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
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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 time Lobbyists 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)
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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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.
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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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Date 18 Nov 2022 Location virtual Subject To discuss the recently adopted Commission proposal for the revision of the Ambient Air Quality Directives Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
- Elena Montani (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - Clean Air Action Group (Levegő Munkacsoport)
- CITTADINI PER L'ARIA
- Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment)
- Ecologistas en Accion
- Polski Klub Ekologiczny Okręg Mazowiecki
- Green 10
- RESPIRE – Association nationale pour l’amélioration de la qualité de l’air et la défense des victimes de la pollution de l’air
- BRAL Stadsbeweging voor Brussel
- CANOPEA
- Meetings