Overview
Lobbying Costs
100,000€ - 199,999€
Financial year: Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.75 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
20
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Rakuten Group, Inc
EU Transparency Register
952721718748-34 First registered on 16 Sep 2015
Goals / Remit
Rakuten Group’s mission is to contribute to society by creating value through innovation and entrepreneurship. By providing high-quality services that help our users and partners grow, we aim to advance and enrich society. To fulfil our role as a Global Innovation Company, we are committed to maximizing both corporate and shareholder value.
Main EU files targeted
Initiatives, policies and legislative files related to internet services such as Digital Services Act, Digital Markets Act and Customs Reform.
Address
Head Office
Rakuten Crimson House,1-14-1 Tamagawa,
Tokyo 158-0094
JAPANEU Office
Rakuten Crimson House,1-14-1 Tamagawa,
Tokyo 158-0094
JAPANWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 1 50% 1 25% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
Computer and Communications Industry Association, Asia Internet Coalition and Japan Association of New Economy
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jan 2024 - Dec 2024
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
100,000€ - 199,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
Name Amount e+europe 50,000€ - 99,999€ Intermediaries for current year
Name e+europe Closed year Costs
100,000€ - 199,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Standing Committee on Precursors#E03245#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3245 #OBSERVER #C#Industry
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
None declared
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
20 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below covers meetings with Commissioners/Cabinet members/Directors-general (high-level) Commission meetings published December 2014 to December 2024, and the meetings of Commissioners/Cabinet members/Directors-general and officials holding "management functions" in the Commission published since 1 January 2025. Other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may well have taken place, but the Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. All information below comes from the Commission and not from the registrant.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.
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Date 11 Mar 2025 Location Brussels Subject Global trade developments Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič Attending - Darta Tentere (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Mar 2025 Location Brussels Subject EU digital policy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Mar 2025 Location Brussels Subject Exchange of views on consumer protection and the Digital Fairness Act Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrath Attending - Egelyn Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Mar 2025 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Rakuten activities and EU tech sovereignty and digital policy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen Attending - Xavier Coget (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 May 2022 Location Brussels Subject Code of Conduct against illegal hate speech Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
- Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Nov 2021 Location online Subject The product safety pledge and its future extension. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
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Date 02 Dec 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Roundtable with platforms on DSA and DMA Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
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Date 14 May 2019 Location Brussels Subject collaborative economy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Apr 2018 Location Brussels Subject Online platforms Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Eric Peters (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Apr 2018 Location Brussels Subject Illegal content online Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Mar 2018 Location Brussels Subject digital single market Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Mar 2018 Location Brussels Subject Online platforms, illegal content online Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Feb 2018 Location Brussels Subject Discussion on digital taxation and VAT on e-commerce and how it would affect Rakuten Business model Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici Portfolio Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Attending - David Boublil (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Jan 2018 Location Brussels Subject Tackling illegal content online Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
- Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
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- Microsoft Corporation
- eBay EU liaison office
- Seznam.cz, a.s.
- Amazon Europe Core SARL
- Alibaba Group Holding Limited
- Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries (f/k/a Facebook Ireland Limited)
- SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG
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Date 09 Jan 2018 Location Brussels Subject Tackling illegal content online Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Eric Peters (Cabinet member)
- Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - LinkedIn Ireland
- Alibaba Group Holding Limited
- Allegro sp. z o.o.
- Snap, Inc.
- Microsoft Corporation
- Twitter International Unlimited Company
- eBay EU liaison office
- Seznam.cz, a.s.
- Amazon Europe Core SARL
- Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries (f/k/a Facebook Ireland Limited)
- SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG
- Apple Inc.
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Date 05 Dec 2017 Location Brussels Subject Platform; illegal content Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Eric Peters (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Jun 2017 Location Brussels Subject collaborative economy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Nov 2016 Location Brussels Subject Data economy, ePrivacy, platforms Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject collaborative economy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet member)