Overview
Lobbying Costs
37,500€
Financial year: Sep 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75 Fte (2)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
2
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 and SuperSport (Croatia). 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'.
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 5th anti money laundering Directive (adopted on 19.04.2018)
Review process of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (AVMS –COM (2016) 287 final);
Proposal for a Regulation on Promoting fairness and transparency for users of online intermediation services COM (2018) 238 final;
Proposal for a Regulation on the framework for the free flow of non- personal data COM (2017) 495 final;
Commission Recommendation on measures to effectively tackling illegal content online C (2018) 1177 final
New Deal for Consumers Package: Proposal for a directive on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers, and repealing Directive 2009/22/EC COM (2018) 184 and Proposal for a directive amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993, Directive 98/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 2011/83/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards better enforcement and modernisation of EU consumer protection rules COM (2018) 185;
Proposal for a directive laying down rules relating to the corporate taxation of a significant digital presence COM (2018) 0072 and proposal for a directive on the common system of a digital services tax on revenues resulting from the provision of certain digital services COM (2018) 0073.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 50% 1 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
2 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 31 May 2018
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
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Sep 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
37,500€
Other financial info
The present declaration covers the costs relating to the activities as defined by the EC transparency register 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
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 - Leila Fernandez-Stembridge (Cabinet member)
- David Boublil (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)