Vartotojų aljansas (Lithuanian Consumers Alliance)

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

17,500€

Financial year: Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

2 Fte (4)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

1

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    Alliance of Lithuanian Consumer Organizations   (LVOA-ALCO)

    EU Transparency Register

    506497923503-90 First registered on 20 Sep 2016

    Goals / Remit

    The Alliance of Lithuanian consumer organisations, established in 2012, unites ten consumer associations. Those associations are: Lithuanian Consumer Association, Lithuanian Consumer Union, Consumer Rights Protection Centre, Lithuanian Association of Bank Customers, the Lithuanian Citizens Advice Union, National Association of Financial Services Consumers, Association “For honesty in banking”, Mažeikiai Consumer Association, Consumer Rigths Institute and Consumer Dispute Arbitrage.
    The main goal of the Alliance is to represent the interest of Lithuanian consumer association’s interests in governmental institutions, business structures and non-governmental sector on the national and international level.

    Main EU files targeted

    In order to achieve its goals the alliance works in these main areas:
    Participates in the preparation of legal acts related with consumer protection and makes proposals how to improve the consumer rights’ protection system. Members of the alliance take part in various Govt. set forums, e.g. Council of consumer rights protection (advisory institution to the Ministry of Justice), similar Council set by the Central Bank of the Republic of Lithuania; Payments Board at the Ministry of Finance etc.
    Cooperates with non-governmental organisations, business associations and academia.
    Seeks to create an alternative dispute resolution framework and to participate in EU alternative dispute resolutions in activities of the association.
    Conducts research and training.
    Disseminates consumer rights related news and organizes policy conferences and seminars.
    Advocates for consumer friendly legal framework by initiating or joining public campaigns with other national or European NGOs.
    Represents Alliance members and Lithuanian consumers’ interests in governmental institutions, courts, non-governmental organisations also in international organisations and other institutions.
    Members of the Alliance represent consumer interests in EU institutions, for example in the European Consumer Consultative Group or in the Payment Systems Market Expert Group.
    The Alliance represents Lithuania at the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC).

    Address

    Head Office
    Parko Street 3-7
    Vilnius 11203
    LITHUANIA
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    4

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%1
    50%1
    25%2

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    2

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    No lobbyists with EP accreditations

    Complementary Information

    None declared

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Ms Eglė Kybartienė (President)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Ms Eglė Kybartienė (President)

  • Categories

    Category

    III - Non-governmental organisations

    Subcategory

    Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    Member of BEUC (Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs).

    Member organisations

    Lithuanian Consumer Association
    Lithuanian Consumer Union
    Consumer Rights Protection Centre
    Lithuanian Association of Bank Customers
    Lithuanian Citizens Advice Union
    National Association of Financial Services Consumers
    Association “For honesty in banking”
    Mažeikiai Consumer Association
    Consumer Rigths Institute
    Consumer Dispute Arbitrage

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    17,500€

    Other financial info

    In FY 2018, among other sources, the Alliance received funding under the European Climate Initiative (EUKI) programme, established by the Ministry for Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) of the Federal Republic of Germany.

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    Payment Systems Market Expert Group#E02287 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=2287 #Member #C#European Consumer Consultative Group#E00849 #Eglè Kybartiené#http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=849 #Member #B#Other

    Groups (European Parliament)

    None

    Communication activities

    Sustainable finance.
    Energy poverty mitigation measures.
    Renewable energy for multifamily houses.
    Low carbon mobility.
    VW "Dieselgate" case hearings.
    Affordable medicine.
    Food waste reduction.
    Anti-microbial resistance.

    Other activities

    Since 2018, Alliance representatives are included into two EIOPA expert groups: 1) Insurance and Reinsurance Stakeholder Group and 2) Occupational Pensions Stakeholder Group.

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    1 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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