Overview
Lobbying Costs
37,500€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.75 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Malta Business Foundation (MBF)
EU Transparency Register
891881518347-25 First registered on 27 Jul 2015
Goals / Remit
The Malta Business Bureau Foundation (MBF) which is made up of six senior officials representing its parent organisations, being the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry and the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA). T
Over the years, the synergies achieved between the parent organisations through this initiative have been remarkable especially as the realization that the Maltese business community requires a direct channel to the various EU institutions which initiate proposals for a number of wide-ranging policies.
The MBB represents its parent organisations in Brussels and Malta, by liaising directly with the European institutions, the Maltese Permanent Representation and with umbrella organisations such as BUSINESSEUROPE, EUROCHAMBRES and HOTREC on all policy and funding issues affecting Maltese business interests.
One of the main tasks of the organisation is to provide information to the Maltese Business Community with regards to EU Directives and Regulations related to their operations, while also keep them up to date with the latest development in the sphere of EU funding for business. Moreover, the MBB has as its core principles those established by the parent organisations, thus it acts in areas identified with the need for development and improvement of Maltese business in a European context.Main EU files targeted
The organization follows areas of Internal Market Policy, Legal Affairs, SME policy, Tourism policy, Company Law, Industrial policy, Social and Employment policy
Address
Head Office
Malta Business Bureau
Cornerline
Birkirkara BKR9039
MALTAEU Office
Malta Business Bureau
Rond point Schuman, 6
Brussels B1040
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People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 2 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 13 Jun 2017
Name Start date End Date Michele AGIUS 02 Feb 2024 01 Feb 2025 DANIEL DEBONO 03 Oct 2023 02 Oct 2024 Mr Gabriel CASSAR 17 Jan 2023 17 Jan 2024 DANIEL DEBONO 24 Sep 2022 23 Sep 2023 Mr Joseph Tanti 10 Jan 2020 09 Jan 2021 Mr Mark SEYCHELL 14 Nov 2019 14 Nov 2020 DANIEL DEBONO 14 Nov 2019 14 Nov 2020 DANIEL DEBONO 09 Nov 2018 09 Nov 2019 Mr Mark SEYCHELL 09 Oct 2018 01 Nov 2019 DANIEL DEBONO 13 Oct 2017 13 Oct 2018 Mr Mark SEYCHELL 31 Aug 2017 25 Aug 2018 DANIEL DEBONO 25 Oct 2016 13 Oct 2017 Mr Joseph Tanti 20 Feb 2016 19 Feb 2017 DANIEL DEBONO 21 Oct 2015 19 Oct 2016 Mr Mark SEYCHELL 04 Aug 2015 31 Jul 2016 Complementary Information
Chief Executive Officer: Joe Tanti was appointed as CEO of the Malta Business Bureau in April 2009. Mr. Tanti holds a Masters in Human Resource Management from the University of Strathclyde (Business School) in Glasgow.
Mr. Tanti previously held the post of Head of Human Resources Development at the Malta Tourism Authority where his responsibilities included the development of people in the tourism industry. Mr. Tanti also played a key role in the restructuring of the MTA as he was appointed as the Change Facilitator assigned to facilitate the restructuring process in relation to Human Resources. He has considerable expertise in a wide range of EU-funding Programmes, resulting in the successful submissions and management of various EU funded projects some of which have been acknowledged as best practices by the European Commission. Throughout the years Joe has also gained extensive international experience having worked and lived in Switzerland, UK and Ireland.
Permanent Delegate: Daniel Debono joined the MBB in October 2010. He holds a degree in B.A. (Hons) International Relations and has read an M.A. in International Political Economy at the University of Birmingham, UK.
Senior Executive - EU Policy
Mark Seychell is the EU Policy Executive at the Malta Business Bureau, the EU-business advisory office of the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry, and the Malta Business Bureau. Mark spearheads the MBB’s lobbying and advocacy work with the EU institutions and thus follows business-related EU political and legislative developments closely. Mark has a Bachelor degree in European Studies (Hons.) as well a Masters in European Politics, Economics and Law at the University of Malta.Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Mark Seychell (Senior Executive - EU Policy)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Joseph Tanti (CEO)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade unions and professional associations
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Networking
Affiliation
Members of BusinessEurope, Eurochambres, and HOTREC
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
37,500€
EU grant income for closed financial year
6,700 € (Source: Erasmus+)
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Participation in following expert groups:
Vocational Training, Apprenticeships and Adult Education
Modernisation of Higher EducationACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
Monitoring the work of following intergroups:
SMEs
Tourism
InvestmentCommunication activities
None
Other activities
The MBF, through the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry, and the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association, are members of BusinessEurope, Eurochambres, and HOTREC
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 23 Nov 2023 Location Brussels Subject Meeting to discuss the work undertaken by the cabinet of Commissioner Dalli. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Helena Dalli Portfolio Equality Attending - David Kerr (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 28 Oct 2022 Location Brussels Subject Meeting to discuss EU Equality initiatives. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Helena Dalli Portfolio Equality Attending - Silvan Agius (Cabinet member)
- Joseph Vella (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Dec 2021 Location Brussels/ Online Subject Inform of the activities of the MBF with respect to the COFOE and present their recommendations in this context, also uploaded on the Multilingual Digital Platform Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica Portfolio Democracy and Demography Attending - Colin Scicluna (Cabinet member)