Overview
Lobbying Costs
1,375,000€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
6 Fte (6)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
3
High-level Commission meetings
17
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE)
EU Transparency Register
76130992074-15 First registered on 28 Jul 2009
Goals / Remit
Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) is an association representing the sole interest of the infrastructure industry in the natural gas business such as Transmission System Operators, Storage System Operators and LNG Terminal Operators.
GIE has currently 68 members in 25 European countries. One of the objectives of GIE is to voice the views of its members vis-à-vis the European Commission, the regulators and other stakeholders. Its mission is to actively contribute to the construction of a single, sustainable and competitive gas market in Europe underpinned by a stable and predictable regulatory framework as well as by a sound investment climate.Main EU files targeted
• Energy Union
• Energy and Climate policy
• Security of Gas Supply; European Energy Supply Strategy
• Internal Gas Market and Network Codes
• Gas Target Model; Bridge to 2025
• LNG access conditions and transparency
• Gas storage access conditions and transparency
• Energy Efficiency
• Renewable Energy Sources
• Electricity market designAddress
Head Office
Avenue de Cortenbergh, 100
Brussels 1000
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People
Total lobbyists declared
6
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 6 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
6
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
3 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 08 Dec 2017
Name Start date End Date Francesco GABRIELLI 15 Apr 2024 15 Oct 2024 Scarlett MERTIN 09 Sep 2023 06 Sep 2024 Bogdan SIMION 30 Aug 2023 29 Aug 2024 Gabrielle LELIEVRE 30 Aug 2023 29 Aug 2024 Tobias BÜHNEN 02 Jun 2023 31 May 2024 Boyana ACHOVSKI 15 Mar 2024 14 Mar 2025 Ms Boyana Achovski 15 Mar 2024 15 Apr 2024 Ms Scarlett MERTIN 09 Sep 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Bogdan SIMION 30 Aug 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Gabrielle LELIEVRE 30 Aug 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Tobias BÜHNEN 02 Jun 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Bogdan SIMION 09 Sep 2022 30 Aug 2023 Ms Gabrielle LELIEVRE 01 Sep 2022 30 Aug 2023 Ms Boyana Achovski 30 Aug 2022 30 Aug 2023 Ms Achovski Boyana 30 Aug 2022 01 Sep 2022 Ms Mathilde BLANCHARD 16 Jun 2022 16 Jun 2023 Ms ROXANA CALIMINTE 11 Jun 2022 10 Jun 2023 Mr Tobias BÜHNEN 29 Apr 2022 29 Apr 2023 Ms Barbara JINKS 21 Nov 2019 21 Nov 2020 Mr Marius Dejarnac 14 Nov 2019 14 Nov 2020 Ms Mathilde BLANCHARD 12 Nov 2019 12 Nov 2020 Ms ROXANA CALIMINTE 10 Sep 2019 10 Sep 2020 Ms Boyana Achovski 04 Sep 2019 04 Sep 2020 Ms Barbara JINKS 13 Oct 2018 01 Nov 2019 Mr Ioan Bogdan SIMON 11 Oct 2018 01 Nov 2019 Ms ROXANA CALIMINTE 18 Jul 2018 18 Jul 2019 Mr Marius Dejarnac 06 Jul 2018 06 Jul 2019 Ms Achovski Boyana 14 Feb 2018 15 Feb 2019 Ms ROXANA CALIMINTE 20 Mar 2017 03 Mar 2018 Ms Perizat Ybrayeva 07 Feb 2017 31 Jan 2018 Ms Doreen Futschik 23 Jan 2017 10 Dec 2017 Ms Marion Nikodym 05 Sep 2016 31 Aug 2017 Ms Boyana Achovski 05 Sep 2016 31 Aug 2017 Mr Robert Jan Maaskant 08 Apr 2016 17 Nov 2016 Mr Thierry Deschuyteneer 20 Feb 2016 17 Nov 2016 Ms Boyana Achovski 09 Oct 2015 06 Sep 2016 Ms Marion Nikodym 11 Sep 2015 06 Sep 2016 Mr Thierry Deschuyteneer 11 Feb 2015 05 Feb 2016 Ms Boyana Achovski 05 Sep 2014 03 Sep 2015 Mr Robert Jan Maaskant 21 Jan 2015 19 Jan 2016 Ms Marion Nikodym 05 Sep 2014 03 Sep 2015 Mrs Boyana Achovski 05 Sep 2014 27 Jan 2015 Mrs BOIANA DIMITROVA-ACHOVSKI 23 Aug 2013 22 Aug 2014 Ms Marion Nikodym 12 Jul 2013 11 Jul 2014 Ms Marion Nikodym 14 Nov 2012 03 Jul 2013 Abel David ENRIQUEZ RODRIGUEZ 20 Mar 2012 01 May 2013 Complementary Information
The GIE Brussels office has currently a team of 6 people:
1 Secretary General: Ms Boyana Achovski
3 Deputy Secretary General: Ms Marion Nikodym, Ms Perizat Ybrayeva, Ms Roxana Caliminte
