28 Sep 2009
Goals / Remit
EMOTA represents e-traders and distance sellers at European level, through its national member associations. At present, EMOTA has members in Austria, Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and the UK. Many legislative initiatives launched at EU level have been aiming at regulating sales over the internet and in particular, protecting consumers using the online channel for their shopping. EMOTA’s main focus lies on the encouragement of e-commerce and the removal of barriers to and facilitation of cross-border sales for the benefit of e-retailers with international ambitions.
Main EU files targeted
- Geo-blocking;
- Online platforms;
- EU Data Protection Regulation;
- Digital Single Market Package;
- EU Commission Stakeholder Consultation Group for consumer rules for online and digital purchases;
- Payment Services Directive;
- Guidance on the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive;
- EU Parliament Digital Single Market Working Group;
- EU ePrivacy Directive;
- EU Commission work on a VAT One Stop Shop for cross-border trade;Address
Head Office
Avenue Marnix 30
2nd Floor
Brussels 1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
5
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 3 75% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
4 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 04 Jul 2018
Name Start date End Date Ms Triin SAAG 19 Jun 2019 01 Nov 2019 Mr Uzodinma Chukwuebuka CHUKWUAGWU 16 Feb 2019 16 Aug 2019 Mr Batuhan TOPRAK 21 Jun 2018 21 Sep 2018 Ms Triin SAAG 08 Jun 2018 08 Jun 2019 Ms Alien Beatrice MULYK 07 Apr 2018 06 Apr 2019 Ms Agnese SAUKA 09 Feb 2018 01 Sep 2018 Mr Robin DE JAEGER 08 Nov 2017 09 Feb 2018 Mr Razvan ANTEMIR 21 Sep 2017 28 Mar 2018 Mr Nicolas FRAGER 31 Aug 2017 01 Feb 2018 Mr Razvan ANTEMIR 30 Sep 2016 21 Sep 2017 Mr Maurits BRUGGINK 26 Sep 2015 24 Sep 2016 Mr Razvan ANTEMIR 25 Sep 2015 23 Sep 2016 Ms Susanne Czech 07 Nov 2014 05 Sep 2015 Mr Razvan Geroge Antemir 16 Sep 2014 12 Sep 2015 Mrs Susanne Helene CZECH 06 Nov 2013 05 Nov 2014 Razvan-George ANTEMIR 28 Sep 2013 27 Sep 2014 Mrs Susanne Helene CZECH 16 Jan 2013 02 Oct 2013 Razvan-George ANTEMIR 24 Oct 2012 28 Sep 2013 Razvan-George ANTEMIR 23 Mar 2012 24 Oct 2012 Mrs Susanne Helene CZECH 02 Feb 2012 08 Feb 2013 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Triin Saag (Director of Government Affairs)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Maurits Bruggink (Secretary General)
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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
EURid
European Internet Forum (EIF)
EuroCommerce
Industry Coalition for Data ProtectionMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
250,000€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Stakeholder consultation group for the Fitness Check of EU consumer and marketing law #E03423 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3423 #Member #C#Payment Systems Market Expert Group#E02287 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=2287 #Member #C#C2020 - CPG/146 Project Group on Import and Export Formalities related to low value consignments#E03518 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3518 #Member #C
Groups (European Parliament)
EU Parliament eCommerce Interest Group
Communication activities
EMOTA is hosting each year the EU eCommerce Conference in Brussels, organized by Forum Europe. In addition, EMOTA is organizing events and other meetings in the EU institutions and not only, to help policy makers in removing barriers to cross-border trade across the EU.
Other activities
EMOTA is involved in all EU matters which have an impact on Distance selling in general and e-commerce in particular, including: geo-blocking and online platforms, implementation of new EU consumer protection rules; review of EU data protection rules; contract law proposals; review of barriers to online trade; parcel delivery; review of EU payment services regulation; tax matters.
Meetings
Meetings
9 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 05 Feb 2018 Location Brussels Subject eCommerce Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Alina-Stefania Ujupan (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject eCommerce Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Eric Peters (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Jul 2017 Location Brussels Subject GDPR and ePrivacy Regulation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject e-commerce package, geo-blocking Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Kamila Kloc (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Mar 2016 Location Brussels Subject Geoblocking Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
- Vivian Loonela (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Mar 2016 Location Brussels Subject e-Commerce and geoblocking Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Nov 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Digital Single Market: digital contracts proposal Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Attending - Simona Constantin (Cabinet member)
- Renate Nikolay (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject Digital contracts Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Jasmin Battista (Cabinet member)
- Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 25 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject E-commerce Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Jasmin Battista (Cabinet member)