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Overview
Lobbying Costs
25,000€ - 49,999€
Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.85 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce (KTTO)
EU Transparency Register
671638227051-81 First registered on 04 May 2017
Goals / Remit
KTTO represents the economic interests of around 4,000 businesses in North Cyprus, accounting for 80% of its economic activity.
Following accession of Cyprus to the EU in 2004 as a divided island, Chamber committed itself to foster sustainable economic growth and enhancing the competitiveness of its enterprises in line with the EU framework. It seeks to enhance trade relations with the EU and support integration into the Union, thereby also contributing to the comprehensive settlement efforts.
As the designated institutional partner of the European Commission, the KTTO continues being pivotal in facilitating trade across the divide on the island.
The Chamber is dedicated to enhancing the EU’s engagement in implementing private sector and energy related policies and projects within the Turkish Cypriot community, in accordance with the goals of the EU Green Deal. It aims to stimulate economic growth whilst ensuring adherence to environmental sustainability and resilience in North Cyprus.Main EU files targeted
Council Regulation (EC) No 389/2006 of 27 February 2006 establishing an instrument of financial support for encouraging the economic development of the Turkish Cypriot community and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2667/2000 on the European Agency for Reconstruction. Annual reports on the implementation of the EU Council Regulation (EC) No 389/2006 of 27 February 2006.
EU Green Line Regulation: Council Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 of 29 April 2004 on a regime under Article 2 of Protocol 10 to the Act of Accession.
Annual reports on the implementation of the EU Green Line Regulation.
Law proposal: special conditions for trade with those areas in which the Government of Republic of Cyprus does not exercise effective control - COM(2004) 466 final ( EP INTA Committee). COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2021/591 of 12 April 2021 entering a name in the register of protected designations of origin and protected geographical indications (‘Χαλλούμι’ (Halloumi)/‘Hellim’ (PDO)
2022/0089(COD) on Geographical Indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products
REGULATION (EU) 2022/869 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 30 May 2022 on guidelines for trans- European energy infrastructure.
COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) /... amending Regulation (EU) No 2022/869 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the Union list of projects of common interest and projects of mutual interest.
Regulation (EU) 2021/1153 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing the Connecting Europe Facility and repealing Regulations (EU) No 1316/2013 and (EU) No 283/2014 (Text with EEA relevance)
European Commission Communication on EU Enlargement policy- Turkey report ( annual)
JOINT COMMUNICATION TO THE EUROPEAN COUNCIL State of play of EU-Türkiye political, economic and trade relations 2023
MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION on the Commission Report on Türkiye
Legislative proposals of Fit for 55 package
Enrico Letta's Report on the Future of the Single Market requested by the June European Council
Mario Draghi’s report on the future of European competitiveness.Address
Head Office
Bedrettin Demirel Caddesi, 90
Nicosia 99010
CYPRUSEU Office
Bedrettin Demirel Caddesi, 90
Nicosia 99010
CYPRUSWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 1 25% 1 10% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.85
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 24 Nov 2024
Name Start date End Date Lale SHENER 04 Oct 2024 04 Oct 2025 Lale SHENER 08 Nov 2023 04 Oct 2024 Lale SHENER 02 Sep 2022 02 Sep 2023 Lale SHENER 13 Nov 2019 13 Nov 2020 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
Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce;
• is a member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• is a member of the European Small Business Alliance (ESBA)
• has an observer status at the Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Development (ICCD)
• has an observer status at the Union of Turkic Chambers of Commerce and Industry (TCCI)
- Member of WEgate Community Council (https://wegate.eu/about/wegate- community-council)
Lale Shener has an individual membership at SEAP, https://seap.beMember 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
25,000€ - 49,999€
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Grant Council Regulation (EC) No 389/2006 of 27 February 2006 60,000€ Major contributions in current year
Type Name Amount Grant Council Regulation (EC) No 389/2006 of 27 February 2006 30,000€ Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
25,000€ - 49,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
None declared
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
3 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 04 Jul 2024 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with Turgay Deniz, President of the KTTO to discuss cooperation in context of implementation of the EU Aid Programme for the Turkish Cypriot community and the EU Green Line regulation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elisa Ferreira Attending - Riikka Torppa (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Jul 2017 Location Brussels Subject Business discussion Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Jan 2017 Location Nicosia, Cyprus Subject Digital Single Market, role of digitalisation for the economy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet member)
- Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists