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Overview
Lobbying Costs
100,000€ - 199,999€
Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.5 Fte (5)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
3
High-level Commission meetings
17
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Proximus SA de droit public
EU Transparency Register
537380918401-76 First registered on 03 Aug 2015
Goals / Remit
Proximus Group is a provider of digital services, communication & ICT solutions operating in the Belgian & international markets. Proximus aims to build the #1 gigabit network for Belgium, combined with technology assets that enable digital ecosystems, while fostering an engaging culture and empowering ways of working. In Belgium, Proximus’ core products & services are offered under the Proximus, Mobile Vikings and Scarlet brands. The Group is also active in Luxembourg, under the brand names Tango and Telindus Luxembourg, and in the Netherlands through Telindus Netherlands. The Group’s international carrier activities are managed by BICS, one of the key global voice carriers and the leading provider of mobile data services worldwide. With Telesign, the Group also encompasses a fast-growing leader in authentication and digital identity services. With 11,634 employees, the Group realized an underlying Group revenue of EUR 5,909 million end-2022.
Main EU files targeted
Digital Single market
Connected package
Data protection & privacy
Data retention
Competition law
Media policies
Internet governance
Numbering, messaging & addressing
Radio spectrum policy
Next generation networks
Fraud control
Digital agenda
Copyright
e-commerce
USO
Energy
SustainabilityAddress
Head Office
boulevard du Roi Albert II, 27
Bruxelles 1030
BELGIUMEU Office
boulevard du Roi Albert II, 27
Bruxelles 1030
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
5
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 1 25% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
3 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 10 May 2024
Name Start date End Date Wim DE RYNCK 06 Oct 2023 04 Oct 2024 STEVEN TAS 05 Oct 2023 04 Oct 2024 Ben APPEL 03 Oct 2023 02 Oct 2024 STEVEN TAS 23 Aug 2019 22 Aug 2020 Wim DE RYNCK 23 Aug 2019 22 Aug 2020 Mr MARC DE ZUTTER 30 Mar 2017 29 Mar 2018 STEVEN TAS 04 Jan 2017 22 Dec 2017 Mr DIRK LYBAERT 23 Dec 2016 23 Dec 2017 Wim DE RYNCK 23 Dec 2016 01 Jan 2018 Mr DIRK LYBAERT 26 Nov 2015 24 Nov 2016 Wim DE RYNCK 26 Nov 2015 24 Nov 2016 STEVEN TAS 29 Sep 2015 25 Sep 2016 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
ETNO
GSMA EuropeMember 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
100,000€ - 199,999€
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Grant Year 2020 as referred to in EU Financial Transparency System 19,330,000€ Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
100,000€ - 199,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
None
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.
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Date 06 Sep 2022 Location videoconference Subject meeting with the Green Digital Coalition - Main topic : state of play on sustainable digitalization Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - Uber
- Capgemini Invent - the Netherlands
- Cisco Systems Inc.
- Atos SE (France)
- Microsoft Corporation
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- IBM Corporation
- Schneider Electric
- Telefonica, S.A.
- Liberty Global Corporate B.V.
- Nokia
- TDC NET A/S
- The Shift Project
- Telia Company AB
- Zentralverband der deutschen Werbewirtschaft ZAW e.V.
- Orange
- OVH Groupe
- Telekom Austria AG
- SOPRA STERIA GROUP
- Accenture PLC
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Date 06 Sep 2022 Location videoconference Subject Will follow Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - Hewlett Packard Enterprise
- Zentralverband der deutschen Werbewirtschaft ZAW e.V.
- Telekom Austria AG
- Orange
- Nokia
- Capgemini Invent - the Netherlands
- Liberty Global Corporate B.V.
- OVH Groupe
- Telefonica, S.A.
- Cisco Systems Inc.
- Atos SE (France)
- IBM Corporation
- Schneider Electric
- Shift Project Limited
- TDC NET A/S
- Accenture PLC
- Telia Company AB
- Uber
- Microsoft Corporation
- SOPRA STERIA GROUP
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Date 08 Apr 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Endorsing the Joint statement on Roaming and International calls between EU and Ukraine Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - Iliad
- Deutsche Telekom
- Vodafone Stiftung Deutschland gGmbH
- Telia Company AB
- Polkomtel Sp.z o.o.
- Liberty Global Corporate B.V.
- Telefonica, S.A.
- TRANSATEL
- European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association
- BOUYGUES EUROPE
- Telenor
- ECTA
- Colt Technology Services
- TIM S.p.A.
- MVNO Europe
- Fastweb S.p.A.
- GRUPO MASMOVIL
- GSMA Europe
- KPN
- Orange
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Date 02 Dec 2019 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with CEOs in the Telecom sector Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 19 Sep 2018 Location Brussels Subject e-privacy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet member)
- Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 19 Jun 2018 Location Brussels Subject Belgian telecom market Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
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Date 03 May 2018 Location Brussels Subject Belgian broadband market analysis DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 03 May 2018 Location Brussels Subject Belgian broadband market analysis DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 26 Feb 2018 Location Barcelona Subject Code, ePrivacy, Net neutrality Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
- Kamila Kloc (Cabinet member)
- Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 04 May 2017 Location Brussels Subject Telecoms and e-privacy reform Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger Portfolio Budget & Human Resources Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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Date 17 Feb 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Sharing insights on upcoming mobile technology trends DG Informatics Attending - Gertrud Ingestad (Director-General)
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Date 24 Jan 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Digital agenda and new forms of work Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Marianne Thyssen (Commissioner)
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Date 13 Dec 2016 Location Brussels Subject Broadband in Belgium DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 13 Dec 2016 Location Brussels Subject Broadband in Belgium DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 27 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject Working lunch on Telecom reforms and roaming Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Kamila Kloc (Cabinet member)
- Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 03 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject Belgacom International Carrier Services - e-ID DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 03 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject Belgacom International Carrier Services - e-ID DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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