Overview
Lobbying Costs
900,000€
Financial year: Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4.5 Fte (5)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
2
High-level Commission meetings
16
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
HOTREC, Hotels, Restaurants & Cafés in Europe (HOTREC)
EU Transparency Register
7955861942-03 First registered on 08 Jan 2009
Goals / Remit
HOTREC represents the hotel, restaurant and café industry at European level. The sector counts in total around 1.8 million businesses, being 99,5% small and medium sized enterprises (92% are micro enterprises, i.e. employing less than 10 people). These businesses make up some 62% of value added. The industry provides some 10 million jobs in the EU alone. HOTREC brings together 43 national associations representing the interest of this industry in 29 different European countries.
HOTREC représente le secteur CHR (cafés, hôtels, restaurants) au niveau Européen. Le secteur compte 1,8 millions d’entreprises, dont presque 99,5% des micro-entreprises employant moins de dix personnes. Les micros et petites entreprises (moins de 10 employés) dans l’industrie CHR réalisent 62% de la valeur ajoutée. Le secteur pourvoit 9,5 millions d’emplois uniquement dans l’UE. HOTREC réunit 43 associations nationales représentant les intérêts des professionnels dans 29 pays européens.Main EU files targeted
Food labelling Regulation, Food hygiene inspections, Food waste, Alcohol, Fire Safety, Hotel classification, Quality, Online Distribution, Standardisation, Accessibility, VAT, Copyright, Package travel, Qualifications and Skills Passport, Working time, Maternity leave, Seasonal workers, Free movement of workers, Free movement of citizens, Employment package, Youth employment package, EURES, Quality of traineeships, Discrimination beyond the workplace, EU platform to combat undeclared work, Health and Safety at work, Tourism, TOURISMlink, Charter for sustainable and responsible tourism, etc.
Address
Head Office
Boulevard Anspach, 111
Brussels 1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
5
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 4 50% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
2 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 16 Feb 2016
Name Start date End Date Jasper Zebedee DOBER 27 Mar 2024 02 Oct 2024 Alexandros VASSILICOS 12 Jan 2024 10 Jan 2025 Jan PALYZA 09 Mar 2024 07 Aug 2024 Marine Stephanie A THIZON 17 Jun 2023 14 Jun 2024 Matej ZEZLIN 10 Oct 2023 09 Oct 2024 Marie AUDREN 10 Oct 2023 09 Oct 2024 Ana Marta HORTA FERREIRA DE FRANCA MACHADO 09 Nov 2023 08 Nov 2024 Mr Jasper Zebedee DOBER 27 Mar 2024 15 Apr 2024 Mr Jan PALYZA 09 Mar 2024 15 Apr 2024 Mr Alexandros VASSILICOS 12 Jan 2024 15 Apr 2024 Ms Ana Marta HORTA FERREIRA DE FRANCA MACHADO 09 Nov 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Matej Zezlin 10 Oct 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Marie Audren 10 Oct 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Rani GUILLEMAERE 02 Sep 2023 11 Mar 2024 Ms Giulia Rebecca GIULIANI 05 Jul 2023 01 Feb 2024 Ms Marine Stephanie A THIZON 17 Jun 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Alessia ANGIULLI 31 Mar 2023 11 Mar 2024 Mr Alexandros VASSILICOS 25 Jan 2023 12 Jan 2024 Ms Ana Marta HORTA FERREIRA DE FRANCA MACHADO 11 Nov 2022 09 Nov 2023 Mr Matej Zezlin 10 Sep 2022 09 Sep 2023 Ms Marie Audren 31 Aug 2022 31 Aug 2023 Mr Jens CHRISTENSEN 31 Aug 2022 31 Aug 2023 Ms Marine Stephanie A THIZON 07 May 2022 01 Jun 2023 Ms Ana Marta HORTA FERREIRA DE FRANCA MACHADO 27 Oct 2021 27 Oct 2022 Ms Marie Audren 10 Sep 2021 31 Aug 2022 Mr Jens CHRISTENSEN 15 Sep 2021 31 Aug 2022 Ms Ana Marta HORTA FERREIRA DE FRANCA MACHADO 30 Oct 2020 27 Oct 2021 Ms Ana Marta HORTA FERREIRA DE FRANCA MACHADO 05 Nov 2019 30 Oct 2020 Ms Alessia ANGIULLI 01 Sep 2020 01 Sep 2021 Ms Marie Audren 27 Aug 2020 27 Aug 2021 Mr Jens CHRISTENSEN 20 Dec 2019 19 Dec 2020 Mr Alexis WARAVKA 29 Nov 2019 28 Nov 2020 Ms Ana Marta Horta Ferreira de França Machado 05 Nov 2019 28 Oct 2020 Mr Jacques Lovell 25 Oct 2019 24 Oct 2020 Ms Alessia ANGIULLI 22 Jun 2019 01 Jul 2020 Mr Christian de Barrin 07 May 2019 19 Dec 2019 Mr Alexis WARAVKA 28 Nov 2018 29 Nov 2019 Ms Ana Marta Horta Ferreira de França Machado 07 Nov 2018 05 Nov 2019 Mr Christian de Barrin 13 Apr 2018 13 Apr 2019 Mr Alexis WARAVKA 05 Dec 2017 28 Nov 2018 Ms Ana Marta Horta Ferreira de França Machado 21 Nov 2017 07 Nov 2018 Mr Christian de Barrin 20 Mar 2017 14 Mar 2018 Mr Alexis WARAVKA 06 Dec 2016 03 Dec 2017 Ms Ana Marta Horta Ferreira de França Machado 20 Oct 2016 19 Oct 2017 Mr Christian de Barrin 10 Mar 2016 10 Mar 2017 Ms ISABEL SOBRINO MATE 25 Feb 2016 13 Oct 2016 Mr Alexis WARAVKA 04 Dec 2015 01 Dec 2016 Ms Ana Marta Horta Ferreira de França Machado 17 Nov 2015 20 Oct 2016 Mr Christian de Barrin 09 Jan 2015 07 Jan 2016 Ms ISABEL SOBRINO MATE 11 Dec 2014 09 Dec 2015 Mr Alexis WARAVKA 05 Dec 2014 03 Dec 2015 Ms Ana Marta Horta Ferreira de França Machado 05 Nov 2014 03 Nov 2015 Mr Alexis WARAVKA 11 Dec 2013 05 Dec 2014 Ms Ana Marta Horta Ferreira de França Machado 22 Nov 2013 05 Nov 2014 Mr Alexis WARAVKA 19 Dec 2012 11 Dec 2013 Ms Ana Marta Horta Ferreira de França Machado 16 Nov 2012 14 Nov 2013 Mrs Ana Marta MACHADO 13 Dec 2011 14 Nov 2012 Mr Alexis WARAVKA 17 Jan 2012 19 Dec 2012 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Christian de Barrin (CEO)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Christian de Barrin (CEO)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
