Overview
Lobbying Costs
17,500€
Financial year: Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.5 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
27
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Zero Waste Europe (ZWE)
EU Transparency Register
47806848200-34 First registered on 29 Feb 2012
Goals / Remit
ZWE is an European independent initiative bringing together organisations and municipalities committed to work to eliminate waste in Europe. ZWE is participating in the international organisation Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA) and the Zero Waste International Alliance (ZWIA).
Main EU files targeted
ZWE is involved in the revision of the Circular Economy package, including waste package (waste framework directive, landfill directive, ecodesign, etc) but also product, energy and toxics & health policies.
ZWE is also working on climate policies in the field of the internationals COPs, notably the coming COP in Paris as well as sustainable development goals.
ZWE works on other issues as member of the international network GAIA but these activities don't fall under the register.Address
Head Office
Nieuwe Keizersgracht 45
Amsterdam 1018 VC
NETHERLANDSEU Office
1 Rue de la Pepiniere
Brussels B-1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 2 50% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 26 Feb 2016
Name Start date End Date Mr Janek Vahk 06 Feb 2024 05 Feb 2025 Ms Larissa COPELLO DE SOUZA 27 Jan 2024 24 Jan 2025 Ms Ioana POPESCU 24 Oct 2023 23 Oct 2024 Ms Justine Maillot 21 Oct 2023 20 Oct 2024 Ms Raphaelle CATTÉ 19 Sep 2023 11 Mar 2024 Ms Aline Maigret 06 Sep 2023 05 Sep 2024 Ms Theresa MÖRSEN 13 May 2023 10 May 2024 Ms Dorota NAPIERSKA 13 May 2023 10 May 2024 Ms Lauriane VEILLARD 12 May 2023 10 May 2024 Mr Joan Marc SIMON 14 Feb 2023 15 Feb 2024 Mr Janek Vahk 19 Jan 2023 19 Jan 2024 Ms Larissa COPELLO DE SOUZA 30 Jun 2022 30 Jun 2023 Ms Emily BEST 22 Jun 2022 21 Jan 2023 Ms Theresa MÖRSEN 04 Jun 2022 13 May 2023 Ms Lauriane VEILLARD 26 May 2022 12 May 2023 Ms Dorota NAPIERSKA 25 May 2022 13 May 2023 Mr Janek Vahk 06 Feb 2020 06 Feb 2021 Ms Larissa COPELLO DE SOUZA 04 Feb 2020 04 Feb 2021 Mr Pierre CONDAMINE 29 Jan 2020 29 Jan 2021 Ms Justine Maillot 08 Aug 2019 08 Aug 2020 Mr Janek Vahk 02 Feb 2019 06 Feb 2020 Ms Larissa COPELLO DE SOUZA 14 Nov 2018 14 Nov 2019 Ms Roberta Arbinolo 14 Nov 2018 14 Nov 2019 Mr Pierre CONDAMINE 14 Nov 2018 14 Nov 2019 Mr Ferran Rosa Gaspar 22 Jun 2018 14 Nov 2018 Ms Ariadna JANARIZ RODRIGO 24 Feb 2018 11 Oct 2018 Mr Janek Vahk 09 Feb 2018 06 Feb 2019 Ms Delphine Lévi Alvarès 27 Apr 2017 26 Apr 2018 Mr Ferran Rosa Gaspar 25 Apr 2017 20 Apr 2018 Mr Janek Vahk 02 Feb 2017 01 Feb 2018 Mr Ferran Rosa Gaspar 05 May 2016 26 Apr 2017 Ms Delphine Lévi Alvarès 06 Apr 2016 05 Apr 2017 Mr Ferran Rosa Gaspar 20 May 2015 05 May 2016 Complementary Information
In 2014 we had one staff working on EU policy. Overall we had two staff. In 2015 ZWE had 3 staff working on EU lobby (2 full time workin on waste and product policies and one part time working on climate related lobby and fundraising).
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Joan Marc Simon (Director)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Joan Marc Simon (Director)
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
ZWE is part of GAIA international and ZWIA.
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
17,500€
Other financial info
The organisation got EU funding for 2015.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None
ACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
In 2014, ZWE published 4 case studies with the best practices of municipalities in the field of waste management and intends to publish 4 more in the course of 2015.
ZWE also organised an international conference in Paris in February 2014 and an event in Brussels in March 2015 to present the best practices of San Francisco and Contarina -Treviso region in northern Italy-.
ZWE coordinates the network of European Zero Waste municipalities bringing together more than 300 towns. In September 2014 Ljubljana was the first EU capital to declare the zero waste goal which was used as a policy tool to show the commitment necessary to advance in the field of waste management.
ZWE also organises trainings for policy-makers, activists and waste experts on management of organic waste such as the one organised in Gipuzkoa in October 2014.
Every year ZWE organises the international plastic bag free day on July 3 with 100s of events taking place aroudn the globe.
ZWE also publishes a monthly newsletter and at least 4 blog posts per month.Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
27 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.
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Date 02 May 2023 Location Brussels Subject Circular economy and plastics, in particular proposal for the Packaging and packaging Waste Regulation Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Feb 2022 Location video-call Subject Circular economy and non-toxic plastics Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Feb 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Circular economy and non-toxic plastics Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Joan Canton (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Feb 2022 Location video-call Subject Delivering on circular economy and moving to reuse solutions Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 26 Jan 2022 Location virtual Subject To discuss opportunities for a swift and effective transition to reuse and practical steps to achieve it, as well as EU initiatives on packaging and sustainable products. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
- Rozalina Petrova (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Dec 2021 Location Bruxelles Subject VTC meeting on Circular economy and non-toxic plastics Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Ralf Kuhne (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Dec 2021 Location video-call Subject Circular economy and promotion of reuse Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Jun 2021 Location video-call Subject Circular economy, waste management and deposit return schemes Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Jun 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Circular economy, waste management and deposit return schemes Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Joan Canton (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Jun 2021 Location Virtual Subject Circular economy, waste management and deposit return schemes Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Rozalina Petrova (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Feb 2021 Location video-call Subject Implementation of the EU Plastics Strategy and single use plastics Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Feb 2021 Location Virtual Subject Implementation of the EU Plastics Strategy and single use plastics Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Rozalina Petrova (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Nov 2020 Location video-call Subject circular plastics economy and single-use plastics Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Aug 2020 Location VC Subject Circular economy, reuse and single-use plastics Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Jun 2020 Location Brussels - videoconference Subject European Green Deal, new circular economy action plan and the circular plastics economy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 06 Nov 2019 Location Brussels Subject discussion on sustainability and plastics Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Oct 2018 Location Brussels, BERL Subject discussion on Plastics Strategy Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Oct 2018 Location Brussels, BERL Subject discussion on the implementation of the Plastic Strategy Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Jul 2018 Location Brussels Subject misalignment between JASPERS-financed projects in some central/eastern Europe MS and COM policy orientations in the waste management Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 May 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Plastics Strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Aurore Maillet (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Apr 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Single use plastic Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Aurore Maillet (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Apr 2018 Location Brussels Subject discussion on single-use plastics legislation Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Jan 2018 Location Brussels Subject Exchange of views regarding strategy on plastics Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet member)
- Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Commissioner)
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Date 06 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject Discussion on EU Plastics Strategy 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 26 Oct 2017 Location Brussels Subject Plastic strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Jun 2017 Location Brussels Subject Circular Economy Package, international and european cooperation DG Environment Attending - Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General)
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Date 10 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject Circular Economy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Aurore Maillet (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists
- Meetings