Overview
Lobbying Costs
50,000€ - 99,999€
Financial year: Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
-
Info
Eurostar International Ltd (EIL)
EU Transparency Register
04450539336-52 First registered on 14 Aug 2012
Goals / Remit
Eurostar is the high-speed train service linking London St Pancras International to Paris and to Lille/Brussels/Rotterdam/Amsterdam. It also runs seasonal services to Disneyland® Paris, the French Alps and Lyon/Avignon/Marseille.
Main EU files targeted
Smart and sustainable mobility strategy, especially EU policies to support the development of international passenger rail
Directive SERA 2012/34: access charging principles
Rail passenger rights Regulation (PRR)
Ticketing regulatory aspects
Rail security, PNR/API data transfers
ERTMS
UK-EU relationship, in particular the Channel Tunnel's regulatory frameworkAddress
Head Office
6th floor Kings Place 90 York Way
London N1 9AG
UNITED KINGDOMEU Office
7-9 rue du Delta
Paris 75009
FRANCEWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 13 May 2022
Name Start date End Date Mr Renaud Thillaye du Boullay 01 Oct 2021 01 Oct 2022 Mr Renaud Thillaye du Boullay 18 Jun 2019 18 Jun 2020 Mr Pierre DELALANDE 08 Jun 2018 08 Jun 2019 Mr Pierre DELALANDE 27 Jun 2017 08 Jun 2018 Mr Pierre DELALANDE 30 Jun 2016 28 Jun 2017 Mr Pierre DELALANDE 08 Aug 2015 01 Jul 2016 Mr Pierre DELALANDE 18 Jun 2014 12 Jun 2015 Mr Pierre DELALANDE 12 Jul 2013 18 Jun 2014 Mr Pierre DELALANDE 18 Aug 2012 12 Jul 2013 Complementary Information
The Head of Public Affairs is the only Eurostar staff member monitoring EU policy and responsible for stakeholder engagement. This role splits time between 75% domestic affairs and 25% EU affairs.
Until December 2020, we were assisted by a consultancy in our Brussels public affairs activities, Europolitis. We did not renew the contract, but may continue to work with them on an ad hoc basis.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
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
- CER, Confederation of European Railways (Brussels)
- UIC, International Union of Railways (Paris)
- UTP, Union des Transports Publics (Paris)
- RDG, Rail Delivery Group (London)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 2020 - Dec 2020
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
50,000€ - 99,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Major contributions in current year
Type Name Amount Grant CEF Blending Facility 1,822,500€ Intermediaries for closed year
Name Amount europolitis 50,000€ - 99,999€ Intermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
50,000€ - 99,999€
Other financial info
In 2021, Eurostar received 50% of the total grant expected for the funding of its ETCS upgrade, as per the requirement and deadline set by the Belgian government in line with ERTMS deployment on the TEN-T core network. The remaining 50% should be provided over completion of the project by 2024.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
Participation in the Railway Undertakings dialogue
Occasional participation in RAILSEC meetings
Contribution to the EU Year of Rail 2021 with the "Climate Train" project: 500 delegates and participants transported by train to COP26 from Amsterdam to Galsgow, including DG MOVE's senior officials; high-level pre-departure event in Brussels Midi with the participation of the Commission's Executive Vice-President Frans TimmermansOther activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
None declared