Overview
Lobbying Costs
2,000,000€ - 2,249,999€
Financial year: Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
15 Fte (25)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
56
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Wirtschaftskammer Österreich (WKÖ)
EU Transparency Register
10405322962-08 First registered on 07 Jan 2010
Goals / Remit
Die Wirtschaftskammer Österreich (WKÖ) ist die gesetzliche Interessenvertretung des überwiegenden Teils der österreichischen Wirtschaft. Sie vertritt die Interessen von rund 500.000 österreichischen Unternehmen aus allen Sektoren (Industrie, Gewerbe und Handwerk, Handel, Banken und Versicherungen, Verkehr, Tourismus und Freizeitwirtschaft, Information und Consulting). Die WKÖ ist eine als Selbstverwaltungskörper eingerichtete Körperschaft öffentlichen Rechts mit Pflichtmitgliedschaft. Die WKÖ ist Sozialpartner auf nationaler Ebene und über ihren Dachverband SMEUnited auch im Europäischen Sozialen Dialog vertreten.
Main EU files targeted
Main EU legislative proposals or policies targeted:
• Promoting entrepreneurship – supporting re-industrialisation – actively shaping trade policy
• Restoring the internal market & Schengen area and promoting employment
• Strengthening innovation and digitisation
• Harmonising sustainability at international level
More information: https://news.wko.at/news/oesterreich/agenda-eu-wko-en.pdfAddress
Head Office
Wiedner Hauptstraße 63
Wien 1045
AUSTRIAEU Office
Avenue de Cortenbergh 30
Brüssel 1040
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
25
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 10 75% 1 50% 3 25% 11 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
15
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
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
Other organisations, public or mixed entities
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Networking
Affiliation
Die WKÖ ist Mitglied bei folgenden europäischen Wirtschaftsdachverbänden:
- www.eurochambres.eu
- www.eurocommerce.eu
- www.smeunited.com
- www.sbs-sme.eu
- www.europe-tpo.comMember 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 2020 - Dec 2020
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
2,000,000€ - 2,249,999€
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Grant GD Forschung, GD Bildung und Kultur, GD Unternehmen 685,520€ Major contributions in current year
Type Name Amount Grant currently not yet known, to be updated 0€ Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
2,000,000€ - 2,249,999€
Other financial info
preliminary numbers - will be updated shortly!
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Advisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems#X01783#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?groupID=1783 #Alternate Member #C#Industry, SMEs#Advisory Committee on free movement of workers#X01784#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?groupID=1784 #Member #C#SMEs#Group of National Coordinators to prepare the European SME Week#E02301#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?groupID=2301 #Observer #C#SMEs#Advisory Committee on Vocational Training#X01803#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?groupID=1803 #Member #C#Industry, SMEs#Comité consultatif pour la sécurité et la santé sur le lieu de travail#X01211#SCHWENG Christa #https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?groupID=1211 #Alternate Member #B#Industry
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Other activities
Der WKÖ obliegt die Vertretung der gemeinsamen wirtschaftlichen und rechtlichen Interessen ihrer Mitglieder. Gemäß § 31(3)Z 2 WKG hat sie diese Interessen in und gegenüber der Europäischen Union zu vertreten. Sie ist daher in allen Angelegenheiten aktiv, die von Relevanz für die österreichische Wirtschaft sind.
Meetings
Meetings
56 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 publish information about such meetings. All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 22 Mar 2023 Location Brussels Subject Current economic developments. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn Portfolio Budget and Administration Commission - Martina Krobath (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Mar 2023 Location Brussels Subject Challenges for Insurance Industry Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn Portfolio Budget and Administration Commission - David Mueller (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Feb 2023 Location Brussels Subject General exchange on current economic developments Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn Portfolio Budget and Administration Commission - Barbara Herbolzheimer (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Jan 2023 Location Brussels Subject Economic developments within the EU Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn Portfolio Budget and Administration Commission - David Mueller (Cabinet member)
- Barbara Herbolzheimer (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Dec 2022 Location Brussels Subject Speech at reception for Austrian stakeholders. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn Portfolio Budget and Administration Commission - Johannes Hahn (Commissioner)
- Barbara Herbolzheimer (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Nov 2022 Location Brussels Subject Digital colicy, creative industries, startups Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn Portfolio Budget and Administration Commission - Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Sep 2022 Location Brussels Subject Current economic developments Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn Portfolio Budget and Administration Commission - Barbara Herbolzheimer (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Jun 2022 Location Brussels Subject General Economic Outlook; Teleworking and lessons learned; Future of Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn Portfolio Budget and Administration Commission - David Mueller (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 May 2022 Location Vienna, Austria Subject Global Gateway Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Commission - Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
- Sandra Bartelt (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 May 2022 Location Brussels Subject General exchange on European priorities Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn Portfolio Budget and Administration Commission - Barbara Herbolzheimer (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Feb 2022 Location Videoconference call Subject Upcoming Proposal for sustainable corporate governance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn Portfolio Budget and Administration Commission - Natasa Athanasiadou (Cabinet member)
- Barbara Herbolzheimer (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Dec 2021 Location online Subject minimum wage, platform workers and skills Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Commission - Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)
- Ana Carla Pereira (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Nov 2021 Location Brussels Subject European recovery. Current economic developments. Epidemiological situation in Europe. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn Portfolio Budget and Administration Commission - Johannes Hahn (Commissioner)
- Barbara Herbolzheimer (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Oct 2021 Location Linz Subject European recovery; Green Deal. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn Portfolio Budget and Administration Commission - Johannes Hahn (Commissioner)
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Date 28 Sep 2021 Location video-conference Subject Investment protection and facilitation Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Commission - Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Sep 2021 Location Virtual Meeting Subject Investment protection and facilitation. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Commission - Agnieszka Drzewoska (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Aug 2021 Location Alpbach Subject Basel reform, Sustainable finance, payment systems, Intra-EU investment treaties, AML Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Commission - Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Jul 2021 Location Brussels Subject European Recovery Plans; Green Deal Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn Portfolio Budget and Administration Commission - David Mueller (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Mar 2021 Location virtual Subject Digital green certificates Austrian post Covid-19 recovery and RRP Sustainable finance and taxonomy Industrial strategy and the role of SMEs Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Commission - Valeria Miceli (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Mar 2021 Location Brussles (online) Subject Post Covid-19 recovery with a focus on digital and industrial policy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Commission - Kim Jorgensen (Cabinet member)
