Overview
Lobbying Costs
75,000€
Financial year: Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.5 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
16
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Rakuten, 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 implementing the Digital Single Market strategy
Address
Head Office
Rakuten Crimson House,
1-14-1 Tamagawa,
Tokyo 158-0094
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People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 1 50% 1 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Satoshi Seki (Executive Officer)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Kentaro Hyakuno (Group Executive Vice President, COO)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
Computer and Communications Industry Association, The Marketplace Coalition and Japan Association of New Economy
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
75,000€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
16 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 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 - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
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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)
Other Lobbyists -
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)
Other Lobbyists -
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)
Other Lobbyists -
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)
Other Lobbyists -
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)
Other Lobbyists -
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)
Other Lobbyists - Microsoft Corporation
- Apple Inc.
- Seznam.cz, a.s.
- Snap, Inc.
- SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG
- Alibaba Group Holding Limited
- Allegro sp. z o.o.
- LinkedIn Ireland
- Twitter International Unlimited Company
- eBay EU liaison office
- Amazon Europe Core SARL
- Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries (f/k/a Facebook Ireland Limited)
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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 - Amazon Europe Core SARL
- Microsoft Corporation
- Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries (f/k/a Facebook Ireland Limited)
- Seznam.cz, a.s.
- SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG
- Apple Inc.
- Twitter International Unlimited Company
- Snap, Inc.
- eBay EU liaison office
- LinkedIn Ireland
- Alibaba Group Holding Limited
- Allegro sp. z o.o.
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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)
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