1 Senior Assistant: Ms Marie-France Engels
1 Assistant: Ms Jamila SaoudiPerson in charge of EU relations
Ms Boyana Achovski (Secretary General)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Jean-Marc Leroy (President)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
GIE is a founding member of GasNaturally (www.gasnaturally.eu)
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
1,375,000€
Other financial info
Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) is a non-profit international organisation under the Belgian Law (AISBL). GIE is supported by its members. The vast majority of the income received by GIE comes from the annual membership fees paid by its members. Each member company pays the same fee.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
• Gas Coordination Group
ACC
• Gas Regulatory Forum (Madrid Forum)
• Infrastructure Forum (Copenhagen Forum)Groups (European Parliament)
• European Energy Forum
Communication activities
• GIE Annual Conference
• GIE is registered as RRM for REMIT reporting of fundamental data of LNG terminal and gas storage operators
• Daily publication of use of gas storage (AGSI+) and LNG terminal (ALSI) in EuropeOther activities
GIE objectives comprise but are not necessarily limited to those listed:
• Promoting a safe and reliable European natural gas transmission, storage and LNG system suitable for meeting present and future needs;
• Promoting the development of a fully operational European internal gas market for transmission, storage and LNG;
• Promoting interoperability of the European systems to enhance cross-border gas exchanges;
• Promoting market solutions;
• Contributing to the setting of a stable public policy framework;
• Voicing the opinion of the TSOs, SSOs and LSOs in Europe with respect to the previous points thus representing the sole interest of infrastructure operators.
Therefore, GIE’s aim is to promote the natural gas transmission, storage and LNG industry, to play a key role in making natural gas the cornerstone of the European energy policy and to contribute to the European security of supply.
GIE will pursue – through regular meetings with the authorities and organisations concerned – lobbying activities at the European institutions and organisations, the public authorities and other organisations active in the natural gas sector.
GIE was formally established in 2002 as a legally independent and non-profit association (GTE). In 2005 it was renamed as GIE. Its Secretariat is based in Brussels (Avenue de Cortenbergh 100). The GIE President is Mr Jean-Marc Leroy.
GIE is the umbrella organisation for its three subdivisions:
• GTE - Gas Transmission Europe representing the Transmission System Operators (TSO)
• GSE - Gas Storage Europe representing the Storage System Operators (SSO)
• GLE - Gas LNG Europe representing the LNG Terminal Operators (LSO)
GIE internal work is made through different working groups and task forces. GIE is currently working on numerous topics regarding European energy and climate policy, depending on the EU agenda. Some of the matters GIE is working on are:
• Energy & Climate Framework
• Implementation of the TEN-E guidelines (Regulation 347/2013) and Connecting Europe Facility
• Revision of the Gas Security of Supply Regulation 994/2010/EU
• Alternative Fuels for Transport
• Following European Parliament processes for the legislative proposal indirectly linked to gas infrastructure
• Role of Gas Infrastructure in the long-term/low-carbon economy (GIE is a founding member of the GasNaturally initiative), in particular integration of gas and renewables and Renewable Energy Strategy
• ENTSOG Network Codes, particularly in relation to storage and LNG
• Regulatory aspects of LNG regasification terminal operators
• Regulatory aspects of gas storage operators
• Gas Target Model and Bridge 2025
• REMIT implementation
• Risk Assessment and EPCIP
GIE also organises a yearly conference which has developed into an important discussion forum and the main arena to meet all key players in the gas infrastructure world. About 400 delegates are participating to the GIE Annual Conference.
