Forbrugerrådet Tænk (the Danish Consumer Council)

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

9,999€

Financial year: Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

15.5 Fte (18)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

1

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    Forbrugerrådet Tænk (the Danish Consumer Council)

    EU Transparency Register

    39456841401-09 First registered on 20 Mar 2009

    Goals / Remit

    The Danish Consumer Council is an independent membership organisation which works for the promotion of sustainable and socially responsible consumption and efficient markets. Our purpose is to defend consumer rights and make consumers a power in the market.

    The Danish Consumer Council’s members include about 70,000 individuals and 32 organisations, but we work for all consumers, regardless of their resources, place of residence or political persuasion. We work to improve conditions for consumers through debate, awareness-raising and assistance to all those interested in the relationship between consumption and society.

    The Danish Consumer Council publishes the magazines Forbrugerrådet Tænk, the leading consumer magazine in Denmark, and Forbrugerrådet Tænk Penge.

    Main EU files targeted

    General consumer protection, better regulation, TTIP and consumer protection in the areas of financial services, digital agenda, travel, food and health.

    Address

    Head Office
    Fiolstræde, 17
    København K 1017
    DENMARK
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    18

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%14
    50%2
    25%2

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    15.5

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    No lobbyists with EP accreditations

    Complementary Information

    None declared

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Ms Benedicte Federspiel (Chief Counsel)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr Lars Pram (Executive Director)

  • Categories

    Category

    III - Non-governmental organisations

    Subcategory

    Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    The Danish Consumer Council is an active member of the European Consumers' Organisation (BEUC) and the international consumer organisation, Consumers International (CI). We also play an active role in the TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue (TACD), which is designed to promote contacts and discuss policy issues with our colleagues in the US.

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    9,999€

    EU grant income for closed financial year

    25,000 € (Source: Intelligent Energy Europe)

    Other financial info

    -

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    European Consumer Consultative Group
    Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership Advisory Group
    ECCG Competition Working Group
    ECCG Sub-group on Energy

    ACC

    None

    Groups (European Parliament)

    None

    Communication activities

    Participation in about 300 councils, boards and committes, responses to public consultations on new legislation, communication through the press and meetings with politicians and officials. 2016 campaigns for product durability and repairability and against misleading advertising of food. Planned 2017 campaigns for better privacy protection in the social media and passenger rights in collective transportation.

    Other activities

    The Danish Consumer Council has been active in all the areas connected with the interest of consumers, eg food, financial services, health, safety, legal protection.

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    1 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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