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Overview
Lobbying Costs
550,000€
Financial year: Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
7.5 Fte (8)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
4
High-level Commission meetings
10
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Leaseurope
EU Transparency Register
430010622057-05 First registered on 08 Jun 2016
Goals / Remit
LEASEUROPE was founded in 1972, and is composed of 44 Member Associations in 33 European countries. It represents, as an umbrella body, the European leasing and automotive rental industries. In 2016, the Federation represented more than 2000 leasing and rental firms across European, or an estimated 91% of the total European leasing market. The scope of products covered by Leaseurope members’ ranges from hire purchase to finance and operating leases of all asset types (automotive, equipment and real estate) and also includes the rental of cars, vans and trucks. The countries covered by our membership base include: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia & Montenegro, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey , Ukraine and the United Kingdom, with correspondent members in Morocco and Tunisia.
LEASEUROPE represents the interests of its members in discussions with all the EU institutions, and the European Parliament in particular, as well as with international regulatory bodies such as the Basel Committee or standard setters such as the International Accounting Standards Board. In addition, Leaseurope produces market statistics and provides information and advice on legal, tax and accounting issues to its members.Main EU files targeted
data protection regulation
insurance distribution
Anti money laundering
digital single market
prudential supervision of financial institutions
securitisation regulation
consumer protection
insolvency regulation
connected vehicle
vehicle type approval legislation
vehicle re-registration
vehicle taxation
uptake of low carbon emitting vehicles
circular economy
alternative fuels
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Head Office
Boulevard Louis Schmidt,87
Brussels 1040
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
8
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 7 50% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
7.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
4 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 15 Apr 2019
Name Start date End Date Rafael Alarcon Abeti 18 Jul 2023 17 Jul 2024 Mr Rafael Alarcon Abeti 18 Jul 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Stella MITTA 09 Jul 2022 08 Jul 2023 Mr Richard KNUBBEN 28 Jun 2022 28 Jun 2023 Mr Rafael Alarcon Abeti 28 Jun 2022 28 Jun 2023 Mr Rafael Alarcon Abeti 08 Jan 2020 08 Jan 2021 Mr Richard KNUBBEN 25 Oct 2019 24 Oct 2020 Ms Elisa FALLITI 25 Oct 2019 24 Oct 2020 Ms Sarah CALLAGHAN 18 Jun 2019 01 Jul 2020 Mr Rafael Alarcon Abeti 26 Sep 2018 31 Aug 2019 Mr Richard KNUBBEN 30 Aug 2018 01 Sep 2019 Ms Elisa FALLITI 30 Aug 2018 01 Sep 2019 Ms Linda RYDEN 30 Aug 2018 17 Apr 2019 Ms Jurgita Bucyte 30 Jan 2018 24 Jan 2019 Ms Elisa FALLITI 14 Oct 2017 30 Aug 2018 Ms Klaudia PIASECZNA 14 Oct 2017 13 Oct 2018 Mr Rafael Alarcon Abeti 09 Aug 2017 05 Aug 2018 Mr Richard KNUBBEN 09 Aug 2017 08 Aug 2018 Ms Anjena Narang 23 Jan 2017 12 Jan 2018 Mr John Mitchell 15 Oct 2016 09 Aug 2017 Ms Alessandra Abeille 19 Jul 2016 02 Jul 2017 Mr Leon Dhaene 19 Jul 2016 07 Jul 2017 Mr Richard KNUBBEN 28 Jun 2016 24 Jun 2017 Mr Rafael Alarcon Abeti 15 Jun 2016 10 Jun 2017 Ms Jurgita Bucyte 15 Jun 2016 15 Jun 2017 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Richard Knubben (Deputy-Director General)
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Anne Valette (Director General)
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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
see http://www.leaseurope.org/index.php?page=member-list
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
550,000€
Other financial info
The Leaseurope budget is submitted annually by the Director General to the Leaseurope Board of Directors for approval.
The 2017 budget is 1,189,565- euro and was approved on the Leaseurope Board of Directors of 15 March 2017.
The revenues are obtained from Annual fees from Full Members and Associate Members, and from ancillary income.
The expenses are nearly all related to lobbying activities (95%).
Objective is to deliver a balanced budget : the estimated surplus for 2016 is estimated less than 3%.
The books are kept under a Belgian GAAP standard, and audited by KPMG.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Working Group on Motor Vehicles#E01295 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=1295 #Not a member #C#Heavy Duty C02 editing board Working Group
Groups (European Parliament)
European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum
Communication activities
newsletters, ad hoc reports, articles, industry publications, website
Other activities
We liaise with the European Union regarding different policy initiatives that impact on the business of our members.
Meetings
Meetings
10 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 08 Mar 2024 Location Brussels Subject greening corporate fleets + consequences Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra Attending - Esther De Lange (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Feb 2023 Location Brussels (VTC) Subject In-vehicle data Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - European Association Automotive Suppliers
- AIRC International
- European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers' Association
- Gesamtverband der Deutschen Versicherungswirtschaft e.V.
- Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
- European Garage and test Equipment Association
- European Council for Motor Trades and Repairs
- FIGIEFA - Fédération Internationale des Grossistes, Importateurs & Exportateurs en Fournitures Automobiles / International Federation of Automotive Distributors
- Insurance Europe
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Date 16 Jun 2022 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Data Act ; in-vehicle data Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Joan Canton (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - ADPA - European Independent Automotive Data Publishers Association
- European Council for Motor Trades and Repairs
- FIGIEFA - Fédération Internationale des Grossistes, Importateurs & Exportateurs en Fournitures Automobiles / International Federation of Automotive Distributors
- Insurance Europe
- European Garage and test Equipment Association
- European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers' Association
- Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
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Date 10 Jun 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Prep meeting for meeting with Commissioner Breton on 16/6 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Joan Canton (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers' Association
- ADPA - European Independent Automotive Data Publishers Association
- AIRC International
- Insurance Europe
- European Council for Motor Trades and Repairs
- Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
- FIGIEFA - Fédération Internationale des Grossistes, Importateurs & Exportateurs en Fournitures Automobiles / International Federation of Automotive Distributors
- European Garage and test Equipment Association
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Date 27 Oct 2021 Location Videconference Subject Data Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Joan Canton (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers' Association
- ADPA - European Independent Automotive Data Publishers Association
- Insurance Europe
- The International Motor Vehicle Inspection Committee
- Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
- European Garage and test Equipment Association
- FIGIEFA - Fédération Internationale des Grossistes, Importateurs & Exportateurs en Fournitures Automobiles / International Federation of Automotive Distributors
- European Association Automotive Suppliers
- European Council for Motor Trades and Repairs
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Date 09 Feb 2021 Location video call Subject Transition to zero emission mobility Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Dec 2020 Location Conference call Subject Implementation of Basel III in the EU Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Tommy De Temmerman (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Dec 2020 Location virtual call Subject Basel III Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Tommy De Temmerman (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Mar 2018 Location brussels Subject Connected Car Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet member)
- Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
- Campaign for the Freedom of the Automotive Parts and Repair Market
- SMEunited aisbl
- European Council for Motor Trades and Repairs
- European Garage and test Equipment Association
- FIGIEFA - Fédération Internationale des Grossistes, Importateurs & Exportateurs en Fournitures Automobiles / International Federation of Automotive Distributors