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Overview
Lobbying Costs
100,000€ - 199,999€
Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.25 Fte (5)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
2
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Association for Coal and Lignite (EURACOAL)
EU Transparency Register
19853116579-64 First registered on 06 Sep 2011
Goals / Remit
EURACOAL's activities focus on the entire coal value chain: from prospecting, access to reserves, extraction, marketing and transport through to the use of coal at power stations, in the steel industry and in other energy-intensive industries as well as post-mining activities. Around 17% of the electricity generated in the EU is coal-based. Members of EURACOAL undertake coal-related research that supports EU climate and energy policy. EURACOAL's objective is to highlight the important role that coal plays in securing energy supply within the EU and to contribute to an appropriate and reliable legal framework for coal extraction and use in Europe. EURACOAL actively promotes the importance of coal in a balanced energy mix, the added value provided by the coal industry at regional and national levels, and the need for safe working practices and environmental protection. EURACOAL recognises the need for a transition to clean and affordable energy. It is active with all EU institutions.
Main EU files targeted
EU Emissions Trading System; Water Framework Directive implementation; Management of Waste from the Extractive Industries Directive; legislation stemming from the European Green Deal concerning the energy sector; Just Transition Fund regulation; BAT Conclusions on Large Combustion Plants under the Industrial Emissions Directive (2010/75/EU), Methane Regulation, Ambient Air Quality Directives, Soil Monitoring Law.
Address
Head Office
Rue Belliard 40
Brussels 1040
BELGIUMEU Office
Rue Belliard 40
Brussels 1040
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
5
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 2 25% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
2.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
2 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 03 Dec 2024
Name Start date End Date Brian RICKETTS 14 Oct 2024 13 Oct 2025 David BONSON-HESENER 03 Sep 2024 02 Sep 2025 David BONSON-HESENER 21 Sep 2023 05 Sep 2024 Brian RICKETTS 05 Mar 2024 04 Oct 2024 Brian RICKETTS 21 Feb 2023 21 Feb 2024 David BONSON-HESENER 29 Jul 2022 29 Jul 2023 Brian RICKETTS 17 Feb 2022 17 Feb 2023 David BONSON-HESENER 28 Sep 2021 29 Jul 2022 Mr David BONSON 28 Sep 2021 21 Oct 2021 Mr Vladimir BUDINSKÝ 28 Sep 2021 28 Sep 2022 Brian RICKETTS 18 Nov 2020 01 Dec 2021 Mr David BONSON 07 Jul 2020 07 Jul 2021 Mr Tomasz ROGALA 25 Jan 2020 01 Feb 2021 Mr Vladimir BUDINSKÝ 16 Jan 2020 01 Feb 2021 Ms Magdalena Chawuła – Kosuri 03 Dec 2019 17 Nov 2020 Brian RICKETTS 23 Nov 2019 18 Nov 2020 Mr Vladimir BUDINSKÝ 26 Jan 2019 16 Jan 2020 Ms Magdalena Chawuła – Kosuri 14 Dec 2018 03 Dec 2019 Brian RICKETTS 10 Nov 2018 09 Nov 2019 Mr Mircea Nicolae Bostan 23 Jan 2018 16 Jan 2019 Mr Vladimir BUDINSKÝ 12 Jan 2018 11 Jan 2019 Ms Magdalena Chawuła – Kosuri 09 Jan 2018 14 Dec 2018 Brian RICKETTS 27 Oct 2017 20 Oct 2018 Mr Mircea Nicolae Bostan 21 Feb 2017 23 Jan 2018 Ms Magdalena Chawuła – Kosuri 10 Jan 2017 07 Jan 2018 Brian RICKETTS 30 Sep 2016 29 Sep 2017 Mr Mircea Nicolae Bostan 26 Feb 2016 22 Feb 2017 Ms Magdalena Chawuła – Kosuri 08 Jan 2016 07 Jan 2017 Brian RICKETTS 10 Jul 2015 07 Jul 2016 Mr Mircea Nicolae Bostan 11 Feb 2015 26 Feb 2016 Ms Magdalena Chawuła – Kosuri 12 Dec 2014 10 Dec 2015 Mrs Magdalena Chawuła – Kosuri 12 Dec 2014 27 Jan 2015 Brian RICKETTS 19 Jul 2014 10 Jul 2015 Mr Mircea Nicolae Bostan 22 Feb 2014 12 Feb 2015 Mrs Margita HULIK 30 Aug 2013 29 Aug 2014 Brian RICKETTS 31 Jul 2013 19 Jul 2014 Mrs Margita HULIK 13 Dec 2012 12 Sep 2013 Brian RICKETTS 14 Jul 2012 14 Jul 2013 Mrs Margita HULIK 14 Nov 2011 01 Nov 2012 Mr Brian Edwin RICKETTS 23 Nov 2011 01 Nov 2012 Complementary Information
EURACOAL members and observers are:
• Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Government (Hungary)
• bsn (Germany)
• DEBRIV (Germany)
• DMT GmbH & Co. KG
• Donetsksteel (Ukraine)
• DTEK (Ukraine)
• EPS (Serbia)
• Geocontrol (Spain)
• GIG Central Mining Institute (Poland)
• GIPH (Poland)
• HBP (Slovak Republic)
• IMG-PAN Strata Mechanics Research Institute (Poland)
• LW „Bogdanka” SA (Poland)
• Mini Maritsa Iztok EAD (Bulgaria)
• PATROMIN (Romania)
• PGG Polish Mining Group (Poland)
• PPC (Greece)
• PPWB (Poland)
• Premogovnik Velenje dd (Slovenia)
• Subterra (Spain)
• TKI (Turkey)
• ZSDNP (Czech Republic)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
European Energy Forum (EEF)
Federation of European and International Associations (FAIB)
Coal Regions in Transition Platform
UNECE Expert Group on Cleaner Electricity Systems
Press Club Brussels Europe
Industry4EuropeMember 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 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
100,000€ - 199,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
100,000€ - 199,999€
Other financial info
EURACOAL was a partner in the RFCS CoalTech2051 project (2018-2020) and received a grant (< 84 000 EUR) to cover the costs of workshops, online events, reports and other activities that promoted the RFCS research programme. See www.coaltech2051.eu
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform#E03790#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3790 #MEMBER #C#IndustryExpert Group on the exchange of information on Best Available Techniques related to industrial emissions (IED Article 13 Forum)#E02611#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2611 #MEMBER #C#IndustryCommission expert group on risk management in the extractive sector#E03720#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3720 #MEMBER #C#IndustryCoal Advisory Group#X00807#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=807 #MEMBER #B#Employees/workers
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
European Energy ForumCommunication activities
Coal Regions in Transition Platform, EC; Sectorial Social Dialogue on Extractive Industries, EC.
Meetings and communication on: Clean Energy for All Europeans, EU Emissions Trading System, including Innovation Fund, Best Available Techniques (BAT) Reference Document for Large Combustion Plants (LCP BREF), Best Available Techniques (BAT) Reference Document for Management of Waste from Extractive Industries (MWEI BREF), an application to include lignite mining on the carbon-leakage list under revised ETS Directive, public consultation on the Climate Strategy 2050, a review of the Water Framework Directive and work of the EURCOAL Post-Mining Working Group and Methane Working Group, Material Systems Analysis Workshop, Soil Monitoring Law consultations.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 11 Nov 2021 Location Brussels, BERL Subject Legislative proposal on methane emissions. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
- Barbara GLOWACKA (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Mar 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Social aspect of energy transition Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Dagmara Koska (Cabinet member)
- Christian Linder (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jan 2015 Location Brussels Subject Energy Union Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
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