Overview
Lobbying Costs
700,000€ - 799,999€
Financial year: Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
4
High-level Commission meetings
18
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
GIGAEurope aisbl
EU Transparency Register
42178977290-80 First registered on 29 Nov 2011
Goals / Remit
GIGAEurope is a trade association representing private operators who build, operate and invest in the Gigabit communications networks that enable Europe’s Digital Decade. Our members collectively provide reliable and secure gigabit-speed connections to over 340 million mobile customers and over 40 million fixed broadband customers in 19 European countries (including 16 EU Member States). As leaders in the Internet of Things, our members connect more than 142 types of devices and platforms.
Main EU files targeted
Digital Decade, Very High Capacity Networks, Broadband State Aid, Broadband Cost Reduction, Media Freedom Act, Digital Services Act, AI, Data Strategy, Digital Single Market, Cybersecurity, Copyright, Competition Law, e-Privacy, Data Protection, Audiovisual Media Services, Virtual Worlds
Address
Head Office
Rond-Point Schuman 2-4, 5th Floor
Bruxelles 1040 - 5
BELGIUMEU Office
Rond-Point Schuman 2-4, 5th Floor
Bruxelles 1040 - 5
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 50% 1 25% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
4 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 30 Mar 2023
Name Start date End Date Mr Stephan Luiten 27 Aug 2022 25 Aug 2023 Ms Leviticus De Lamar Turner 27 Aug 2022 25 Aug 2023 Ms Emily O'Reilly 27 Aug 2022 25 Aug 2023 Mr Luiten Stephan 27 Aug 2022 06 Sep 2022 Ms Turner Lev 27 Aug 2022 05 Sep 2022 Ms Mihaela Irina VARLAN 27 Aug 2022 25 Aug 2023 Ms Mihaela Irina VARLAN 24 Jul 2020 31 Jul 2021 Ms Caroline VAN WEEDE 06 Sep 2019 05 Sep 2020 Ms Maria Cristina Brandão Leal Kupfer 02 Feb 2019 01 Feb 2020 Mr Matthias Kurth 01 Feb 2019 01 Feb 2020 Ms Caroline VAN WEEDE 02 Oct 2018 06 Sep 2019 Mr Paulo Valente 21 Apr 2018 20 Apr 2019 Mr Matthias Kurth 15 Feb 2018 01 Feb 2019 Ms Maria Cristina Brandão Leal Kupfer 15 Feb 2018 02 Feb 2019 Ms Caroline VAN WEEDE 14 Sep 2017 14 Sep 2018 Ms Maria Cristina Brandão Leal Kupfer 23 Feb 2017 15 Feb 2018 Mr Paulo Valente 23 Jan 2017 14 Jan 2018 Mr Matthias Kurth 09 Dec 2016 09 Dec 2017 Ms Caroline VAN WEEDE 10 Oct 2016 14 Sep 2017 Ms Maria Cristina Brandão Leal Kupfer 26 Feb 2016 23 Feb 2017 Mr Matthias Kurth 26 Jan 2016 09 Dec 2016 Mr Paulo Valente 26 Jan 2016 22 Jan 2017 Ms Caroline VAN WEEDE 17 Sep 2015 15 Sep 2016 Ms Gilone D'Udekem Gentinnes 17 Sep 2015 15 Sep 2016 Mr Matthias Kurth 13 Feb 2015 26 Jan 2016 Mr Paulo Valente 13 Feb 2015 26 Jan 2016 Ms Caroline VAN WEEDE 15 Oct 2014 17 Sep 2015 Ms Gilone D'Udekem Gentinnes 15 Oct 2014 17 Sep 2015 Mrs Caroline VAN WEEDE 15 Oct 2014 27 Jan 2015 Mrs Gilone D'Udekem Gentinnes 15 Oct 2014 27 Jan 2015 Mr Matthias Kurth 01 Apr 2014 13 Feb 2015 Mr Paulo Valente 23 Jan 2014 22 Jan 2015 Mrs Caroline VAN WEEDE 31 Oct 2013 15 Oct 2014 Mrs Gilone D'Udekem Gentinnes 25 Sep 2013 24 Sep 2014 Mr Matthias Kurth 18 Apr 2013 01 Apr 2014 Mrs Caroline VAN WEEDE 05 Dec 2012 31 Oct 2013 Mrs Gilone D'UDEKEM 18 Sep 2012 22 Jun 2013 Mr Gregg Svingen 23 Jun 2012 01 Aug 2013 Mrs Caroline VAN WEEDE 18 Jan 2012 05 Dec 2012 Mrs Gilone D'UDEKEM 09 Dec 2011 01 Nov 2012 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 and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
FAIB
European Internet Forum
ETSI
PAC
ESAE
EU40Member 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 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
700,000€ - 799,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
Name Amount stephan luiten 100,000€ - 199,999€ Intermediaries for current year
Name stephan luiten Closed year Costs
700,000€ - 799,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Commission expert group on Radio Equipment#E03587#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3587 #Member #C#Industry
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
European Internet ForumOther activities
GIGAEurope is following a number of policy and regulatory dossiers:
EECC implementation
Digital Services Act
AI
Data Strategy
Cybersecurity
5G and Spectrum Policy
Modernisation of the EU Copyright rules
Data protection and e-Privacy directives
Consumer protection regulation
Audiovisual media services directive
Net Neutrality rules
Online platforms and OTT rules
State aid
Meetings
Meetings
18 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 publish information about such meetings. All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 17 Nov 2020 Location Brussels (VC) Subject Digital issues Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Commission - Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Oct 2018 Location Brussels Subject Discussion on GDPR initiatives Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Commission - Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Mar 2018 Location Brussels Subject Telecom CODE Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Commission - Eric Peters (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 06 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject European Electronic Communications Code, copyright (satellite and cable) regulation, e-privacy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Commission - Hanna Hinrikus (Cabinet member)
- Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
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Date 06 Oct 2017 Location Brussels Subject Electronic Communications Code, Copyright (SatCab) Regulation and the AVMS Directive Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Commission - Lora Borissova (Cabinet member)
- Eric Peters (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 May 2017 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market Strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger Portfolio Budget & Human Resources Commission - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 26 Oct 2016 Location Brussels Subject Connectivity package Commission - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 26 Oct 2016 Location Brussels Subject Connectivity package Commission - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 09 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Commission - Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Jan 2016 Location BXL Subject content in the Digital Single Market Commission - Anna Herold (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject DSM TSM Commission - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 17 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject DSM TSM Commission - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 04 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject TSM Commission - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 04 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject TSM Commission - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 03 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject New College and Better Regulation Commission - Robert Madelin (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists - Cargill
- Dow Europe GmbH
- Jaguar Land Rover Limited
- Syngenta Crop Protection AG
- Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles
- European Centre for Public Affairs
- Toy Industries of Europe
- The Walt Disney Company Benelux BVBA
- Acumen Public Affairs
- European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
- Novartis International AG
- FoodDrinkEurope
- European Chemical Industry Council
- Oracle
- RTL Group
- spiritsEUROPE
- SANOFI
- MERIAL
- American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union
- CEMBUREAU - The European Cement Association
- RELX
- CEMA - European Agricultural Machinery Industry Association
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Date 03 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject New College and Better Regulation Commission - Robert Madelin (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists - European Chemical Industry Council
- RTL Group
- SANOFI
- Novartis International AG
- American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union
- FoodDrinkEurope
- CEMBUREAU - The European Cement Association
- Oracle
- European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
- spiritsEUROPE
- MERIAL
- Dow Europe GmbH
- Syngenta Crop Protection AG
- European Centre for Public Affairs
- The Walt Disney Company Benelux BVBA
- Cargill
- Acumen Public Affairs
- Jaguar Land Rover Limited
- RELX
- Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles
- CEMA - European Agricultural Machinery Industry Association
- Toy Industries of Europe
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Date 17 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject Investment, current regulation + review of telecom rules Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Commission - Kamila Kloc (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Jan 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Digital Single Market Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Commission - Pauline Rouch (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists