Download this datacard
Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.5 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
1
Lobbying Costs over the years
-
Info
European Metropolitan Transport Authorities (EMTA)
EU Transparency Register
138859341899-13 First registered on 19 Mar 2021
Goals / Remit
EMTA is the association of the European Metropolitan Transport Authorities
EMTA is an association that unites the transport authorities from 34 of the larger European metropolitan areas to share knowledge and experience and to jointly address challenges in mobility and public transport in urbanised areas.
EMTA brings together high level executives from its member authorities twice a year for a General Meeting to faciliate a discussion amongst peers on strategic and priority topics. The association leverages the expertise found within its member authorities to elaborate joint positions and recommendations.
EMTA currently works on public transport funding, contracting, open ticketing and decarbonising, among other topics.Main EU files targeted
Multimodal Digital Mobility Services
CO2 targets for heavy-duty vehicles
Interpretative guidelines for the PSO-Regulation
Recast ITS Directive (2010/40 EU)
Revision of the Delegated Regulation 2017/1926 on MMTIS
Clean Vehicle Directive Revision
European Green Deal
Sustainable and Smart Mobility strategy (COM December 9, 2020)
Evaluation Urban Mobility Package
Efficient and Green Urban Mobility Package (December 14, 2021)Address
Head Office
EMTA c/o Ile-de-France Mobilités 41 rue de Chateaudun
Paris F-75009
FRANCEEU Office
EMTA c/o Ile-de-France Mobilités 41 rue de Chateaudun
Paris F-75009
FRANCEWebsite
-
People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 75% 1 50% 1 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
EMTA consists of a staff of three:
- Secretary-general, full time
- Administrative assistant, part-time 25%
- Policy advisor, part-time 60%
- Project officer, part-time 60%
All staff members are seconded to EMTA by contract from one of the EMTA members.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
-
Categories
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
-
Networking
Affiliation
EMTA has no formal membership nor affiliation with other organisations or associations.
Member organisations
EMTA has no formal membership nor affiliation with other organisations or associations.
-
Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
206,523€
Major funding types in closed year
Member's contribution, Grants
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Grant DIGITAL-2021-CLOUD-AI-01 PrepDSpace4Mobility 10,700€ Major contributions in current year
Type Name Amount Grant HORIZON-MISS-2021-CIT-02 UPPER 108,210€ Other financial info
None declared
-
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Multimodal Passenger Mobility Forum#E03826#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3826 #Member #C#Civil society, Other
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
The EMTA Barcelona Declaration calls for a greater recognition of the active and central role played by public transport authorities in delivering a broad range of policy goals – 27 Oct 2023 - https://www.emta.com/news/the-emta-declaration-highlights-the-special-role-of-public-transport-authorities/
EMTA Position: CO2 emissions targets on buses must not result in greater car use and accelerate climate change – 30 June 2023 - https://www.emta.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2023-06-30_emta_position_paper_-_co2_targets_on_new_buses_and_coaches.pdf
EMTA barometer of public transport statistics - 2022 release - https://www.emta.com/publications/article-emta-barometer-of-public-transport/
EMTA open letter to the Secretary-General for the European Commission: Protect the legal framework for public transport services or undermine the Green Deal - 17 may 2022 - https://www.emta.com/news/open-letter-protect-the-legal-framework-for-public-transport-services-or-undermine-the-green-deal/
EMTA Coalition political statement on the proposal by the European commission for a revision of the PSO interpretative guidelines - 4 may 2022 - https://www.emta.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/pso-revised-guidelines_uitp-coalition-political-statement.pdf
EMTA meets with Daniel Mes, member of Cabinet for Executive Vice-President Timmermans - 3 March 2022 -https://www.emta.com/news/emta-meets-with-daniel-mes-member-of-cabinet-for-executive-vice-president-timmermans/
EMTA joins the Multimodal Passenger Mobility Forum (MPMF) - 10 February 2022 - https://www.emta.com/news/emta-joins-the-multimodal-passenger-mobility-forum-mpmf/
EMTA Open letter to Commissioner Frans Timmermans about Public transport authorities and the transition to zero-emission bus fleets - 21 december 2021 - https://www.emta.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/letter_to_commissioner_timmermans_-_daq_paper_-_green_deal.pdf
EMTA White paper on Decarbonisation and Air Quality (December 2021)
EMTA, POLIS and UITP joint statement on the EU Urban Mobility Framework - 23 September 2021 - https://www.emta.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/joint_stakeholder_statement_on_the_eu_s_urban_mobility_framework-2.pdf
EMTA, POLIS and UITP joint position on EU-Wide integrated ticketing - 22 February 2021
https://www.emta.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/emta-polis-uitp-joint-opinion-on-eu-wide-integrated-ticketing.pdf
EMTA and 11 other associations Joint letter to Mr Timmermans and Mrs Vălean about the european exit plan - 4 May 2020
EMTA Open letter to Presidents of European Commission, Parliament and Council towards Covid-19 crisis - 15 April 2020
EMTA/POLIS Joint letter to EU commission for a green deal, need for clean bus market evolution - 2 December 2019
EMTA Declaration of Intent for the promotion of a scaled transition to zero emission buses - 8 june 2018Other activities
None declared
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.
-
Date 03 Mar 2022 Location Brussels Subject Clean public transport Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)