BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

800,000€ - 899,999€

Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

2.5 Fte (5)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

2

High-level Commission meetings

52

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA   (BBVA)

    EU Transparency Register

    090350412968-04 First registered on 15 Feb 2014

    Goals / Remit

    Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) is a global financial group, founded in 1857, that operates a customer-focused retail business model, offering clients a comprehensive range of financial and non-financial products and services around the world. BBVA has a leading position in the Spanish market and it is the biggest financial institution in Mexico. It has also leading franchises in South America, as well as significant presence in Turkey (through strategic investments in Garanti Bank) and operates an extensive network of branches worldwide.

    Its diversified business is focused on high-growth markets and it relies on technology as a key sustainable competitive advantage. Its purpose is to bring the age of opportunities to everyone, based on our customers’ real needs: provide the best solutions, helping them make the best financial decisions, through an easy and convenient experience. Its responsible banking model aspires to achieve a more inclusive and sustainable society.

    Main EU files targeted

    BBVA’s Brussels Office aims to share its experience and expertise with the European policy makers and contribute to economic recovery and prosperity. In this context, our follow-up exercise covers EU regulatory initiatives in the field of financial services (Sustainable Finance - EC Sustainable Finance Strategy and the initiatives derived from the Strategy -; Banking Union; prudential requirements CRR/CRD, Capital Markets, retail banking, payments, structural reforms in the banking sector, etc.), as well as other EU initiatives of interest for BBVA, for example in the area of Digital economy, Innovation and Technology, Corporate Governance and Company Law, Audit, Consumer Protection, Competition, Taxation, Corporate Social Responsibility, among others.

    Address

    Head Office
    Plaza de San Nicolás, 4
    BILBAO 48005
    SPAIN
    EU Office
    Cantersteen 47
    Brussels 1000
    BELGIUM

    Website

    http://www.bbva.com

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    5

    Employment timeLobbyists
    50%5

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    2.5

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    2 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 21 Nov 2024

    Name Start date End Date
    Brit Hecht 12 Nov 2024 11 Nov 2025
    Jaime Vazquez Castro 12 Jul 2024 11 Jul 2025
    Ane HERNANDEZ GRACIANTEPARALUCETA 22 Sep 2023 21 Sep 2024
    Salvador PORTILLO 02 Feb 2024 04 Oct 2024
    Jaime VAZQUEZ 12 Jul 2023 11 Jul 2024
    Brit Hecht 23 Nov 2023 04 Oct 2024
    Sofia GALIPIENSO 20 Sep 2023 21 Sep 2024
    Brit Hecht 17 Nov 2022 17 Nov 2023
    Sofia GALIPIENSO 22 Sep 2022 20 Sep 2023
    Jaime VAZQUEZ 07 May 2022 06 May 2023
    Brit Hecht 16 Nov 2021 16 Nov 2022
    Jaime VAZQUEZ 03 Feb 2021 03 Feb 2022
    Sofia GALIPIENSO 14 Jan 2020 01 Feb 2021
    Brit Hecht 20 Sep 2019 19 Sep 2020
    Mr Jaime VÁZQUEZ 04 Sep 2019 04 Sep 2020
    Sofia GALIPIENSO 12 Jan 2019 11 Jan 2020
    Mr Francisco Javier Arias Marin 12 Jan 2019 11 Jan 2020
    Brit Hecht 21 Sep 2018 20 Sep 2019
    Mr Jorge CAMPO SERRANO 08 Sep 2018 01 Oct 2019
    Sofia GALIPIENSO 30 Jan 2018 12 Jan 2019
    Mr Francisco Javier Arias Marin 30 Jan 2018 12 Jan 2019
    Mr Jorge CAMPO SERRANO 06 Oct 2017 08 Sep 2018
    Brit Hecht 31 Aug 2017 25 Aug 2018
    Sofia GALIPIENSO 21 Feb 2017 30 Jan 2018
    Mr Francisco Javier Arias Marin 21 Feb 2017 30 Jan 2018
    Mr Jorge CAMPO SERRANO 30 Sep 2016 22 Sep 2017
    Brit Hecht 05 Sep 2016 31 Aug 2017
    Sofia GALIPIENSO 16 Feb 2016 12 Feb 2017
    Mr Francisco Javier Arias Marin 10 Feb 2016 08 Feb 2017
    Brit Hecht 12 Sep 2015 06 Sep 2016
    Mr Jorge CAMPO SERRANO 02 Sep 2015 31 Aug 2016
    Sofia GALIPIENSO 19 Feb 2015 16 Feb 2016
    Mr Francisco Javier Arias Marin 18 Feb 2015 10 Feb 2016
    Sofia GALIPIENSO 07 Mar 2014 03 Mar 2015
    Brit Hecht 18 Sep 2014 12 Sep 2015
    Ms Lucía Dastis 20 Mar 2014 19 Oct 2014
    Sofia GALIPIENSO 07 Mar 2014 27 Jan 2015
    Mr Francisco Javier Arias Marin 01 Mar 2014 03 Mar 2015

    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

  • Categories

    Category

    Companies & groups

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    CSR Europe
    Asociación Española de Banca (AEB)
    Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations (CEOE)
    Cámara de Comercio de España
    European Financial Services Roundtable (EFR)
    European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum (EPFSF)
    International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA)
    Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME)
    Institute of International Finance (IIF)
    Fundación Euroamerica
    Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
    Bruegel
    Real Instituto Elcano

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • 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

    800,000€ - 899,999€

    Major contributions in closed year

    None declared

    Intermediaries for closed year

    None declared

    Intermediaries for current year

    None declared

    Closed year Costs

    800,000€ - 899,999€

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    NPL Advisory Panel#E03784#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3784 #Member #C#Finance#Payment Systems Market Expert Group#E02287#LOZANO BELIO Jésus#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2287 #Member #B#Finance

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A
    European Parliamentary Financial Services Forum (EPFSF)

    Communication activities

    The main communication activities undertaken by BBVA's EU Affairs Office include meetings with EU officials, speaking in public hearings or conferences organised by the EU Institutions, participating in public consultations held by the European Commission, carrying out research, preparing position papers and contributing to the work of Commission expert groups.

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    52 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.

    • Date 04 Dec 2023 Location Brussels + Videoconference
      Subject Telecom policy and investments
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton
      Attending
      • Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
      • Eleonora Ocello (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 14 Sep 2023 Location Santiago de Compostela (Eurofi)
      Subject Sustainable Finance and Payments, Digital Euro
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
      Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
      • Florian Denis (Cabinet member)
    • Date 27 Apr 2023 Location online
      Subject digital euro (with Cab Dombrovskis)
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
      Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Florian Denis (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 27 Apr 2023 Location Video conference
      Subject Digital Euro
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
      Portfolio An Economy that Works for People
      Attending
      • Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 14 Feb 2023 Location video conference
      Subject Retail investment strategy
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
      Portfolio An Economy that Works for People
      Attending
      • Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 14 Feb 2023 Location virtual meeting
      Subject Retail investment strategy. ETFs.
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
      Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Agnieszka Drzewoska (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 21 Oct 2022 Location Brussels
      Subject digital euro
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
      Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Florian Denis (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 21 Oct 2022 Location BERL
      Subject Digital Euro
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
      Portfolio An Economy that Works for People
      Attending
      • Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 19 Oct 2022 Location Brussels
      Subject Latin America, digitalization, artificial intelligence and data protection.
      Cabinet Cabinet of High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles
      Portfolio High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the Commission
      Attending
      • Pelayo Castro (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 12 Sep 2022 Location Virtual meeting
      Subject Financial literacy
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
      Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Nicolo Brignoli (Cabinet member)
      • Agnieszka Drzewoska (Cabinet member)
    • Date 06 Sep 2022 Location video-call
      Subject Energy situation in the EU; financing of the green transition
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio European Green Deal
      Attending
      • Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 20 Jun 2022 Location video - call
      Subject Implementation of sanctions
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
      Portfolio An Economy that Works for People
      Attending
      • Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 07 Apr 2022 Location virtual
      Subject open finance
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
      Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Florian Denis (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 16 Mar 2022 Location Brussels
      Subject Economic Impact of the crisis of Ukraine, delivery of sanctions
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
      Portfolio An Economy that Works for People
      Attending
      • Mirzha De Manuel (Cabinet member)
    • Date 02 Feb 2022 Location Online
      Subject Data Act
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager
      Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age
      Attending
      • Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
      • Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President)
    • Date 13 Dec 2021 Location Online
      Subject Data Act
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager
      Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age
      Attending
      • Lucia Bonova (Cabinet member)
      • Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
    • Date 20 Oct 2021 Location Virtual Meeting
      Subject Basel III (The meeting was shared with the Cabinet Dombrovskis)
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
      Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Tommy De Temmerman (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 20 Oct 2021 Location video-conference
      Subject Basel III
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
      Portfolio An Economy that Works for People
      Attending
      • Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 23 Sep 2021 Location video conference
      Subject Economic recovery; Situation of the EU financial sector; sustainable finance
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
      Portfolio An Economy that Works for People
      Attending
      • Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 27 Apr 2021 Location video conference
      Subject Sustainable Finance
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
      Portfolio An Economy that Works for People
      Attending
      • Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 24 Nov 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Digital Markets Act
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager
      Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age
      Attending
      • Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
    • Date 29 Oct 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Introductory meeting
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
      Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Nathalie De Basaldua Lemarchand (Cabinet member)
