Overview
Lobbying Costs
9,999€
Financial year: Jul 2018 - Jun 2019
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
New Zealand Europe Business Council (NZEBC)
EU Transparency Register
046431424154-95 First registered on 27 Oct 2016
Goals / Remit
To promote EU in NZ from a trade and cultural perspective. To work towards tariff free trade between the two. To provide a platform for EU membership states co-operation locally in NZ. To lift the profile and understanding of EU in NZ. To receive and support delegations from EU. To host events for our members
Main EU files targeted
Member of EBO system. Number one priority is to promote FTA discussions and move onto negotiation phase.
Address
Head Office
6 Renall Street, Freemans Bay
Auckland 1011
NEW ZEALAND -
People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
President and Treasurer spend one hour a week each. Other council members attend meetings 4 times a year, i.e. negligible time commitment. We are a small organization in a small country supporting EU - NZ relations with voluntary work.
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Frank Olsson (President)
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Monique surges (Treasurer)
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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
Membership of EBO since 2014
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jul 2018 - Jun 2019
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
9,999€
Other financial info
small budget based on membership fees of ca Euro 2,500 annually
no employed staff, no premises, very low cost operation -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
The European Business Organisations Worldwide Network #E01267 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=1267 #Member #C
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
We have no paid staff and small budget based on $ 100 membership fee. We have a website where we publish events and papers from time to time. Businesses are not members of our organization but of respective country's own business councils. Our members are the business organisation representing EU member states and the Consuls from these states and some University professors. This limits our membership to 40-50 members
Other activities
We operate in a small country and work very well together amongst ourselves and with the local trade and foreign affairs authorities. In 2015 we opened 'Europe House' a venue provided by AUT University for EU activities. This has been a great success.
Meetings
Meetings
None declared