Overview
Lobbying Costs
395,000€
Financial year: Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5 Fte (10)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Public Matters (PM)
EU Transparency Register
245282535800-44 First registered on 05 Sep 2019
Goals / Remit
Public Matters is a public affairs & lobby consultancy with offices in The Hague and Brussels, supporting organisations that seek to influence policy and engage in strategic communications. We advise our clients on how to position themselves optimally in the political and public arena in both the Netherlands and at EU level, based on implementing the most effective strategies and achieving agreed targets.
Main EU files targeted
As a consultancy we follow many policy developments in Brussels and the EU on behalf of our clients. Our main focus is on Competition policy, Consumer protection, health, (Digital) Single market, Energy policy, Social affairs, Agriculture, Healthcare, ICT, Trade policy and Transportation.
The most relevant policies include:
- Proposal for a directive on the European Green Deal
- Proposal for a directive on the EU renewable energy rules – review
- Communication on the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy
- Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European economic and social committee and the committee of the Regions – A hydrogen strategy for a climate-neutral Europe
- Renewable Energy Directive (RED II) - Directive (EU) 2018/2001 (recast)
- Proposal for a regulation on deepening the internal market and clarifying responsibilities for digital services (Digital Services Act)
- Proposal for a regulation on an ex ante regulatory instrument of very large online platform acting as gatekeepers (Digital Services Act)
- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content onlineAddress
Head Office
Bezuidenhoutseweg 101
The Hague 2594 AC
NETHERLANDSEU Office
Avenue des Arts 39
Brussels B-1040
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
10
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 75% 1 50% 5 25% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 05 Jan 2025
Name Start date End Date Mr Jacob CLOO 23 Feb 2023 05 Sep 2023 Mr Teeuwes MIDDELBRINK 13 Jan 2023 05 Sep 2023 Valerie MENDES DE LEON 08 Nov 2022 05 Sep 2023 Sebastiaan BATELAAN 12 Oct 2022 05 Sep 2023 Mr Jonathan PROVOOST 09 Sep 2022 05 Sep 2023 Lieuwe BURGER 24 Feb 2022 24 Feb 2023 Sebastiaan BATELAAN 06 Sep 2021 07 Sep 2022 Mr Jonathan PROVOOST 17 Sep 2021 09 Sep 2022 Mr De Haan WILLEM GIJSBERTUS 09 Feb 2021 01 Mar 2022 Lieuwe BURGER 18 Dec 2020 18 Dec 2021 Ms Siri DE VRIJER 11 Dec 2020 11 Dec 2021 Mr Marnix KLEINJAN 02 Dec 2020 02 Dec 2021 Mr Peter VAN KEULEN 05 Sep 2020 04 Sep 2021 Sebastiaan BATELAAN 03 Sep 2020 03 Sep 2021 Mr Jonathan PROVOOST 21 Jul 2020 21 Jul 2021 Mr Siem Gustaaf Gradus PELGROM 18 Sep 2019 18 Sep 2020 Ms Noortje Carolien THIJSSEN 18 Sep 2019 18 Sep 2020 Mr De Haan WILLEM GIJSBERTUS 13 Sep 2019 12 Sep 2020 Mr Tom BROUWER 10 Sep 2019 10 Sep 2020 Sebastiaan BATELAAN 07 Sep 2019 03 Sep 2020 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
Professional consultancies
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Networking
Affiliation
BVPA (Dutch Association of Public Affairs Professionals)
DNBMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Advances interests of their clients
Closed financial year
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
395,000€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Clients for closed financial year
Clients list
Name Proposal Amount meetiq group Digital economy, data, e-privacy, online payments, consumer law, etc. 200,000€ - 299,999€ Air Products Energy and climate, including EU ETS, state aid, RED and sustainable finance 100,000€ - 199,999€ mkb nederland Retail issues 50,000€ - 99,999€ kingspan insulation Policies related to the building environment. 25,000€ - 49,999€ nederlandse loterij organisatie Policies related to lotteries. 10,000€ - 24,999€ families foundation Policies related to parenting. 10,000€ - 24,999€ Clients for current financial year
Clients list
Name families foundation Air Products nederlandse loterij organisatie mkb nederland meetic group Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
We devise integrated public affairs campaigns and activities, for instance to influence policy developments in Brussels and The Hague, or effectively manage stakeholders and media. Our monitoring & intelligence services play a crucial role in these efforts, providing you with regular updates on policy and all other relevant developments. We also arrange regular training courses and workshops, as well as offering our services on an interim basis to provide clients with short-term, high-intensity support.
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
None declared