Overview
Lobbying Costs
450,000€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.25 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
19
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Telenor
EU Transparency Register
74126393166-46 First registered on 02 Feb 2010
Goals / Remit
Telenor is present in some of the world's fastest growing telecommunications markets and our home markets in the Nordics are among the most advanced in the world today.
Telenor holds controlling interests in mobile operations in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Bulgaria, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia, Thailand, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Pakistan and India. In addition, Telenor holds a significant minority interest in a key mobile operator Vimpelcom as well as other businesses and joint ventures. More details on www.telenor.com
The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
Telenor offers a variety of electronic communications services and digital content on all platforms, including fixed and mobile voice and data services, as well as television broadcast distribution services over digital terrestrial, cable and satellite networks.
The main tasks of Telenor Representative Office in Brussels are to follow the debate on the regulatory framework for electronic communications services affecting all Telenor's operations worldwide, and to maintain an open and transparent dialogue with the policy makers to contribute with Telenor's point of views to the debate on the future challenges in Europe towards the achievement of its goals, including relations with countries outside EU/EEA.
The office is staffed by Krisztina Baracsi, VP EU Affairs, Christian Sondergaard, VP Public Affairs and Administrative Assistant Melody Denis.Main EU files targeted
The office assists its operations with implementation issues related to the EU framework with a view to strenghten a harmonised implementation.
Digital Single Market strategy
Connected Continent/TSM
Draft General Data Protection RegulationAddress
Head Office
Avenue de Tervueren, 13
Brussels 1040
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 1 50% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 02 Mar 2017
Name Start date End Date Ms Krisztina Baracsi 23 Oct 2019 23 Oct 2020 Mr Christian Sondergaard 14 Jun 2017 13 Jun 2018 Mr Nicolas GYSS 29 Mar 2017 28 Mar 2018 Mr Christian Sondergaard 02 May 2016 30 Apr 2017 Mr Christian Sondergaard 06 Jan 2015 23 Dec 2015 Ms Krisztina Baracsi 20 Dec 2014 18 Dec 2015 Mrs Lotte ABILGAARD 25 Jan 2014 24 Jan 2015 Ms Krisztina Baracsi 25 Jan 2014 20 Dec 2014 Mrs Lotte ABILGAARD 09 Feb 2013 25 Jan 2014 Ms Krisztina Baracsi 09 Feb 2013 25 Jan 2014 Mrs Michaela Maria ANGONIUS 23 Jan 2012 01 Oct 2012 Mrs Lotte ABILGAARD 26 Jan 2012 08 Feb 2013 Complementary Information
FTE information covers FY 2015.
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Christian Sondergaard (VP Public Affairs)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Hakon Kjoll (SVP Public & Regulatory Affairs)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
GSMA Europe
Cable Europe
ETNO (European Telecommunications Networks Operators' Association)
ECTA
EIF (European Internet Foundation)
ESF (European Services Forum)Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
450,000€
Other financial info
The estimated costs include staff costs, office and administrative expenses, travel, membership fees etc.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
None declared
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Meetings
19 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 10 Oct 2022 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject The future of connectivity infrastructure Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 08 Apr 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Endorsing the Joint statement on Roaming and International calls between EU and Ukraine Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - Proximus
- GRUPO MASMOVIL
- GSMA Europe
- Liberty Global Corporate B.V.
- Deutsche Telekom
- ECTA
- TRANSATEL
- Telia Company AB
- Colt Technology Services
- BOUYGUES EUROPE
- European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association
- KPN
- TIM S.p.A.
- Orange
- MVNO Europe
- Polkomtel Sp.z o.o.
- Fastweb S.p.A.
- Telefonica, S.A.
- Iliad
- Vodafone Stiftung Deutschland gGmbH
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Date 02 Feb 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Future of telecom industry Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 25 Jan 2021 Location Brussels Subject Commission’s priorities for digital and industrial policy in 2021 Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Michele Piergiovanni (Cabinet member)
- Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 02 Dec 2019 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with CEOs in the Telecom sector Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 06 Nov 2018 Location Copenhagen Subject DSM general, eCommerce, data, copyright Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 19 Sep 2018 Location Brussels Subject e-privacy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
- Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 07 Mar 2018 Location Brussels Subject Western Balkans Digital Agenda Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
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Date 06 Mar 2018 Location Brussels Subject Smart cities, job creation, data protection Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Aare Järvan (Cabinet member)
- Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
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Date 26 Feb 2018 Location Barcelona Subject Code, ePrivacy, Net neutrality Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet member)
- Kamila Kloc (Cabinet member)
- Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 12 Oct 2017 Location Brussels Subject ECC ; EPR ; 5G ; Arificial Intelligence DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 12 Oct 2017 Location Brussels Subject ECC ; EPR ; 5G ; Arificial Intelligence DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 27 Feb 2017 Location Barcelona Subject 5G, roaming, spectrum, investment consolidation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Kamila Kloc (Cabinet member)
- Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
- Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 25 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject Telco framework review Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Kamila Kloc (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Markus Schulte (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 05 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject Trade and investment challanges for telecoms industry in Asia Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Jon Nyman (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Mar 2015 Location Barcelona Subject DSM, TSM DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 21 Jan 2015 Location Brussels Subject Digital Economy and Society DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 15 Jan 2015 Location Brussels Subject Telecoms Single Market Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Kamila Kloc (Cabinet member)
- Meetings