VERBOND VAN BELGISCHE ONDERNEMINGEN / FEDERATION DES ENTREPRISES DE BELGIQUE

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

400,000€ - 499,999€

Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

3.5 Fte (4)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

1

High-level Commission meetings

26

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    VERBOND VAN BELGISCHE ONDERNEMINGEN / FEDERATION DES ENTREPRISES DE BELGIQUE   (VBO / FEB)

    EU Transparency Register

    47676761061-93 First registered on 05 Feb 2009

    Goals / Remit

    Het VBO is de enige interprofessionele werkgeversorganisatie die de ondernemingen uit de drie gewesten van ons land vertegenwoordigt. Zijn leden vertegenwoordigen de ondernemingen actief in de sleutelsectoren van de industrie en de diensten.
    Het VBO heeft als ambitie:
    1. zich in te zetten voor een optimaal ondernemingsklimaat;
    2. de belangen van de ondernemingen te behartigen op federaal, Europees en internationaal niveau;
    3. de samenhang te bevorderen in de boodschap en de acties van ondernemers.
    Het VBO wil bijdragen tot het creëren van de beroepen van de toekomst,vooral in de dienstensector, de industrie en de bouw.
    Het wil openstaan voor wat buiten haar muren leeft en organiseert talrijke ontmoetingen en informatievergaderingen met een federale, Europese (European Business Summit) of internationale reikwijdte.
    De acties van het VBO omvatten alle domeinen die met de bedrijfsactiviteit te maken hebben. Concreet is het VBO actief zowel in economische, sociale, jur (...)

    Main EU files targeted

    Alle domeinen die een impact kunnen hebben op de werkzaamheden van de Belgische ondernemingen.

    Toutes les matières susceptibles d’avoir un impact sur les activités des entreprises belges.

    Address

    Head Office
    Rue Ravenstein / Ravensteinstraat, 4
    BRUSSEL / BRUXELLES 1000
    BELGIUM
    EU Office
    Rue Ravenstein / Ravensteinstraat, 4
    BRUSSEL / BRUXELLES 1000
    BELGIUM

    Website

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    4

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%2
    75%2

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    3.5

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 23 Nov 2024

    Name Start date End Date
    Torre Peter P Van de Walle 30 Oct 2024 30 Oct 2025
    Benoit MONTEYNE 31 Aug 2023 01 Sep 2024
    Thomas Julien 14 Sep 2023 14 Sep 2024
    Thomas Julien 09 Sep 2020 01 Oct 2021
    Mr Mika CAMPS 09 Sep 2020 01 Oct 2021
    Benoit MONTEYNE 09 Apr 2019 01 May 2020
    Thomas Julien 09 Apr 2019 01 May 2020
    Mr Olivier François Robert JORIS 09 Feb 2018 08 Feb 2019
    Benoit MONTEYNE 09 Feb 2018 08 Feb 2019
    Thomas Julien 09 Feb 2018 08 Feb 2019
    Thomas Julien 04 Feb 2017 03 Feb 2018
    Mr Olivier François Robert JORIS 02 Feb 2017 03 Feb 2018
    Benoit MONTEYNE 02 Feb 2017 03 Feb 2018
    Mr Olivier François Robert JORIS 10 Feb 2016 03 Feb 2017
    Benoit MONTEYNE 10 Feb 2016 03 Feb 2017
    Mr Olivier François Robert JORIS 20 Jan 2015 15 Jan 2016
    Mr Laurent Sempot 20 Jan 2015 15 Jan 2016
    Benoit MONTEYNE 20 Jan 2015 15 Jan 2016
    Benoit MONTEYNE 19 Feb 2014 20 Jan 2015
    Mr Olivier François Robert JORIS 01 Feb 2014 20 Jan 2015
    Mr Laurent Sempot 01 Feb 2014 20 Jan 2015
    Benoit MONTEYNE 10 Apr 2013 12 Feb 2014
    Mr Olivier François Robert JORIS 20 Mar 2013 01 Feb 2014
    Mr Pieter-Jan VAN STEENKISTE 20 Mar 2013 19 Mar 2014
    Benoit MONTEYNE 08 Dec 2012 10 Apr 2013
    Ms Anne-Laurence Cock 01 Aug 2012 17 Jun 2013
    Mr Olivier François Robert JORIS 08 Feb 2012 01 Mar 2013
    Mr Pieter-Jan VAN STEENKISTE 08 Feb 2012 01 Mar 2013

    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

  • Categories

    Category

    Trade and business associations

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    Lid van o.a. Businesseurope en van Business at OECD.

    Membre e.a. de Businesseurope et du Business at OECD.

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • 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

    400,000€ - 499,999€

    Major contributions in closed year

    None declared

    Intermediaries for closed year

    None declared

    Intermediaries for current year

    None declared

    Closed year Costs

    400,000€ - 499,999€

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    Advisory Committee on free movement of workers#X01784#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1784 #MEMBER #C#Industry#SMEsAdvisory Committee for the Coordination of Social Security Systems#X01783#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1783 #MEMBER #C#Industry#SMEsComité consultatif pour la sécurité et la santé sur le lieu de travail#X01211#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1211 #MEMBER #B#IndustryBureau#X01211/1#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=100030 #MEMBER #B#IndustryAdvisory Committee on Vocational Training#X01803#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=1803 #MEMBER #C#Industry#SMEsPandemic on OSH related issues#X01211/19#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=101019 #MEMBER #B#IndustryIntérêt des représentants des employeurs#X01211/2#https://ec.europa.eu/transparency/expert-groups-register/screen/expert-groups/consult?lang=en&groupID=100036 #MEMBER #B#Professionals

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    Jaarlijkse ontmoeting tussen VBO en Belgische Europarlementsleden, thematische briefings, one-to-one contacten


    Rencontre annuelle 'FEB-Eurodéputés belge, Briefings thématique, des rencontres one-to-one

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    26 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.

