Overview
Lobbying Costs
1,000,000€ - 1,249,999€
Financial year: Mar 2023 - Feb 2024
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5.05 Fte (8)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
5
High-level Commission meetings
12
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Schwarz Unternehmenskommunikation International GmbH (Schwarz Gruppe)
EU Transparency Register
383658039791-39 First registered on 22 Oct 2020
Goals / Remit
Die Schwarz Unternehmenskommunikation Int. vertritt die Interessen aller Unternehmen der Schwarz Gruppe im politischen Umfeld. Die Unternehmen der Schwarz Gruppe bestehen im Kern aus Lidl, Kaufland, PreZero, Schwarz Produktion sowie Schwarz IT und Schwarz Digital. Zum Ende des GJ 2022 waren die Unternehmen der Schwarz Gruppe in über 30 Ländern aktiv. Die beiden Handelssparten Lidl und Kaufland zählen zusammen rund 13.700 Filialen. PreZero ist im Abfall- und Recyclingmanagement tätig. Die Schwarz Produktion stellt Lebensmittel und Getränke für Lidl und Kaufland her. Darüber hinaus werden mehrere Kunststoff- und Recyclingwerke betrieben. Kaufland stellt in eigenen Fleischwerken Fleisch- und Wurstwaren für seine Filialen her. Die Schwarz IT ist der zentrale IT-Dienstleister für die Unternehmen der Gruppe. Schwarz Digital unterstützt die Unternehmen der Gruppe bei der Digitalisierung und entwickelt Innovationen und Geschäftsfelder zur Sicherstellung des nachhaltigen Geschäftserfolgs.
Main EU files targeted
Circular Economy Strategy, European Green Deal, Fit for 55, Digitaler Binnenmarkt, Zahlungssysteme, Farm-to-Fork Strategy, Sustainable corporate governance, Data Strategy
Address
Head Office
Stiftsbergstraße 1
Neckarsulm 74172
GERMANYEU Office
rue Belliard 58
Brüssel 1040
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
8
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 4 75% 1 10% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5.05
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
5 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 22 Nov 2024
Name Start date End Date Götz Brandau 26 Sep 2024 26 Sep 2025 Pia KRAUS 15 Jul 2024 14 Jul 2025 Yvonne WACHTER 15 Jul 2024 14 Jul 2025 Nino JIKIA 15 Jul 2024 14 Jul 2025 Jurek ZAROFFE 01 May 2024 30 Apr 2025 Jurek ZAROFFE 01 Jun 2023 01 Jun 2024 William HERNAD 15 Mar 2024 04 Oct 2024 Yvonne WACHTER 06 Oct 2023 06 Sep 2024 Goetz BRANDAU 06 Oct 2023 04 Oct 2024 Pia KRAUS 15 Mar 2024 15 Sep 2024 Malte PIONTEK 06 Oct 2023 08 Jun 2024 Ms Jeanette VANDERWAEREN 06 Oct 2023 07 Feb 2024 Pia KRAUS 01 Mar 2023 11 Mar 2024 Yvonne WACHTER 08 Oct 2022 05 Oct 2023 Goetz BRANDAU 08 Oct 2022 05 Oct 2023 Malte PIONTEK 08 Oct 2022 05 Oct 2023 Jurek ZAROFFE 24 May 2022 24 May 2023 Yvonne WACHTER 28 Oct 2021 08 Oct 2022 Ms Laura SCHULZ 28 Oct 2021 28 Oct 2022 Goetz BRANDAU 28 Oct 2021 08 Oct 2022 Malte PIONTEK 28 Oct 2021 08 Oct 2022 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
Companies & groups
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Networking
Affiliation
o EuroCommerce, https://www.eurocommerce.eu
o Ecommerce Europe, https://ecommerce-europe.eu
o Handelsverband Deutschland - HDE e.V., https://einzelhandel.de
o Bundesverband des Deutschen Lebensmittelhandels e.V. (BVLH), https://www.bvlh.net
o Wirtschaftsrat der CDU e.V. - Landesverband Brüssel, https://www.wirtschaftsrat.de/wirtschaftsrat.nsf/id/bruessel-de
o SPD Wirtschaftsforum, https://www.spd-wirtschaftsforum.de/
o EUROPEN, https://www.europen-packaging.eu
o Petcore Europe, https://www.petcore-europe.org
o Plastics Recyclers Europe, https://www.plasticsrecyclers.euMember 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
Mar 2023 - Feb 2024
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
1,000,000€ - 1,249,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
Name Amount oettinger consulting, wirtschafts- und politikberatung gmbh 50,000€ - 99,999€ rud pedersen public affairs brussels 50,000€ - 99,999€ grayling 50,000€ - 99,999€ hill & knowlton international belgium 50,000€ - 99,999€ Intermediaries for current year
Name rud pedersen public affairs oettinger consulting, wirtschafts- und politikberatung gmbh grayling hill & knowlton international belgium Closed year Costs
1,000,000€ - 1,249,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
Artificial intelligence and digital,Welfare and conservation of animals
Communication activities
Der Nachhaltigkeits-/Fortschrittsbericht der Unternehmen der Schwarz Gruppe ist verfügbar unter https://gruppe.schwarz/verantwortung/strategie
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
12 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 03 Jul 2024 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Measures announced by the European Commission to improve farmers' position in the food supply chain. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Attending - Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner)
- Andreas Schneider (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Sep 2023 Location Brussels Subject Speech at Schwarz Impulse Event re digitisation of the European Public sector and fundamental transformation in society Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn Portfolio Budget and Administration Attending - Johannes Hahn (Commissioner)
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Date 01 Jun 2023 Location online Subject Courtesy exchange following meeting with EVP Vestager. Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 May 2023 Location Brussels Subject Cloud, cybersecurity, digital skills, EU sovereignty. Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President)
- Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Mar 2023 Location Brussels Subject Exchange of views on F2F strategy DG Agriculture and Rural Development Attending - Wolfgang Burtscher (Director-General)
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Date 06 Sep 2022 Location Brussels Subject Rule of law and the impact on the European Single Market, Due Diligence and corporate responsibility in (global) supply chains, Data Protection / Privacy Shield Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Simona Constantin (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Sep 2022 Location Berlaymont Subject To exchange views on the progress towards a more circular economy, including on the forthcoming initiative under the Circular Economy Action Plan on packaging and packaging waste. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
- Rozalina Petrova (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Apr 2022 Location video-call Subject Revision of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 May 2021 Location Brussels (VC) Subject Voice assistance and future of retail Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Apr 2021 Location video-call Subject Implementation of the European Green Deal and the Circular Economy Action Plan Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Mar 2021 Location Brussels (Teams) Subject Voice Assistance & the future of retail Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Jan 2021 Location Brussels (virtual) Subject DMA Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)