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Overview

Lobbying Costs

1,250,000€ - 1,499,999€

Financial year: Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

16 Fte (16)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

6

High-level Commission meetings

154

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    SMEunited aisbl   (SMEunited)

    EU Transparency Register

    55820581197-35 First registered on 20 Feb 2009

    Goals / Remit

    SMEunited is the employer’s organisation representing the interests of European crafts, trades and SMEs at EU level. As the European SME umbrella organisation, SMEunited incorporates more than 65 member organisations consisting of national cross-sectorial SME federations, European branch federations and other associate members, which support the SME family. Across the whole of Europe, SMEunited represents over 12 million enterprises with nearly 55 million employees.

    The main objectives of SMEunited include:

    - Monitoring the EU policy and legislative process and keeping its members informed on all matters of European Union policy of relevance to crafts, trades and SMEs
    - Representing and promoting the interests, needs and opinions of its member organisations to the EU institutions and other international organisations
    - Supporting its members academically, technically and legally on all areas of EU policy
    - Supporting the idea of European integration and contributing to (...)

    Main EU files targeted

    In principle all policies and all legislative files that can have an influence on SMEs.
    To have an update on these please consult our website: www.smeunited.eu
    SMEunited endeavours to ensure that the interests of crafts and SMEs are taken into account in all legislation that has an impact on them. The key legislative areas in which SMEunited is active include:- Economic and fiscal policy ;- Education and vocational training (lifelong learning, recognition and transparency of qualifications, EIT);- Employment and social affairs (European Social Dialogue, labour law, social protection, social inclusion);- Enterprise policy (standardisation);- Environmental policy (sustainable development, chemicals, waste policy, energy policy, climate change);- Internal market and legal affairs (better regulation, consumer protection, IPR, company law, );- Regional policy and structural funds;- Sectoral policies (construction, healthcare, foodstuffs, retail, tourism, transport);

    Address

    Head Office
    Rue Jacques de Lalaingstraat 4
    Brussels 1040
    BELGIUM
    EU Office
    Rue Jacques de Lalaingstraat 4
    Brussels 1040
    BELGIUM

    Website

    http://www.smeunited.eu

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    16

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%16

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    16

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    6 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 16 Jan 2023

    Name Start date End Date
    Mathilde CREGUT 16 Feb 2024 14 Feb 2025
    Valentina GUERRA 06 Jun 2023 05 Jun 2024
    Katja HEINE 16 Feb 2024 14 Feb 2025
    Fabian HAYBACH 10 Feb 2024 07 Feb 2025
    Petri SALMINEN 10 Feb 2024 07 Feb 2025
    Andreas BRIEGER 16 Feb 2024 14 Feb 2025
    Doris RABETGE 06 Dec 2023 05 Dec 2024
    Julien BOURGEOIS 17 Nov 2023 15 Nov 2024
    Sophia ZAKARI 23 Mar 2024 02 Oct 2024
    Boglarka KIRALY 16 Feb 2024 14 Feb 2025
    Veronique WILLEMS 21 Jun 2023 19 Jun 2024
    Ms Sophia ZAKARI 23 Mar 2024 15 Apr 2024
    Ms Mathilde CREGUT 16 Feb 2024 15 Apr 2024
    Ms Katja HEINE 16 Feb 2024 15 Apr 2024
    Mr Andreas BRIEGER 16 Feb 2024 15 Apr 2024
    Ms Boglarka KIRALY 16 Feb 2024 15 Apr 2024
    Mr Fabian HAYBACH 10 Feb 2024 15 Apr 2024
    Mr Petri SALMINEN 10 Feb 2024 15 Apr 2024
    Ms Doris RABETGE 06 Dec 2023 15 Apr 2024
    Mr Julien BOURGEOIS 17 Nov 2023 15 Apr 2024
    Ms Mathilde CREGUT 10 Oct 2023 16 Feb 2024
    Ms Natalia RICHARDSON 22 Jun 2023 06 Dec 2023
    Ms Veronique WILLEMS 21 Jun 2023 15 Apr 2024
    Ms Valentina GUERRA 06 Jun 2023 15 Apr 2024
    Ms Sophia ZAKARI 15 Mar 2023 15 Mar 2024
    Mr Luc Hendrickx 15 Mar 2023 06 Dec 2023
    Ms Boglarka KIRALY 23 Feb 2023 16 Feb 2024
    Mr Andreas BRIEGER 24 Jan 2023 24 Jan 2024
    Ms Valentina GUERRA 01 Jun 2022 01 Jun 2023
    Veronique WILLEMS 21 May 2022 20 May 2023
    Ms Natalia RICHARDSON 30 Apr 2022 29 Apr 2023
    Ms Liliane VOLOZINSKIS 06 Apr 2022 06 Apr 2023
    Ms Sophia ZAKARI 22 Mar 2022 15 Mar 2023
    Mr Luc Hendrickx 22 Mar 2022 15 Mar 2023
    Mr Luc Hendrickx 25 Feb 2020 25 Feb 2021
    Mr Guido LENA 12 Feb 2020 01 Mar 2021
    Ms Liliane VOLOZINSKIS 10 Sep 2019 10 Sep 2020
    Ms Katarzyna Ewa KOZIOL 21 Feb 2019 09 Feb 2020
    Mr Guido LENA 21 Feb 2019 12 Feb 2020
    Mr Luc Hendrickx 07 Feb 2019 25 Feb 2020
    Ms Liliane VOLOZINSKIS 08 Sep 2018 10 Sep 2019
    Ms Katre RUGO 07 Jul 2018 08 Sep 2018
    Mr Luc Hendrickx 03 Jan 2018 16 Dec 2018
    Mr Arnold DE BOER 03 Jan 2018 09 Nov 2018
    Veronique WILLEMS 01 Oct 2017 22 Sep 2018
    Ms Liliane VOLOZINSKIS 19 Sep 2017 08 Sep 2018
    Ms Chiara Aprea 08 Sep 2017 06 Sep 2018
    Mr Luc Hendrickx 07 Jan 2017 03 Jan 2018
    Mr Arnold DE BOER 07 Jan 2017 03 Jan 2018
    Ms Liliane VOLOZINSKIS 13 Sep 2016 08 Sep 2017
    Ms Chiara Aprea 13 Sep 2016 08 Sep 2017
    Mr Arnold DE BOER 27 Jan 2016 07 Jan 2017
    Mr Luc Hendrickx 21 Jan 2016 07 Jan 2017
    Ms Chiara Aprea 12 Sep 2015 10 Sep 2016
    Ms Liliane VOLOZINSKIS 11 Sep 2015 09 Sep 2016
    Ms Liliane VOLOZINSKIS 22 Feb 2014 15 Feb 2015
    Ms Helen Anneliese HOFFMANN 19 Feb 2014 15 Feb 2015
    Ms Chiara Aprea 20 Sep 2014 12 Sep 2015
    Mrs Liliane VOLOZINSKIS 22 Feb 2014 27 Jan 2015
    Mrs Helen Anneliese HOFFMANN 19 Feb 2014 27 Jan 2015
    Mrs Sabine ERKENS 19 Feb 2014 17 Sep 2014
    Mrs Sabine ERKENS 20 Feb 2013 19 Feb 2014
    Mrs Liliane VOLOZINSKIS 15 Feb 2013 13 Feb 2014
    Mrs Helen Anneliese HOFFMANN 14 Feb 2013 13 Feb 2014
    Mrs Dora SZENTPALY 14 Feb 2013 13 Feb 2014
    Mrs Liliane VOLOZINSKIS 07 Dec 2012 08 Feb 2013
    Mrs Helen Anneliese HOFFMANN 07 Dec 2012 08 Feb 2013
    Mrs Sabine ERKENS 20 Oct 2012 08 Feb 2013
    Mrs Dora SZENTPALY 16 Oct 2012 08 Feb 2013
    Mrs Dora SZENTPALY 24 Jan 2012 16 Oct 2012
    Mrs Sabine ERKENS 24 Jan 2012 20 Oct 2012
    Mr Andrea BENASSI 01 Feb 2012 08 Feb 2013
    Mrs Liliane VOLOZINSKIS 20 Dec 2011 09 Dec 2012

