Overview
Lobbying Costs
2,250,000€ - 2,499,999€
Financial year: Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.8 Fte (7)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
9
High-level Commission meetings
4
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
British American Tobacco (BAT)
EU Transparency Register
2427500988-58 First registered on 21 Jan 2009
Goals / Remit
BAT is a leading, multi-category consumer goods business, established in 1902. Our purpose is to build A Better Tomorrow by reducing the health impact of our business through offering a greater choice of enjoyable and less risky products for our consumers. The company has announced a target of increasing the number of its non-combustible product consumers from 11 million to 50 million by 2030; and to achieve at least £5 billion in New Categories revenues in by 2025. BAT has also committed to encouraging those who otherwise continue to smoke, to switch completely to scientifically-substantiated, reduced-risk* alternatives.
*Based on the weight of evidence and assuming a complete switch from smoking. These products are not risk-free and are addictive.Main EU files targeted
Main EU legislative proposals or policies targeted:
British American Tobacco engages on issues that are relevant to its business, such as tobacco-related regulatory issues, taxation, movement of excisable products, corporate social responsibility, Better Regulation, intellectual property, preventing illicit trade and counterfeiting or circular economy.
In particular, the following legislative proposals or policies were notably followed in 2021:
- Tobacco taxation: revision of EU rules
- Review of the requirements for packaging and feasibility of measures to prevent packaging waste
- Directive 2019/904/EC on the reduction of the impact of certain plastic products
- Tobacco Products Directive (Directive 2014/40/EU) and proposals potentially impacting the review process of TPD
- Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1832 of 12 October 2021 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff.Address
Head Office
Globe House, Temple Place, 4
London WC2R 2PG
UNITED KINGDOMEU Office
Aarlenstraat 80 Rue d'Arlon
Brussels
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
7
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 2 25% 2 10% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.8
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
9 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 13 May 2022
Name Start date End Date Laura BOSIO 20 Jan 2024 19 Dec 2024 Estera JOZEFOWICZ 20 Jan 2024 17 Jan 2025 Robert VACHA 10 Jun 2023 07 Jun 2024 Luca NARDINI 21 Sep 2023 20 Sep 2024 Justyna SMOK-CHAJN 20 Jan 2024 17 Jan 2025 Eric SENSI-MINAUTIER 21 Sep 2023 20 Sep 2024 Thomas COMPERNOLLE 21 Sep 2023 20 Sep 2024 Federica PATALANO 30 Sep 2023 27 Sep 2024 Christa PELSERS 21 Sep 2023 20 Sep 2024 Mr Erik PERSSON 20 Jan 2024 11 Mar 2024 Mr Matthias PIO 21 Sep 2023 20 Jan 2024 Laura BOSIO 07 Jul 2023 07 Jan 2024 Estera JOZEFOWICZ 26 Jan 2023 01 Aug 2023 Justyna SMOK-CHAJN 26 Jan 2023 20 Jan 2024 Mr Erik PERSSON 25 Jan 2023 20 Jan 2024 Thomas COMPERNOLLE 22 Sep 2022 21 Sep 2023 Mr Matthias PIO 17 Sep 2022 16 Sep 2023 Eric SENSI-MINAUTIER 17 Sep 2022 16 Sep 2023 Federica PATALANO 17 Sep 2022 16 Sep 2023 Christa PELSERS 17 Sep 2022 16 Sep 2023 Estera JOZEFOWICZ 07 Jan 2022 07 Jan 2023 Mr Erik PERSSON 06 Jan 2022 06 Jan 2023 Justyna SMOK-CHAJN 16 Dec 2021 16 Dec 2022 Ms Adriana Jalba 16 Dec 2021 16 Dec 2022 Eric SENSI-MINAUTIER 16 Jun 2021 16 Jun 2022 Thomas COMPERNOLLE 16 Jun 2021 16 Jun 2022 Federica PATALANO 15 Jun 2021 15 Jun 2022 Mr Matthias PIO 11 Jun 2021 11 Jun 2022 Christa PELSERS 11 Jun 2021 11 Jun 2022 Eric SENSI-MINAUTIER 13 Feb 2020 01 Mar 2021 Mr Giovanni CARUCCI 26 Sep 2019 26 Sep 2020 Federica PATALANO 21 Sep 2019 19 Sep 2020 Thomas COMPERNOLLE 18 Apr 2019 01 May 2020 Christa PELSERS 26 Feb 2019 01 Mar 2020 Ms Nicole Scourti 26 Feb 2019 01 Mar 2020 Ms Dervla Gleeson 26 Feb 2019 01 Mar 2020 Ms Ruth Gunning 26 Feb 2019 21 Sep 2019 Mr Giovanni CARUCCI 26 Sep 2018 26 Sep 2019 Federica PATALANO 21 Sep 2018 21 Sep 2019 Christa PELSERS 01 Mar 2018 26 Feb 2019 Ms Nicole Scourti 01 Mar 2018 26 Feb 2019 Mr Jorge Silveira Nunes 01 Mar 2018 01 Mar 2019 Mr Attila Toth 01 Mar 2018 21 Sep 2018 Ms Ruth Gunning 01 