Overview
Lobbying Costs
2,180,000€
Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
12.75 Fte (25)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
23
High-level Commission meetings
16
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Hill & Knowlton International Belgium (H+K)
EU Transparency Register
3183894853-03 First registered on 22 Dec 2008
Goals / Remit
We ensure our clients communicate their stories to the audience that matter most to their brands, their businesses and their issues. There are few issues or challenges we haven’t faced – from helping clients manage and protect their reputations, navigate change, drive brand awareness, or advance policy change. Our diverse team consistently deliver bold yet pragmatic campaigns and strategies that ensure our clients' goals are met. Good communications is about emphasising simplicity, creativity and quality. Relationships matter, and details count. Having helped clients navigate the Brussels and Belgian media and policy scenes for over five decades, our expertise today acknowledges the increasing impact of social and digital media on the way people find, share and interact with information.
Main EU files targeted
Given Hill+Knowlton Strategies' broad client base, our advice to our clients focuses on all areas of EU policy making. These range from energy and environment, transport, financial services, food and consumer affairs, sustainability, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, agriculture and fisheries, information and communication technologies, media, defence, intellectual property, professional services, diplomatic relations, travel, chemicals and industrial policies.
Address
Head Office
Rue Montoyer, 51 Box 7
Brussels 1000
BELGIUMEU Office
Rue Montoyer, 51 Box 7
Brussels 1000
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
25
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 9 50% 8 25% 8 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
12.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
23 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 30 May 2023
Name Start date End Date Mr Julien MARECHAL 28 Apr 2023 26 Apr 2024 Ms Gillian BARTLETT 21 Apr 2023 19 Apr 2024 Mr Matthias LAMBERMONT 30 Mar 2023 29 Mar 2024 Ms Eva Maria Vingerhoets Bille 30 Mar 2023 29 Mar 2024 Mr Valens IZERE 24 Feb 2023 23 Feb 2024 Mr Jack MATTHIJNSSENS 16 Feb 2023 15 Feb 2024 Ms Harriet FRY 09 Feb 2023 08 Feb 2024 Mr Wout GEVAERT 09 Feb 2023 08 Feb 2024 Mr Hallvard STROMSNES 09 Feb 2023 08 Feb 2024 Mr Bertrand WYNS 09 Feb 2023 08 Feb 2024 Ms Sarah COUPIENNE 02 Feb 2023 01 Feb 2024 Ms Valerie SOHIE 10 Nov 2022 09 Nov 2023 Mr Philip Marcus IREDAHL 10 Nov 2022 09 Nov 2023 Mr Thomas Tindemans 10 Nov 2022 09 Nov 2023 Ms Lauren Leigh CLARK 08 Nov 2022 07 Nov 2023 Ms Charlotte MEUWIS 05 Nov 2022 03 Nov 2023 Mr Davide PATTERI 05 Nov 2022 03 Nov 2023 Ms Violaine BARTHELEMY 29 Oct 2022 27 Oct 2023 Ms Francesca COLACI 29 Oct 2022 09 Feb 2023 Mr Thomas Vermeeren 29 Oct 2022 27 Oct 2023 Ms Tzveta DRYANOVSKA 29 Oct 2022 27 Oct 2023 Mr Alain Berger 29 Oct 2022 27 Oct 2023 Ms Zad EL HAGE SLEIMAN 28 Oct 2022 27 Oct 2023 Mr Guillaume KLOSSA 08 Sep 2022 21 Apr 2023 Mr Robbe VAN GREMBERGEN 25 Aug 2022 24 Aug 2023 Ms Steinert EMILIE 02 Jul 2022 22 Sep 2022 Ms Emilie GARAMPON 26 May 2022 26 May 2023 Ms Malgorzata Szczodrowska 26 May 2022 26 May 2023 Andrea Nazario FERRANDO 08 Apr 2022 27 Apr 2022 Ms Eva Maria Vingerhoets Bille 08 Apr 2022 30 Mar 2023 Ms Violaine BARTHELEMY 30 Oct 2021 29 Oct 2022 Mr Benjamin KRASA 30 Oct 2021 23 Aug 2022 Ms