    Complementary Information

    - All staff involved are in one way or the other involved in the activities, even the secretariat.

    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

  • Categories

    Category

    Trade and business associations

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    SBS aisbl (Small Business Standards): www.sbs-sme.eu

    Member organisations

    SMEunited members 03/2021

    Full members
    1. Austria Wirtschaftskammer Österreich - WKÖ
    2. Belgium Comité National Belge des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises (CNBPME) composed of
    3. 1. Unie van Zelfstandige Ondernemers - UNIZO
    4. 2. Union des Classes Moyennes - UCM
    5. Bulgaria Made In Bulgaria - MIB
    6. Bulgaria Union for Private Economic Enterprise - UPEE
    7. Croatia Hrvatska Obrtnicka Komora - HOK
    8. Croatia SME Association of the Croatian Employers’ Association (CEA SME)
    9. Cyprus Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry - CCCI
    10. Denmark SMVdanmark
    11. Estonia Estonian Association of Small and Medium Sized Entreprises - EVEA
    12. Finland The Federation of Finnish Enterprises - SY
    13. France Assemblée Permanente des Chambres de Métiers et de l’artisanat - CMA France
    14. France Union des Entreprises de Proximité - U2P
    15. France Confédération des PME - CPME
    16. Germany Zentralverband des Deutschen Handwerks und Unternehmerverband Deutsches
    Handwerk - ZDH und UDH
    17. Greece Hellenic Confederation of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (ESEE)
    18. Greece Hellenic Confederation of Professionals, Craftsmen and Merchants - GSEVEE
    19. Hungary Ipartestületek Országos Szövetsége - IPOSZ
    20. Ireland Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association - ISME
    21. Italy CONFARTIGIANATO Imprese
    22. Italy Confederazione Nazionale dell’Artigianato e delle Piccole e Medie Imprese - CNA
    24. Latvia Business Union of Latvia
    25. Lithuania Association of Lithuanian Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Crafts
    26. Luxembourg Chambres des Métiers du Grand Duché de Luxembourg
    27. Luxembourg Fédération des Artisans - FDA
    28. Malta GRTU - Malta Chamber of Small and Medium Enterprises
    29. Spain PIME’S Group composed by:
    30 1. Confederació de la Petita i Mitjana Empresa de Balears - PIMEB
    31. 2. Petita i Mitjana Empresa de Catalunya - PIMEC
    32. Netherlands Koninklijke Vereniging MKB-Nederland
    33. Poland Zwiazek Rzemiosla Polskiego - ZRP
    34. Portugal Confederação do Comércio e Serviços Portugal - CCP
    35. Romania CNIPMMR
    36. Slovenia OZS
    37. Spain Federación Nacional de Asociaciones de Trabajadores Autónomos - ATA
    38. Spain Confederación Española de la Pequeña y Mediana Empresa - CEPYME
    39. Sweden Företagarna

    Associate members from non-EU countries:
    40. Andorra Confederació Empresarial Andorrana - CEA
    41. Norway SMB Norge - Norwegian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises
    42. Serbia Serbian Association of Small and Medium Entreprises - SASME
    43. Turkey Türkiye Esnaf ve Sanatkâlari Konfederasyonu - TESK
    44. Turkey Turkish Enterprise & Business Confederation - TÜRKONFED
    45. Ukraine Ukrainian Craft Chamber
    46. United Kingdom Federation of Small Businesses - FSB

    European sectoral organisations :

    Construction sector:
    47. European Builders Confederation - EBC
    48. European Federation for Elevator Small and Medium-sized Enterprises - EFESME
    49. European Metal Union / Union Européenne du Métal - EMU
    50. Timber Construction Europe - EVH
    51. International Federation for the Roofing Trade - IFD
    52. Union of European Scaffolding Associations (Union Europäischer Gerüstbaubetriebe) - UEG
    53. Union Internationale des Entrepreneurs de Peinture - UNIEP
    55. HIMA – HOME IMPROVEMENT MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

    Cosmetics sector:

    55. Conféderation Européenne des Professionelles de l’Esthetique Cosmetique - CEPEC
    56. Coiffure EU

    Foodstuffs sector:

    58. Confédération Européenne des Organisations Nationales de la Boulangerie et de la Pâtisserie - CEBP

    Services sector:
    59. European Federation of Insurance Intermediaries - BIPAR
    60. European Committee for Surface Treatment - CETS

    62. European Federation of Accountants and Auditors for SMEs - EFAA
    63. Federation of European Professional Photographers - FEP
    64. European Digital SME Alliance

    Transport sector:
    65. International Federation of Automotive Aftermarket Distributors - FIGIEFA
    67. Union Européenne des Transporteurs Routiers - UETR
    68. AECDR - Alliance of European Car Dealers and Repairers
    69. CLIMMAR - International Confederation of National Associations of Dealers and Repairers of
    Agricultural and Gardening Machinery

    Other associate and sponsoring members:
    68. Female Europeans of Medium and Small Enterprises - FEM
    69. SIGNAL IDUNA Krankenversicherung a.G.
    70. Slovak Business Agency - SBA
    71. The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants - ACCA

  • Financial Data

    Interests represented

    Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    1,250,000€ - 1,499,999€

    Major contributions in closed year

    TypeNameAmount
    Grant European Commission 245,968€

    Intermediaries for closed year

    None declared

    Intermediaries for current year

    None declared

    Closed year Costs

    1,250,000€ - 1,499,999€

    Other financial info

    The declared costs are the operating charges of our organisation.

