Overview
Lobbying Costs
50,000€ - 99,999€
Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.5 Fte (6)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
6
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Skippers Organisation - vzw (ESO)
EU Transparency Register
63974235880-21 First registered on 20 May 2011
Goals / Remit
ESO looks after the interests of the European private inland shipping entrepreneurs on the European level. The General Assembly and Governing Body of ESO are composed of representatives of Belgian, Dutch, German and Polish inland waterway transport organisations. Mr. Christiaan Van Lancker is the acting president.
ESO is the interlocutor of the European Commission (DG-MOVE) and the Central Rhineshipping Committee (CCNR). ESO participates in many working groups, which are often established on demand of, or cooperation with ESO. Together with the colleages of the European Barge Union (EBU) a nautical-technical commission has been formed to advise EC and CCNR.
Since its etablishment ESO has occupied itself in the interest of independant entrepreneurs on various matters, such as market regulation, fleet renewal, use of reserve funds, market observation, waterway bottlenecks & infrastructure, inland shipping promotion, crew regulation, qualification.Main EU files targeted
amongst others: NAIADES / PLATINA implementation, Harmonisation of Qualification and Certification, Social Dialogue on Working Time Agreement, Implementation of technical regulations, NRMM directive, measures on greening the fleet, market observation, application of financial instruments; CDNI and ADN legislation,
Address
Head Office
Drukpersstraat / rue de la Press 19
Brussels B-1000
BELGIUMEU Office
Sint Pieterskaai 74
Brugge 8000
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
6
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 6 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
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 unions and professional associations
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Networking
Affiliation
Joint Nautical Technical Commission of the European Barge Union (EBU) and the European Skippers' Organisation (ESO);
Joint Commission Tanker Shipping & ADN of ESO and EBU (European Barge Union)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
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
50,000€ - 99,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
50,000€ - 99,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Digital Inland Waterway Area #E03505#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3505 #Member #C#Industry, SMEs#Social issues in inland navigation#E03511#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3511 #Member #C#Industry, SMEs#Inland Waterway Transport - Naiades implementation expert group#E03497#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3497 #Member #C#Industry, SMEs
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
Fall 2018 ESO together with EBU established the European IWT-platform in Brussels. The platform ads a new dimension of expertise to the benefit of the entire inland navigation community and all institutions involved in it. The platform is a private foundation with seat in Brussels and was officially launched January 21, 2019.
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
6 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 18 Oct 2021 Location video-call Subject Preparation for a keynote speech on climate transitions in inland waterways Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject European Green Deal Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Apr 2017 Location brussels Subject INLAND NAVIGATION Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Alisa Tiganj (Cabinet member)
- Alessandro Carano (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Feb 2017 Location Bruxelles Subject Inland waterways Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Alisa Tiganj (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Oct 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject IWT DG Mobility and Transport Attending - Henrik Hololei (Director-General)
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Date 24 Feb 2016 Location Brussels, BE Subject Meeting with sectpr representatives of Inland Waterways Europe (IWW) Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc Portfolio Transport Attending - Desiree Oen (Cabinet member)
- Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists