Overview
Lobbying Costs
10,000€
Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Professional Drivers Association (EPDA)
EU Transparency Register
578809837344-56 First registered on 14 Feb 2020
Goals / Remit
Our Associations goal is to develop and support a professional driving culture. To ensure that the role of the professional driver is clearly defined and understood by industry and social stakeholders. To promote the professional aspects of the role of the professional driver through constructive communications with industry and government agencies. To support the development of a professional driver register. To support the creation of a European wide driver educational standard.
Main EU files targeted
The EPDA seeks to influence any changes to legislation that directly effects the role of the professional driver, not limited to:
Amendments to EC 561/2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport.
Amendments to EC 165/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 February 2014 on tachographs in road transport
Amendments to EC 2006/22 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on minimum conditions for the implementation of Council Regulations (EEC) No 3820/85 and (EEC) No 3821/85 concerning social legislation relating to road transport activities
Amendments to 2003/59/EC, on the initial qualification and periodic training of drivers of certain road vehicles for the carriage of goods or passengers
Amendments to 2002/15 EC on the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities
Amendments to EC 1071/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 establishing common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator.
Amendments to EC 1072/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 on common rules for access to the international road haulage market.Address
Head Office
Unit 5 Glasnevin Business Centre Ballyboggan Road
Dublin 11
IRELANDEU Office
Unit 5 Glasnevin Business Centre Ballyboggan Road
Dublin 11
IRELANDWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Trade unions and professional associations
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Networking
Affiliation
We are associate members of the Union of International Chauffeurs and Routiers (UICR) - www.uicr.org
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
10,000€
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Grant Grant ID 953432 - FitDrive 65,767€ Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
0€ - 10,000€
Other financial info
EPDA members operate on a voluntary basis so there are very little costs relating to any representation work. For specific projects, such as FitDrive, we hire staff for participation in the project but the work is not related to any representation activities carried out by the association.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Expert Group on Road Infrastructure Safety #E03686#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3686 #Not a member #C#Professionals#Forgiving roadsides and self explaining and self enforcing roads
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
The EPDA undertook a survey into the health and well-being of 135 long distance HGV and Coach drivers.
The EPDA are currently developing a professional driver register.
The EPDA are part of a working group reviewing the impact of the Driver CPC.
The EPDA are involved in the FitDrive project, funded under Horizon 2020, Grant Agreement 953432.
The EPDA are currently writing to decision makers involved in upcoming changes to tachograph legislation 165/2014 to ensure the interests of the professional driver are taken into consideration.Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
None declared