Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

550,000€

Financial year: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

6 Fte (6)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

7

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten   (VNG)

    EU Transparency Register

    32705794105-55 First registered on 01 Sep 2010

    Goals / Remit

    Represent the interests of Dutch Municipalities in the Dutch and EU decision making processes; and in the EU, in the Council of Europe and at the UN.

    Main EU files targeted

    Cohesion policy: Multiannual Financial Framework (EFRO, ESF and CAP) and EU Semester;
    Green Deal & Environment: climate and energy (Fit for 55 package), 8th Environmental Action Program, Circular economy, Transport policy (new initiatives);
    Internal market: (public procurement and state aid), better regulation, EMU and local investments;
    Information society: Artificial intelligence proposals, ICT and ePrivacy, Database Directive, Digital Services Act;
    Urban Agenda; Lange termijn visie voor het platteland; Van boer tot bord’-strategie; Grensoverschrijdende samenwerking; Europees nabuurschaps- en ontwikkelingsbeleid; De toekomst van Europa

    Address

    Head Office
    Nassaulaan, 12
    Den Haag 2500 GK
    NETHERLANDS
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    6

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%6

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    6

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 08 Feb 2021

    Name Start date End Date
    Mr Maurice PAULISSEN 08 Dec 2011 01 Nov 2012

    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

  • Categories

    Category

    VI - Organisations representing local, regional and municipal authorities, other public or mixed entities, etc.

    Subcategory

    Other sub-national public authorities

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR)
    European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing Public services (CEEP)
    United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2019 - Dec 2019

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    550,000€

    Other financial info

    VNG annual financial statements are published online: https://vng.nl/zoeken?gws_q=financieel+jaarverslagen
    Overview of representation of Dutch Municipalities in EU organisations:
    https://vng.nl/rubrieken/europa-en-internationaal
    https://vng.nl/artikelen/europese-en-internationale-vertegenwoordiging

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    none

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    Internal market: public procurement and state aid
    Digital agenda / Digital internal market stratgy
    Urban Agenda (partnerships)
    Cross border cooperation / border regions
    Energy en climate policies and directives

    Other activities

    Internal market - public procurement and state aid
    Cohesion Policy
    Environement policy
    Transport policy
    Energy and Climate Change
    Europe2020
    Subsidiarity and better regulation
    Multi-level governance

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    7 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 27 Sep 2022 Location Brussels
      Subject Speech on Green Deal going local
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
    • Date 15 Apr 2021 Location Videoconference
      Subject Pact for skills roundtable with the retail sector.
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit
      Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights
      Attending
      • Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
      • Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 15 Apr 2021 Location Videofongerence
      Subject Skills roundtable with the retail sector
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton
      Portfolio Internal Market
      Attending
      • Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 22 Feb 2021 Location Brussels - videoconference
      Subject Exchange of views on the green transition, the role of local government and the possibilities of the recovery plan with a delegation of the Netherlands Municipalities (VNG)
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
    • Date 27 Nov 2020 Location video conference (Brussels)
      Subject Speech on the European Green Deal at the VNG Board Day
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
    • Date 21 Jan 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Green deal and role of local authorities in its implementation
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
    • Date 06 Apr 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject EU Employment and Social Affairs priorities
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
      Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
      Attending
      • Marianne Thyssen (Commissioner)
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