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    Commission's Expert Group on Circular Economy and Sustainable Production and Consumption#E00470#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=470 #Member #C#SMEs#Environmental Footprint transition phase#Competent Authorities for Biocidal Products (Regulation (EU) No 528/2012)#E03125#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3125 #Observer #C#SMEs#Expert Group on Land Transport Security#E02821#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2821 #Observer #C#Industry#Advisory Committee on Vocational Training#X01803#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1803 #Member #C#Industry, SMEs#FIT FOR FUTURE PLATFORM#E03729#Willems Véronique#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3729 #Member #B#SMEs#Commission Expert Group on implementing Directive (EU) 2019/1152 on transparent and predictable working conditions in the European Union#E03694#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3694 #Observer #C#SMEs#CDG Rural Development#E03201#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3201 #Member #C#SMEs#Europass Advisory Group#E03613#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3613 #Member #C#Industry, SMEs#Competent Authorities for Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of CHemicals (REACH) and Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP)#E02385#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2385 #Observer #C#SMEs#Multistakeholder expert group to support the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679#E03537#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3537 #Member #C#SMEs#Consumer Safety Network #E00935#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=935 #Observer #C#Industry, SMEs#CDG CAP#E03192#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3192 #Member #C#SMEs#Working Group on Cosmetic Products#E01302#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1302 #Member #C#Industry#WG COS - Sub-group on Definition of Nanomaterial #WG COS - Sub-group Claims#WG COS - Borderlines#Expert group on European Quality assurance in Vocational Education and Training (EQAVET)#E02415#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2415 #Member #C#SMEs#Euro Cash Advisory Group#E00261#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=261 #Member #C#SMEs#Rural Network's Assembly#E03277#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3277 #Member #C#SMEs#Leader and Community-Led Local Development#Network of SME Envoys#E02666#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2666 #Observer #C#SMEs#Advisory Committee on equal opportunities for women and men#E01238#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1238 #Member #C#SMEs#EU VAT Forum#E02845#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2845 #Member #C#SMEs#Working Group on Vocational Education and Training and the Green Transition#E03798#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3798 #Member #C#Professionals, SMEs#High Level Roundtable on the implementation of the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability#E03757#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3757 #Member #C#SMEs#Working Group on Digital Education: Learning, Teaching and Assessment (DELTA)#E03787#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3787 #Member #C#SMEs#Rural Network's Steering Group#E03278#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3278 #Member #C#SMEs#European Qualifications Framework Advisory Group#E02107#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2107 #Member #C#SMEs#Consumer Policy Advisory Group#E03750#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3750 #Member #C#SMEs#Platform for Tax Good Governance, Aggressive Tax Planning and Double Taxation#E02897#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2897 #Member #C#SMEs#Advisory Group on the Food Chain and Animal and Plant Health#E00860#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=860 #Member #C#SMEs#Working Group on Seeds and Propagating Material#Animal Health Advisory Committee#Working Group on Plant Health#Expert Group Economic Migration #E03253#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3253 #Member #C#SMEs#Medical Device Coordination Group#X03565#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3565 #Observer #C#Industry, SMEs#HIGH-LEVEL FORUM ON EUROPEAN STANDARDISATION#E03874#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3874 #Member #C#Industry#SHERPA sub-group of the group of experts ‘High-Level Forum on European Standardisation’#Commission expert group "Industrial Forum"#E03743#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3743 #Member #C#SMEs#Informal Green Public Procurement Advisory Group #E00453#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=453 #Member #C#SMEs#Working group on Adult learning  -  opening up opportunities for all#E03797#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3797 #Member #C#SMEs#Dialogue with CPR partners 2021-2027 - Group of experts on the funds established by Regulation (EU) No 2021/1060 of the European Parliament and of the Council#E03802#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3802 #Member #C#Civil society, Professionals, SMEs#Advisory Group on Sustainability of Food Systems#E03832#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3832 #Member #C#SMEs#Animal Health Advisory Comittee#PLATFORM ON SUSTAINABLE FINANCE#X03731#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3731 #Member #C#SMEs#Data and usability

    Groups (European Parliament)

    SME

    Communication activities

    See our website www.smeunited.eu under publications: https://www.smeunited.eu/publications
    events: https://www.smeunited.eu/events
    projects: https://www.smeunited.eu/projects

    Other activities

    SMEunited endeavours to ensure that the interests of crafts and SMEs are taken into account in all legislation that has an impact on them. Some of the key legislative areas in which SMEunited is active include:

    - Economic and fiscal policy (Lisbon strategy, macroeconomic policy, taxation)
    - Education and vocational training (lifelong learning, recognition and transparency of qualifications, EIT)
    - Employment and social affairs (European Social Dialogue, labour law, social protection, social inclusion)
    - Enterprise policy (access to finance, standardisation, CSR, R&D)
    - Environmental policy (sustainable development, chemicals, waste policy, energy policy, climate change)
    - Internal market and legal affairs (better regulation, services, consumer protection, IPR, company law, State aid)
    - Regional policy and structural funds
    - Sectoral policies (construction, healthcare, foodstuffs, retail, tourism, transport)
    In addition to the list above SMEunited is also represented in the following committees:
    - EMAS Consultative Committee
    - Second phase of the Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group (EEFIG)
    - High Level Industrial Round Table
    - European Social Fund Committee
    - European Retail Payments Board + its working group on instant payments
    - ET 2020 Working Group on Vocational Education and Training (WG) Innovation and Digitalisation: Boosting high-quality Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Higher VET
    - European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    154 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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