Lauren Leigh CLARK 28 Oct 2021 28 Oct 2022 Mr Bertrand WYNS 28 Oct 2021 12 Mar 2022 Ms Leire GONZALEZ YUBERO 28 Oct 2021 23 Aug 2022 Ms Francesca COLACI 28 Oct 2021 28 Oct 2022 Ms Barbara Gonzato 26 Oct 2021 12 Mar 2022 Mr Alain Berger 23 Oct 2021 22 Oct 2022 Ms Jessica Faure 23 Oct 2021 23 Apr 2022 Ms Pauline JURICIC 22 Oct 2021 08 Apr 2022 Mr Vermeeren Thomas 22 Oct 2021 22 Oct 2022 Ms Tzveta DRYANOVSKA 22 Oct 2021 29 Oct 2022 Ms Ellen Hof 22 Oct 2021 12 Mar 2022 Mr Thomas Tindemans 22 Oct 2021 22 Oct 2022 Ms Pauline JURICIC 18 Mar 2020 18 Mar 2021 Mr Thomas Tindemans 17 Jan 2020 01 Feb 2021 Ms Ellen Hof 17 Jan 2020 01 Feb 2021 Ms Jessica Faure 22 Nov 2019 21 Nov 2020 Mr Vermeeren Thomas 19 Nov 2019 01 Dec 2020 Ms Olivia Maisel 19 Nov 2019 01 Dec 2020 Ms Barbara Gonzato 28 Sep 2019 26 Sep 2020 Mr Sam DE PAEPE 27 Sep 2019 26 Sep 2020 Ms Charlotte MOUTARLIER 12 Sep 2019 01 Oct 2020 Mr Alain Berger 22 Aug 2019 22 Aug 2020 Ms Tzveta DRYANOVSKA 22 Aug 2019 22 Aug 2020 Mr Omar MOCKBIL 22 Aug 2019 22 Aug 2020 Ms Eva Maria Vingerhoets Bille 22 Aug 2019 22 Aug 2020 Ms Pauline JURICIC 30 Mar 2019 18 Mar 2020 Mr Jafar Jafarli 22 Mar 2019 16 Nov 2019 Mr Thomas Tindemans 22 Jan 2019 17 Jan 2020 Ms Ellen Hof 22 Jan 2019 17 Jan 2020 Ms Jessica Faure 06 Dec 2018 22 Nov 2019 Ms Laurence Leclercq 30 Nov 2018 22 Aug 2019 Mr Vermeeren Thomas 30 Nov 2018 19 Nov 2019 Ms Uzoamaka Madu 28 Nov 2018 16 Nov 2019 Ms Olivia Maisel 23 Nov 2018 19 Nov 2019 Ms Barbara Gonzato 26 Oct 2018 28 Sep 2019 Mr Alain Berger 29 Sep 2018 22 Aug 2019 Elizabeth BOORMAN 29 Sep 2018 30 Nov 2018 Mr Philippe Adriaenssens 29 Sep 2018 22 Nov 2018 Mr Omar MOCKBIL 07 Sep 2018 22 Aug 2019 Ms Tzveta DRYANOVSKA 06 Sep 2018 22 Aug 2019 Ms Julie VAN TONGERLOO 07 Apr 2018 16 Sep 2018 Mr Alastair Maclachlan 05 Apr 2018 08 Jul 2018 Mr Jafar Jafarli 05 Apr 2018 22 Mar 2019 Mr Giovanni COLOMBO 30 Jan 2018 17 May 2018 Mr Thomas Tindemans 20 Jan 2018 19 Jan 2019 Ms Ellen Hof 20 Jan 2018 19 Jan 2019 Ms Laurence Leclercq 03 Jan 2018 30 Nov 2018 Ms Valeria SALUCI 03 Jan 2018 29 Sep 2018 Ms Jessica Faure 15 Dec 2017 06 Dec 2018 Mr Michael Wilen 15 Dec 2017 29 Sep 2018 Mr Vermeeren Thomas 15 Dec 2017 30 Nov 2018 Ms Barbara Gonzato 11 Nov 2017 26 Oct 2018 Ms Althea CENCIARELLI 11 Nov 2017 08 Jul 2018 Mr Alain Berger 14 Oct 2017 29 Sep 2018 Mr Philippe Adriaenssens 05 Oct 2017 29 Sep 2018 Mr De Schamp KORNEEL 20 Sep 2017 14 Jan 2018 Mr Jafar Jafarli 28 Apr 2017 05 Apr 2018 Ms Fabrizio Colimberti 25 Apr 2017 05 Oct 2017 Mr Alastair Maclachlan 25 Apr 2017 05 Apr 2018 Mr Daniel Hart 20 Mar 2017 07 Sep 2017 Ms Maria Linkova-Nijs 23 Feb 2017 21 Jul 2017 Mr Thomas Tindemans 21 Feb 2017 20 Jan 2018 Ms Ellen Hof 21 Feb 2017 20 Jan 2018 Mr Eóghain Mitchison 07 Feb 2017 19 Jan 2018 Ms Jessica Faure 23 Jan 2017 15 Dec 2017 Ms Laurence Leclercq 23 Jan 2017 03 Jan 2018 Mr Michael Wilen 23 Jan 2017 15 Dec 2017 Ms Valeria SALUCI 23 Jan 2017 03 Jan 2018 Mr Korneel De Schamp 23 Jan 2017 21 Mar 2017 Mr Vermeeren Thomas 23 Jan 2017 15 Dec 2017 Ms Barbara Gonzato 19 Nov 2016 11 Nov 2017 Mr Alain Berger 19 Nov 2016 14 Oct 2017 Ms Marie Eichholtzer 21 Jun 2016 26 Oct 2016 Ms Fabrizio Colimberti 28 Apr 2016 26 Apr 2017 Mr Jean-Michel Luyckx 23 Apr 2016 24 Jan 2017 Mr Daniel Hart 06 Apr 2016 21 Mar 2017 Ms Maria Linkova-Nijs 10 Mar 2016 23 Feb 2017 Mr Thomas Tindemans 02 Mar 2016 22 Feb 2017 Ms Andrea Sonia Florian 01 Mar 2016 01 Oct 2016 Ms Laurence Leclercq 23 Jan 2016 22 Jan 2017 Ms Valeria SALUCI 22 Jan 2016 21 Jan 2017 Ms Jessica Faure 19 Jan 2016 18 Jan 2017 Mr Michael Wilen 23 Dec 2015 