McDonald’s Global Franchising Limited

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

125,000€

Financial year: Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

None declared

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

11

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    McDonald's Europe   (McDonald's Europe)

    EU Transparency Register

    3830179837-87 First registered on 19 Dec 2008

    Goals / Remit

    With more than 7,500 restaurants in 38 European countries, employing approx. 415,000 people and serving more than 15 million customers a day, McDonald’s Europe is dedicated to offering its customers a wide variety of high quality menu options at an affordable price which complement a balanced lifestyle.

    We aim to assist as appropriate European decision-makers and opinion-formers in making informed decisions and contributing to knowledgeable debates by sharing in transparent manner relevant information and our business expertise in areas of public policies where we are able to input usefully.

    Main EU files targeted

    Address

    Head Office
    Boulevard du Théâtre
    Geneva 1204
    SWITZERLAND
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    None declared

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 20 Dec 2013

    Name Start date End Date
    Nicola DEL VALLE DE SOUSA GAVAIA 09 Nov 2023 08 Nov 2024
    Serge Thines 23 Feb 2024 21 Feb 2025
    David COLEMAN 09 Dec 2023 06 Dec 2024
    Serge Thines 04 Feb 2023 03 Feb 2024
    Nicola DEL VALLE DE SOUSA GAVAIA 04 Nov 2022 04 Nov 2023
    Nicola DEL VALLE DE SOUSA GAVAIA 09 Oct 2021 08 Oct 2022
    Ms Emilia VALBUM 13 Feb 2019 13 Feb 2020
    Ms Lia BANIOTOPOULOU 17 Apr 2018 10 Feb 2019
    Serge Thines 11 Jan 2018 10 Jan 2019
    Mr Balázs Pályi 21 Feb 2017 21 Feb 2018
    Mr Balázs Pályi 27 Feb 2016 22 Feb 2017
    Mr Balázs Pályi 18 Feb 2015 16 Feb 2016

    Complementary Information

    None declared

    Person in charge of EU relations

    None declared

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr David Coleman (Director, European Public Affairs)

  • Categories

    Category

    II - In-house lobbyists and trade/professional associations

    Subcategory

    Companies & groups

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    None declared

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    125,000€

    Other financial info

    Estimated costs have been calculated in accordance with SEAP guidelines.

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    None declared

    Groups (European Parliament)

    None declared

    Communication activities

    None declared

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    11 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 28 Feb 2023 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject The proposals and eventual implementation of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) proposal
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski
      Portfolio Agriculture
      Attending
      • Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet member)
    • Date 30 Nov 2021 Location Brussels
      Subject Sustainable food systems
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
      • Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
    • Date 01 Oct 2018 Location Brussels, BERL
      Subject discussion on Single-Use-Plastics's proposal
      Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
      Attending
      • Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 06 Sep 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject Youth unemployment in Europe
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
      Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
      Attending
      • Inge Bernaerts (Cabinet member)
      • Kasia Jurczak (Cabinet member)
    • Date 05 Sep 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject Climate Action and Energy Union
      Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker
      Portfolio President
      Attending
      • Telmo Baltazar (Cabinet member)
    • Date 05 Sep 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject Presentation of different initiatives by McDonald
      DG Agriculture and Rural Development
      Attending
      • Jerzy Bogdan Plewa (Director-General)
    • Date 16 Apr 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Food Waste and Animal Welfare
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis
      Portfolio Health &amp; Food Safety
      Attending
      • Marco Valletta (Cabinet member)
    • Date 16 Apr 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject Short supply chains, the McDonald’s Agricultural Assistance Programme to monitor and manage traceability, food safety, quality, animal welfare and sustainability
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet member)
    • Date 23 Jan 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Meeting to present company’s youth employment intiative
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
      Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
      Attending
      • Vasiliki Kokkori (Cabinet member)
    • Date 10 Dec 2014 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject EU education and skills policy
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics
      Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport
      Attending
      • Jonathan Michael Hill (Cabinet member)
    • Date 18 Nov 2014 Location BERL 08/318
      Subject Meeting with Julian Hilton Thompson (VP Corp Rels) and David Coleman (Dir Euro Pub Affrs), McDonalds
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Dermot Ryan (Cabinet member)
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