Overview
Lobbying Costs
75,000€
Financial year: Jul 2015 - Jun 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
KWS SAAT SE (KWS)
EU Transparency Register
106034119290-26 First registered on 22 Oct 2015
Goals / Remit
KWS* is one of the world’s leading seed producers. About 4,850 employees in over 70 countries have generated net sales of 1,037 million euros in the fiscal year 2015/2016. With core markets in Germany, Europe, North and South America, the Middle East and China, KWS is a global player – one with a long tradition and a down-to-earth approach. A company with a tradition of family ownership, KWS has operated independently for some 160 years. Research and development traditionally take a high priority at KWS. In fiscal year 2015/16, the group invested 17 percent of its net sales (about 182 million euros) in research and breeding. Some 1,800 of our employees worldwide – nearly 40 percent – are contributing their knowledge and experience in this area. In addition to traditional breeding, we use leading-edge technologies and processes to develop new varieties and improve existing seed in order to increase yields and resistance to disease, pests and abiotic stress.
*Information does not include the shares of the equity-accounted companies AGRELIANT GENETICS LLC., AGRELIANT GENETICS INC. and KENFENG – KWS SEEDS CO., LTD.Main EU files targeted
seed related legislative proceedings and regulations; matters of global agricultural trade; Intellectual Property
Address
Head Office
Grimsehlstr. 31
Einbeck 37574
GERMANY -
People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 06 Oct 2017
Name Start date End Date Felix BÜCHTING 21 Sep 2023 20 Sep 2024 Alessia COGLIANDRO 20 Sep 2023 19 Sep 2024 Mr Felix BÜCHTING 21 Sep 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Alessia Cogliandro 20 Sep 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Hagen DUENBOSTEL 20 Sep 2022 20 Sep 2023 Ms Alessia Cogliandro 20 Sep 2022 20 Sep 2023 Mr Hagen DUENBOSTEL 21 Oct 2021 20 Sep 2022 Ms Alessia Cogliandro 28 Sep 2021 20 Sep 2022 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Aneke Schwager (Head of Governmental Affairs)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Hagen Duenbostel (CEO)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
www.euroseeds.org;
www.europabio.org;
www.plantetp.orgMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jul 2015 - Jun 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
75,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
706,861 € (Source: European Commission; https://www.agrar-fischerei-zahlungen.de/Suche;jsessionid=E8DF8DC9BABC5F4E3EBC64DF40846399)
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
3 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 11 Oct 2022 Location Brussels Subject To discuss the contribution of innovative plant breeding to food security and sustainability to achieve the green deal objectives Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Joanna Stawowy (Cabinet member)
- Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 27 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject New breeding techniques, innovation in seeds Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
- Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 08 Jan 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject New breeding techniques in plant breeding Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Martin Selmayr (Cabinet member)