Overview
Lobbying Costs
450,000€
Financial year: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
3
High-level Commission meetings
17
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC)
EU Transparency Register
92221016212-42 First registered on 14 Jul 2011
Goals / Remit
Represent, via the national member federations, on an equal basis (i.e. without discrimination), construction enterprises
• of all sizes (from builders/ crafts/ one person SMEs through to large firms)
• of all Building and Civil Engineering specialities
• practising all kinds of working methods (whether operating as general contractors or as sub-contractors),
Promote and defend to all institutions, organisations and persons, in particular to the EU institutions and agencies, the specific interests of its members in all areas:
• economic and legal, as a federation of industry and craft enterprises
• social (including training/ education, health & safety), as an employers' federation (only recognised Social Partner/ employers' representative in the Sectoral Social Dialogue in the Construction Industry)
• technical, dealing with matters linked to energy, the environment, R&D, innovation and standardisation. (first ever Associate Member of CEN, the European Committee for Standardisation; “A” liaison status with ISO).
In more formal terms, the FIEC Articles of Association read as follows:
Article 4 Aim
I. The association, which is entirely non-profit making, aims at the European and the International level:
a) to ensure, in an appropriate manner, the promotion and defence of the specific interests of its members to all institutions, all organisations or all persons and at all levels;
b) to bring together its members, on an equal basis at international level, with a view to promoting and defending the interests of the Industry within the framework of the general interest of the Industry;
c) to ensure adequate representation for the European Construction Industry and promote its image;
d) to be a meeting place for its members and achieve mutual benefit through the exchange of experiences and information;
e) to study and deal with all international problems relating to the construction industry, in accordance with the FIEC-EIC Protocol referred to in Article 7.
II. To this end the Association can engage in any activities which include but are not limited to these actions:
a) encourage the exchange of experiences by the collection and the distribution of all sorts of information concerning the construction industry;
b) draw up collective policies for the defence and promotion of professional interests;
c) organise seminars and congresses, publish an official review, and create or support bodies that are suitable for achieving its objectives;
d) carry out all actions that are connected directly or indirectly, wholly or in part, with its objectives or which could lead to its development or facilitate its realisation.
e) give every support to and interest itself in those associations, enterprises or bodies with similar or connected objectives, which could assist the realisation or development of those objectives,
especially conclude cooperation agreements with European Federations or Associations recognised by FIEC as being part of the construction industry in specific sectors, in order to seek common positions.
f) incorporate or acquire interests or shares in any other association, undertaking, organization or company as well as delegate or subcontract with such entities a part of its activities.Main EU files targeted
ECONOMIC AND LEGAL AFFAIRS
- Investment policies, i.e. Juncker Investment Plan (incl. EFSI)
- Infrastructure policy: Connecting Europe Facility, TEN-T, TEN-E
- maintenance of infrastructure
- Fiscal policy (VAT)
- Public procurement (incl.concessions, PPPs and electronic procurement)
- Regional policy (ERDF)
- EU contract law
- Consumer policy
- Late payment
- "Trade secrets" (draft directive on "the protection of undisclosed know-how and business information ("trade secrets") against their unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure.")
- "SUP" (draft directive on Single-member private limited liability compagnies)
- IPI (International Procurement Instrument)
- Sustainable Finance (Taxonomy)
- Tachograph Regulations - Eurovignette Directive
- Expert Group on eProcurement
- CEN/TC 461 (integrity & interoperability in public procurement)
SOCIAL AFFAIRS :
- "Enforcement of Posting" Directive
- "Initiatives for youth employment in the construction industry" website