22 Dec 2016 Mr Joost Koomen 27 Nov 2015 20 Jan 2016 Ms Barbara Gonzato 27 Nov 2015 19 Nov 2016 Mr David Hughes 18 Nov 2015 23 Apr 2016 Mr Alain Berger 12 Nov 2015 10 Nov 2016 Mr James Carey 08 Jul 2015 17 Dec 2015 Mr Simone Boselli 28 Apr 2015 19 Nov 2015 Mr Daniel Hart 23 Apr 2015 06 Apr 2016 Mr Dries Vanneste 10 Apr 2015 08 Apr 2016 Mr David Carroll 19 Mar 2015 19 Dec 2015 Mr Thomas Tindemans 05 Mar 2015 02 Mar 2016 Ms Andrea Sonia Florian 05 Mar 2015 01 Mar 2016 Ms Laurence Leclercq 16 Jan 2015 14 Jan 2016 Mr Robert McGruer 13 Dec 2014 03 Dec 2015 Mr Joost VANTOMME 11 Oct 2014 10 Dec 2014 Ms Jessica Faure 03 Oct 2014 01 Oct 2015 Mr Joost Koomen 01 Oct 2014 29 Sep 2015 Mr David Hughes 11 Jul 2014 08 Jul 2015 Ms Gabriela Matei 18 Mar 2014 15 Mar 2015 Mr David Carroll 14 Mar 2014 13 Mar 2015 Mr Thomas Tindemans 20 Feb 2014 03 Mar 2015 Mr Robert McGruer 12 Dec 2013 26 Nov 2014 Mrs Vinciane PATELOU 26 Sep 2013 16 Mar 2014 Mr Joost VANTOMME 06 Sep 2013 05 Sep 2014 Mr Joost Koomen 01 Jun 2013 30 May 2014 Mr David Hughes 24 May 2013 23 May 2014 Mr Robrecht Vandormael 28 Mar 2013 27 Mar 2014 Mr David Carroll 09 Mar 2013 07 Mar 2014 Ms Gabriela Matei 06 Mar 2013 05 Mar 2014 Mr David Carroll 07 Nov 2012 07 Mar 2013 Mr Robert McGruer 31 Oct 2012 07 Mar 2013 Ms Gabriela Matei 24 Oct 2012 06 Mar 2013 Mrs Vinciane PATELOU 19 Dec 2011 01 Nov 2012 Mrs Gabriele MATEI 23 Jan 2012 23 Oct 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
Professional consultancies
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Networking
Affiliation
American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmchamEU) and to Belgium (AmChamBE)
British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium (BritCham)
Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
Belgian Public Affairs Community (Bepact)Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Advances interests of their clients
Closed financial year
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
2,180,000€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Clients for closed financial year
Clients list
Name Proposal Amount Mozilla eIDAS regulation 500,000€ - 599,999€ CAF Digital policy 300,000€ - 399,999€ Mazda Motor Europe CO2 standards for cars; alternative fuels policy; connected mobility 200,000€ - 299,999€ Ministry of Financial Services (Cayman Islands) Taxation and finance policy 100,000€ - 199,999€ Spotify Digital policy; competition policy 100,000€ - 199,999€ Lenovo Digital policy 100,000€ - 199,999€ ARLA Agriculture and food policy, Environment and climate policy, Circular Economy 100,000€ - 199,999€ offshore wind foundations alliance Fit for 55 package; sustainability policy 100,000€ - 199,999€ avril group Fit for 55 package 100,000€ - 199,999€ Trafigura PTE Limited Fit for 55 package 100,000€ - 199,999€ cma cgm sa Green deal 100,000€ - 199,999€ Verisure Digital policy 50,000€ - 99,999€ European Society of Endocrinology Health policy; endocrine disruptors 50,000€ - 99,999€ impossible foods Food policy and sustainability 50,000€ - 99,999€ avalabs Blockchain policy 50,000€ - 99,999€ proton ag Digital policy 50,000€ - 99,999€ Chiesi Health and sustainability policy 25,000€ - 49,999€ cotton council international Sustainability policy; sustainable textiles 25,000€ - 49,999€ Duracell International operation SARL Batteries policy 25,000€ - 49,999€ round table on responsible soy Sustainability policy 25,000€ - 49,999€ Tata Consulting Services Digital policy 10,000€ - 24,999€ ecopneus Reach 10,000€ - 24,999€ Estée Lauder Sustainable Policy 10,000€ - 24,999€ Clients for current financial year
