Overview
Lobbying Costs
400,000€ - 499,999€
Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3.5 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
2
High-level Commission meetings
26
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
VERBOND VAN BELGISCHE ONDERNEMINGEN / FEDERATION DES ENTREPRISES DE BELGIQUE (VBO / FEB)
EU Transparency Register
47676761061-93 First registered on 05 Feb 2009
Goals / Remit
Het VBO is de enige interprofessionele werkgeversorganisatie die de ondernemingen uit de drie gewesten van ons land vertegenwoordigt. Zijn leden vertegenwoordigen de ondernemingen actief in de sleutelsectoren van de industrie en de diensten.
Het VBO heeft als ambitie:
1. zich in te zetten voor een optimaal ondernemingsklimaat;
2. de belangen van de ondernemingen te behartigen op federaal, Europees en internationaal niveau;
3. de samenhang te bevorderen in de boodschap en de acties van ondernemers.
Het VBO wil bijdragen tot het creëren van de beroepen van de toekomst,vooral in de dienstensector, de industrie en de bouw.
Het wil openstaan voor wat buiten haar muren leeft en organiseert talrijke ontmoetingen en informatievergaderingen met een federale, Europese (European Business Summit) of internationale reikwijdte.
De acties van het VBO omvatten alle domeinen die met de bedrijfsactiviteit te maken hebben. Concreet is het VBO actief zowel in economische, sociale, jur (...)Main EU files targeted
Alle domeinen die een impact kunnen hebben op de werkzaamheden van de Belgische ondernemingen.
Toutes les matières susceptibles d’avoir un impact sur les activités des entreprises belges.Address
Head Office
Rue Ravenstein / Ravensteinstraat, 4
BRUSSEL / BRUXELLES 1000
BELGIUMEU Office
Rue Ravenstein / Ravensteinstraat, 4
BRUSSEL / BRUXELLES 1000
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 2 75% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
2 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 27 Jul 2024
Name Start date End Date Benoit MONTEYNE 31 Aug 2023 31 Aug 2024 Thomas Julien 14 Sep 2023 13 Sep 2024 Thomas Julien 09 Sep 2020 01 Oct 2021 Mr Mika CAMPS 09 Sep 2020 01 Oct 2021 Benoit MONTEYNE 09 Apr 2019 01 May 2020 Thomas Julien 09 Apr 2019 01 May 2020 Mr Olivier François Robert JORIS 09 Feb 2018 08 Feb 2019 Benoit MONTEYNE 09 Feb 2018 08 Feb 2019 Thomas Julien 09 Feb 2018 08 Feb 2019 Thomas Julien 04 Feb 2017 03 Feb 2018 Mr Olivier François Robert JORIS 02 Feb 2017 03 Feb 2018 Benoit MONTEYNE 02 Feb 2017 03 Feb 2018 Mr Olivier François Robert JORIS 10 Feb 2016 03 Feb 2017 Benoit MONTEYNE 10 Feb 2016 03 Feb 2017 Mr Olivier François Robert JORIS 20 Jan 2015 15 Jan 2016 Mr Laurent Sempot 20 Jan 2015 15 Jan 2016 Benoit MONTEYNE 20 Jan 2015 15 Jan 2016 Benoit MONTEYNE 19 Feb 2014 20 Jan 2015 Mr Olivier François Robert JORIS 01 Feb 2014 20 Jan 2015 Mr Laurent Sempot 01 Feb 2014 20 Jan 2015 Benoit MONTEYNE 10 Apr 2013 12 Feb 2014 Mr Olivier François Robert JORIS 20 Mar 2013 01 Feb 2014 Mr Pieter-Jan VAN STEENKISTE 20 Mar 2013 19 Mar 2014 Benoit MONTEYNE 08 Dec 2012 10 Apr 2013 Ms Anne-Laurence Cock 01 Aug 2012 17 Jun 2013 Mr Olivier François Robert JORIS 08 Feb 2012 01 Mar 2013 Mr Pieter-Jan VAN STEENKISTE 08 Feb 2012 01 Mar 2013 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
Lid van o.a. Businesseurope en van Business at OECD.
