Overview
Lobbying Costs
150,000€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.5 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
2
High-level Commission meetings
4
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
OGP GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. (GAZ-SYSTEM)
EU Transparency Register
00105537635-20 First registered on 09 Jan 2012
Goals / Remit
Gas Transmission Operator GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. is a joint stock company, wholly owned by Polish State Treasury. It is a strategic company for Poland’s economy and energy security.
GAZ-SYSTEM is an independent and fully unbundled transmission system operator (TSO) for natural gas. It is providing equal services to all entities on a non-discriminatory basis.
GAZ-SYSTEM’s key task is the transport of gas via the transmission network throughout Poland to supply gas to the distribution networks and final customers connected to the transmission system. The Company is also responsible for operation of the LNG Terminal in Świnoujście via its SPV, Polskie LNG S.A.Main EU files targeted
III Energy Package
Energy Union, with all the underlying legislative, non-legislative proposals, communications and policy initiatives
EU Infrastructure Policy - TENE Regulation and CEF funding
Gas Target Model IIAddress
Head Office
Mszczonowska, 4
Warszawa 02-337
POLANDEU Office
boulevard Saint Michel 47
Bruksela 1040
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 50% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
2 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 13 Mar 2017
Name Start date End Date Mr Piotr KUS 11 Nov 2016 10 Nov 2017 Mr Artur Woźniak 16 Mar 2016 15 Mar 2017 Mr Piotr KUS 31 Oct 2015 29 Oct 2016 Mr Artur Wozniak 11 Feb 2015 09 Feb 2016 Mr Piotr KUS 08 Nov 2014 31 Oct 2015 Mr Piotr KUS 22 Feb 2012 08 Feb 2013 Complementary Information
GAZ-SYSTEM established its Brussels Office in May 2008. Since then, it closely follows the activities of the European Institutions concerning energy and gas markets. The office represents the company at official events, various working groups, workshops or conferences. It also liaises the company's headquarters with sectoral organisations based in Brussels.
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Piotr Kuś (Deputy Director - Development Division)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Tomasz Stępień (President of the Management Board)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
GAZ-SYSTEM belongs to the following organisations: ENTSOG, GIE, GERG, Marcogaz, EASEE-GAS, International Gas Union, Energy Charter Treaty Industry Advisory Panel.
Member organisations
nie dotyczy
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
150,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
52,646,844 € (Source: TEN-E, CEF, Structural Funds, EEPR)
Other financial info
The financial data above reflects the approximate net amount of grants provided to GAZ-SYSTEM in 2016 calendar/financial year within the scope of following EU support schemes:
- TEN-E
- EEPR
- Structural Funds
- CEF
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Support to BEMIP High Level Working Group - GAZ-SYSTEM representatives
GAZ-SYSTEM as a TSO and infrastructure project promoter takes part in regional groups with EC.
Starting from 2009 the company is represented in the BEMIP Gas Working Group with various subgroups, Since 2011 it takes part in the NSI East gas Working Group.
With implementation of the TENE regulation GAZ-SYSTEM is participating in its BEMIP, NSI East Gas and Southern Gas Corridor Working Groups, various cross-regional meetings as well as the observer to CESEC group.ACC
Participation in EC initiatives concerning natural gas market, security of supply and infrastructure e.g. conferences and workshops on EU Infrastructure Policy, new technologies and innovations in energy sector (power-2-gas, bioenergy)
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
Support of Gas Naturally Campaign via sector organisations in which GAZ-SYSTEM is a member - GIE, Marcogaz.
Other activities
The Brussels office coordinates the Company's activities in the EU Policy area. The main interest is towards EU policy initiatives in the field of energy infrastructure:
- TENE Guidelines and PCI selection and application process
- Energy Union Initiative,
- III Energy Package
GAZ-SYSTEM also follows closely the EC activities concerning the Security of Gas Supply in relation to the situation in Ukraine and Eastern supply direction.
Company's Representatives are directly involved in the work of ad-hoc working groups for natural gas - working on PCIs evaluation and selection for the new TENe guidelines.
GAZ-SYSTEM is also involved in TSOs work on network codes development on the ENTSOG forum. In 2015 it was also working on new edition of 10-year Network Development Plan of ENTSOG.- Meetings
Meetings
4 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 Nov 2021 Location Online Subject Gas market and security of supply framework. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
- Tatiana Marquez Uriarte (Cabinet member)
- Stefano Grassi (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - Centre on Regulation in Europe
- Polskie Gornictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo SA - Polish Oil and Gas Company
- Third Generation Environmentalism Ltd
- Enagás S.A.
- Common Futures. Energy Transition Specialists B.V.
- Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research TNO
- Gas Distributors for Sustainability
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Date 05 Mar 2020 Location Brussels Subject Gas sector in Poland Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Jul 2019 Location Brussels Subject Agenda of the next Commission in the energy sector Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Adam Romanowski (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Dec 2014 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Meeting with Piotr Kus, Director of Gas Transmission Operator GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. - courtesy visit and presentation of company Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet member)
- Meetings