Overview
Lobbying Costs
900,000€ - 999,999€
Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5 Fte (5)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
7
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten (VNG)
EU Transparency Register
32705794105-55 First registered on 01 Sep 2010
Goals / Remit
Represent the interests of Dutch Municipalities in the Dutch and EU decision making processes; and in the EU, in the Council of Europe and at the UN.
Main EU files targeted
Cohesion policy: Multiannual Financial Framework (EFRO, ESF and CAP) and EU Semester;
Green Deal & Environment: climate and energy, circular economy, air quality legislation, soil policy, mobility (new initiatives);
Internal market: (public procurement and state aid), better regulation, EMU and local investments;
Information society: Artificial intelligence proposals, ICT and ePrivacy, Database Directive, Digital Services Act;
Urban Agenda; Lange termijn visie voor het platteland; Grensoverschrijdende samenwerking;Address
Head Office
Nassaulaan, 12
Den Haag 2500 GK
NETHERLANDSEU Office
Nassaulaan, 12
Den Haag 2500 GK
NETHERLANDSWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
5
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 5 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 03 Dec 2024
Name Start date End Date Mr Maurice PAULISSEN 08 Dec 2011 01 Nov 2012 Complementary Information
The EU team consists of four policy officers: Paul Voors, Caspar Sluiter, Merel Bentsink and Lorenzo Goudsmits
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
Associations and networks of public authorities
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Networking
Affiliation
Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR)
SGI Europe
United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)Member organisations
Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR)
SGI Europe
United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) -
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
900,000€ - 999,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
900,000€ - 999,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
Internal market: public procurement and state aid
Digital agenda / Digital internal market stratgy
Urban Agenda (partnerships)
Cross border cooperation / border regions
Energy en climate policies and directives
Funding MFFOther activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
7 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 27 Sep 2022 Location Brussels Subject Speech on Green Deal going local Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Apr 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Pact for skills roundtable with the retail sector. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
- Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 15 Apr 2021 Location Videofongerence Subject Skills roundtable with the retail sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 22 Feb 2021 Location Brussels - videoconference Subject Exchange of views on the green transition, the role of local government and the possibilities of the recovery plan with a delegation of the Netherlands Municipalities (VNG) Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 27 Nov 2020 Location video conference (Brussels) Subject Speech on the European Green Deal at the VNG Board Day Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Jan 2020 Location Brussels Subject Green deal and role of local authorities in its implementation Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 06 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject EU Employment and Social Affairs priorities Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Marianne Thyssen (Commissioner)