Overview
Lobbying Costs
500,000€ - 599,999€
Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.25 Fte (5)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
5
High-level Commission meetings
53
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
UNIFE (UNIFE)
EU Transparency Register
9624415524-28 First registered on 17 Oct 2008
Goals / Remit
UNIFE is representing the European rail manufacturing industry in Brussels since 1992. With 23 fulltime staff, the Association gathers over 100 of Europe’s leading large and SME rail supply companies active in the design, manufacture, maintenance and refurbishment of rail transport systems, subsystems and related equipment. UNIFE also brings together 14 national rail industry associations of European countries. UNIFE members have an 84% market share in Europe and supply 46% of the worldwide production of rail equipment and services. UNIFE advocates its members’ interests at both the European and International level—actively promoting EU rail equipment and standards within Europe and abroad.
Main EU files targeted
Sustainable mobility
Digitilisation
TEN-T & CEF
Urban mobility
Freight policy
Structural Funds
InvestEU & EIB
Research & Innovation
Public Procurement
Industrial Policy & SME Strategy
Trade and international affairsAddress
Head Office
Avenue Louise, 221
Brussels 1050
BELGIUMEU Office
Avenue Louise, 221
Brussels 1050
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
5
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 4 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
5 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 30 Mar 2023
Name Start date End Date Mr Matteo BARISIONE 08 Feb 2023 07 Feb 2024 Mr Carlos CORTS 08 Oct 2022 06 Oct 2023 Mr Jonathan Cutuli 08 Oct 2022 01 Feb 2023 Mr Philippe Citroen 08 Oct 2022 06 Oct 2023 Mr Jonathan NGUYEN 08 Oct 2022 06 Oct 2023 Ms Ana MANUELITO 20 Jul 2022 19 Jul 2023 Mr Carlos CORTS 06 Oct 2021 06 Oct 2022 Mr Jonathan Cutuli 06 Oct 2021 06 Oct 2022 Mr Philippe Citroen 06 Oct 2021 06 Oct 2022 Mr Jonathan NGUYEN 02 Oct 2021 01 Oct 2022 Mr Jonathan NGUYEN 26 Nov 2019 26 Nov 2020 Mr Arturs Alksnis 03 Sep 2019 01 Sep 2020 Mr Nicolas Furio 18 Jul 2019 18 Jul 2020 Mr Philippe Citroen 18 Jul 2019 18 Jul 2020 Mr Jean-Philippe Peuziat 09 Mar 2019 01 Apr 2020 Mr Tommaso Spanevello 09 Mar 2019 01 Apr 2020 Mr Jonathan NGUYEN 10 Nov 2018 09 Nov 2019 Mr Philippe Citroen 31 May 2018 31 May 2019 Mr Arturs Alksnis 02 Mar 2018 01 Apr 2019 Mr Jean-Philippe Peuziat 30 Jan 2018 30 Jan 2019 Mr Tommaso Spanevello 30 Jan 2018 30 Jan 2019 Mr Jonathan NGUYEN 30 Oct 2017 28 Oct 2018 Mr Nicolas Furio 27 Oct 2017 19 Oct 2018 Mr Leonardo DONGIOVANNI 20 Jul 2017 19 Jan 2018 Mr Philippe Citroen 09 Jun 2017 25 May 2018 Mr Jean-Philippe Peuziat 21 Feb 2017 30 Jan 2018 Mr Arturs Alksnis 21 Feb 2017 10 Feb 2018 Mr Jonathan NGUYEN 11 Nov 2016 30 Oct 2017 Mr Nicolas Florent Furio 13 Oct 2016 12 Oct 2017 Mr Philippe Citroen 30 Jun 2016 29 Jun 2017 Mr Leonardo DONGIOVANNI 28 Jun 2016 28 Jun 2017 Mr Arturs Alksnis 12 Feb 2016 11 Feb 2017 Mr Jean-Philippe Peuziat 17 Dec 2015 15 Dec 2016 Mr Jonathan NGUYEN 27 Nov 2015 11 Nov 2016 Mr Philippe Citroen 08 Jul 2015 30 Jun 2016 Mr Leonardo DONGIOVANNI 24 Jun 2015 22 Jun 2016 Ms Iulia Ghita 22 Apr 2015 20 Aug 2015 Mr Arturs Alksnis 11 Feb 2015 05 Feb 2016 Mr Geoffroy Gueyffier 11 Feb 2015 09 Sep 2015 Mr Nicolas Furio 23 Jan 2015 20 Jan 2016 Mr Jean-Philippe Peuziat 08 Jan 2015 17 Dec 2015 Mr Jonathan NGUYEN 09 Oct 2014 07 Oct 2015 Mr Philippe Citroen 24 Jul 2014 08 Jul 2015 Mr Leonardo DONGIOVANNI 26 Jun 2014 24 Jun 2015 Mr Jean-Philippe Peuziat 09 Jan 2014 08 Jan 2015 Mr Jonathan NGUYEN 10 Oct 2013 09 Oct 2014 Mr Jan Steinkohl 23 Aug 2013 22 Aug 2014 Mr Philippe Citroen 23 Jul 2013 20 Jul 2014 Mr Leonardo DONGIOVANNI 13 Jul 2013 26 Jun 2014 Mr Leonardo DONGIOVANNI 26 Sep 2011 01 Aug 2012 Mr Philippe CITROËN 10 Nov 2011 01 Oct 2012 Complementary Information
None declared
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 and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
UNIFE is a member of the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), of AEGIS Europe, of Business at OECD, of Rail Forum Europe and of SLOCAT.