- Assessment of all EU Health & Safety legislation
- Respirable Crystalline Silica
- Mobility package
- Fight against undeclared work
- EU Platform for tackling Undeclared Work
- European Labour Authority (ELA)
- Blueprint Project (skills)
TECHNICAL AFFAIRS
- Revision of Technical Report by CEN/TC 135 on scope of EN 1090-1
- Technical information in CE marking
- Contractor's Guide to CE marking under the CPR
- Building assessment framework to measure resource efficiency of buildings
- Circular Economy Package
- Revision of the Waste Directives
- Construction Products Regulation - impact on contractors
- Horizon 2020
- Energy Efficiency and energy performance of buildings
- Climate change policy
- Standardisation - construction products and buildings
- EU Green Deal
- Horizon Europe
- Decarbonisation
- BIM issues
- Construction 4.0Address
Head Office
Av. Louise, 225
Brussels 1050
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
3 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 11 Jun 2020
Name Start date End Date Lena GUYON 26 Aug 2023 26 Aug 2024 Afonso BRITO 18 Nov 2023 15 Nov 2024 Jerome RADTKA 23 Nov 2023 21 Nov 2024 Afonso BRITO 24 Sep 2022 23 Sep 2023 Jerome RADTKA 24 Sep 2022 23 Sep 2023 Ms Christine LE FORESTIER 24 Sep 2022 23 Sep 2023 Afonso BRITO 04 Nov 2021 24 Sep 2022 Mr Karl THIES 04 Nov 2021 22 Aug 2022 Mr Karl THIES 15 Sep 2020 01 Oct 2021 Susan ARUNDALE 22 Aug 2020 21 Aug 2021 Ms Christine LE FORESTIER 06 Dec 2019 05 Dec 2020 Ms Yumna AZIZ 17 Sep 2019 17 Apr 2020 Mr Karl THIES 14 Sep 2019 12 Sep 2020 Susan ARUNDALE 05 Jul 2019 04 Jul 2020 Ms Christine LE FORESTIER 12 Dec 2018 06 Dec 2019 Susan ARUNDALE 11 Jul 2018 05 Jul 2019 Ms Christine LE FORESTIER 30 Oct 2017 28 Oct 2018 Susan ARUNDALE 20 Jul 2017 08 Jul 2018 Ms Christine LE FORESTIER 10 Nov 2016 30 Oct 2017 Susan ARUNDALE 19 Jul 2016 19 Jul 2017 Ms Christine LE FORESTIER 28 Oct 2015 26 Oct 2016 Susan ARUNDALE 07 Aug 2015 20 Jul 2016 Ms Christine LE FORESTIER 05 Nov 2014 28 Oct 2015 Ms Susan SCOTT 23 Aug 2014 07 Aug 2015 Mrs Christine LE FORESTIER 05 Nov 2014 27 Jan 2015 Mrs Susan SCOTT 23 Aug 2014 27 Jan 2015 Mrs Christine LE FORESTIER 14 Nov 2013 05 Nov 2014 Mrs Susan SCOTT 06 Jul 2013 05 Jul 2014 Mrs Christine LE FORESTIER 16 Nov 2012 10 Nov 2013 Mrs Christine LE FORESTIER 18 Jan 2012 01 Sep 2012 Mr Frank FARADAY 03 Feb 2012 01 Sep 2012 Mr Ulrich PAETZOLD 09 Feb 2012 08 Feb 2013 Complementary Information
Four members of staff out of a total of seven.
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
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
In alphabetical order:
• Build-Up Initiative (EU backed initiative to promote energy efficiency in buildings): partner
www.buildup.eu
• Businesseurope: observer in several specific working groups
www.businesseurope.eu
• CEN European Committee for Standardisation: first ever Associate Member
www.cen.eu
• CICA, Confederation of International Contractors’ Associations (world level)
www.cica.net
• DG EMPL, Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee "construction": only recognised Social Partner, representing the employers (construction firms of all sizes)
• DG GROW "Construction 2020": participant in HLF and Thematic Groups
• ECCREDI, European Council for Construction, Research, Development and Innovation
www.eccredi.org
• Construction 2050 Alliance
• ECTP, European Construction Technology Platform: Member
www.ectp.org
• EEN, European Employers' Network (coordinated by Businesseurope): member
- EHF - European Housing Forum
www.europeanhousingforum.eu
• EIC, European International Contractors (construction activities beyond Europe’s borders)
www.eic-federation.eu
• ESF, European Services Forum: member
www.esf.be
• FAIB, Federation of European and International Associations Established in Belgium,
www.faib.org
• ISO, International Standardisation Organisation: “A-liaison” status
www.iso.org
• Small Business Standards: regular contacts
http://sbs-sme.eu/
• Project www.construction-for-youth.eu
• Project www.skillco.eu
• Project www.bim-speed.eu
• Project DigiPLACE
• Partner/campaign www.healthy-workplaces.eu
• Partner/campaign
www.moreeubudget4transport.eu
Indirectly, via nominations "ad personam":
• DG EMPL, Group of Experts on the "Posting” DirectiveMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
450,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
78,747 € (Source: Commission project grants)
Other financial info
Since its creation in 1905, FIEC has been exclusively funded (100%) by membership subscriptions and has never received any public subsidy.
