Overview
Lobbying Costs
2,500,000€ - 2,749,999€
Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
13.75 Fte (34)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
3
High-level Commission meetings
45
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau e.V. (VDMA)
EU Transparency Register
9765362691-45 First registered on 28 Nov 2008
Goals / Remit
Der VDMA vertritt mehr als 3600 meist mittelständische Mitgliedsunternehmen der Investitionsgüterindustrie und ist damit einer der mitgliedsstärksten und bedeutensten Verbände Europas. Der Maschinen- und Anlagenbau ist eine Schlüsseltechnologie und der Motor der Wirtschaft. Die Unternehmen der Branche beschäftigen insgesamt rund 3 Millionen Menschen in der EU-27, davon mehr als 1,2 Millionen allein in Deutschland. Damit ist der Maschinen- und Anlagenbau unter den Investitionsgüterindustrien der größte Arbeitgeber, sowohl in der EU-27 als auch in Deutschland. Er steht in der Europäischen Union für ein Umsatzvolumen von geschätzt rund 860 Milliarden Euro. Rund 80 Prozent der in der EU verkauften Maschinen stammen aus einer Fertigungsstätte im Binnenmarkt. Der VDMA beschäftigt weltweit ca. 500 Mitarbeiter. Der Hauptsitz des Verbandes ist Frankfurt. Darüberhinaus unterhält der VDMA Büros in einigen Bundesländern sowie mehrere Auslandsbüros, darunter das European Office in Brüssel.
Main EU files targeted
Handelspolitik: Freihandelsabkommen Mercosur, Freihandelsabkommen Mexico, Freihandeslabkommen Indien, EU-US TTC, Strategie zur wirtschaftlichen Sicherheit
EU-Binnenmarkt: Richtlinie zu Sorgfaltspflichten in der Lieferkette, Revision der Produkthaftungsrichtlinie,
Green Deal: CBAM, EU-Taxonomy, Verordnung zu nachhaltigen Produkten (ESPR), Verbot von PFAS, Net-Zero-Industry-Act, Mitteilung zu Klimazielen 2040
Digitalisierung der Industrie: KI-Verordnung, Daten-Verordnung,
Forschungs- und Innovationspolitik: 10. ForschungsrahmenprogrammAddress
Head Office
Lyoner Straße, 18
Frankfurt 60528
GERMANYEU Office
VDMA European OfficeBoulevard Reyers 80
Bruxelles 1030
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
34
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 7 75% 3 50% 3 25% 6 10% 15 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
13.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
3 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 11 Nov 2024
Name Start date End Date Maria BRAKATSOULA 01 Nov 2024 31 Oct 2025 Niels Karssen 18 Oct 2024 17 Oct 2025 Holger KUNZE 20 Jun 2024 19 Jun 2025 Kai PETERS 27 May 2023 25 May 2024 Niels Karssen 17 May 2023 17 May 2024 Anna Feldman 22 Mar 2024 04 Oct 2024 Frederike KREBS 22 Mar 2024 04 Oct 2024 Holger KUNZE 17 May 2023 17 May 2024 Maria BRAKATSOULA 22 Mar 2024 04 Oct 2024 Mr Lukas MARTIN 17 May 2023 15 Mar 2024 Anna Feldman 24 Mar 2022 24 Mar 2023 Holger KUNZE 24 Mar 2022 24 Mar 2023 Niels Karssen 07 Aug 2020 28 Aug 2021 Holger KUNZE 28 Jun 2019 27 Jun 2020 Anna Feldman 28 Jun 2019 27 Jun 2020 Niels Karssen 19 Apr 2019 01 May 2020 Ms Carola Kantz 02 Feb 2019 01 Mar 2020 Frederike KREBS 03 Oct 2018 01 Nov 2019 Holger KUNZE 31 May 2018 31 May 2019 Mr Simon FLEISCHMANN 31 May 2018 02 Feb 2019 Ms Hanna Blankemeyer 03 Jan 2018 19 Dec 2018 Frederike KREBS 01 Oct 2017 22 Sep 2018 Mr Simon FLEISCHMANN 17 May 2017 16 May 2018 Holger KUNZE 25 Apr 2017 14 Apr 2018 Ms Hanna Blankemeyer 02 Dec 2016 02 Dec 2017 Ms Irina Messerschmidt 20 May 2016 17 Nov 2016 Mr Simon FLEISCHMANN 20 May 2016 17 May 2017 Holger KUNZE 28 Apr 2016 26 Apr 2017 Ms Hanna Blankemeyer 02 Jul 2015 29 Jun 2016 Holger KUNZE 05 May 2015 30 Apr 2016 Ms Hanna Blankemeyer 06 Jun 2014 05 Jun 2015 Mr Daniel KERN 16 Apr 2014 15 Apr 2015 Ms Hanna Blankemeyer 12 Jun 2013 06 Jun 2014 Mr Daniel KERN 26 Mar 2013 23 Mar 2014 Mrs Claudia Schöler 01 Jun 2012 08 Feb 2013 Holger KUNZE 18 Apr 2012 01 May 2013 Mr Daniel KERN 20 Dec 2011 08 Feb 2013 Complementary Information
Die Maschinenbau ist als exportorientierte und sehr heterogene Branche von sehr vielen EU-Gesetzgebungsvorhaben unmittelbar betroffen. Der VDMA und seine Mitarbeiter analysieren die Auswirkungen auf die diversen Unternehmen und bringen die Sicht der Branche in den Entscheidungsprozess ein. Dazu kommt, dass gerade in der technischen EU-Binnenmarktsgesetzgebung eine Vielzahl von Normen entwickelt werden, die die Gesetzgebung konkretisieren. Die Mitarbeiter des VDMA tragen zu der Erstellung dieser Normen aktiv bei. Daher ergibt sich für den VDMA eine relativ hohe Zahl von Personen, die mit einer Teilkapazität an EU-Vorhaben arbeiten.
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
Der VDMA ist in zahlreichen deutschen/europäischen und internationalen Verbänden Mitglied. Die wichtigsten hiervon sind:
Bundesverband der deutschen Industrie (BDI) - http://www.bdi.eu/
Orgalim - https://orgalim.eu
CECE - http://www.cece.eu/
CEMA - http://www.cema-agri.org/
CECIP - http://www.cecip.eu/Member organisations
Der VDMA hat über 3600 Firmenmitglieder, die sich in Fachverbänden organisiert haben. Hier der Link zu den Fachverbänden: http://www.vdma.org/fachverbaende
Hier der Link zu einer Liste der VDMA-Mitglieder: https://www.vdma.org/mitglieder -
Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
2,500,000€ - 2,749,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
2,500,000€ - 2,749,999€
Other financial info
Aufgrund der Exportorientierung und internationalen Aktivitäten der Branche sind der VDMA und seine Mitglieder von sehr vielen Politik- und Gesetzgebungsvorhaben der EU unmittelbar betroffen. Dadurch arbeiten zahlreiche VDMA-Kolleginnen und Kollegen an der Anlayse von Vorschlägen, deren Auswirkungen auf die Industrie und koordinieren die Meinungsbildung des Verbands zu den Vorschlägen. Darüber hinaus sind auch zahlreiche VDMA Kolleginnen und Kollegen in die Normungsarbeit auf europäischer Ebene eingebunden. Dies führt dazu, dass der VDMA ein verhältnismässig hohen Betrag für die für das Register relevanten Tätigkeiten aufwendet.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Noise Expert Group#E02809#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2809 #MEMBER #C#SMEsExpert Group on B2B data sharing and cloud computing contracts / Sub-group - stakeholders#E03840/1#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=103092 #MEMBER #C#Industry#SMEsWorking 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#IndustryWorking Group on Agricultural Tractors#E01297#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1297 #MEMBER #C#Industry
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
Sponsoring von Euractiv Veranstaltungen zu relevanten Themen
Informationsveranstaltungen für VDMA Mitglieder (online und in Präsenz)
Veröffentlichung von Positionspapieren und Stellungnahmen
Regelmässige Pressearbeit zu EU-ThemenOther activities
None declared
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Meetings
45 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.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.