Informal network with rail associations and related industry at a national, European and International level, and with other stakeholders (e.g. NGOs) whenever required.Member organisations
None declared
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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
500,000€ - 599,999€
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Grant European Commission 628,000€ Major contributions in current year
Type Name Amount Grant European Commission 82,700€ Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
500,000€ - 599,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
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 on the technical pillar of the 4th Railway Package#E03430#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3430 #Member #C#Industry, Employees/workers, SMEs#Working Group for Non Road Mobile Machinery (Emission from non road mobile machinery engines)#E01346#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1346 #Member #C#Industry#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#Competitiveness of the Rail Supply Industry#E03536#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3536 #Member #C#Industry
Groups (European Parliament)
Competitive European Industry: long-term and sustainable investment#Rail Forum Europe
Rail Forum EuropeOther activities
UNIFE represents the European Rail Industry vis-à-vis EU decision-makers, including members of the European Commission, Parliament and Council. Whilst our main activities relate to transport policy, we also work on a wide range of issues such as environmental policies or technical innovation.
UNIFE maintains regular contacts with European decision-makers through different means: “position papers”, information papers & brochure, letters, replies to public consultations, specific events or direct meetings.
Meetings
Meetings
53 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 publish information about such meetings. All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 04 Oct 2022 Location Online meeting Subject Sustainable finance & EU Taxonomy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Commission - Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Oct 2022 Location video call Subject Sustainable finance & EU Taxonomy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Commission - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Apr 2022 Location Video meeting Subject Global Gateway, EFSD+ Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Commission - Sandra Bartelt (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Apr 2022 Location Online Subject Investment in rail in new programming period. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elisa Ferreira Portfolio Cohesion and Reforms Commission - Wioletta Dunin-Majewska (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Mar 2022 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with President Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Commission - Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner)
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Date 11 May 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Mobility, industrial strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Commission - Joan Canton (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 May 2021 Location Video conference Subject Carbon Borden Adjustment Mechanism Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Commission - Gints Freimanis (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - AEGIS Europe
- Dalmine S.p.A.