GIE is also an official participant of several institutional processes such as the following:
1. The European Gas Regulatory Forum (Madrid Forum), which discusses issues regarding the creation of a true internal gas market. Since 1999 the Forum meets once or twice a year in Madrid and is chaired by the European Commission.
2. The European Investment Forum (Copenhagen Forum), which discusses issues regarding infrastructure for gas and electricity. This Forum was established in 2015, meets once a year in Copenhagen and is chaired by the European Commission.
3. The Gas Coordination Group which is established on the basis of Regulation (EU) No 994/2010, according to Commission Decision of 11 August 2011- Meetings
Meetings
17 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 25 Apr 2023 Location Brussels Subject Energy, environmental and digital challenges of our time Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Oct 2022 Location Brussels Subject Joint purchasing options. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Tatiana Marquez Uriarte (Cabinet member)
- Helena Hinto (Cabinet member)
- Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
- Stefano Grassi (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - ENERGIA NATURALIS d.o.o. za ulaganje i upravljanje
- European Federation of Energy Traders
- E.ON SE
- Grupa Azoty Spółka Akcyjna
- Hydrogen Europe
- Associazione fra le società italiane per azioni
- Repsol, S.A.
- European Chemical Industry Council
- MVM CEEnergy Zrt.
- Public Power Corporation S.A.
- RWE AG
- TotalEnergies Electricité et Gaz France
- ENEL SpA
- Naftogaz of Ukraine
- ENGIE
- TotalEnergies SE
- Vitol Holding BV
- OMV Petrom SA
- RHI MAGNESITA
- BP p.l.c.
- Ocelářská unie
- Uniper
- Galp Energia, SGPS, SA
- EUROGAS aisbl
- European Energy Exchange AG
- Edison Spa
- Shell Companies
- OMV Aktiengesellschaft
- Energias de Portugal
- NATURGY ENERGY GROUP
- Eni S.p.A.
- European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas
- MIBGAS, S.A.
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Date 28 Jun 2022 Location Brussels Subject EU RePower Plan - Panellist Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Tatiana Marquez Uriarte (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Feb 2022 Location Online Subject Discussion on the main elements of the Hydrogen and Gas Decarbonisation Package published in December 2021 and the development of energy prices. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Tatiana Marquez Uriarte (Cabinet member)
- Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
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Date 13 Oct 2021 Location Conference call Subject Decarbonizing transport Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Jun 2020 Location Conference call Subject Waterborne transport and heavy-duty transport sectors Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner)
- Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Jun 2020 Location Conference call Subject Gas Infrastructure Europe & LNG industry Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet member)
- Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner)
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Date 19 May 2020 Location Brussels - video conference Subject Gas infrastructure in the context of climate neutrality Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
- Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject Discussion on energy efficiency, decarbonisation, hydrogen Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Kitti Nyitrai (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject Green deal, hydrogen and other renewables Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
- Riccardo Maggi (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Dec 2019 Location Brussels Subject Green Deal, methane emissions and decarbonisation DG Energy Attending - Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Director-General)
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Date 19 Sep 2019 Location Brussels Subject Energy, renewables and infrastructure matters. Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
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Date 12 Mar 2019 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject le grand potentiel économique ouvert par la transition énergétique DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 12 Jun 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject clean energy transition DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 28 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject Market design Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Feb 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Gas policy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
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Date 08 Feb 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject gas and energy policy DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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