Overview
Lobbying Costs
350,000€
Financial year: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3.75 Fte (7)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
8
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Renewable Energies Federation asbl (EREF)
EU Transparency Register
48677174683-66 First registered on 06 Dec 2010
Goals / Remit
EREF is the European interest and lobby group for independent producers of electricity and fuels from all renewable energy sources except large hydro.
In a nutshell:
EREF is the voice of Renewable Energy Producer
EREF is the watchdog of the energy sector
EREF is the promoter for a renewable energy value chain and regional sustainable development
EREF is providing detailed information for public and media.Main EU files targeted
Implementation of EU Energy Union legislation in national legislation of EU Member states
Revision of EU State Aid Guidelines
Circular Economy Directive
Revision of Water Framework DirectiveAddress
Head Office
Avenue Marnix 28
Brussels 1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
7
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 75% 2 50% 1 25% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 20 Dec 2019
Name Start date End Date Mr Bertil Heerink 07 Jan 2017 04 Jan 2018 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Doerte Fouquet (Director)
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Doerte Fouquet (Director)
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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
EUFORES
ECEEEMember organisations
In December 2019 EREF has 37 members. EREF's membership is composed of national renewable energy umbrella and sector associations as well as renewable energy companies.
A full list of EREF members can be found here:
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
350,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
200,000 € (Source: European Commission; GIZ Germany)
Other financial info
Membership fees and voluntary contributions from EREF members for events and specific campaigns
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Commission expert group on electricity interconnection targets#E03412 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3412 #Member #C
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
EREF is partner in the Project "Renewables Networking Platform".
https://www.renewables-networking.eu
EREF is partner in the Horizon 2020 projects PVP4Grid, Hydropower-Europe, HYPOSO.Other activities
Cooperation with the European Commission, Parliament and Council on all issues regarding renewable energy policies, energy efficiency policies and related issues such as taxation, EU networks, internal market, competition and research.
Cooperation with other European, national and international institutions and associations.
Meetings
Meetings
8 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 Dec 2023 Location Brussels Subject Presentation of EREF/CNF report and ideas to support resilience of EU supply chains for strategic net-zero technologies. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Attending - Ruud Kempener (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Jun 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject clean energy issues in Europe DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 23 Nov 2016 Location Brussels Subject renewable energies Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Nov 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Energy Union, renewable energy, energy efficiency DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 21 Jun 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject European renewables industry DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 26 Jan 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Keynote speech at the new year's reception of the European Renewable Energy Federation (EREF) Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
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Date 29 Apr 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Proposals on renewable energy pursuant to the Energy Union Strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Yvon Slingenberg (Cabinet member)
- Maria Cristina Lobillo Borrero (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 08 Jan 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Energy Union Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Telmo Baltazar (Cabinet member)