Membre e.a. de Businesseurope et du Business at OECD.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
400,000€ - 499,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
400,000€ - 499,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Comité consultatif pour la sécurité et la santé sur le lieu de travail#X01211#ADAMAKIS Ioannis #https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1211 #Member #B#Other#Bureau#Pandemic on OSH related issues#Intérêt des représentants des employeurs#Advisory Committee on Vocational Training#X01803#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1803 #Member #C#Industry, SMEs#Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems#X01783#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1783 #Member #C#Industry, SMEs#Advisory Committee on free movement of workers#X01784#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1784 #Member #C#Industry, SMEs
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
Jaarlijkse ontmoeting tussen VBO en Belgische Europarlementsleden, thematische briefings, one-to-one contacten
Rencontre annuelle 'FEB-Eurodéputés belge, Briefings thématique, des rencontres one-to-oneOther activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
26 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 06 Mar 2024 Location Brussels Subject Social dialogue, economic growth and job creation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Attending - Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
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Date 16 Feb 2023 Location Brussels Subject Critical Raw Materials package Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 09 Feb 2023 Location Brussels Subject Conference on the Future of Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica Portfolio Democracy and Demography Attending - Ivo Belet (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Apr 2022 Location online Subject Platform International - Event DG Directorate-General for International Partnerships Attending - Koen Doens (Director-General)
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Date 18 Jun 2021 Location video conference Subject Sustainable corporate governance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Geneviève Tuts (Cabinet member)
- Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 May 2021 Location Online Subject Consultation on the EC's Proposals on Due Diligence and Sustainable Corporate Governance Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica Portfolio Democracy and Demography Attending - Ivo Belet (Cabinet member)
- Toma Sutic (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Apr 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Meeting on Minimum Wage, cross-border workers in the Benelux region and the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Ivana McDowell (Cabinet member)
- Santina Bertulessi (Cabinet member)
- Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
- Fabien Dell (Cabinet member)
- Antoine Kasel (Cabinet member)
- Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
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Date 12 Jan 2021 Location video conference Subject due diligence Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
- Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Apr 2020 Location Video-conference Subject Impact of Covid-19 on the Belgian and European economies, EU actions, exit and recovery strategies Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
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Date 02 Mar 2020 Location Brussels Subject Consultations on the New Pact on Migrations Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Ylva Johansson Portfolio Home Affairs Attending - Raul Hernandez Sagrera (Cabinet member)
- Alexandra Cupsan-Catalin (Cabinet member)
- Ylva Johansson (Commissioner)
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Date 14 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject Preparation for Cssr Reynders intervention at March 9th conference Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Geneviève Tuts (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Oct 2018 Location Brussels 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 17 Sep 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Exchange on competition policy and European champions, on equality of treatment in fiscal State aid and on international level-playing field DG Competition Attending - Johannes Laitenberger (Director-General)
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Date 15 Jul 2016 Location Brussels Subject EU climate and energy policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Stefaan Hermans (Cabinet member)
- Inge Bernaerts (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject Investment plan implementation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Miguel Gil Tertre (Cabinet member)
- Hilde Hardeman (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject Climate and Energy governance DG Climate Action Attending - Jos Delbeke (Director-General)
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Date 26 Jan 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject FEB-VBO Social Academy event; speech on the social dialogue, role of the social partners at EU and Belgium levels, and the Commission priorities to strengthen EU social policy. Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Raquel Lucas (Cabinet member)
- Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President)
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Date 11 Dec 2015 Location Brussels Subject Labour mobility Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Inge Bernaerts (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Jul 2015 Location Brussels Subject Employment and social priorities Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Stefaan Hermans (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Jun 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Employment and social policy priorities Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Marianne Thyssen (Commissioner)
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Date 04 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject Circular Economy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Aurore Maillet (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Jun 2015 Location Berlaymont Subject circular economy Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Sarah Nelen (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 May 2015 Location Brussels Subject Better Regulation Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)
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Date 08 May 2015 Location Brussels Subject Free movement of workers Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Inge Bernaerts (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Apr 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Meeting in frames of European Semester meetings with Belgian Authorities and Social Partners Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President)
- Raquel Lucas (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Feb 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Courtesy visit, presentation of VBO Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Stefaan Hermans (Cabinet member)