Overview
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.5 Fte (8)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Network of Credit Unions (ENCU)
EU Transparency Register
43384951893-57 First registered on 23 Jun 2009
Goals / Remit
The European Network of Credit Unions is an informal network of European credit union associations within the World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) which is the global trade association and development agency for credit unions promoting sustainable development of credit unions and other financial cooperatives around the world. Credit unions empower people through access to high quality and affordable financial services (www.woccu.org).
The European Network of Credit Unions consists of the European members of WOCCU. The network serves as a platform to exchange information and speaks with one voice on European matters. Its main objectives (in relation to the EU institutions) are to:
- Raise awareness on what credit unions are as well as the social role they play in societies, both in European countries as well as worldwide
- Formulate positions on EU policies identified as highly important to the credit union movement
- Advocate these positions vis-à-vis EU decision-makers
- Engage in an open dialogue with policymakers and other stakeholdersMain EU files targeted
Capital Requirements Directive
Anti-money Laundering
Deposit Guarantee Schemes
Financial Inclusion
Consumer Credit
Microfinance
Access to payment infrastructure
International Financial Reporting Standards for small and medium enterprisesAddress
Head Office
Mineral Point Road, 5710
Madison WI 53705-4493
UNITED STATES -
People
Total lobbyists declared
8
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 2 25% 6 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 19 Feb 2015
Name Start date End Date Mr Jim Rusagara 25 Apr 2017 25 Apr 2018 Complementary Information
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Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Michael Edwards (Chief Counsel and VP for Advocacy & Government Affairs (WOCCU))
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Brian Branch (President & CEO (WOCCU))
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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
ENCU is informally related to the World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU). All ENCU members are members of WOCCU and WOCCU staff provides support for ENCU's operations, as detailed above.
Member organisations
Association of British Credit Unions, Ltd. (ABCUL)
Central Federation of Romanian Credit Unions (FEDCAR)
Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU)
Macedonian Credit Union Movement (FULM)
National Association of Co-operative Savings and Credit Unions, Poland (SKOK)
Estonian Union of Credit Cooperatives (EUCC) -
Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
None declared
Other financial info
The above figure includes traveling expenses (estimated at 17,000EUR) as well as information gathering and monitoring of EU initiatives.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
Bi-annual meetings of the European Parliament Credit Union Interest Group (spring and autumn)
Other public relations and communication activities in relation to the above mentioned EU issues followed, can be found on the website: http://www.creditunionnetwork.eu/eu_and_cusOther activities
Financial Services
Micro-credit/ Micro-finance
Consumer Protection
Social Affairs
Meetings
Meetings
3 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 17 Nov 2022 Location BERL Subject Credit Unions, support to Ukraine, sustainability Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Nov 2022 Location Brussels Subject Introductory meeting Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Agnieszka Drzewoska (Cabinet member)
- Paul Moley (Cabinet member)
- Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 17 Mar 2022 Location Virtual Meeting Subject World Council of Credit Unions Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Nicolo Brignoli (Cabinet member)