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Overview

Lobbying Costs

1,608,856€

Financial year: Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

15 Fte (15)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

4

High-level Commission meetings

152

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    Union européenne de l'Artisanat et des petites et moyennes entreprises, aisbl   (UEAPME)

    EU Transparency Register

    55820581197-35 First registered on 20 Feb 2009

    Goals / Remit

    UEAPME is the employer’s organisation representing the interests of European crafts, trades and SMEs at EU level. As the European SME umbrella organisation, UEAPME 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, UEAPME represents over 12 million enterprises with nearly 55 million employees.

    The main objectives of UEAPME 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 European co-operation

    Main EU files targeted

    All policies that can have an influence on SMEs.

    Address

    Head Office
    Rue Jacques de Lalaingstraat, 4
    Brussels 1040
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    15

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%15

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    15

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    4 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 03 Jun 2016

    Name Start date End Date
    Ms Sophia ZAKARI 23 Mar 2024 02 Oct 2024
    Ms Mathilde CREGUT 16 Feb 2024 14 Feb 2025
    Ms Katja HEINE 16 Feb 2024 14 Feb 2025
    Mr Andreas BRIEGER 16 Feb 2024 14 Feb 2025
    Ms Boglarka KIRALY 16 Feb 2024 14 Feb 2025
    Mr Fabian HAYBACH 10 Feb 2024 07 Feb 2025
    Mr Petri SALMINEN 10 Feb 2024 07 Feb 2025
    Ms Doris RABETGE 06 Dec 2023 05 Dec 2024
    Mr Julien BOURGEOIS 17 Nov 2023 15 Nov 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 19 Jun 2024
    Ms Valentina GUERRA 06 Jun 2023 05 Jun 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

    None declared

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Mr Peter Faross (Secretary General)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Ms Ulrike Rabmer-Koller (President)

  • Categories

    Category

    II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations

    Subcategory

    Trade and business associations

  • Networking

    Affiliation

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

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    1,608,856€

    Other financial info

    The abovementioned figure represents nearly 100% of our total annual budget and includes all costs directly or indirectly linked with interest representation.
    Although entitled, UEAPME did NOT deduct the costs incurred in the framework of the European Social Dialogue in this declaration.

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    - High-level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain
    - High Level Group on Digitalisation
    • Stakeholder Consultation Group for consumer rules for online and digital purchases;
    • Expert Group on Cloud Computing;
    • TTIP advisory group
    • Land Transport Security Experts Group – LANDSEC (DG Move)
    • E&T Technical Working Groups (4 groups)
    • Expert group on economic migration
    • VAT Expert Group

    ACC

    • DG SANTE Advisory Group
    • European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
    • SME Envoy Meeting
    • SBA Follow-up Group
    • Macroeconomic Dialogue
    • European Retail Payments Board
    • EU VAT Forum
    • EBA Stakeholder Group
    • H2020 – SME Advisory Group
    • E-invoicing Stakeholder Group
    • Social Dialogue Committee
    • EURES Management Board
    • EU Platform to enhance cooperation in tackling undeclared work
    • ACEO - Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunities
    • Pensions Forum
    • DGVT - Director General for Vocational Training
    • ACVT – Advisory Committee for Vocational Training
    • EQF Advisory Group
    • EQAVET working group
    • ECVET Users Group
    • European Multistakeholder Forum on Corporate Social Responsibility
    • Platform 2 on Economic Integration and Convergence with EU Policies Panel on Small and Business Enterprise (SME)
    • Director Contact Group on the Implementation of REACH
    • REACH Member States Committee
    • REACH Socio-Economic Analysis Committee
    • Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement of REACH
    • REACH 2018 Communicators’ Network
    • REACH Nanomaterials Working Group
    • Competent Authorities for REACH and CLP
    • Green Public Procurement Advisory Group
    • EMAS Consultative Committee
    • Stakeholders Group on Integrated Product Policy and Sustainable Consumption and Production
    • Member States' Competent Authorities meeting for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 528/2012 on the placing of biocidal production on the market
    • Task Force for the implementation of the Green Action Plan for SMEs
    • Steering Committee for the Environmental Footprint Pilot Phase
    • Consultation Forum for the Eco-design of Energy Using Products
    • Second phase of the Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group (EEFIG)
    • Regular consultations by Vice-President Sefcovic on Energy Union development
    • Structured Dialogue with ESIF partners group of experts
    • ESF Committee
    • Smart Specialisation Strategies (S3) Working Group
    • Civil Dialogue Group (CDG) Rural Development (DG AGRI)
    • Civil Dialogue Group (CDG) Common Agricultural Policy (DG AGRI)
    • Assembly Rural Development (DG AGRI)
    • Network Rural Development (DG AGRI)
    • Working group on cosmetic products (DG GROW)
    • Sub-working group Annex 1 (Product Safety Report, no meetings currently)
    • Sub-working group Borderlines
    • Sub-working group Correction of Annex III
    • Sub-working group Product Claims
    • Sub-working group Skin Allergens
    • Sub-working group PEMSAC (MS on market surveillance, ad hoc meetings with the industry stakeholders, when undesirable effect from cosmetic products)
    • Sub-working group Maintenance the notification portal CPNP Cosmetic Product Notification Portal
    • European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
    • Advisory Group on the Food Chain and Animal and Plant Health (DG Santé)
    • Working Groups of the Advisory Group on the Food Chain, Animal and Plant Health (DG Santé)
    • Fashion Working Group (DG GROW

    Groups (European Parliament)

    SME-Intergroup

    Communication activities

    None

    Other activities

    UEAPME 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 UEAPME 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)

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    152 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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