Mar 2018 26 Feb 2019 Mr Giovanni CARUCCI 05 Oct 2017 26 Sep 2018 Ms Dervla Gleeson 20 Sep 2017 20 Sep 2018 Christa PELSERS 29 Mar 2017 01 Mar 2018 Ms Nicole Scourti 29 Mar 2017 01 Mar 2018 Mr Jorge Silveira Nunes 20 Mar 2017 01 Mar 2018 Mr Attila Toth 20 Mar 2017 01 Mar 2018 Ms Ruth Gunning 20 Mar 2017 01 Mar 2018 Mr Giovanni CARUCCI 19 Oct 2016 05 Oct 2017 Liam Ronan DE BARRA 09 Mar 2016 08 Mar 2017 Christa PELSERS 05 Mar 2016 04 Mar 2017 Mr Ralf Ploufmann Olsen 05 Mar 2016 04 Mar 2017 Ms Nicole Scourti 05 Mar 2016 04 Mar 2017 Thomas COMPERNOLLE 05 Mar 2016 04 Mar 2017 Mr Giovanni CARUCCI 13 Oct 2015 09 Oct 2016 Liam Ronan DE BARRA 21 Apr 2015 09 Mar 2016 Christa PELSERS 25 Mar 2015 05 Mar 2016 Ms Nicole Scourti 25 Mar 2015 05 Mar 2016 Thomas COMPERNOLLE 13 Feb 2015 11 Feb 2016 Christa PELSERS 29 Mar 2014 25 Mar 2015 Mr Ralf Ploufmann Olsen 27 Jan 2015 23 Jan 2016 Federica PATALANO 13 Jun 2014 11 Jun 2015 Mr Morten Boje Hviid 13 Jun 2014 11 Jun 2015 Liam Ronan DE BARRA 16 Apr 2014 15 Apr 2015 Christa PELSERS 29 Mar 2014 27 Jan 2015 Mr Alistair Hide 26 Feb 2014 13 Jun 2014 Thomas COMPERNOLLE 28 Jan 2014 25 Jan 2015 Mr Ralf Ploufmann Olsen 16 Jan 2014 14 Jan 2015 Ms Nicole Scourti 16 Jan 2014 14 Jan 2015 Mr Ulf Bauer 19 Oct 2013 18 Oct 2014 Ms Martina Branconi 20 Aug 2013 15 Aug 2014 Christa PELSERS 20 Mar 2013 19 Mar 2014 Ms Maria Pevchikh 20 Feb 2013 12 Sep 2013 Mr Csaba BABAK 29 Jan 2013 21 Jan 2014 Mr Ralf Ploufmann Olsen 29 Jan 2013 16 Jan 2014 Ms Nicole Scourti 30 Jan 2013 16 Jan 2014 Thomas COMPERNOLLE 30 Jan 2013 21 Jan 2014 Mr Massimiliano Di Domenico 15 May 2012 01 Mar 2013 Christa PELSERS 12 Mar 2012 01 Mar 2013 Liam Ronan DE BARRA 12 Mar 2012 01 Mar 2013 Cynthia Fürste 20 Dec 2011 08 Feb 2013 Mr Csaba BABAK 20 Dec 2011 08 Feb 2013 Complementary Information
As provided in the Transparency Register Guidelines, this is the most up-to-date figure for the number of individuals working on activities covered by the Register at the time of our annual update. Financial data also includes an estimate of the costs attributable to additional employees who left the company since then but spent a portion of their time working on activities covered by the Register in 2021 and costs attributable to additional employees who joined the company in 2021.
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
British American Tobacco is a member of various associations and networks around the world, including: Tobacco Europe, AmCham EU, BCCB, Spanish Chamber of Commerce in Belgium, BusinessEurope, Kangaroo Group, ICC UK.
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 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
2,250,000€ - 2,499,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
Name Amount euk consulting 100,000€ - 199,999€ euraffex | european affairs expertise 100,000€ - 199,999€ eutop europe gmbh 700,000€ - 799,999€ red flag 200,000€ - 299,999€ n+c 200,000€ - 299,999€ mc public affairs ltd. 25,000€ - 49,999€ meseuro srl 25,000€ - 49,999€ business platform europe 10,000€ - 24,999€ europtimum conseil 10,000€ - 24,999€ marmel sprl 10,000€ - 24,999€ Intermediaries for current year
Name eutop europe gmbh euk consulting meseuro srl red flag europtimum conseil n+c business platform europe marmel sprl Closed year Costs
2,250,000€ - 2,499,999€
Other financial info
The estimate of the annual costs related to activities covered by the register is notably comprised of staff costs, office and administrative expenses, in-house operation expenditure, representation costs, consultancy fees and membership fees.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
None
Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
4 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 01 Oct 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Meeting to discuss economic climate and business environment in Kosovo Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Johannes Hahn Portfolio European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations Attending - Kyriacos Charalambous (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Mar 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Revision of the European tobacco excise directive DG Taxation and Customs Union Attending - Stephen Quest (Director-General)
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