Occasionally, FIEC participates in EU-Commission co-funded projects, on specific issues related to the construction industry. -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Advisory Group on Construction Products#E01329 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=1329 #Observer #C#Working Group on Fire#Working Group on Dangerous Substances#Committee of Experts on Posting of Workers#E02274 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=2274 #Member #C#European Platform Undeclared Work#X03428 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3428 #Observer #C#Multi-Stakeholders Expert Group on eProcurement#E03142 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3142 #Member #C#Governance and capacity building
Groups (European Parliament)
- URBAN Intergroup
- Long Term Investment GroupCommunication activities
- Annual FIEC Conference
- Annual statistical report
- Annual Activity report
- Press releases
- meetings with the Commission and European Parliament
- participation in various projectsOther activities
For all sizes of construction enterprises (from one person SMEs through to large firms), in alphabetical order:
- Circular Economy
- Horizon 2020
- Social Dialogue, Social Partner
• Accounting rules
• BIM
• Competitiveness of the construction sector ("Lead Market Initiative", "Small Business Act")
• Construction Products Regulation
• Contribution of the construction industry to sustainable development
• Digitalisation
• Decarbonisation
• Energy Efficiency of Buildings (incl. alternative energy sources)
• European Labour Authority (ELA)
• EU Green Deal
• Health & Safety
• Housing/ project development
• Horizon Europe
• Infrastructure (Maintenance & Financing)
• Internal Market
• IPI - International Procurement Instrument
• Late payments
• Paritarian funds (www.paritarian-funds-construction.eu)
• Posting of Workers (www.posting-workers.eu)
• Project Development/ housing
• Public Private Partnerships
• Public Procurement (all aspects)
• REACH
• Reduced VAT
• Research and Development, Innovation
• Resource efficiency
• Security and Prevention of Theft from Construction Sites
• Services Directive
• Skills (Blueprint project)
• Standardisation (CEN)
• Tackling undeclared work
• TENs (Transport and Energy)
• Third country state-owned enterprises' access to the Internal Market
• Training and education
• Transport policy
• Sustainable Finance – Taxonomy
• Urban development
• Waste from construction and demolition activities- Meetings
Meetings
17 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 30 Nov 2023 Location Brussels Subject Clean Transition Dialogue on Energy Intensive Industries Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Attending - Aleksandra Baranska (Cabinet member)
- Adam Romanowski (Cabinet member)
- Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President)
- Juraj Nociar (Cabinet member)
- Virginie Battu-henriksson (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - HeidelbergCement AG
- EUROMETAUX
- U. S. Steel Košice, s.r.o.
- Lhoist
- European Banking Federation
- European Federation of Waste Management and Environmental Services
- H2GS AB
- Eurelectric aisbl
- FuelsEurope
- MYTILINEOS S.A.
- THE NAVIGATOR COMPANY, S.A.
- CRH plc
- Compagnie de SAINT-GOBAIN
- ArcelorMittal
- Northvolt
- Hydrogen Europe
- European Chemical Industry Council
- KIC InnoEnergy SE
- Cerame-Unie
- Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles
- EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION
- European Aluminium AISBL
- BUSINESSEUROPE
- Duslo, a.s.
- Fertilizers Europe
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Date 20 Oct 2022 Location Brussels Subject circular economy and construction sector Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Mar 2022 Location Dublin (IE) Subject Minimum wage proposal, Platform work proposal, Labour shortages, Right to Request Remote Working Bill, Social dialogue. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
- Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 16 Dec 2021 Location Brussels Subject social ID, Esspass DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Attending - Joost Korte (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 27 Nov 2020 Location Videoconference Subject High Level Roundtable - Skills for the Construction Sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Eszter Batta (Cabinet member)
- Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet member)
- Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
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Date 27 Nov 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Pact for Skills roundtable with the construction sector. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)
- Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
- Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Sep 2020 Location Online Subject To discuss the Circular Economy Action Plan and future EU initiatives related to the construction sector. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Rozalina Petrova (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Jun 2020 Location videoconference (Brussels) Subject Implementation of the European Green Deal for the construction industry Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Stefanie Hiesinger (Cabinet member)
- Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 23 Apr 2020 Location Video-conferencing Subject How building renovation can contribute to post covid-19 recovery, how to get renovation projects off the ground, how to remove regulatory obstacles and improve advice. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Thor-Sten Vertmann (Cabinet member)
- Stefano Grassi (Cabinet member)
- Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - Climate Strategy & Partners
- European Insulation Manufacturers Association
- Housing Europe
- Union Internationale de la Propriété Immobilière - International Union of Property Owners
- KfW Bankengruppe
- European Builders Confederation AISBL
- Construction Products Europe
- Buildings Performance Institute Europe, BPIE ASBL
- The European Alliance of Companies for Energy Efficiency in Buildings
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Date 20 Apr 2020 Location Video Conference Subject Follow-up call on the crisis’ impact on the built environment sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
- Gaelle Garnier (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 17 Oct 2018 Location Brussels Subject procurement in infrastructure construction issues Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Alessandro Carano (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject Services Passport Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Inge Bernaerts (Cabinet member)
- Ruth Paserman (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Jun 2015 Location Hotel Radisson Blue, Brussels Subject Speech: Overview of the Commission's Political Priorities Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Jean-Claude Juncker (President)
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Date 17 Apr 2015 Location Brussels Subject Labour mobility and social protection in the EU construction sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Marianne Thyssen (Commissioner)
- Inge Bernaerts (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Apr 2015 Location Brussels, Belguim Subject Meeting Commissioner Bulc Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Andreja Kodrin (Cabinet member)
- Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)
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Date 08 Jan 2015 Location Brussels Subject Labour mobility Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Inge Bernaerts (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists
- Meetings