Overview
WARNING: As this organisation lists one or more EP accredited lobbyists, it may not be probable that its lobbying costs are lower than €10,000.
Lobbying Costs
9,999€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
4
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
SAZKA Group a.s.
EU Transparency Register
343059028884-80 First registered on 08 Nov 2017
Goals / Remit
SAZKA Group a.s. is one of the largest consumer gaming holding companies in Europe. Its business is focused on lottery and sports betting. SAZKA Group a.s. is the sole owner of the Czech lottery company SAZKA and has significant shareholdings in the Greek lottery OPAP, LOTTOITALIA, Casinos Austria and Austrian Lotteries.
SAZKA Group a.s. strives to bring innovation to the lottery and gaming industry; the vision is to continue expanding whilst adhering to responsible gaming principles, in particular by providing customers with entertainment and life-changing opportunities in a responsible, professional and efficient manner, while having a positive impact on the societies in which it operates.
Responsibility is one of the key differentiators of how the SAZKA Group a.s. operates lotteries and other gaming activities compared to other forms of competition, illegal competition in particular.
Being clearly committed to responsible gaming principles, corporate responsibility is at the heart of the group’s activities.Main EU files targeted
EU initiatives in the gaming sector: follow up to the EC Communication on the European Framework for online gambling (COM (2012) 596 final) and the Council Recommendation on principles for the protection of consumers and players of online gambling services and for the prevention of minors from gambling online (2014/478/EU);
Standardisation request to the European Committee for Standardisation – CEN - as regards ‘a European standard on reporting in support of supervision of online gambling services by the gambling regulatory authorities of the Member States.
Service Directive 2006/123/EC and proposal (COM) 2016/0152 on geoblocking.
European Parliament resolution of 2 February 2017 on an integrated approach to Sport Policy: good governance, accessibility and integrity (2016/2143(INI))
Proposal COM (2017) 0386 re: the Council of Europe Convention on the manipulation of sports competitions with regard to matters related to substantive criminal law and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (against match fixing);
Implementation of the 4th anti money laundering Directive (2015/849/EU) and proposal COM (2016) 450 final amending Directive (EU) 2015/849 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing and amending Directive 2009/101/EC;
Review of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMSD –COM (2016) 287 final;
Communication on Tackling Illegal Content Online: towards an enhanced responsibility of online platforms COM (2017) 555 final.Address
Head Office
Vinohradská 1511/230
Prague 10 Strašnice 100 00
CZECH REPUBLICEU Office
Rond-Point Schuman 6
office 607B
Brussels 1040
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
2
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 1 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 08 Nov 2017
Name Start date End Date Ms Antonella Pederiva 19 Nov 2019 01 Dec 2020 Mr Kamil ZIEGLER 19 Nov 2019 01 Dec 2020 Ms Antonella Pederiva 23 Nov 2018 19 Nov 2019 Mr Kamil ZIEGLER 23 Nov 2018 19 Nov 2019 Ms Antonella Pederiva 28 Nov 2017 23 Nov 2018 Mr Kamil ZIEGLER 28 Nov 2017 23 Nov 2018 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Kamil Ziegler (Head of Regulatory & Governmental Affairs)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Robert Chvátal (Chief Executive Officer)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
SAZKA Group a.s. is not affiliated to any organization.
Some of SAZKA Group a.s. companies are members of “The European Lotteries” (EL) and the “World Lotteries Association” (WLA).Member organisations
www.sazkagroup.com
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
9,999€
Other financial info
The present financial declaration is based on the 2016 accounts.
SAZKA Group a.s. has just appointed dedicated representatives and opened a Brussels representation office in October 2017. Therefore, interest representation activities at EU level have just started.
As soon as the 2017 accounts are available, we will update our financial declaration on the EC transparency register and will include the costs relating to the relevant activities - as defined by the EC guidelines of 2015.
Our financial declaration does not include the fees paid by individual companies of SAZKA Group a.s for their affiliation to EL and WLA.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
SAZKA Group a. s. is committed to a transparent and constructive dialogue with EU stakeholders, namely officials of the EU Institutions (European Commission, European Parliament, Council of the European Union), members of the European Parliament, representatives at the European Economic and Social Committee and Committee of the Regions as well as business stakeholders and civil society.
We generally follow the implementation of European and national legislation on gaming and online betting; sports policies and initiatives to combat the manipulation of sports competitions; CSR, sponsorship, culture, consumer protection policies, prevention of money laundering, licensing, intellectual property rights, taxation, innovation, digital economy, international trade, EC ‘better regulation policy’.Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
4 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 08 Apr 2022 Location Brussels Subject Digital Services Act Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Penelope Papandropoulos (Cabinet member)
- Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Nov 2018 Location Brussels Subject SAZKA Group would be interested in discussing ways to strengthen the enforcement against illegal gambling. They would be pleased to share their experience and efforts in Greece where illegal gambling is a genuine problem with consequences ranging from from consumer protection to taxation, amongst others. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici Portfolio Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Attending - David Boublil (Cabinet member)
- Leila Fernandez-Stembridge (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 23 Nov 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject On the possible European regulation of the online gambling industry Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Attending - Eduard Hulicius (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Jul 2018 Location Brussels Subject DSM, platforms, data Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
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