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Overview
Lobbying Costs
25,000€ - 49,999€
Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.6 Fte (7)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
2
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Society of European Affairs Professionals (SEAP)
EU Transparency Register
360457536314-69 First registered on 24 Oct 2019
Goals / Remit
SEAP is the Society of European Affairs Professionals, the recognised organisation of all EU public affairs professionals including those operating in trade associations, corporations, consultancies, not for profits and other representative bodies. SEAP operates a Code of Conduct/Professional Standards and represents European Affairs Professionals’ interests to the EU institutions since 1997.
Our Vision: To advance the European affairs profession so that it will contribute to ever-better policy outcomes.
Our Mission: To be the trust mark of the profession by setting and promoting standards of ethical conduct; To provide practical support and networking for members; To be an authoritative representative for the interests of the profession to the EU institutions, stakeholders and the public.
Our Values: In pursuit of its Mission SEAP will uphold the Values of Integrity, Transparency, Accuracy, and Confidentiality.Main EU files targeted
SEAP follows all initiatives related to the Regulation of Transparency and the Regulation of the professional activities of European affairs professionals.
Currently, SEAP's activities are focused on:
- Codes of Conduct in all EU Institutions;
- Inter-Institutional Agreement on a Mandatory Register for Lobbyists;
- Revolving doors;
- Transparency and Access beyond the IIA;
- Science and Technology in Public Affairs.Address
Head Office
Rue du Trône 60
Brussels 1050
BELGIUMEU Office
Rue du Trône 60
Brussels 1050
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
7
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 10% 6 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.6
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 12 Apr 2023
Name Start date End Date Valentin CALFA 08 Oct 2022 07 Oct 2023 Complementary Information
SEAP is run by the 6 members of its Board of Directors who work pro-bono for the association:
Paul Varakas, President
Emma Brown, Vice President
Yiannis Korkovelos
Roxana Moldovan
Berislav Cizmek
Pierre Laffont
Furthermore, SEAP hires an operations manager to aid with the execution of the mandate.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
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Categories
Category
Trade unions and professional associations
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Networking
Affiliation
SEAP currently boasts a membership of around 300 individual public affairs professionals. SEAP is not formally a member of any other legal entity.
Member organisations
365 Sherpas Brussels SRL
Affordable Medicines Europe
AIR (Advanced Inhalation Rituals)
Airlines for Europe (A4E)
Amcham EU
AnimalhealthEurope
ARCTURUS Group
Athenora
Athenora Consulting
Aurora Borealis Consulting
Axpo
B2EU Consulting
BASF
Bernstein Public Policy sprl
Betting and Gaming Council
Bridges Consulting sprl
British American Tobacco
Brucovie Consult bv
CBBS
CECIMO
Cefic - European Chemical Industry Council
CERAME-UNIE
Clifford Chance Europe LLP
CropLife Europe
CropLife Europe
Cruise Lines International Association
DeHavilland EU
DeHavilland Information Services Limited
DEKRA Representation to the EU - Division of DEKRA Belgium NV / SA
Denton Global Advisors Europe S.A.
Eamonn Bates Europe Public Affairs
ECCO, The European Consulting Company
Electrolux Appliances AB
EMG Strategic Consulting
EPPA sa
Equinor
Espacom sprl
EUreSupport SPRL
EuroGeographics
Eurogypsum
EuroNavigator Public Affairs
European Bioplastics
European Cigar Manufacturers Association (ECMA)
European Man-Made Fibres Association
European Microfinance Network
European Smoking Tobacco Association ESTA
EUROPINTEL
Euros / Agency Group
FEVE
France Industrie
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Fullilove Consulting
Gatt Seretny Ltd.
Hands Across Romania Association
Harwood Levitt Consulting
Hellenic Association of Pharmaceutical Companies
Herbalife
Hyundai Motor Company Brussels Office
Ingenieurbüro M. Meier
Instinctif Partners
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
INTERRECHERCHE EUFUNDINGHUB SRL
IOGP
Jacobs University Bremen
Kellen
KTTO Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce
L'Oreal Belgilux SA
LVMH Publica SA
Malmö University
McDonald’s Global Market LLC
Merck
PACE
Pfizer
Philip Morris International
Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE)
PoliSante BV
Political Intelligence SPRL
Political Solutions
PRM-CEE
Procter and Gamble Services Company nv
PubAffairsBruxelles ASBL
PWC
RE-Source Platform
Red Flag Consulting
Rud Pedersen Public Affairs
Schuman Associates
Seda International Packaging Group
SHV Energy
Stenström Consulting
Steven Bridges Consulting sprl
Terre Mieli Cieli Advisors srl
The Brewers of Europe
The Loyal Advisory Company
The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Limited
The Whitehouse Consultancy
Tobacco Europe
Toyota Motor Europe
Trane Technologies
UEPG (European Aggregates Association)
University Fernando Pessoa / Kreab Worldwide
Ussal Consultancy
Vodafone Ireland
ZAY Strateji Public Affairs Consultancy -
Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
25,000€ - 49,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
25,000€ - 49,999€
Other financial info
SEAP is exclusively funded by membership quotas and eventually by aditional support gathered in the organisation of events.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
SEAP runs a platform dedicated to educating the general public about the role of the lobbying professionals in public policy-making.
The platform can be found at www.lobbyeurope.orgOther activities
None declared
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 08 Jun 2023 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Impact of the measure of removing details of desk officers, policy assistants and other individuals working at the institution from the online database ‘EU Whoiswho’ DG Secretariat-General Attending - Ilze Juhansone (Secretary-General)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 11 Nov 2020 Location videoconference Subject Ongoing negotiations on a mandatory Transparency Register Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Renate Nikolay (Cabinet member)