Overview
Lobbying Costs
600,000€ - 699,999€
Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5.7 Fte (14)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
3
High-level Commission meetings
16
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Association des Banques et Banquiers, Luxembourg (ABBL)
EU Transparency Register
3505006282-58 First registered on 05 Aug 2008
Goals / Remit
The Luxembourg Bankers’ Association (ABBL) is the professional organization of most of the banks established in Luxembourg and also of other financial sector professionals. Its purpose is to represent the professional interests of its members. Its missions are as follows:
• the drafting of opinions and proposals on taxation, legislation and general or banking regulations, at both national and European or international level;
• monitoring developments in the economic and financial fields followed by the definition of appropriate actions if necessary;
• the organization of institutional actions to make the financial center better known beyond its borders by putting in place specific promotional instruments and maintaining ongoing contacts with the national and international specialized press;
• the negotiation of collective employment agreements applicable to the whole center;
• setting up training structures adapted to the needs of the banks. Since 1991, this task has be (...)Main EU files targeted
Bank Crisis Management and Deposit Insurance;
Banking package;
Capital Markets Union;
Payments (Instant payments; Digital Euro;
Payment Services Directive II review); Financial Data Access; Distance Marketing of Financial Services;
Securitization;
Anti-money laundering package; Artificial Intelligence Act;
Sustainable finance (Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive; Deforestation regulation; EU Green Bond Standard Regulation; Greenwashing;
Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation); Digital Operational Resilience Act; Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation;
Retail Investment strategy;
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive review;
Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation;
Consumer Credit Directive; Mortgage Credit Directive; European Market Infrastructure Regulation;
Financial education.Address
Head Office
rue Erasme, 12
Luxembourg L-2010 - P.O. Box 13
LUXEMBOURGEU Office
168 avenue de cortenbergh
brussels 1000
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
14
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 4 50% 1 25% 2 10% 7 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5.7
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
3 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 24 Nov 2024
Name Start date End Date Xavier Bové 02 Aug 2024 02 Aug 2025 Alessia Kathryn Thompson 06 Sep 2024 31 Aug 2025 Antoine Kremer 09 Jul 2024 08 Jul 2025 Paolo BARONE 06 Oct 2023 04 Oct 2024 Mr Xavier BOVÉ 24 Jan 2023 24 Jan 2024 Leonardo Nello Rivella 17 Jan 2023 17 Jan 2024 Ms Giorgia Giovanna MARTEDDU 12 Jan 2023 12 Jan 2024 Mr Antoine KREMER 12 Jan 2023 12 Jan 2024 Ms Silvia DE IACOVO 28 Aug 2019 20 Aug 2020 Aurelie CASSOU 23 Jul 2019 23 Jul 2020 Mr Antoine KREMER 15 Jan 2019 15 Jan 2020 Ms Elona MORINA 30 Aug 2018 01 Sep 2019 Ms Aurélie Cassou 17 May 2018 17 May 2019 Ms Sarah Elizabeth CALLAGHAN 07 Apr 2018 29 Aug 2018 Mr Antoine KREMER 07 Dec 2017 06 Dec 2018 Ms Sarah Elizabeth CALLAGHAN 31 Aug 2017 01 Mar 2018 Ms Aurélie Cassou 16 May 2017 13 May 2018 Mr Fabio Vidal 22 Mar 2017 31 Aug 2017 Mr Antoine KREMER 20 Oct 2016 19 Oct 2017 Mr Christian Anger 20 Oct 2016 14 May 2017 Mr Fabio Vidal 05 Sep 2016 22 Mar 2017 Ms Pauline BOISSON 03 Mar 2016 01 Sep 2016 Ms Natallia Tsiareshchanka 07 Jan 2016 27 Feb 2016 Ms Aurélie Cassou 17 Nov 2015 12 Nov 2016 Mr Antoine KREMER 02 Oct 2015 25 Sep 2016 Mr Shane SARGEANT 21 Aug 2015 29 Feb 2016 Mr Clément LUZEAU 26 Feb 2015 25 Aug 2015 Ms Aurélie Cassou 03 Dec 2014 17 Nov 2015 Mr Benoît Pierre Sauvage 18 Sep 2014 16 Sep 2015 Mr Clément LUZEAU 04 Sep 2014 03 Mar 2015 Mr Antoine KREMER 02 Sep 2014 27 Aug 2015 Ms Louise Marcellin 21 Mar 2014 17 Sep 2014 Ms Louise Marcellin 27 Sep 2013 21 Mar 2014 Mr Antoine KREMER 25 Jul 2013 24 Jul 2014 Ms Lucia Pecchini 18 Apr 2013 21 Sep 2013 Mr Benoît Pierre Sauvage 21 Dec 2012 19 Jul 2013 Mr Benoît Pierre Sauvage 28 Nov 2012 19 Jul 2013 Ms Aurélie Cassou 23 Oct 2012 19 Jul 2013 Ms Lucia Pecchini 23 Oct 2012 03 Apr 2013 Mr Antoine KREMER 19 Sep 2012 19 Jul 2013 Aurelie CASSOU 14 Nov 2011 01 Nov 2012 Mr Benoît SAUVAGE 26 Oct 2011 01 Oct 2012 Mr Antoine KREMER 09 Dec 2011 19 Sep 2012 Complementary Information
Among the 15 persons mentioned above:
- 4 (3 lobbyists and a trainee) work at the joint ABBL, ALFI and ACA Representative Office to the EU in Brussels. They work on a third-time basis for ABBL a third-time basis the Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI) and a third-time basis for the Luxembourg Insurance and Reinsurance Association (ACA; since November 2022) which are registered as well in the Transparency Register.
- 10 work at the Luxembourg headquarters of ABBL, with occasional activities falling into the scope of the transparency register.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
