Overview
Lobbying Costs
1,624,500€
Financial year: Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.5 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
2
High-level Commission meetings
27
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Rolls-Royce plc
EU Transparency Register
58290033126-06 First registered on 26 Jan 2010
Goals / Remit
We are a pre-eminent engineering company focused on world-class power and propulsion systems. We are one of the world’s leading producers of aero engines for large civil aircraft and corporate jets. We are the second largest provider of defence aero engines in the world. Rolls-Royce is well established in the marine sector where we design vessels and integrate power systems. We have a growing presence in civil nuclear power, drawing on our skills and experience of over 50 years in powering nuclear submarines. Our MTU brand is world-renowned in high-speed diesel engines powering applications as diverse as rail locomotives and luxury yachts. We support our customers through a worldwide network of offices, manufacturing and service facilities. Around half of our revenues come from servicing the power systems we deliver. Our office represents the company to the EU institutions.
Main EU files targeted
Funding: • Research agenda and budget in FP9 • Preparatory Action for Defence Research Programme under FP9 • Structural Funds, Regional Policy and other sources of EU funding;
Environment/Climate: • Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals (REACH) • Circular Economy • 2030 climate change package • Inclusion of aviation in the EU Emission Trading System (ETS);
Transport: • Bilateral Air Safety Agreements • Relations with EU ICAO delegation • EU maritime strategy / WaterBorne TP • Railway package / Shift 2 Rail;
Market Access / Trade: • Conflict minerals • EU/US trade relations • EU – Japan FTA & Business Round Table;
Industrial Policy: • Digitisation of Manufacturing • Education and skills (STEM activities)
Economic and Financial Regulation: • Institutions for Occupational Retirement Provision (IORPs) • Gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges;Address
Head Office
62 Buckingham Gate
London SW1E 6AT
UNITED KINGDOMEU Office
Rolls-Royce International Limited
rue Froissart 95-99
Brussels 1040
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People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 2 50% 1 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 05 Aug 2019
Name Start date End Date Ms Lisa Maria WAGNER 03 May 2022 14 Dec 2022 Antoine FERAL 30 Aug 2019 29 Aug 2020 Ms Maud FICHET 27 Jun 2019 27 Jun 2020 Antoine FERAL 29 Aug 2018 30 Aug 2019 Ms Maud FICHET 27 Apr 2018 27 Apr 2019 Antoine FERAL 05 Oct 2017 29 Aug 2018 Mr Raphael FABIAN 31 Aug 2017 26 Aug 2018 Ms Maud FICHET 05 May 2017 27 Apr 2018 Antoine FERAL 30 Sep 2016 24 Sep 2017 Mr Raphael FABIAN 05 Sep 2016 31 Aug 2017 Loïc LESPAGNOL 12 Feb 2016 03 Feb 2017 Mr Raphael FABIAN 03 Sep 2015 01 Sep 2016 Loïc LESPAGNOL 27 Jan 2015 23 Jan 2016 Peter LOCHBIHLER 27 Jan 2015 23 Jan 2016 Peter LOCHBIHLER 13 Feb 2014 27 Jan 2015 Charlotte ANDSAGER 10 Feb 2014 30 Jul 2014 Loïc LESPAGNOL 10 Feb 2014 27 Jan 2015 Charlotte ANDSAGER 22 Feb 2013 11 Feb 2014 Peter LOCHBIHLER 22 Feb 2013 11 Feb 2014 Loïc LESPAGNOL 22 Feb 2013 11 Feb 2014 Charlotte ANDSAGER 08 Mar 2012 23 Feb 2013 Peter LOCHBIHLER 08 Mar 2012 23 Feb 2013 Loïc LESPAGNOL 08 Mar 2012 23 Feb 2013 Charlotte ANDSAGER 08 Mar 2012 21 Feb 2013 Peter LOCHBIHLER 08 Mar 2012 21 Feb 2013 Loïc LESPAGNOL 08 Mar 2012 21 Feb 2013 Complementary Information
2 full-time employees, based in Belgium, permanent staff (yearly average);
1 employee seconded part-time to a trade association in Belgium from March to December.
In addition, 50 employees, based outside of Belgium, with partial contribution only, in the form of occasional meeting attendance.
These figures pertain to calendar year 2018.Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Antoine Feral (Vice President - EU Affairs)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Antoine Feral (Vice President - EU Affairs)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
- Aerospace & Defence Industries Association of Europe
- Confederation of British Industry
- Euromot
- Royal Aeronautical Society
- European Association of Corporate Treasurers
- European Aviation Club
- EFFRA
- European Business Initiative on Taxation (EBIT)
- Cogen Europe
- European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT)
- European Engine Power Plants Association (EUGINE)
- Future of Occupational Pensions in Europe (FOPE)
The above data is provided for the calendar year 2018.Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
1,624,500€
EU grant income for closed financial year
13,259,688 € (Source: Clean Sky 2, ICARe, AsUMED, JetScreen, Holiship, Nexus)
Other financial info
This update is provided to reflect the total cost incurred by Rolls-Royce for lobbying-related activities in 2018.
The amount in b) Option II includes solely the costs listed in the Guidelines under point 3.11.2. Costs attributable to activities covered by the Register. Rolls-Royce operating costs in Belgium are exclusively related to our lobbying activities. We also included partial contributions from colleagues in other Member States involved occasionally in lobbying activities.
The Rolls-Royce EU Affairs office yearly statement is published with the Banque Nationale de Belgique (BNB) as part of the consolidated statement of Rolls-Royce International Limited (UK). The 2018 statement will be published with the BNB near the end of 2019.
Should additional information become available in the course of 2019, we will update our EU Transparency Register entry accordingly. -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
Sky and Space
Communication activities
None
Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
27 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 25 Oct 2022 Location Brussels Subject Short bilateral with CEO before Hydrogen Week event - discuss the Electrolyser Partnership, Renewable Fuels of Non- Biological Origins (RFNBOs), and the regulatory framework for hydrogen. DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Kerstin Jorna (Director-General)
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Date 24 Nov 2021 Location Brussels Subject Sustainable Corporate Governance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
- Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Nov 2021 Location Brussels Subject Sustainable finance taxonomy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
- Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Nov 2021 Location Brussels Subject Introductory meeting to exchange views on the EU defence market as regards engines and power plants in both naval and land systems sectors. DG Defence Industry and Space Attending - Timo Pesonen (Director-General)
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Date 23 Nov 2021 Location Online Subject Decarbonisation and digitalisation in marine industry Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Pierre-Arnaud Proux (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Nov 2021 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject FuelEU Maritime DG Mobility and Transport Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 22 Nov 2021 Location virtual Subject To discuss the position of Rolls Royce on the EC proposals in the context of green shipping topics, in particular Fit-for-55 proposals, FuelEU Maritime and Energy Taxation Directive. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
- Arunas Ribokas (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Oct 2021 Location Brussels Subject Decarbonisation and activities within Clean Sky/Clean Aviation. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet member)
- Rachel Smit (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 May 2019 Location Brussels Subject R&I ecosystems Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Robert Schröder (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 May 2019 Location Brussels Subject Decarbonisation, Energy and Micro-grids Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Ivo Schmidt (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Mar 2019 Location Brussels Subject EU-US relations, WTO reform Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Feb 2019 Location Brussels Subject Preparation of EU-Japan Business Round table event (15/5/2019) Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Jan 2019 Location Brussels, BERL Subject Education/STEM and Youth employment Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Christine Mai (Cabinet member)
- Rodrigo Ballester (Cabinet member)
- Jean-Philippe Gammel (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Dec 2018 Location Brussels, BERL Subject Education/STEM and Youth employment Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Christine Mai (Cabinet member)
- Rodrigo Ballester (Cabinet member)
- Jean-Philippe Gammel (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Nov 2018 Location Brussels Subject Artificial intelligence, cybersecurity Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Vivian Loonela (Cabinet member)
- Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
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Date 21 Nov 2018 Location Brussels Subject Single Market Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Risto Artjoki (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Nov 2018 Location Brussels Subject EU transport policies Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Joshua Salsby (Cabinet member)
- Matej Zakonjsek (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Oct 2016 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with president of Rolls Royce, Colin Smith Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Joshua Salsby (Cabinet member)
- Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)
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Date 04 Oct 2016 Location Brussels Subject Transport DG Climate Action Attending - Jos Delbeke (Director-General)
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Date 16 Jun 2015 Location Berlaymont Subject Meeting with Mr Lochbihler and Mr Smith Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Maria Da Graca Carvalho (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject Decarbonization Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Pierre Schellekens (Cabinet member)
- Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 May 2015 Location Brussels Subject Investment (Juncker Plan) and business environment in the EU as regards the Aerospace Industry DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General)
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Date 16 Apr 2015 Location Brussels Subject Business opportunities in Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Juho Romakkaniemi (Cabinet member)
- Edward Bannerman (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Apr 2015 Location Brussels Subject Financial Services Policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Jonathan Hill (Commissioner)
- Denzil Davidson (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 16 Apr 2015 Location Brussels Subject Investment Plan Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Juho Romakkaniemi (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 16 Apr 2015 Location Brussels Subject Upcoming review of the EASA Regulation, Rolls-Royce aviation business DG Mobility and Transport Attending - Joao Aguiar Machado (Director-General)
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Date 08 Dec 2014 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Industrial competitiveness Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Edward Bannerman (Cabinet member)
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