    • Date 22 Apr 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject To discuss data policy; global digital competition
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager
      Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age
      Attending
      • Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President)
    • Date 20 Jan 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Trade Issues
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Portfolio Agriculture &amp; Rural Development
      Attending
      • Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
      • Dermot Ryan (Cabinet member)
    • Date 20 Jan 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Trade Issues
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan
      Attending
      • Dermot Ryan (Cabinet member)
      • Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
    • Date 04 Apr 2019 Location Bucharest
      Subject Roadmap to completion of banking Union and the future of Euribor.
      DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Olivier Guersent (Director-General)
    • Date 07 Feb 2019 Location Brussels
      Subject Rule of Law
      Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
      Attending
      • Alvaro De Elera (Cabinet member)
    • Date 10 Dec 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject 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
      • Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
      • Elina Melngaile (Cabinet member)
    • Date 18 Oct 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject Cybersecurity
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip
      Portfolio Digital Single Market
      Attending
      • Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
      • Vivian Loonela (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 08 Oct 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject Digital transformation of the banking industry and FinTech, Banking package, Spanish banking sector
      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)
      • Maria Luisa Llano Cardenal (Cabinet member)
    • Date 08 Oct 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject Digital transformation in the financial sector
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas
      Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation
      Attending
      • Carlos Moedas (Commissioner)
      • Alfredo Sousa De Jesus (Cabinet member)
    • Date 08 Oct 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject Digital Transformation for the banking sector, Digital skills in EU, perspectivies 2020-2025
      DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology
      Attending
      • Roberto Viola (Director-General)
    • Date 20 Sep 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject Cyber Security and FinTech
      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
      • Elina Melngaile (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 21 Jun 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject Cybersecurity package
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip
      Portfolio Digital Single Market
      Attending
      • Vivian Loonela (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 06 Jun 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject Cyber security, Fintech
      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
      • Elina Melngaile (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 23 May 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject digital transformation of the Banking sector
      DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Olivier Guersent (Director-General)
    • Date 23 May 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject Digital transformation of the banking sector
      DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology
      Attending
      • Roberto Viola (Director-General)
    • Date 05 Mar 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject Exchange on the proposed Cyber Security, on the certification framework and the future mandate of the ENISA/European Cyber Security policy
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip
      Portfolio Digital Single Market
      Attending
      • Vivian Loonela (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 14 Sep 2017 Location Tallinn
      Subject CRR- CRD, Basel implications, PSD 2, Fintech
      DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Olivier Guersent (Director-General)
    • Date 22 Jun 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Digital Single Market, FinTech and innovation, cybersecurity
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip
      Portfolio Digital Single Market
      Attending
      • Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
      • Aare Järvan (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 02 Jun 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject introduction of Center for Financial Education and Capabilities, Financial Education Summit
      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
      • Elina Melngaile (Cabinet member)
    • Date 13 Mar 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject Cybersecurity, DSM mid-term review
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip
      Portfolio Digital Single Market
      Attending
      • Vivian Loonela (Cabinet member)
      • Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 03 Nov 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject Capital Union and it deliverability
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete
      Portfolio Climate Action &amp; Energy
      Attending
      • Maria Cristina Lobillo Borrero (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 10 Oct 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject CRR; CMU; TLAC
      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)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 10 Dec 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Introductory Meeting and Digital Banking
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill
      Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Jonathan Hill (Commissioner)
    • Date 20 Oct 2015 Location Lisbon
      Subject Digital Economy
      DG Günther Oettinger
      Attending
      • Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
    • Date 08 Apr 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject DSM
      DG Günther Oettinger
      Attending
      • Eric Mamer (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 11 Feb 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Introductory Meeting
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill
      Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Nathalie De Basaldua Lemarchand (Cabinet member)
    • Date 11 Feb 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject TTIP and Mexico
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström
      Portfolio Trade
      Attending
      • Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet member)
    • Date 11 Feb 2015 Location Brussels, belgium
      Subject Commission Working Programme and Digital Agenda
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete
      Portfolio Climate Action &amp; Energy
      Attending
      • Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
      • Gonzalo De Mendoza Asensi (Cabinet member)
    • Date 23 Jan 2015 Location Davos, Switzerland
      Subject Investment plan
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen
      Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness
      Attending
      • Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
      • Edward Bannerman (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 09 Dec 2014 Location Brussels
      Subject Investment initiative
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen
      Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness
      Attending
      • Valérie Herzberg (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
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