    • Date 06 Mar 2024 Location Brussels
      Subject Social dialogue, economic growth and job creation
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit
      Attending
      • Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 16 Feb 2023 Location Brussels
      Subject Critical Raw Materials package
      Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
      Portfolio An Economy that Works for People
      Attending
      • Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 09 Feb 2023 Location Brussels
      Subject Conference on the Future of Europe
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica
      Portfolio Democracy and Demography
      Attending
      • Ivo Belet (Cabinet member)
    • Date 26 Apr 2022 Location online
      Subject Platform International - Event
      DG Directorate-General for International Partnerships
      Attending
      • Koen Doens (Director-General)
    • Date 18 Jun 2021 Location video conference
      Subject Sustainable corporate governance
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders
      Portfolio Justice
      Attending
      • Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member)
      • Geneviève Tuts (Cabinet member)
    • Date 21 May 2021 Location Online
      Subject Consultation on the EC's Proposals on Due Diligence and Sustainable Corporate Governance
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica
      Portfolio Democracy and Demography
      Attending
      • Toma Sutic (Cabinet member)
      • Ivo Belet (Cabinet member)
    • Date 30 Apr 2021 Location Videoconference
      Subject Meeting on Minimum Wage, cross-border workers in the Benelux region and the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan.
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit
      Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights
      Attending
      • Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
      • Fabien Dell (Cabinet member)
      • Antoine Kasel (Cabinet member)
      • Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
      • Ivana McDowell (Cabinet member)
      • Santina Bertulessi (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 12 Jan 2021 Location video conference
      Subject due diligence
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders
      Portfolio Justice
      Attending
      • Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
      • Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 17 Apr 2020 Location Video-conference
      Subject Impact of Covid-19 on the Belgian and European economies, EU actions, exit and recovery strategies
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders
      Portfolio Justice
      Attending
      • Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
    • Date 02 Mar 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Consultations on the New Pact on Migrations
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Ylva Johansson
      Portfolio Home Affairs
      Attending
      • Ylva Johansson (Commissioner)
      • Raul Hernandez Sagrera (Cabinet member)
      • Alexandra Cupsan-Catalin (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 14 Feb 2020 Location Brussels
      Subject Preparation for Cssr Reynders intervention at March 9th conference
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders
      Portfolio Justice
      Attending
      • Geneviève Tuts (Cabinet member)
    • Date 26 Oct 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject Meeting with the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU
      DG Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom
      Attending
      • Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force)
    • Date 17 Sep 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject Exchange on competition policy and European champions, on equality of treatment in fiscal State aid and on international level-playing field
      DG Competition
      Attending
      • Johannes Laitenberger (Director-General)
    • Date 15 Jul 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject EU climate and energy policy
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
      Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
      Attending
      • Inge Bernaerts (Cabinet member)
      • Stefaan Hermans (Cabinet member)
    • Date 28 Jun 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject Investment plan implementation
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen
      Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness
      Attending
      • Miguel Gil Tertre (Cabinet member)
      • Hilde Hardeman (Cabinet member)
    • Date 15 Feb 2016 Location Brussels
      Subject Climate and Energy governance
      DG Climate Action
      Attending
      • Jos Delbeke (Director-General)
    • Date 26 Jan 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject FEB-VBO Social Academy event; speech on the social dialogue, role of the social partners at EU and Belgium levels, and the Commission priorities to strengthen EU social policy.
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
      Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President)
      • Raquel Lucas (Cabinet member)
    • Date 11 Dec 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Labour mobility
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
      Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
      Attending
      • Inge Bernaerts (Cabinet member)
    • Date 07 Jul 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Employment and social priorities
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
      Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
      Attending
      • Stefaan Hermans (Cabinet member)
    • Date 29 Jun 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject Employment and social policy priorities
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
      Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
      Attending
      • Marianne Thyssen (Commissioner)
    • Date 04 Jun 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Circular Economy
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella
      Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
      Attending
      • Aurore Maillet (Cabinet member)
    • Date 04 Jun 2015 Location Berlaymont
      Subject circular economy
      Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
      Attending
      • Sarah Nelen (Cabinet member)
    • Date 11 May 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Better Regulation
      Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans
      Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
      Attending
      • Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 08 May 2015 Location Brussels
      Subject Free movement of workers
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
      Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
      Attending
      • Inge Bernaerts (Cabinet member)
    • Date 30 Apr 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject Meeting in frames of European Semester meetings with Belgian Authorities and Social Partners
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
      Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
      Attending
      • Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President)
      • Raquel Lucas (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • Date 24 Feb 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium
      Subject Courtesy visit, presentation of VBO
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
      Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
      Attending
      • Stefaan Hermans (Cabinet member)
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