Overview
Lobbying Costs
350,000€
Financial year: Apr 2018 - Mar 2019
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
2
High-level Commission meetings
44
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Ryanair
EU Transparency Register
002977215945-85 First registered on 06 Feb 2015
Goals / Remit
Ryanair Holdings plc, Europe’s largest airline group, is the parent company of Ryanair DAC, Lauda, Buzz, Malta Air and Ryanair UK. Carrying over 153m guests p.a. on more than 2,400 daily flights from 82 bases, the group connects over 200 destinations in 37 states on a fleet of over 475 aircraft, with a further 210 Boeing 737’s on order, which will enable Ryanair Holdings to lower fares and grow traffic to 200m p.a. by FY24. Ryanair Holdings has a team of more than 19,000 highly skilled aviation professionals delivering Europe’s No.1 on-time performance, and extending an industry leading 34-year safety record.
Main EU files targeted
Any EU legislation, policies or initiatives affecting the business of Ryanair. Issues of current interest are principally the following:
* Brexit
* EASA Basic Regulation - Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Union Aviation Safety Agency, and repealing Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
* European Emissions Trading Scheme - Directive 2009/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to improve and extend the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading scheme of the Community (Text with EEA relevance), as well as CORSIA and the entire range of environmental initiatives
* Regulation 261 re Passenger compensation - Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 295/91 (Text with EEA relevance)
*DG JUST initiative A New Deal for Consumers - revision of the Injunctions Directive
* SES 2+ - COM(2013) 410 final, 2013/0186 (COD), Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation of the Single European Sky (recast)
* Airport Charges Directive evaluation - Directive 2009/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on airport charges (Text with EEA relevance)
* Current DG Move initiative re disruption due to Air Traffic Control strikes
* Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the CommunityAddress
Head Office
Ryanair Dublin Office
Airside Business Park
County Dublin
IRELANDEU Office
Ryanair Brussels Office
Nordic House
Brussels 1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
2 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 09 Jul 2020
Name Start date End Date Marion SOURY 21 Oct 2023 18 Oct 2024 Matthew KRASA 11 Aug 2023 09 Aug 2024 Margarida MARANTE 21 Oct 2023 18 Oct 2024 Giovanni ZUCCHETTA 14 Oct 2023 11 Oct 2024 Ms MARION SOURY 21 Oct 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Margarida MARANTE 21 Oct 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Giovanni ZUCCHETTA 14 Oct 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Matthew KRASA 11 Aug 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Giovanni ZUCCHETTA 07 Oct 2022 07 Oct 2023 Mr Matthew KRASA 28 Jun 2022 28 Jun 2023 Mr Giovanni ZUCCHETTA 28 Sep 2021 28 Sep 2022 Matthew KRASA 08 Oct 2020 08 Oct 2021 Ms Sofie DECLERCK 17 Sep 2020 22 Aug 2021 Ms Monika Rybakowska 05 Oct 2019 03 Oct 2020 Matthew KRASA 05 Oct 2019 03 Oct 2020 Ms Monika Rybakowska 05 Oct 2018 05 Oct 2019 Mr Diarmuid O CONGHAILE 02 Oct 2018 01 Oct 2019 Ms Monika Rybakowska 13 Sep 2017 13 Sep 2018 Mr Diarmuid O CONGHAILE 11 Aug 2017 09 Aug 2018 Ms Monika Rybakowska 23 Mar 2017 13 Sep 2017 Mr Diarmuid O CONGHAILE 19 Jul 2016 08 Jul 2017 Mr Diarmuid Ó Conghaile 19 Jul 2016 28 Sep 2016 Mr Cristian Samoilovich 20 Nov 2015 20 Jul 2016 Complementary Information
Ryanair employs a Head of Public Affairs who spends approximately 50% of his time on EU activity. While more than 1 person may be involved at times, 1 FTE is a realistic measure of on-going involvement re the activities described under heading 9.
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
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
Airlines 4 Europe (A4E)
Airlines 4 Dialogue (A4D)Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Apr 2018 - Mar 2019
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
350,000€
Other financial info
The estimated costs under (b) above reflect staff costs (apportioned in accordance with time spent) as well as associated expenses, and the costs incurred through Ryanair's membership of the industry lobby group A4E.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Consultative Forum on EU External Aviation Policy#E03519 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3519 #Member #C
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
Ryanair has minimal direct activity in the area of policy implementation, public relations and communication activities such as projects, events and publications. We are a member of the industry group A4E (Airlines for Europe). Recent/current events initiated by Ryanair in this area are (i) Parliament seminar re aviation and tourism (April 2017),
(ii) Parliament seminar re Big Data improving Aviation Safety (March 2018).Other activities
Representation of Ryanair's positions on regulatory matters to the European institutions. Current activities include:
* Representations to DG Move re Airport Charges Directive (Directive 2009/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2009 on airport charges)
* Representations to DG Move re review of Regulation 1008/2008 (Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 of the European Parliament and Council on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community)
* Representations to DG EMPL re infringement proceedings against France re recognition of social security certificates (Regulation (EU) No 465/2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems)
* Complaint to DG MOVE re ATC Industrial Actions in France- Meetings
Meetings
44 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 23 Apr 2024 Location Brussels Subject Next Commission's priorities; cabin baggage & ticketing policies Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Attending - Rachel Smit (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Mar 2024 Location Brussels Subject Aviation Summit - EU 2040 targets implication for air transport : carbon market diplomacy, and how to ensure competitiveness and prevent carbon Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra Attending - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
- Wopke Hoekstra (Commissioner)
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Date 31 Jan 2024 Location Brussels Subject Upcoming visit of the Commissioner to the Airlines 4 Europe Summit Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra Attending - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Jan 2024 Location Brussels Subject EU Passenger rights package Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Attending - Rachel Smit (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Jan 2024 Location Dublin, Ireland Subject Overflights, online travel agents (OTA), capacity at Dublin airport Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Attending - Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
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Date 29 Jun 2023 Location Brussels Subject French ATC strikes Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Walter Goetz (Cabinet member)
- Rachel Smit (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 May 2023 Location Conference call Subject Meeting on MDMS Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Rachel Smit (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Mar 2023 Location Brussels Subject Meeting on aviation. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Rachel Smit (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Oct 2022 Location Brussels Subject Regulation 1008/2008 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Walter Goetz (Cabinet member)
- Rachel Smit (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Sep 2022 Location Brussels Subject aviation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner)
- Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet member)
- Walter Goetz (Cabinet member)
- Rachel Smit (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Feb 2022 Location Online Subject Introductory meeting Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Helena Dalli Portfolio Equality Attending - Joseph Vella (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Jan 2022 Location virtual Subject To discuss concerning the decarbonisation of air industry and impact to air industry of the Commission proposals concerning the emissions reduction, in particular to short haul intra-EU flights. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Arunas Ribokas (Cabinet member)
- Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
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Date 22 Nov 2021 Location hybrid meeting Subject EU Digital COVID Certificate, travel restrictions Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
- Joachim Herrmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Nov 2021 Location Virtual Subject Discussion on the review of the Energy Taxation Directive and on climate policy regulation in the form of sector-specific taxes Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni Portfolio Economy Attending - Paolo Gentiloni (Commissioner)
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Date 30 Jun 2021 Location Brussels Subject EU Digital COVID Certs, connectivity, state aid, social dialogue, environmental legislation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Deirdre O’Hea (Cabinet member)
- Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
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Date 21 May 2021 Location Conference call Subject Introductory meeting. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Walter Goetz (Cabinet member)
- Gaëlle Michelier (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Jun 2019 Location Dublin, Ireland Subject aviation taxation, air passenger rights DG Mobility and Transport Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 17 Dec 2018 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with the CEO Mr O'Leary Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)
- Joshua Salsby (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Sep 2018 Location Brussels Subject Working conditions in aviation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Inge Bernaerts (Cabinet member)
- Marianne Thyssen (Commissioner)
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Date 18 May 2018 Location Dublin, Ireland Subject visit to Ryanair HQ DG Mobility and Transport Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 27 Mar 2018 Location Brussels Subject Aviation agenda Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Kevin Keary (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Jan 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Ryanair cancellations and consumer redress Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Attending - Renate Nikolay (Cabinet member)
- Eduard Hulicius (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject Erasmus Student Network Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Joshua Salsby (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 May 2017 Location Brussels Subject Erasmus Launch Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 May 2017 Location Brussels Subject Mobility Package Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 May 2017 Location Bruxelles Subject Reconnaissance des certificats de sécurité sociale DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Attending - Michel Servoz (Director-General)
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Date 19 Dec 2016 Location Brussels Subject Aviation sector economic challenges Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Dec 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Airport charges, SESAR DG Mobility and Transport Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 17 Oct 2016 Location Brussels Subject General Aviation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject General Aviation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 27 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject Social Dialogue Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject Aviation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Joshua Salsby (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Jul 2016 Location Brussels Subject Introductory Meeting Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject economic impact of ATC strikes on EU growth and jobs Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject European Aviation Strategy DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Eric Mamer (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Jan 2016 Location Amsterdam, The Netherlands Subject Meeting CEOs of european airline companies Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Joshua Salsby (Cabinet member)
- Matej Zakonjsek (Cabinet member)
- Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)
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Date 18 Dec 2015 Location Brussels Subject Aviation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Joshua Salsby (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Oct 2015 Location Dublin, Ireland Subject Aviation package DG Mobility and Transport Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 02 Oct 2015 Location Brussels, Belguim Subject Meeting representives of 5 airline companies Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)
- Joshua Salsby (Cabinet member)
- Matej Zakonjsek (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Jul 2015 Location Brussels, Belguim Subject Meeting Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Matej Zakonjsek (Cabinet member)
- Joshua Salsby (Cabinet member)
- Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)
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Date 15 Jul 2015 Location Brussels, Belguim Subject Meeting 4 CEO's of European airlines Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)
- Matej Zakonjsek (Cabinet member)
- Joshua Salsby (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Jul 2015 Location Brussels Subject Aviation Strategy DG Mobility and Transport Attending - Joao Aguiar Machado (Director-General)
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Date 16 Jun 2015 Location Brussels, Belguim Subject Ryanir 30th anniversary dinner Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Matej Zakonjsek (Cabinet member)
- Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)
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Date 03 Feb 2015 Location Brussels/BE Subject Ryanair Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Marjeta Jager (Cabinet member)
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