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Date 29 Feb 2024 Location Brussels Subject European machinery industry Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Attending - Elina Laurinen (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Feb 2023 Location Brussels Subject GCC trade barriers for EU machine exports Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Caroline Boeshertz (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Feb 2023 Location Brussels Subject preferential trade agreements; transatlantic trade relations; importance of conformity assessments for machinery sector Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Zaneta Vegnere (Cabinet member)
- Kevin Keary (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Nov 2022 Location online Subject Meeting with President Haeusgen to discuss Conformity assessment DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Kerstin Jorna (Director-General)
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Date 19 Jul 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Trade relations with Mercosur and with India Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Jun 2022 Location Virtual Subject EU-US trade relations Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Elina Melngaile (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 May 2022 Location online Subject Industrial and digital policy, digitisation, green transition Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Feb 2022 Location Brussels (Teams) Subject EU’s digital policy and the role of the mechanical engineering industry in and for the digital transformation Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Jan 2022 Location Brussels (VC) Subject wichtige Rolle des europäischen Maschinenbaus für die digitale und grüne Transformation Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
- Kurt Vandenberghe (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Nov 2021 Location Videconference Subject EU Data Strategy and Data Act Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Maurits-Jan Prinz (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Nov 2021 Location Online Subject Data Act Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Lucia Bonova (Cabinet member)
- Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Oct 2021 Location video-call Subject CCUS sector development in Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Oct 2021 Location Phone Subject Sustainable Corporate Governance Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Simona Constantin (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Oct 2021 Location video-conference Subject Due diligence Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Jun 2021 Location Brussels Subject Exchange of views on: (1) policy framework conditions to overcome the crisis and ensure digital and green transformation; (2) regulatory issues where mechanical engineering has a specific concern (3) due diligence DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Kerstin Jorna (Director-General)
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Date 17 May 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Euro 7 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Joan Canton (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 May 2021 Location virtual Subject Fit for 55 Package DG Mobility and Transport Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 22 Apr 2021 Location video conference Subject Sustainable Corporate Governance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member)
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Date 31 Mar 2021 Location Brussels (video conference) Subject ReFuelEU Aviation Initiative Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Stefanie Hiesinger (Cabinet member)
- Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Mar 2021 Location Conference call Subject Renewable fuels to climate neutrality and economic growth Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Mar 2021 Location Videoconference Subject European Green Deal Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Joan Canton (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Jan 2021 Location video-call Subject Discussion on upcoming proposals on sustainable fuels, in particular sustainable aviation fuels Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Stefanie Hiesinger (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Nov 2020 Location Brussels (virtual meeting) Subject Taxonomy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Nov 2020 Location video conference Subject Sustainable finance taxonomy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Apr 2020 Location Brussels - video conference Subject Hydrogen and Green Deal Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Sarah Nelen (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Jan 2020 Location Brussels Subject posting of workers Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Eugenia Dumitriu-Segnana (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Sep 2018 Location Brussels Subject Posting of workers Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Piet van Nuffel (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Apr 2018 Location Hannover, DE Subject Meeting with the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU DG Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom Attending - Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force)
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Date 05 Apr 2017 Location Brussels Subject Product regulation and market surveillance in the single market Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Jan 2017 Location Brussels Subject Data localisation, free flow of data Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject Industry 0.4 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject Digitising European Industry DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Markus Schulte (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject Telco policies DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 23 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject Dynamics and future challenges for the small and medium sized enterprises, including digitalisation. DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Lowri Evans (Director-General)
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Date 24 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject TTIP Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Sep 2015 Location Brussels Subject Energy Union Strategy with a forward-looking climate policy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Christian Linder (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject Energy Union; energy efficiency; investment Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Christian Linder (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Apr 2015 Location Brussels Subject Industry 4.0 DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Markus Schulte (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Apr 2015 Location Berlaymont, Brussels, Belgium Subject Introductory meeting Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Apr 2015 Location Berlaymont, Brussels, Belgium Subject Present the association - intro meeting Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject Waste Management and Recycling Technologies DG Environment Attending - Karl-Friedrich Falkenberg (Director-General)
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Date 09 Mar 2015 Location BERL 09/246 Subject Introductory meeting Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Commissioner)
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Date 27 Feb 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Digital Single Market Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Attending - Renate Nikolay (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Feb 2015 Location Brussels Subject DSM DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 25 Feb 2015 Location Brussels Subject Ongoing Trade Negotiations DG Trade Attending - Jean-Luc Demarty (Director-General)
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