Overview
Lobbying Costs
37,500€
Financial year: Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.5 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
14
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
U. S. Steel Košice, s.r.o. (USSK)
EU Transparency Register
972729217124-54 First registered on 27 Apr 2015
Goals / Remit
U. S. Steel Košice, s.r.o. ( USSK) is a fully integrated flat rolled steel producer located in Košice, Slovakia. USSK is an indirect subsidiary of United States Steel Corporation, which is a major steel producer based in United States. It is the largest private employer in Slovakia with approx. 10,500 employees.
USSK has annual raw steel production capability of 4.5 million metric tonnes. Principal products include hot-rolled, cold-rolled and hot dip galvanized and color coated sheets and tin mill products. In addition it also produces spiral welded pipes and panel radiators.Main EU files targeted
- The Energy Union
- The EU Emission Trading Scheme (Market Stability Reserve, structural reform, carbon leakage)
- Circular Economy Package
- 2030 Energy and Climate Change Package
- EU trade defense mechanisms / AD measures (MES China)
- State aidAddress
Head Office
U. S. Steel Košice, s.r.o.
Vstupný areál U. S. Steel
Košice 044 54
SLOVAKIA -
People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Michal Pintér (Director Governmental & EU Affairs)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Miroslav Kiraľvarga (VP External Affairs, Administration and Business Development)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
Eurofer (www.eurofer.be)
The Association of European Steel Producers for Packaging (www.apeal.org)
European Coil Coating Organization (ECCA) (www.prepaintedmetal.eu)
European Steel Tube association
EUROSLAG (www.euroslag.org)Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2015 - Dec 2015
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
37,500€
Other financial info
Particular caution should be undertaken regarding declared costs related to the activities covered by the register as double counting will occur when both a member and their trade association make this declaration.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
Consultative Committee for Industrial Change (CCMI) under European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
- The Energy Union
- EU ETS
- 2030 Energy and Climate Change Package
- Circular Economy PackageOther activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
14 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 22 Mar 2024 Location brussels Subject Discussion of current challenges facing the European Steel sector attended by private industry as well as Ministers and official representatives of Italy, Romania, Poland, Czechia, Belgium, Hungary and Luxembourg Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Attending - Mette Dyrskjot (Cabinet member)
- Héloïse Pillard (Cabinet member)
- Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President)
- Simon Genevaz (Cabinet member)
- Ramona Ianus (Cabinet member)
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- KIC InnoEnergy SE
- ArcelorMittal
- SSAB AB
- ETIP Zero Emissions Platform
- Ørsted A/S
- European Recycling Industries' Confederation
- H2GS AB
- thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG
- GFG Alliance
- Metal Packaging Europe External Affairs ASBL
- Riva Group
- CELSA Group
- Finarvedi
- industriAll European Trade Union
- APERAM SA
- RWE AG
- Tata Steel Nederland
- Salzgitter AG
- Siemens Energy AG
- The European Steel Association
- Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles
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Date 22 Mar 2024 Location Brussels Subject Clean Transition Dialogue with the Steel Sector Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Attending - Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President)
- Renáta Goldírová (Cabinet member)
- Sid-ahmed Kamil Talbi (Cabinet member)
- Aleksandra Baranska (Cabinet member)
- Juraj Nociar (Cabinet member)
- Adam Romanowski (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - European Recycling Industries' Confederation
- SSAB AB
- Riva Group
- industriAll European Trade Union
- H2GS AB
- ArcelorMittal
- Salzgitter AG
- APERAM SA
- The European Steel Association
- Finarvedi
- KIC InnoEnergy SE
- GravitHy
- Ørsted A/S
- Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles
- thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG
- Metal Packaging Europe External Affairs ASBL
- RWE AG
- Tata Steel Nederland
- CELSA Group
- ETIP Zero Emissions Platform
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Date 30 Nov 2023 Location Brussels Subject Clean Transition Dialogue on Energy Intensive Industries Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Attending - Juraj Nociar (Cabinet member)
- Adam Romanowski (Cabinet member)
- Virginie Battu-henriksson (Cabinet member)
- Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President)
- Aleksandra Baranska (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - FuelsEurope
- EUROMETAUX
- Fertilizers Europe
- Hydrogen Europe
- European Federation of Waste Management and Environmental Services
- HeidelbergCement AG
- European Banking Federation
- MYTILINEOS S.A.
- European Chemical Industry Council
- Northvolt
- H2GS AB
- CRH plc
- Cerame-Unie
- Eurelectric aisbl
- Compagnie de SAINT-GOBAIN
- Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles
- Lhoist
- KIC InnoEnergy SE
- THE NAVIGATOR COMPANY, S.A.
- ArcelorMittal
- European Aluminium AISBL
- EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION
- BUSINESSEUROPE
- Duslo, a.s.
- European Construction Industry Federation
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Date 26 Jan 2023 Location Brussels Subject Current economic and energy market situation of the EU (Meeting Slovnaft-100% part MoL Group) Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Juraj Nociar (Cabinet member)
- Gabriela Keckesova (Cabinet member)
- Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 26 Jan 2023 Location Brussels Subject Current economic and energy market situation of the EU (Meeting Slovnaft-100% part MoL Group) Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight Attending - Gabriela Keckesova (Cabinet member)
- Juraj Nociar (Cabinet member)
- Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President)
- Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 26 Jan 2023 Location Brussels Subject Current economic and energy market situation of the EU Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight Attending - Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
- Gabriela Keckesova (Cabinet member)
- Juraj Nociar (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 30 Sep 2022 Location Brussels Subject Aggression against Ukraine, energy prices Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Gabriela Keckesova (Cabinet member)
- Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President)
- Juraj Nociar (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Sep 2022 Location Brussels Subject Aggression against Ukraine, energy prices Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight Attending - Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President)
- Gabriela Keckesova (Cabinet member)
- Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
- Juraj Nociar (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Jan 2021 Location Brussels - videoconference Subject EU ETS, Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, Circular economy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 22 Jan 2020 Location Brussels Subject Working priorities in the new EC Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Juraj Nociar (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Jan 2020 Location Brussels Subject Working priorities in the new EC Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight Attending - Juraj Nociar (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Jul 2019 Location Brussels Subject Situation of the European Steel sector Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Ivo Schmidt (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Jun 2019 Location Brussels Subject Situation of the European Steel Sector Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
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Date 31 Aug 2015 Location Brussels Subject Presentation of U.S. Steel; Energy Union; situation of steel industry Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)