- EUROALLIAGES
- European Producers Union of Renewable Ethanol
- Confederation of European Paper Industries
- Fieldfisher (Belgium) LLP
- GlassFibreEurope
- King & Spalding LLP
- EUROMETAUX
- Cerame-Unie
- EUROPEAN BICYCLE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
- The European Steel Association
- European Aluminium AISBL
- Fertilizers Europe
- European Domestic Glass
- Federazione Imprese Siderurgiche Italiane
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Date 16 Apr 2021 Location video conferencing Subject Current policy issues for the European railway industry Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Commission - Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Apr 2021 Location Conference call Subject Meeting to discuss the state of play of the Eurovignette Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Commission - Elzbieta Lukaniuk (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Feb 2021 Location Virtual Subject Taxonomy draft delegated act Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Commission - Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Feb 2021 Location Brussels - videoconference Subject Rail in the European Green Deal Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Commission - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 27 Jan 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Public procurement and the White Paper on foreign subsidies Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Commission - Pauline Weinzierl (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Jan 2021 Location Conference call Subject Perticipation of the Commissioner to the European Railway award ceremony Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Commission - Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner)
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Date 16 Dec 2020 Location virtual Subject Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy Shift2Rail Commission - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 27 Oct 2020 Location Webinar Subject Sustainable and Smart Mobility strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Commission - Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Oct 2020 Location Online meeting Subject Updates on the rail sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Commission - Elzbieta Lukaniuk (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Oct 2020 Location Virtual Subject Transforming Europe's rail system European Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Innovation and Youth Commission - Carlos Morais-Pires (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Jul 2020 Location Conference call Subject Meeting to discuss rail industry Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Commission - Elzbieta Lukaniuk (Cabinet member)
- Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner)
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Date 28 May 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Impacts of COVID-19 on rail industry Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Commission - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Gaelle Garnier (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 May 2020 Location Brussels - videoconference Subject Recovery and Green Deal in Transport Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Commission - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 03 Mar 2020 Location Brussels Subject The European Green Deal and the rail supply chain Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Commission - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Feb 2020 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject 4th Railway Package, Shift2Rail, European Green Deal Commission - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 06 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject EU industry strategy and follow-up to the strategy / Indust / issues linked to the global competition Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Commission - Zaneta Vegnere (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject Exchange of views on EU industrial policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Commission - Lucia Caudet (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Sep 2019 Location Dublin, Ireland Subject Shift2Rail, 4th Railway Package Commission - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 04 Sep 2019 Location Brussels - Belgium Subject Joint meeting CER-EIM-UNIFE to discuss future of transportation in Horizon Europe Commission - Jean-Eric Paquet (Director-General)
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Date 20 Feb 2018 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with Ms Sabrina Soussan, CEO of Siemens Mobility and Chairwoman of UNIFE Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Commission - Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)
- Jocelyn Fajardo (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Jan 2018 Location Brussels Subject Exchange of views on Industrial Policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Commission - Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet member)
- Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Commissioner)
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Date 11 Jan 2018 Location Brussels Subject Industrial policy Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Commission - Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 07 Dec 2017 Location Brussels Subject Industrial policy Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Commission - Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 10 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject Politique industrielle Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Commission - Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 May 2017 Location Brussels Subject EU-China trade relations Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Commission - Elina Melngaile (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Mar 2017 Location Bruxelles Subject CEF, Structural Funds, EIB instruments, EFSI Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Commission - Alessandro Carano (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Feb 2017 Location BERL Subject EU Public Procurement Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Commission - Agnieszka Drzewoska (Cabinet member)
- Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet member)
- Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Jan 2017 Location Brussels Subject Competitiveness and challenges for the European Rail Supply Industry Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Commission - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Nov 2016 Location Brussels Subject ESI Funds for Rail Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Corina Crețu Portfolio Regional Policy Commission - Mathieu Fichter (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject Situation of European Rail Supply Industry Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Commission - Christian Linder (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject Defending European interests in negotiations with Japan notably. Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Commission - Maria Asenius (Cabinet member)
- Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Aug 2016 Location Brussels Subject China rail market Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Commission - Jocelyn Fajardo (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Mar 2016 Location Saudi Arabia Subject aviation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Commission - Matej Zakonjsek (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Nov 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject 4th Railway Package, Shift2Rail, Horizon 2020 Commission - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 04 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject Governmental procurement markets Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Commission - Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Oct 2015 Location Brussels, Belguim Subject Meeting board of UNIFE Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Commission - Jocelyn Fajardo (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Apr 2015 Location Brussels Subject Railway transport + Energy Union Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Commission - Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
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Date 23 Mar 2015 Location European Commission - Berlaymont Subject Discussion on EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement negotiations, EU-China Investment Agreement and Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Commission - Gints Freimanis (Cabinet member)
- Elina Melngaile (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Feb 2015 Location Brussels Subject Trade Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Commission - Edward Bannerman (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Feb 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Rail Industry Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Commission - Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet member)
- Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Jan 2015 Location Brussels Subject Cohesion Policy and investments in railway Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Corina Crețu Portfolio Regional Policy Commission - Mikel Landabaso Alvarez (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Jan 2015 Location Brussels Subject EU-Japan FTA negotiations, China's policy on railways within China, within the EU and in third countries' markets and TTIP negotiations Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Commission - Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet member)
- Cecilia Malmström (Commissioner)
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Date 15 Jan 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Decarbonisation of road transport Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Commission - Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Jan 2015 Location Brussels Subject EU rail policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Commission - Jocelyn Fajardo (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Dec 2014 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject The European Rail Industry in Trade Negotiations Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Commission - Leon Delvaux (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Dec 2014 Location Brussels Subject EU regional transport policies and funds. Forthcoming meeting of UNIFE with Commissioner Crețu. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Corina Crețu Portfolio Regional Policy Commission - Mathieu Fichter (Cabinet member)