NET, UNWTO, CUP, Food alliance
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
900,000€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
High-level group on ICT and Tourism, DG GROW
ESCO, Senior travellingACC
Advisory Group on the Food Chain
Groups (European Parliament)
Intergroup on Tourism
European TourismCommunication activities
2014 European Parliament elections - the hospitality sector unveils its Manifesto with 16 priorities to boost growth and jobs ahead; HOTREC Annual report 2014-2015, Benchmarks of Fair Practices in Online Distribution, HOTREC and UEAPME position on the Council’s partial general approach of the text of Chapter IV of the proposal for a Data Protection Regulation, HOTREC position vis-à-vis the emerging shadow hospitality economy in Europe, Policy Paper on the "sharing" Economy - "Levelling the playing field"; Position Paper on late-night entertainment, Visa Package – HOTREC’s position,HOTREC’s position on the European Parliament’s plenary vote on the proposal for a Data Protection Regulation
Other activities
All activities of European Commission Directorates, in particular:
- DG Enterprise
- DG Consumer Protection
- DG Internal Market
- DG Taxation
- DG Justice
- DG Employment
- DG Trade- 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 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 29 Feb 2024 Location Brussels Subject labour shortages Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Attending - Antoine Kasel (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Feb 2024 Location Brussels Subject DMA Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
- Liliane Giardino-karlinger (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Oct 2023 Location brussels Subject Tourism policy and platform regulation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Maurits-Jan Prinz (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Mar 2023 Location Bruxelles Subject Meeting on food waste reduction Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Ralf Kuhne (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Feb 2023 Location Brussels Subject EU tourism ecosystem & SME policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Maurits-Jan Prinz (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Jun 2022 Location Bruxelles Subject Meeting on the hospitality sector willingness to support refugees Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)
- Antoine Kasel (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Nov 2020 Location Brussels Subject Digital Services Act Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Oct 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Pact for Skills: Roundtable with tourism sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Eszter Batta (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 29 Oct 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Pact for Skills Roundtable with the tourism sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
- Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
- Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 07 Apr 2020 Location Video Conference Subject Impact of Covid-19 crises on Tourism Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Gaelle Garnier (Cabinet member)
- Valere Moutarlier (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 09 Jul 2018 Location Brussels Subject Platforms, sharing economy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 May 2017 Location Brussels Subject Platform-to-business relations Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Feb 2017 Location Brussels Subject Social dialogue DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Attending - Michel Servoz (Director-General)
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Date 10 Jan 2017 Location Brussels Subject Collaborative economy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Justyna Morek (Cabinet member)
- Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Commissioner)
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Date 14 Oct 2015 Location Brussels Subject Tourism sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Commissioner)
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Date 03 Jun 2015 Location BERL Subject Benchmarks of Fair Practices in Online Distribution DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Anna Herold (Cabinet member)
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