Sweeney Consulting

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No longer registered as of 13 May 2022 - Registration as it was on 09 Feb 2021
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Overview

Lobbying Costs

150,000€

Financial year: Jun 2019 - May 2020

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

2 Fte (2)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

0

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    Sweeney Consulting

    EU Transparency Register

    179746426148-18 First registered on 13 Mar 2017

    Goals / Remit

    Sweeney Consulting is a legal and public affairs consultancy based in Dublin Ireland that also operates in London, Brussels and Geneva as well as other countries in Europe as needed.

    SWEENEY CONSULTING offers the following services to companies, associations and individuals:

    • Advice on how European and National Law And
    Regulation affects industry today
    • Expert insight on Media and Entertainment
    • Licensing and Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
    • Wide ranging and detailed expertise on today’s
    international Video Game industry

    Main EU files targeted

    – The Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on certain aspects concerning contracts for the supply of digital content (2015/0287 (COD))
    – The Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on addressing geo-blocking and other forms of discrimination based on customers' nationality, place of residence or place of establishment within the internal market and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 and Directive 2009/22/EC (2016/0152 (COD))
    – The Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on copyright in the Digital Single Market (2016/0280 (COD))
    – The Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on ensuring the cross-border portability of online content services in the internal market (2015/0284 (COD))
    – The Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2010/13/EU on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services in view of changing market realities (2016/0151 (COD))
    – Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL laying down rules on the exercise of copyright and related rights applicable to certain online transmissions of broadcasting organisations and retransmissions of television and radio programmes ((2016/0284 (COD))
    – Review of Council Directive 93/83/EEC of 27 September 1993 on the coordination of certain rules concerning copyright and rights related to copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable retransmission
    – THE TRANSATLANTIC TRADE AND INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

    Address

    Head Office
    Blue Water
    Seaview Terrace
    DUBLIN D13FK10
    IRELAND
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    2

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%2

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    2

    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
    Mr David Sweeney 17 Jan 2020 16 Jan 2021
    Manuel FRAGOSO MENDES 26 Nov 2019 26 Nov 2020
    Mr Patrick Goodliffe 05 May 2017 01 Oct 2017

    Complementary Information

    Sweeney Consulting has two people actively involved in European Affairs:

    – David Sweeney, Barrister at law
    – Manuel Mendes

    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

  • Categories

    Category

    I - Professional consultancies/law firms/self-employed consultants

    Subcategory

    Professional consultancies

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    None declared

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jun 2019 - May 2020

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    150,000€

    Other financial info

    None declared

    Declared lobby clients

    Client Name Amount
    Association de Gestions des Oeuvres Audiovisuelles 50,000€ - 99,999€
    Interactive Software Federation of Europe 100,000€ - 199,999€
  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    none

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    Sweeney Consulting has two primary clients for which legal and public policy activities are conducted in Brussels:

    – The Interactive Software Federation of Europe (ISFE), the trade association for Europe's Video Games Industry; and
    – The Association of International Collective Management of Audiovisual Works (AGICOA), a pan-European Collecting Society that administers cable retransmission and other rights on behalf of independent producers.

    Other activities

    Sweeney Consulting's Activities cover a broad range of EU initiatives and proposals as they affect the Creative Industries. It also advises on the protection and management of intellectual property right at European and national level.

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    None declared

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