Overview
Lobbying Costs
2,500,000€ - 2,749,999€
Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5 Fte (6)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
5
High-level Commission meetings
14
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
YARA BELGIUM S.A. (YARA BELGIUM S.A.)
EU Transparency Register
68208004617-79 First registered on 26 Nov 2010
Goals / Remit
Yara grows knowledge to responsibly feed the world and protect the planet. Supporting our vision of a world
without hunger and a planet respected, we pursue a strategy of sustainable value growth, promoting
climate-friendly crop nutrition and zero-emission energy solutions. Yara’s ambition is focused on growing a nature
positive food future that creates value for our customers, shareholders and society at large and delivers a more
sustainable food value chain. To achieve our ambition, we have taken the lead in developing digital farming tools for precision farming, and work closely with partners throughout the food value chain to improve the efficiency and sustainability of food production. Through our focus on clean ammonia production, we aim to enable the hydrogen economy, driving a green transition of shipping, fertilizer production and other energy intensive industries.
Founded in 1905 to solve the emerging famine in Europe, Yara has established a unique position as (...)Main EU files targeted
all policies, initiatives and files concerning :
- industry and trade in particular free trade agreements
- energy policies in particular relating to natural gas and electricity market(s)
- agricultural policies in particular relating to CAP and different methods of farming, precision farming, digitization, soil health, nutrient management etc...
- sustainable finance & sustainable investment
- research & decarbonization support schemes
- health, safety, environment, quality for industrial processes incl. industrial emissions
- fertilizer & chemical product legislation
- sustainable food systems
- environment and climate change relating policies in particular on Green Deal, on quality of water and air and global warming. Also other policies relating to industry's role in environmental and climate related challenges.Address
Head Office
Manhattan Bolwerklaan 21, bus 4 Avenue du Boulevard 21, bte 4
Brussels 1210
BELGIUMEU Office
Manhattan Bolwerklaan 21, bus 4 Avenue du Boulevard 21, bte 4
Brussels 1210
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
6
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 4 50% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
5 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 23 Sep 2023
Name Start date End Date Mr Federico FACCHIN 20 Sep 2023 19 Sep 2024 Ms Isabella Ermili 11 May 2023 10 May 2024 Ms Tiffanie STEPHANI 04 May 2023 03 May 2024 Mr Nenad PERIC 28 Apr 2023 26 Apr 2024 Mr Luc HAUSTERMANS 09 Nov 2022 08 Nov 2023 Mr Nenad PERIC 07 May 2022 28 Apr 2023 Ms Tiffanie STEPHANI 05 May 2022 04 May 2023 Ms Isabella Ermili 27 Apr 2022 27 Apr 2023 Mr Luc HAUSTERMANS 12 Oct 2021 12 Oct 2022 Mr Wilhelmus SLOOT 24 Oct 2019 24 Oct 2020 Mr JEAN PAUL BEENS 22 Oct 2019 22 Oct 2020 Mr JEAN PAUL BEENS 06 Oct 2018 05 Oct 2019 Mr JEAN PAUL BEENS 10 Oct 2017 06 Oct 2018 Mr JEAN PAUL BEENS 10 Oct 2016 07 Oct 2017 Mr JEAN PAUL BEENS 16 Jul 2015 13 Jul 2016 Mr Wilhelmus SLOOT 16 Jan 2012 01 Dec 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
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Categories
Category
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
Yara is a member of Fertilizers Europe and of the International Fertilizers Association IFA
Yara is through its production/sales locations also member of the national fertilizer associations throughout the EU and abroad.
Yara is also a member of:
Cool Farm Alliance
CEFIC and its national chemical associations
European Biostimulant Industry Council
Hydrogen Europe
IFIEC
Ecofi
European Food Forum
OP2B One Planet Business for BiodiversityMember 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
2,500,000€ - 2,749,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
Name Amount logos bbe 50,000€ - 99,999€ fti consulting belgium 200,000€ - 299,999€ fleishman-hillard 200,000€ - 299,999€ Intermediaries for current year
Name logos bbe fti consulting belgium Closed year Costs
2,500,000€ - 2,749,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Standing Committee on Precursors#E03245#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3245 #Observer #C#Industry
Groups (European Parliament)
Biodiversity, hunting, countryside#Green new deal#Competitive European Industry: long-term and sustainable investment#Climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development
Other activities
- environmental legislation on climate, soil, water etc.
- agriculture policy for Europe
- all legislation regarding our products i.e. fertilizers and Yara Environmental Solution Products
- national and international trade policiesMeetings
Meetings
14 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 24 Apr 2023 Location Brussels Subject Future EU hydrogen market and the EU hydrogen bank Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
- Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Jan 2023 Location Davos Subject EU tackling soil pollution and upcoming EU Healthy Soils Proposal Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Simonas ŠATŪNAS (Cabinet member)
- Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
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Date 02 Dec 2022 Location Brussels Subject Workshop on the transition towards sustainable food systems Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Nov 2022 Location Brussels, Berlaymont Subject Exchanging of views on topics: • Pathways to reduce nutrient losses in Europe • Soil health and the contribution of balanced plant nutrition • How Yara supports farmers in Ukraine in this time of war Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Agne Razmislaviciute-Palioniene (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Oct 2022 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Fertilizers production and market situation, in the EU and globally 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 19 Oct 2022 Location online Subject Upcoming communication about fertilizers Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner)
- Andreas Schneider (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Jul 2022 Location Belgium Subject Discussion on commitment to sustainable food production, manufacturing climate-friendly crop nutrition solutions and achieving zero-emission energy targets. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Peter Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Jun 2022 Location Brussels Subject Sustainable food systems Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 May 2022 Location BERL Subject Delivering on the Farm to Fork objectives Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Joanna Stawowy (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Mar 2022 Location Brussels Subject Exchange of views on food security and fertilizers Attending - Wolfgang Burtscher (Director-General)
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Date 03 Dec 2021 Location video-call Subject Discussion on investments into carbon removals with business representatives Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 15 Jul 2021 Location Online Subject Bioecononmy /Sustainability of biomass Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Jun 2021 Location video-call Subject Fit for 55 package Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Antoine Colombani (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Jun 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Roundtable of the Clean Hydrogen Alliance: 3rd meeting of the co-chairs Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - UPM-Kymmene Oyj
- ING Group
- Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
- TotalEnergies Electricité et Gaz France
- Dow Europe GmbH
- Climate Action Network Europe
- WWF European Policy Programme
- International Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers
- The European Steel Association
- Baker Hughes Holdings
- Sandbag Climate Campaign
- Agora Energiewende
- Fertiberia, S.A.
- SSAB AB
- Neste Oyj
- European Environmental Bureau
- thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG
- WACKER CHEMIE AG
- Tata Steel Nederland
- Nouryon
- Polski Koncern Naftowy Orlen S.A.
- St1 Nordic Oy
- Paul Wurth S.A.
- Siemens Energy AG