Overview
Lobbying Costs
381,907€
Financial year: Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
15
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Pensioenfederatie (Federation of the Dutch Pension Funds) (PF)
EU Transparency Register
84476202986-17 First registered on 11 Jan 2010
Goals / Remit
On behalf of about 260 pension funds, the Federation of the Dutch Pension Funds promotes the pension interests of 5.6 million participants, 2.9 million pensioners and 8.3 million early leavers.
About 80% of the total number of Dutch employees is participant of a pension fund which is associated with the Federation of the Dutch Pension Funds.
The Federation of the Dutch Pension Funds started in 2010 as a cooperation between the umbrella organizations for industry-wide (VB), liberal (UvB) and company (OPF) pension funds. On December 19th 2013, VB, UvB and OPF decided to merge into the Federation of Dutch Pension Funds.Main EU files targeted
1. Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the activities and supervision of institutions for occupational retirement provision (recast) /* COM/2014/0167 final - 2014/0091 (COD) */
2. WHITE PAPER An Agenda for Adequate, Safe and Sustainable Pensions, COM(2012) 55 final;
3. COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL on Long-Term Financing of the European Economy
/* COM/2014/0168 final */;
4. Directive 2014/50/EU on minimum requirements for enhancing worker mobility between Member States by improving the acquisition and preservation of supplementary pension rights;
5. Proposal for a Council Directive implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of financial transaction tax COM(2013)71;
6. Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 (EMIR).
7. Capital Markets Union projectAddress
Head Office
Prinses Margrietplantsoen, 90
Den Haag 2509 AD
NETHERLANDSEU Office
Rond Point Robert Schuman 9
Box 13
Brussel 1040
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
2
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 02 Mar 2017
Name Start date End Date Martin VAN ROSSUM 08 Sep 2023 06 Sep 2024 Mat VERSTEGEN 08 Sep 2023 06 Sep 2024 Mat VERSTEGEN 05 Jul 2022 05 Jul 2023 Martin VAN ROSSUM 02 Jul 2022 01 Jul 2023 Mat VERSTEGEN 21 Sep 2019 19 Sep 2020 Mr Theo LANGEJAN 06 Jul 2019 04 Jul 2020 Sibylle REICHERT 24 Apr 2018 24 Apr 2019 Ms Evelien Alblas 20 Apr 2018 20 Apr 2019 Ms Evelien Alblas 20 May 2017 20 Apr 2018 Sibylle REICHERT 05 May 2017 24 Apr 2018 Sibylle REICHERT 11 Mar 2016 11 Mar 2017 Ms Anika Kattemölle 29 Sep 2015 25 Sep 2016 Sibylle REICHERT 12 Mar 2015 10 Mar 2016 Ms Anika Kattemölle 01 Oct 2014 24 Sep 2015 Sibylle REICHERT 20 Mar 2014 12 Mar 2015 Ms Anika Kattemölle 12 Oct 2013 01 Oct 2014 Ms Anika Kattemölle 18 Apr 2013 12 Oct 2013 Sibylle REICHERT 15 Mar 2013 14 Mar 2014 Sibylle REICHERT 28 Sep 2012 08 Feb 2013 Complementary Information
Both Brussels representatives of the Pensioenfederatie are equivalent to 0,9 FTE, so total FTE in Brussels is 1,8.
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Sibylle Reichert (Head of Brussels Office)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Gerard Riemen (Directeur)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Other organisations
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Networking
Affiliation
The Federation of the Dutch Pension Funds at European level is a member of the AEIP (European Association of Paritarian Institutions of Social Protection) and of PensionsEurope.
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
381,907€
Other financial info
Total income of the Federation of the Dutch Pension Funds in 2015: approximately €6.1 million
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Sibylle Reichert as representative of PensionsEurope, is a member of the Pensions Forum of the European Commission
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
The main focus of our lobby activities are pensions and related subjects such as financial market regulations, supervisory structure, governance etc.
Meetings
Meetings
15 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 07 Jul 2022 Location videoconference Subject Webinar on RePowerEU Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Dec 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Meeting on pensions, ageing and the action plan on Capital Markets Union (CMU). Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Ana Carla Pereira (Cabinet member)
- Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
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Date 24 Nov 2020 Location video conference (Brussels) Subject Online conference on the European Green Deal and Climate policy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 May 2019 Location BERL Subject Future of pension adequacy linking it to the European climate agenda Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Vasiliki Kokkori (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Nov 2016 Location Brussels Subject Dutch pensions and EFSI Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
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Date 31 Mar 2016 Location Brussels Subject IOPS; CMU; Challenges for Pension Funds; Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mette Toftdal Grolleman (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Oct 2015 Location Brussels Subject Role of occupational pensions in addressing the adequacy gap in future pensions Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Vasiliki Kokkori (Cabinet member)
- Ruth Paserman (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Oct 2015 Location Brussels Subject Capital markets union Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Valérie Herzberg (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Sep 2015 Location Den Hague Subject Commission’s agenda on pensions and the role of supplementary pensions in ensuring pension adequacy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Vasiliki Kokkori (Cabinet member)
- Marianne Thyssen (Commissioner)
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Date 25 Aug 2015 Location Brussels belgium Subject Occupational pensions Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Jan Ceyssens (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Jul 2015 Location Brussels Subject Commission's social policy agenda. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Vasiliki Kokkori (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Jun 2015 Location Amsterdam, The Netherlands Subject Capital Markets Union + Financial Services Policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Jonathan Hill (Commissioner)
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Date 24 Feb 2015 Location Brussels Subject IORPs, own initiative report from EIOPA, CMU from a pension fund view Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mette Toftdal Grolleman (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Feb 2015 Location Michel Servoz office Subject Réforme des retraites aux Pays-Bas DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Attending - Michel Servoz (Director-General)
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Date 14 Jan 2015 Location European Commission- Berlaymont Subject Occupational pensions Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Jan Ceyssens (Cabinet member)