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
The ABBL is a member of the European Banking Federation (EBF) since 1960, where it is represented in the executive bodies, as well as in the major technical committees and working groups, and contributes to on-going works of the federation.
The ABBL is a member of UEL (Union des Entreprises Luxembourgeoises).
The ABBL is a member of the European Covered Bonds Council.Member 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 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
600,000€ - 699,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
600,000€ - 699,999€
Other financial info
The estimate of annual costs related to activities covered by the register included the costs incurred by ABBL secretariat, as well as, its membership fee to ECBC and the percentage of its membership fee to EBF dedicated to activities covered by the register.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
Annual ABBL Brussels Reception - 15 November 2023 (together with ALFI and ACA)
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
16 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.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.
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Date 11 Jan 2022 Location Virtual meeting Subject Banking Package, Mifid DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - John Berrigan (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 13 Dec 2021 Location Luxembourg Subject Overview of recent and upcoming regulatory initiatives in financial services Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
- Tommy De Temmerman (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Apr 2021 Location Video Conferencing Subject Basel III, capital markets regulation, AML. AIFMD Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
- Tommy De Temmerman (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 12 Mar 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Meeting on the funds and banking sector in Luxembourg, teleworking and the Right to Disconnect (R2D). Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
- Antoine Kasel (Cabinet member)
- Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Sep 2020 Location Brussels Subject Tour d’horizon de l’actualité européenne et situation de l’emploi dans le secteur financier luxembourgeois Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Antoine Kasel (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Jul 2020 Location Luxembourg Subject Entrevue sur les investissements dans les compétences et la transition numérique pour accélérer la reprise, les stratégies numériques et industrielles, les PME. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Antoine Kasel (Cabinet member)
- Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
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Date 06 Jul 2020 Location Luxembourg Subject Entrevue sur les investissements dans les compétences et la transition numérique pour accélérer la reprise, les stratégies numériques et industrielles, les PME. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 15 Nov 2018 Location Brussels Subject ESAs review package, Brexit, Sustainable Finance Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President)
- Jan Ceyssens (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Jul 2018 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU DG Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom Attending - Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force)
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Date 14 Sep 2017 Location Tallinn Subject ESA review, the RRM and EDIS DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Olivier Guersent (Director-General)
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Date 04 Apr 2017 Location Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Subject Meeting with the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU DG Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom Attending - Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 01 Mar 2017 Location Brussels Subject Banking; Investment fund distribution; EDIS Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Tatyana Panova (Cabinet member)
- Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President)
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Date 02 Dec 2015 Location Brussels Subject Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities Directive Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Jonathan Hill (Commissioner)
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Date 13 Oct 2015 Location Brussels Subject Capital Markets Union Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Oct 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Financial regulation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Jan Ceyssens (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Oct 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject State of play on taxation files: FTT + CCCTB Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici Portfolio Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Attending - Maria Elena Scoppio (Cabinet member)