VERBUND AG

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

350,000€

Financial year: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

1.75 Fte (4)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

1

High-level Commission meetings

17

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    VERBUND AG   (VERBUND)

    EU Transparency Register

    09571422185-81 First registered on 26 Aug 2009

    Goals / Remit

    VERBUND is Austria's leading electricity company and one of the largest producers of electricity from hydropower in Europe. In 2019, VERBUND achieved an annual turnover of 3.9 billion Euro with 2.843 employees. VERBUND covers all sectors of energy supply – from the production and transportation of electricity through international sales and marketing. More than 90% of the electricity generation originates from climate friendly hydropower. VERBUND’s hydropower plants in Austria and Bavaria have a capacity of 7,700 megawatt (MW). The production portfolio is supplemented by wind power and thermal power plants.

    VERBUND, through its subsidiary Austrian Power Grid (APG), operates Austria's supra-regional high-voltage grid which extends over a distance of 3,500 km (route kilometres). This grid forms the backbone of Austria's electricity supply, enabling the supra-regional, domestic and international exchange of energy between producers and consumers.

    Main EU files targeted

    - EU Climate Law
    - Revision of the 2030 Energy and Climate Targets
    - Smart Sector Integration Strategy and subsequent legislation especially with a focus on hydrogen
    - Sustainable Finance
    - Relevant Delegated Acts from the Clean Energy Package
    - Water Framework Directive
    - Policies related to energy storage
    - Policies related to clean mobility
    - Research and Innovation, e.g. Horizon Europe and ETS Innovation Fund
    - CO2-pricing with a particular focus on EU ETS
    - European Industrial Strategy with a focus on Hydrogen IPCEI

    Address

    Head Office
    Am Hof, 6 A
    Vienna 1010
    AUSTRIA
    EU Office
    Rue Belliard 40
    Brussels 1040
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    4

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%1
    25%3

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    1.75

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 16 Mar 2021

    Name Start date End Date
    Mr Patrick PIRKER 23 Mar 2024 02 Oct 2024
    Ms Christina Stephanie OVERMEYER 20 Mar 2024 02 Oct 2024
    Ms Helena KAUER 13 Apr 2023 17 Jun 2023
    Mr Vladimir MIJATOVIC 21 Sep 2022 05 Apr 2023
    Mr Vladimir MIJATOVIC 28 Sep 2021 21 Sep 2022
    Mr Vladimir MIJATOVIC 25 Jun 2020 25 Jun 2021
    Mr Vladimir MIJATOVIC 07 May 2019 07 May 2020
    Ms Walburga HEMETSBERGER 29 Sep 2018 01 Oct 2019
    Mr Philipp BOHATSCHEK 06 Oct 2017 01 May 2018
    Ms Walburga HEMETSBERGER 31 Mar 2017 31 Mar 2018
    Ms Walburga HEMETSBERGER 15 Mar 2016 12 Mar 2017
    Ms Walburga HEMETSBERGER 13 Mar 2015 11 Mar 2016
    Ms Walburga HEMETSBERGER 26 Feb 2014 03 Mar 2015
    Mrs Walburga HEMETSBERGER 26 Feb 2014 27 Jan 2015
    Mrs Walburga HEMETSBERGER 15 Feb 2013 14 Feb 2014
    Walburga HEMETSBERGER 29 Feb 2012 08 Feb 2013

    Complementary Information

    In conformity with the principle of unbundling in the electricity sector according to Directive 2009/72/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity, lobbying activities for Austrian Power Grid AG (the transmission system operator within VERBUND group) are not undertaken by VERBUND AG and are therefore not included in the information provided.

    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

  • Categories

    Category

    II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations

    Subcategory

    Companies & groups

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    - Oesterreichs Energie - Österreichs E-Wirtschaft
    - EURELECTRIC (via Oesterreichs Energie)
    - WKO - Wirtschaftskammer Österreich
    - IV - Industriellenvereinigung Österreich
    - BdEW - Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft
    - Verband der Bayerischen Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft e.V. (VBEW)
    - EFET - European Federation of Energy Traders
    - VGB Power Tech
    - Hydrogen Europe
    - Solar Power Europe

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    350,000€

    EU grant income for closed financial year

    7,180,000 € (Source: LIFE Programme, Horizon 2020, The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, Connecting Europe Facility)

    Other financial info

    The amount of funding received in 2019 increased due to the financial one-time effect created by the LIFE+ Project “Traisen” which started in 2008 and was successfully accomplished in 2019.

    The amount of funding received does not include potential funding received by Austrian Power Grid AG for the reasons stated above.

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    none

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    - VERBUND annual reception

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    17 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.

    • Date 24 May 2023 Location Brussels
      Subject EMD reform proposal & renewable hydrogen
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson
      Portfolio Energy
      Attending
      • Ruud Kempener (Cabinet member)
      • Stefano Grassi (Cabinet member)
    • Date 24 May 2023 Location Brussels
      Subject Current developments in the energy market
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn
      Portfolio Budget and Administration
      Attending
      • Martina Krobath (Cabinet member)
      • Johannes Hahn (Commissioner)
    • Date 04 May 2023 Location Brussels
      Subject Presentation of new business group
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Riccardo Maggi (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 04 May 2023 Location Brussels
      Subject Importance of hydropower in ensuring electricity system flexibility; The application of the electricity market reform to hydropower; How to strengthen the visibility of hydropower as one of the key sources of renewable energy.
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson
      Portfolio Energy
      Attending
      • Barbara GLOWACKA (Cabinet member)
      • Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 08 Nov 2022 Location Brussels
      Subject Current economic developments
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn
      Portfolio Budget and Administration
      Attending
      • Barbara Herbolzheimer (Cabinet member)
      • David Mueller (Cabinet member)
    • Date 08 Nov 2022 Location Brussels
      Subject - Renewable Hydrogen - Electricity market design
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson
      Portfolio Energy
      Attending
      • Thor-Sten Vertmann (Cabinet member)
    • Date 11 Apr 2022 Location Vienna
      Subject REPowerEU; Security of energy supplies; Energy transition
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson
      Portfolio Energy
      Attending
      • Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 23 Jan 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Green Deal Priorities
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn
      Portfolio Budget and Administration
      Attending
      • David Mueller (Cabinet member)
    • Date 27 Feb 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject oesterreichische Energiethemen
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič
      Portfolio Energy Union
      Attending
      • Christian Linder (Cabinet member)
    • Date 01 Sep 2016 Location Alpbach
      Subject decarbonisation
      DG Günther Oettinger
      Attending
      • Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
    • Date 19 Oct 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Internal Energy market
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete
      Portfolio Climate Action &amp; Energy
      Attending
      • Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
    • Date 14 Sep 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Hydropower; Energy Union
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič
      Portfolio Energy Union
      Attending
      • Christian Linder (Cabinet member)
    • Date 23 Jun 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject Internal Electricity Market
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete
      Portfolio Climate Action &amp; Energy
      Attending
      • Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
      • Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 11 Feb 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Energy Union
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič
      Portfolio Energy Union
      Attending
      • Christian Linder (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 18 Dec 2014 Location BERL 8/165
      Subject Verbund
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete
      Portfolio Climate Action &amp; Energy
      Attending
      • Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
    • Date 03 Dec 2014 Location Brussels
      Subject Smart Grids
      DG Günther Oettinger
      Attending
      • Markus Schulte (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 12 Nov 2014 Location Brussels
      Subject Energy issues in the EU
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Johannes Hahn
      Portfolio European Neighbourhood Policy &amp; Enlargement Negotiations
      Attending
      • Michael Karnitschnig (Cabinet member)
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