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Overview
Lobbying Costs
50,000€ - 99,999€
Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Sugar Refineries Association (ESRA)
EU Transparency Register
153540811905-01 First registered on 19 Sep 2013
Goals / Remit
The European Sugar Refineries Association was formed in 2011 and represents the interests of the vast majority of Europe’s sugar refining industry. ESRA was established as a non-profit making international association (AISBL) under Belgian law in 2012.
The principal objective of the association is to establish a constructive dialogue between European sugar refineries and decision-makers at European Union and national levels, as well as with the other parties involved in the development of the sugar industry, in particular by playing a proactive role in the development of the regulatory environment for sugar refining, by promoting an appropriate, consistent and efficient legal and regulatory framework in order to develop the internal market.Main EU files targeted
In order to achieve its objectives, ESRA actively carries out the following activities:
Provide a basis for the representation of the common interests of the association’s members, vis-à-vis the institutions of the European Union, other European organisations, national authorities and international organisations.
Contribute to the development and publication of policies to ensure an efficient and equitable commercial and regulatory environment.
Promote cooperation between the association’s members with the aim of developing the sugar refining market.
Provide members with up-to-date information on changes to the regulatory status of the sugar sector in Europe.
Defend and promote products of the cane sugar refining industry.
Support raw sugar sourcing needs in each Member State.
Maintain relations with or join other international associations or organisations, whenever this is appropriate for the accomplishment of its objectives.
As such main policies targeted revolve around EU Free Trade Negotiations with third countries; namely Australia and Mercosur.Address
Head Office
Rue Paul Emile Janson 6
Brussels 1000
BELGIUMEU Office
Rue Paul Emile Janson 6
Brussels 1000
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 21 Dec 2024
Name Start date End Date Ms Laura Girol 22 Aug 2016 06 May 2017 Ms Laura Girol 27 Feb 2015 25 Feb 2016 Ms Laura Girol 20 Sep 2013 20 Sep 2014 Complementary Information
Not working full time on activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register.
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
None declared
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 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
50,000€ - 99,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
Name Amount nove sa 50,000€ - 99,999€ Intermediaries for current year
Name nove sa Closed year Costs
50,000€ - 99,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Expert Group EU Sugar Market Observatory#E03525#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=3525 #MEMBER #C#Professionals
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
• Play a proactive role in the development of the regulatory environment for sugar refining.
• Promote an appropriate, consistent and efficient legal and regulatory framework in order to develop the European sugar market.
• Support a fair and competitive market for sugar refining in Europe.
• Improve access to new sources and greater volumes of raw cane sugar.
• Reduce trade and non-trade barriers to raw cane sugar imports.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 12 Apr 2018 Location brussels Subject EU sugar sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Feb 2018 Location Brussels Subject EU-Mexico and EU-Mercosur negotiations Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Xavier Coget (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Oct 2015 Location Brussels Subject Business discussion Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)