Overview
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
2
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Modern Restaurant Association (EMRA)
EU Transparency Register
36538072001-07 First registered on 15 Jul 2009
Goals / Remit
The aim of the European Modern Restaurant Association is to promote the understanding of the chain restaurant sector through an enhanced dialogue with policy makers and opinion leaders at a European level on matters affecting the modern restaurant sector (i.e. branded, multi-unit, convenience, quality, food and beverage operators).
Main EU files targeted
EU policies and legislative proposals on:
- Nutrition and obesity
- Food safety and official controls
- Food labelling
- Functioning of the Food Chain
- Contaminants in food
- Waste, packaging waste, food waste
- Fees on card-based payments
- GMOs
- Marketing of cloned animalsAddress
Head Office
Avenue Livingstone, 13-15
Brussels 1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Eamonn Bates (Secretary General)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Ian Hagg (Chairman)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
None declared
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2013 - Dec 2013
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
None declared
Other financial info
Only about 20% of budget is used for lobbying activities, the remaining 80% is invested in informing members of EU issues and aligning positions.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
Advisory Group on the Food Chain and Animal and Plant Health
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
- Increase awareness of the modern restaurant sector as a vital engine for growth and job creation;
- Establish a fact based dialoque at EU level regarding policy matters such as food quality and safety, nutrition, labelling, franchising, employment, training standards, environmental responsibility;
- Liaise with other business and interest groups on matters of joint interest;
- Create a platform for knowledge sharing.
Meetings
Meetings
2 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 19 Jul 2016 Location Brussels Subject Jobs and growth Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Juho Romakkaniemi (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Jul 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Jobs and growth Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Stefaan Hermans (Cabinet member)