Overview
Lobbying Costs
50,000€ - 99,999€
Financial year: Jul 2022 - Jun 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.3 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
30
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
EUROPEAN AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS COUNCIL (EABC)
EU Transparency Register
56953548578-36 First registered on 12 Apr 2012
Goals / Remit
The European Australian Business Council (EABC) is a Sydney-based business association which brings together European and Australian business and government leaders for high-level dialogue on economic and public policy developments affecting the trade and investment issues. The Council's membership includes senior corporate and policy figures, including chairpersons and CEOs of major public companies, former ministers, diplomats, and senior officials. The EU is Australia’s largest economic partner with annual trade close to $70 billion and an investment relationship valued at over $1.5 trillion. The EABC is an independent, private sector organisation which works co-operatively with the Australian Government, and the institutions of the European Union, and its Member States.
Main EU files targeted
Economic governance, economic recovery, internal market, trade negotiations, competition policy, energy union, structural funds, innovation and research
Address
Head Office
Level 3, 181 Pitt Street
SYDNEY 2000
AUSTRALIAEU Office
Level 3, 181 Pitt Street
SYDNEY 2000
AUSTRALIAWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 10% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.3
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 25 Apr 2024
Name Start date End Date Jason COLLINS 09 Jun 2023 07 Jun 2024 Mr Jason Collins 09 Jun 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Timothée Goulain 10 Jan 2020 09 Jan 2021 Mr Jason Collins 24 May 2019 23 May 2020 Mr Jason Collins 23 May 2018 23 May 2019 Mr Timothée Goulain 18 May 2018 18 May 2019 Mr Timothée Goulain 27 Jun 2017 18 May 2018 Mr Jason Collins 20 Oct 2016 19 Oct 2017 Mr Jason Collins 17 Apr 2015 15 Apr 2016 Mr Jason Collins 31 May 2013 30 May 2014 Mr Jason Collins 15 May 2012 17 Jun 2013 Complementary Information
SEE ABOVE
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
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
A MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS (EBO) WORLDWIDE NETWORK (GLOBAL ASSOCIATION OF EUROPEAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND BUSINESS COUNCILS)
Member 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
Jul 2022 - Jun 2023
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
50,000€ - 99,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
50,000€ - 99,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
Organisation of annual events with the Delegation of the European Union to Australia and the European Chambers of Commerce in Australia; Organisation of forums and roundtable discussions on the occasion of state visits to Australia from European leaders; Organisation of an annual Delegation of Australian companies to Brussels for a study tour to meet and exchange views with representatives of the European Commission, European Parliament and other European stakeholders.
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
30 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.
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Date 31 Jan 2024 Location Brussels Subject Recent developments in the Australian energy sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Attending - Jaan Mannik (Cabinet member)
- Stefano Grassi (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jun 2023 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject The Commissioner informed them of emergency actions taken in EU to address the energy crisis after the start of war in Ukraine. She also spoke about renewable energy sector. Visitors gave an overview of their energy sector and areas of cooperation. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
- Jaan Mannik (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jun 2023 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Introductory meeting with Commissioner McGuinness Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Tommy De Temmerman (Cabinet member)
- Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
- Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
- Patricia Reilly (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Jun 2023 Location Brussels Subject Present their views on the Green Deal Industrial Plan and more specifically Europe’s strategy with respect to hydrogen and critical raw materials DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Kerstin Jorna (Director-General)
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Date 27 Jun 2023 Location Brussels Subject EU-Australia FTA Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 07 Dec 2022 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject EU-Australia FTA negotiations Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Tomas Baert (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Dec 2022 Location Brussels Subject corporate sustainability due diligence Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Didier Reynders (Commissioner)
- Luc De Lobel (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Jan 2022 Location Brussels Subject EU-AUS trade relations Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Kevin Keary (Cabinet member)
- Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Jul 2020 Location Brussels Subject Innovation - Association of Australia to Horizon Europe - Sustainability and climate change DG Research and Innovation Attending - Jean-Eric Paquet (Director-General)
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Date 26 Jun 2019 Location Brussels Subject Exchange in EU-Australia economic and trade relations as well as in mega trends shaping the world economy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
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Date 04 Feb 2019 Location Brussels Subject EU-Australia FTA & WTO reform Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Jan 2018 Location Brussels Subject Free trade agreement with Australia Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jun 2017 Location Brussels Subject macro-economic governance and financial markets reform DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Olivier Guersent (Director-General)
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Date 29 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with Australian business leaders Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Juho Romakkaniemi (Cabinet member)
- Edward Bannerman (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject Business mission to Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Jakub Cebula (Cabinet member)
- Tomasz Husak (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject Possible participation of Commissioner Arias Cañete at next EBAC's events Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Maria Cristina Lobillo Borrero (Cabinet member)
- Isaac Valero Ladron (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Oct 2015 Location Brussels Subject Possible visit to Australia Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Giulia Del Brenna (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject Australia; FTA Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Cecilia Malmström (Commissioner)
- Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject Trade Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
- Edward Bannerman (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Jun 2015 Location European Commission –Brussels (Berlaymont) Subject EU-Australia relations - EU economic governance and growth outlook 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 - Tatyana Panova (Cabinet member)
- Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President)
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Date 30 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject Financial Policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Matthew Baldwin (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject EU-Australia trade relations Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Cecilia Malmström (Commissioner)
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Date 15 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject Preparations for the EABC meeting with the VP Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Edward Bannerman (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Jan 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Discussion on the possible meeting with delegation in June 2015 Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Maria Cristina Lobillo Borrero (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Jan 2015 Location Brussels Subject EU trade relations in Asia-Pacific Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Jan 2015 Location Brussels Subject Preparation of EABC visit to the European Commission Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Giulia Del Brenna (Cabinet member)
- Antonio Lowndes Marques De Araujo Vicente (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Jan 2015 Location Brussels Subject G20 Australia, VP's visit 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 - Tuure Taneli Lahti (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jan 2015 Location Brussels Subject Financial Policy - Priorities 2015 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Matthew Baldwin (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jan 2015 Location Brussels Subject Investment plan Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Edward Bannerman (Cabinet member)
- Hilde Hardeman (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 28 Jan 2015 Location Brussels Subject Bilateral with CEO Jason Collins Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Bernd Biervert (Cabinet member)