- Alina-Stefania Ujupan (Cabinet member)
- Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Jan 2021 Location Conference Call Subject Speaker at WKÖ Wirtschaftsclub: Multiannual Financial Framework 2021-2027 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn Portfolio Budget and Administration Commission - David Mueller (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Oct 2020 Location Brussels Subject Recovery. Wirtschaftsentwicklung. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn Portfolio Budget and Administration Commission - Barbara Herbolzheimer (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Jun 2020 Location VC meeting Subject VC meeting with Cross-Industry Initiative (CII) to discuss the REACH/OSH interface and Improving the RMOA process – a tool for achieving the Chemical Strategy objectives Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Commission - Camilla Bursi (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Apr 2020 Location Brussels Subject Chemicals strategy for sustainability Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight Commission - Frauke Hoss (Cabinet member)
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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 Commission - Ylva Johansson (Commissioner)
- Raul Hernandez Sagrera (Cabinet member)
- Alexandra Cupsan-Catalin (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - BUSINESSEUROPE
- Handwerkskammer Dresden
- VERBOND VAN BELGISCHE ONDERNEMINGEN / FEDERATION DES ENTREPRISES DE BELGIQUE
- Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände e.V.
- Vereinigung der österreichischen Industrie - Industriellenvereinigung
- Mouvement des Entreprises de France
- Confederación Española de Organizaciones Empresariales
- Unie van Zelfstandige Ondernemers
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Date 03 Dec 2019 Location Brussels Subject Exchange on the Alpen Adria Macro programme Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn Portfolio Budget and Administration Commission - Johannes Hahn (Commissioner)
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Date 05 Apr 2019 Location Brussels Subject Investment Plan and next steps Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Commission - Florentine Hopmeier (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Mar 2019 Location Brussels Subject Presentation of DSM Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Commission - Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Feb 2019 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject consumer protection and gender policies Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Commission - Eduard Hulicius (Cabinet member)
- Renate Nikolay (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Feb 2019 Location Brussels Subject MFF Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger Portfolio Budget & Human Resources Commission - Kilian Gross (Cabinet member)
- Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Jan 2019 Location Brussels Subject ePrivacy, AI, open data Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Commission - Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Nov 2018 Location Brussels Subject DSM, geoblocking, data, security, startups Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Commission - Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Oct 2018 Location Brussels Subject European Labour Authority, transparent and predictable working conditions, coordination of social security system and work-life balance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Commission - Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)
- Piet van Nuffel (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Oct 2018 Location Brussels Subject MFF Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger Portfolio Budget & Human Resources Commission - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 08 Oct 2018 Location Brussels Subject Mobility package Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Commission - Matej Zakonjsek (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Sep 2018 Location Brussels Subject Single Market, InvestEU, Industrial Policy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger Portfolio Budget & Human Resources Commission - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 06 Jun 2018 Location Brussels Subject Long term strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Commission - Joachim Balke (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 May 2018 Location Brussels Subject Future of Europe and EU trade policy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Commission - Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
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Date 11 Jan 2018 Location Brussels Subject Investment Plan and financial instruments post-2020 Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Commission - Florentine Hopmeier (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject MFF Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger Portfolio Budget & Human Resources Commission - Markus Schulte (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Jun 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Posting of workers, social security coordination Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Commission - Piet van Nuffel (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Apr 2017 Location Brussels Subject To discuss competition trends Commission - Johannes Laitenberger (Director-General)
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Date 15 Mar 2017 Location Brussels Subject CETA, JAPAN, Mercosur, Mexiko Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Commission - Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Mar 2017 Location Brussels Subject Natura 2000 Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Johannes Hahn Portfolio European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations Commission - Emma Udwin (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Feb 2017 Location Brussels Subject Economic policy issues Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Johannes Hahn Portfolio European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations Commission - Michael Karnitschnig (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject Trade policy; TTIP; CETA (panel) Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Commission - Cecilia Malmström (Commissioner)
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Date 27 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject TTIP / CETA Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Commission - Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet member)
- Maria Asenius (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Sep 2016 Location Linz Subject digitisation of industry Commission - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 12 Jul 2016 Location Brussels Subject Exchange of views on Economic Policy and Enlargement Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Johannes Hahn Portfolio European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations Commission - Michael Karnitschnig (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject ETS revision Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Commission - Yvon Slingenberg (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Oct 2015 Location Brussels Subject TTIP Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Commission - Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Jul 2015 Location Belgium, Brussels, BERL Subject Capital Markets Union Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Commission - Sebastian Kuck (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Jul 2015 Location Brussels Subject Mid-term review of the White Paper on transport / Social legislation relating to transport Commission - Joao Aguiar Machado (Director-General)
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Date 12 Mar 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Package Travel Directive, Data protection, Digital Contracts Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Commission - Simona Constantin (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Dec 2014 Location Brussels Subject Energy and Climate Policy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Commission - Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
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