Overview
Lobbying Costs
200,000€ - 299,999€
Financial year: Oct 2023 - Sep 2024
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
7.75 Fte (8)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
6
High-level Commission meetings
23
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO)
EU Transparency Register
01554483175-08 First registered on 04 Feb 2010
Goals / Remit
ESPO’s mission is to influence public policy in the EU in order to achieve a safe, efficient and environmentally sustainable European port sector, operating as a key element of a transport industry where free and undistorted market conditions prevail, as far as practicable.
ESPO key objectives are:
To ensure that the economic importance of European ports is recognised in the EU and its Member States and that the sector is consulted substantively on any measure likely to affect it;
To promote free and fair competition in the port sector;
To ensure that European ports play their full part in delivering economic efficiency;
To promote the highest possible safety standards in European ports;
To encourage ports to be proactive in protecting the environment.Main EU files targeted
- TEN-T
- Mobility strategy
- TEN-E
- Alternative fuels
- Green Deal
- Brexit implementation
- Trade reviewAddress
Head Office
Treurenberg, 6
Brussel B-1000
BELGIUMEU Office
Treurenberg, 6
Brussel B-1000
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
8
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 7 75% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
7.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
6 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 15 Jan 2025
Name Start date End Date Anaëlle Boudry 01 Oct 2024 01 Oct 2025 Isabelle RYCKBOST 01 Oct 2024 01 Oct 2025 Chiara Mantovano 01 Oct 2024 01 Oct 2025 Ana-Maria Voicu 01 Oct 2024 01 Oct 2025 Belén Landaluce Conesa 01 Oct 2024 01 Oct 2025 Danique DE JONGE 01 Oct 2024 01 Oct 2025 Danique DE JONGE 07 Feb 2024 04 Oct 2024 Piotr krasnicki 07 Feb 2024 04 Oct 2024 Anaelle Patricia N BOUDRY 07 Feb 2024 04 Oct 2024 Isabelle RYCKBOST 13 Oct 2023 04 Oct 2024 Danique DE JONGE 10 Dec 2022 09 Dec 2023 Piotr krasnicki 10 Dec 2022 09 Dec 2023 Anaelle Patricia N BOUDRY 14 Sep 2022 14 Sep 2023 Mr Valter SELEN 14 Sep 2022 14 Sep 2023 Anne Rieke STUHLMANN 14 Sep 2022 10 Dec 2022 Isabelle RYCKBOST 14 Sep 2022 14 Sep 2023 Mr Laurens SCHAUTTEET 15 Oct 2021 15 Oct 2022 Anaelle Patricia N BOUDRY 13 Oct 2021 14 Sep 2022 Mr Valter SELEN 13 Oct 2021 14 Sep 2022 Anne Rieke STUHLMANN 13 Oct 2021 14 Sep 2022 Isabelle RYCKBOST 13 Oct 2021 14 Sep 2022 Isabelle RYCKBOST 03 Oct 2020 02 Oct 2021 Mr Laurens SCHAUTTEET 03 Oct 2020 02 Oct 2021 Anne Rieke STUHLMANN 03 Oct 2020 02 Oct 2021 Mr Valter SELEN 03 Oct 2020 02 Oct 2021 Isabelle RYCKBOST 03 Oct 2019 03 Oct 2020 Mr Laurens SCHAUTTEET 03 Oct 2019 03 Oct 2020 Anne Rieke STUHLMANN 03 Oct 2019 03 Oct 2020 Isabelle RYCKBOST 23 Aug 2018 01 Aug 2019 Mr Laurens SCHAUTTEET 23 Aug 2018 01 Aug 2019 Anne Rieke STUHLMANN 23 Aug 2018 01 Aug 2019 Anne Rieke STUHLMANN 05 Oct 2017 23 Aug 2018 Isabelle RYCKBOST 20 Sep 2017 23 Aug 2018 Mr Laurens SCHAUTTEET 11 Sep 2017 23 Aug 2018 Mr Antonios Michail 05 Sep 2016 31 Aug 2017 Eugenio QUINTIERI 05 Sep 2016 31 Aug 2017 Isabelle RYCKBOST 25 Aug 2016 20 Aug 2017 Mr Laurens SCHAUTTEET 23 Aug 2016 20 Aug 2017 Mr Laurens SCHAUTTEET 28 Aug 2015 23 Aug 2016 Mr Antonios Michail 26 Aug 2015 25 Aug 2016 Ms Martina Fontanet 26 Aug 2015 25 Aug 2016 Eugenio QUINTIERI 26 Aug 2015 25 Aug 2016 Isabelle RYCKBOST 21 Aug 2015 19 Aug 2016 Isabelle RYCKBOST 23 Aug 2014 18 Aug 2015 Mr Antonios Michail 23 Aug 2014 18 Aug 2015 Ms Martina Fontanet 23 Aug 2014 18 Aug 2015 Eugenio QUINTIERI 23 Aug 2014 18 Aug 2015 Isabelle RYCKBOST 23 Aug 2014 27 Jan 2015 Mr Antonios Michail 06 Sep 2013 23 Aug 2014 Ms Martina Fontanet 31 Aug 2013 23 Aug 2014 Eugenio QUINTIERI 06 Sep 2013 23 Aug 2014 Ms Daniëlla Arbyn Havugimana 06 Sep 2013 05 Sep 2014 Isabelle RYCKBOST 24 Aug 2013 23 Aug 2014 Mr Antonios Michail 07 Nov 2012 12 Sep 2013 Ms Martina Fontanet 07 Nov 2012 12 Sep 2013 Mr Patrick Verhoeven 23 Oct 2012 20 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:
- Maritime Industries Forum (MIF)
- International Association Ports and Harbors (IAPH)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
Oct 2023 - Sep 2024
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
200,000€ - 299,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
200,000€ - 299,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Sustainable Alternative Power for Shipping- Mid- to Long-Term Solutions for Maritime GHG Emissions Reductions#E02869/5#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=100883 #MEMBER #C#IndustryEuropean Ports Forum#E03542#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3542 #MEMBER #C#OtherGG BAG sub-group on Transport Sector#E03898/5#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=104597 #MEMBER #C#IndustryMaritime transport statistics#E01505#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1505 #OBSERVER #C#ProfessionalsHigh Level Steering Group for Governance of the Digital Maritime System and Services#E03450#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3450 #OBSERVER #C#ProfessionalsEuropean Sustainable Shipping Forum (ESSF)#E02869#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2869 #MEMBER #C#IndustryWaste from Ships(Port Reception Facilities & Ship-Source Pollution )#E02869/4#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=100882 #MEMBER #C#IndustryCooperation group on Places of Refuge#E03450/4#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=100484 #OBSERVER #C#ProfessionalsExpert Group Global Gateway Business Advisory Group#E03898#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3898 #MEMBER #C#IndustryDigital Transport and Logistics Forum#E03280#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3280 #MEMBER #C#IndustryExpert Group on alternative transport fuels ('the Sustainable Transport Forum')#E03321#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3321 #MEMBER #C#IndustryTrade Contact Group#E02134#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=2134 #MEMBER #C#IndustryWorking Group on the Implementation of the ETS and MRV Maritime#E02869/10#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=104372 #MEMBER #C#IndustryCo-ordinating group for statistics on transport#E01509#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1509 #OBSERVER #C#Civil society#Employees/workers#ProfessionalsStakeholders Advisory Group on Maritime Security #E01087#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1087 #MEMBER #C#IndustrySub-group on “Ports as hubs for a Sustainable blue economy"#E03542/2#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=101552 #MEMBER #C#OtherInnovation Fund Expert Group#E03593#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3593 #MEMBER #C#OtherSustainable Ports sub-group#E03542/1#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=100694 #MEMBER #C#OtherShip Energy Efficiency#E02869/6#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=100884 #MEMBER #C#Industry
Groups (European Parliament)
SEARICA
Communication activities
None declared
Other activities
Port and transport policy (EC DG MOVE)
Maritime Policy (EC DG MARE)
Environmental policy (EC DG ENVI)
DG Competition
Meetings
Meetings
23 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 30 May 2024 Location Videoconference Subject Decarbonization of ports Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Attending - Adam Romanowski (Cabinet member)
- Aleksandra Baranska (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 May 2024 Location brussels Subject digital transformation, innovation, network industries, public-private cooperation, interoperability, single market support Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn Attending - Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Apr 2024 Location Brussels Subject ESPO’s Memorandum on the priorities of the next Commission DG Mobility and Transport Attending - Magdalena Kopczynska (Director-General)
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Date 22 Mar 2023 Location Brussels Subject Accompany Commissioner's meeting Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Roxana Lesovici (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Feb 2023 Location Brussels Subject Discussion on maritime Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Roxana Lesovici (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Nov 2022 Location conference call Subject Delta & Port Congress North Sea Port Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Pablo Fabregas Martinez (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Jun 2022 Location Valencia Subject Panel debate on ports in the energy transition Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Mar 2022 Location Brussels Subject Fit-for-55 for ports Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Mar 2021 Location COnference call Subject Meeting to prepare the Commissioner's intervention to EsPo's event. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Rachel Smit (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Nov 2020 Location video call Subject Speech at launch of ports environmental report Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Aug 2020 Location video call Subject Recovery in the waterborne sector Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 May 2020 Location online Subject European Green Deal, recovery measures after COVID-19 DG Mobility and Transport Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 17 Apr 2020 Location Brussels Subject EU ports Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner)
- Roxana Lesovici (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Mar 2020 Location Phone call Subject EU ports Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner)
- Roxana Lesovici (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Jan 2020 Location Brussels Subject courtesy meeting, Maritime transport Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Roxana Lesovici (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Oct 2017 Location Brussels Subject Investment screening Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Maria Asenius (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Oct 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject TEN-T, financing investments and multimodality. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Friedrich-Nikolaus von Peter (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Oct 2017 Location Bruxelles Subject Meeting with Mrs Ryckbost, Secretary General, and Mr Eugenio Quintieri, Policy Advisor, at the European Sea Ports Organisation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Friedrich-Nikolaus von Peter (Cabinet member)
- Alessandro Carano (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Aug 2016 Location Brussels Subject Blue Growth, Cruise Tourism, Port Reception Facilities Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Andras Inotai (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Oct 2015 Location Brussels Subject port sector and ports regulation DG Mobility and Transport Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 16 Jun 2015 Location Brussels, Belguim Subject Meeting Port Social Partners Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Friedrich-Nikolaus von Peter (Cabinet member)
- Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)
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Date 19 Jan 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Meeting with ESPO Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)
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Date 13 Jan 2015 Location Brusssels Subject Situation of European Ports Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Friedrich-Nikolaus von Peter (Cabinet member)