Overview
Lobbying Costs
500,000€ - 599,999€
Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4.5 Fte (5)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
3
High-level Commission meetings
32
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Comité du commerce des céréales, aliments du bétail, oléagineux, huile d'olive, huiles et graisses et agrofournitures de l'U.E. (COCERAL)
EU Transparency Register
2050009628-31 First registered on 10 Nov 2008
Goals / Remit
Coceral objectives are to represent and promote the interests of the grain, feedstuffs, rice, olive oil and agro-supply trade associations operating within Europe;
to proactively monitor and guide EU policy makers in market, food safety and environmental matters;
to promote strategies for provision of safe food ingredients and feed raw materials for the benfit of EU processors and consumers;
to publish reports and position papers for stakeholders.Main EU files targeted
COCERAL promotes a modern, holistic vision of agriculture in which food production is closely linked to the global macroeconomic environment. This interdependence among variables demands that modern agriculture addresses a number of challenges:
To increase productivity to satisfy an ever-growing population;
To preserve the environment and climate;
To hold competiveness while acting in a global and liberalised marketplace.
The members of COCERAL are committed to respond to these challenges. To do so they must consider all elements influencing supply and demand, going far beyond the classic market indicators and market management measures. Other elements that influence supply and demand must be taken into consideration, such as:
Food and feed safety issues;
Trade agreements;
Common Agricultural Policy;
Environmental and sustainability policies;
Biofuel policy.
The coherence and synergies between all these elements are crucial to make agricultural markets work properly: these are “our issues”.
Low Level Presences (LLPs)
Market, Trade and Agricultural Policy
Input to the Farming CommunityAddress
Head Office
Rue Montoyer, 23
Bruxelles 1000
BELGIUMEU Office
Rue Montoyer, 23
Bruxelles 1000
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
5
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 3 75% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
3 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 21 Nov 2024
Name Start date End Date Iliana AXIOTIADES 07 Aug 2024 07 Aug 2025 Stephanie PELET 07 Aug 2024 07 Aug 2025 Josef Häuser 07 Aug 2024 07 Aug 2025 Corrado FINARDI 03 Oct 2023 04 Oct 2024 Iliana AXIOTIADES 14 Sep 2023 14 Sep 2024 Iliana AXIOTIADES 07 Jun 2022 07 Jun 2023 Ms Aivija STRAVINSKAIT 18 Dec 2019 18 Dec 2020 Ms Flora Dewar 31 Oct 2019 31 Oct 2020 Ms Aivija STRAVINSKAIT 29 Aug 2019 29 Nov 2019 Iliana AXIOTIADES 24 Aug 2019 22 Aug 2020 Gianluca NURRA 23 Jul 2019 23 Jul 2020 Corrado FINARDI 23 Jul 2019 01 Aug 2020 Lucia Segurini 30 Jan 2018 06 Jul 2018 Iliana AXIOTIADES 11 Jan 2018 10 Jan 2019 Ms Vanesa Maria NIETO MORENO 30 Nov 2017 29 Nov 2018 Mr BARBAROS COREKOGLU 05 Oct 2017 20 May 2018 Teresa BABUSCIO 27 Jun 2017 10 Jan 2018 Ms Barbara Perfetti 10 Oct 2016 07 Oct 2017 Mr BARBAROS COREKOGLU 10 Oct 2016 05 Oct 2017 Francesca Ortolan 30 Sep 2016 15 Oct 2016 Mr Kevin Bosc 30 Sep 2016 24 Jan 2017 Cristina Beatrice DALLA BONA 30 Sep 2016 29 Sep 2017 Ms Nora Dardir 22 Aug 2016 15 Oct 2016 Ms Otilia Bratu 19 Jul 2016 19 Oct 2016 Teresa BABUSCIO 28 Jun 2016 24 Jun 2017 Mr BARBAROS COREKOGLU 11 Feb 2016 01 Oct 2016 Francesca Ortolan 06 Oct 2015 01 Oct 2016 Ms Otilia Bratu 13 Jun 2015 11 Jun 2016 Teresa BABUSCIO 20 May 2015 15 May 2016 Ms Katharina Keimelmayr 28 Feb 2015 03 Oct 2015 Teresa BABUSCIO 27 Mar 2014 26 Mar 2015 JULIEN TAIEB 04 Apr 2013 29 Mar 2014 Teresa BABUSCIO 18 Jan 2013 30 Oct 2013 Ms Elena Berloni 18 Jan 2013 30 Oct 2013 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
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
Member of CELCAA, comité de liaison du commerce agro-alimentaire
Member of the IGTC Association, International Grain Trade Coalition AssociationMember 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
500,000€ - 599,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
500,000€ - 599,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Expert Group on the European Food Security Crisis Preparedness and Response Mechanism#E03829#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3829 #OBSERVER #C#OtherAnimal Health Advisory Comittee#E03832/1#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=103292 #MEMBER #C#IndustryWorking Group on Plant Health#E03832/2#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=103432 #MEMBER #C#IndustryCommission Expert Group/Multi-Stakeholder Platform on Protecting and Restoring the World’s Forests, including the EU Timber Regulation and the FLEGT Regulation#E03282#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3282 #MEMBER #C#Industry#SMEsExpert Group on agricultural commodity derivatives and spot markets#E02834#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2834 #MEMBER #C#Industry#ProfessionalsExpert Group EU Fertilisers Market Observatory#E03899#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3899 #MEMBER #C#IndustryAdvisory Group on Sustainability of Food Systems#E03832#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3832 #MEMBER #C#IndustryCommission expert group on Fertilising Products #E01320#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1320 #OBSERVER #C#IndustryExpert Group EU Crops Market Observatory#E03526#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3526 #MEMBER #C#OtherWorking Group on Seeds and Propagating Material#E03832/3#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=103433 #MEMBER #C#IndustryStanding Committee on Precursors#E03245#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3245 #OBSERVER #C#IndustryExpert Group EU Agri-Food Chain Observatory#E03949#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3949 #MEMBER #C#Industry#SMEs
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
None declared
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