Clients list
Name Chiesi Ministry of Financial Services (Cayman Islands) Tata Consulting Services ecopneus European Society of Endocrinology Spotify Verisure Mozilla rerollers platform for a competitive eu steel ecosystem offshore wind foundations alliance Lenovo round table on responsible soy Duracell International operation SARL cma cgm avril group marcegaglia ciech UMICORE african wildlife foundation Trafigura PTE Limited ARLA CAF Mazda Motor Europe Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
16 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 27 Apr 2023 Location Brussels Subject Extracting and sourcing CRMs. Attending - Sabine Weyand (Director-General)
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Date 28 Mar 2023 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject • The renewal of glyphosate • The Sustainable Use of Pesticides Proposal • The role of European agrochemical industry and agriculture in a food security perspective • Leveraging European innovation in agriculture to power the green transition Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Joanna Stawowy (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Nov 2022 Location Online meeting Subject Energy, oil cap and gas correction mechanism Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Nov 2022 Location video-call Subject Situation on the gas markets in Europe and in Asia Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Oct 2022 Location online Subject eIDAS Regulation (Digital Identity Wallet) Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Pierre-Arnaud Proux (Cabinet member)
- Penelope Papandropoulos (Cabinet member)
- Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Jun 2021 Location virtual Subject Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Gints Freimanis (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Apr 2021 Location video-call Subject Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Antoine Colombani (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Apr 2021 Location Video conference Subject Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
- Gints Freimanis (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Feb 2021 Location Brussels (online) Subject DMA Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Michele Piergiovanni (Cabinet member)
- Penelope Papandropoulos (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Oct 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject energy policy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 25 Jul 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Energy policy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 05 Sep 2017 Location Brussels Subject Artificial intelligence and education Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Rodrigo Ballester (Cabinet member)
- Jean-Philippe Gammel (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Nov 2016 Location Brussels Subject introductory meeting and general discussion on global steel sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet member)
- Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Jun 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Energy policy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 20 Apr 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Energy policy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 06 Feb 2015 Location Brussels Subject Immuno-oncology treatments Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Annika Nowak (Cabinet member)