32 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 28 May 2024 Location Brussels Subject EU grain transport and related logistical issues DG Mobility and Transport Attending - Magdalena Kopczynska (Director-General)
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Date 21 May 2024 Location Brussels Subject European Union Deforestation Regulation, Trade Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Attending - Miriam Garcia Ferrer (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Mar 2024 Location Brussels Subject Short Introduction CELCAA and Policy Recommendations Strategic Dialogue on the future of Agriculture DG Environment Attending - Florika Fink-Hooijer (Director-General)
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Date 09 Feb 2024 Location Brussels Subject Deforestation issues Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Attending - Eglantine Cujo (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Feb 2024 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Geopolitical situation in the Red Sea and its impact on the EU Market Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Attending - Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Feb 2024 Location Brussels Subject The situation in the Red Sea Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Attending - Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Sep 2023 Location Brussels Subject Exchange of views on the situation of exports of grain from Ukraine through Solidarity Lanes DG Mobility and Transport Attending - Magdalena Kopczynska (Director-General)
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Date 07 Sep 2023 Location Brussels Subject information from COCERAL on grain export from Ukraine related issues DG Agriculture and Rural Development Attending - Wolfgang Burtscher (Director-General)
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Date 07 Jun 2023 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject COCERAL’s Annual General meeting. Forum for exchange from a variety of perspectives. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Andreas Schneider (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Apr 2023 Location online Subject consequences of import restrictions with respect to grains on traders DG Agriculture and Rural Development Attending - Wolfgang Burtscher (Director-General)
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Date 19 Jul 2022 Location Brussels Subject Facilitation of export of grains from Ukraine Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner)
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Date 07 Jul 2022 Location Brussels Subject Exchange of views about food security DG Agriculture and Rural Development Attending - Wolfgang Burtscher (Director-General)
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Date 24 Sep 2021 Location Brussels Subject EU Farm to Fork strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Maciej Golubiewski (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Oct 2020 Location Conference call Subject EU Biofuels Chain Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Jul 2020 Location On line Subject To discuss issues related to global deforestation, such as measures to tackle deforestation and initiatives related to supply chain sustainability. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
- Eglantine Cujo (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Apr 2020 Location video conference Subject Responsible sourcing of commodities aimed at avoiding deforestation or other adverse environmental and climate change impacts Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet member)
- Catherine Geslain-Lanéelle (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Sep 2018 Location Brussels Subject Introductory meeting DG Agriculture and Rural Development Attending - Jerzy Bogdan Plewa (Director-General)
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Date 03 Sep 2018 Location Brussels Subject Update on trade issues Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 May 2018 Location Brussels Subject Import tolerance, Commission's proposal on general food law, REFIT on pesticides Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject New breeding techniques Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 May 2017 Location Warsaw Subject Discussion on science communication: how to present science-related topics to the general public ? Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner)
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Date 14 Dec 2016 Location Brussels Subject Dimethoate Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
- Arunas Vinciunas (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Dec 2016 Location Brussels Subject trade in linseed Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Cécile Billaux (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject MIFID Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject meeting COCERAL and European Rice Millers on Tricyclazole Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Cécile Billaux (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject Tricyclazole Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject TTIP and DCFTA with Ukraine DG Trade Attending - Jean-Luc Demarty (Director-General)
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Date 26 Feb 2015 Location Brussels (BELGIUM) Subject GM import authorizations DG Health and Food Safety Attending - Ladislav Miko (acting Director-General)
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Date 13 Feb 2015 Location Brussels Subject Trade negotiations and health Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Cécile Billaux (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Feb 2015 Location Brussels Subject MIFID 2 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Shane Sutherland (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Feb 2015 Location Brussels Subject MiFID & MiFIR 2 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Dec 2014 Location Brussels Subject GMOs Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Marco Valletta (Cabinet member)