Overview
Lobbying Costs
300,000€
Financial year: Jun 2020 - May 2021
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
1
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Politics Matters (Politics Matters)
EU Transparency Register
284048119122-32 First registered on 07 Oct 2015
Goals / Remit
Politics Matters is an independent, boutique, government affairs firm in Brussels, Belgium. With an emphasis on face-to-face communication and personal outreach to decision makers, Politics Matters brings traditional “shoe-leather” advocacy and delivers results to clients in many practice areas.
Politics Matters helps to identify political risks and opportunities for client business and to develop strategies to meet these challenges. We navigate clients through this dynamic political process at national, European and international level. We aim to build solid relationships that make win-win outcomes for all stakeholders involved.Main EU files targeted
Politics Matters monitors and engages on the following key EU policy themes: Security & Defence; Union Civil Protection mechanism; Home Affairs, Health & Food policies in general and Health Security, HERA in particular; Disruptive Innovation Technologies; Mobility & Transport; Energy Efficiency; Aviation and EASA Regulations.
Address
Head Office
Blue Point Building Bld August Reyerslaan 80
Brussels 1030
BELGIUMEU Office
Blue Point Building Bld August Reyerslaan 80
Brussels 1030
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People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 29 Mar 2024
Name Start date End Date Mr Peter Tulkens 09 Jan 2020 08 Jan 2021 Mr Johan ROGGEMAN 21 Jun 2019 01 Jul 2020 Ms Indre KARCIAUSKAITE 21 Jun 2019 01 Jul 2020 Mr Francisco Javier FERRERA CORREA 07 Mar 2019 07 Mar 2020 Mr Peter Tulkens 04 Dec 2018 01 Jan 2020 Mr Johan ROGGEMAN 06 Jul 2018 21 Jun 2019 Ms Indre KARCIAUSKAITE 24 Apr 2018 24 Apr 2019 Mr Peter Tulkens 06 Nov 2017 01 Nov 2018 Mr Henry MAES 08 Jun 2016 31 May 2017 Mr Peter Tulkens 20 Jan 2016 19 Jan 2017 Ms Elena Manuela Tudosia 27 Nov 2015 26 Nov 2016 Ms Lara Libra 25 Nov 2015 30 Nov 2016 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
Professional consultancies
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Networking
Affiliation
Spanish Chamber of Commerce
European Corporate Security AssociationMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Advances interests of their clients
Closed financial year
Jun 2020 - May 2021
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
300,000€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Major contributions in current year
Type Name Amount Grant ECCOFEX 79,736€ Clients for closed financial year
Clients list
Name Proposal Amount Emergent Biosolutions Union Civil Protection Mechanism, Cross Border Health Threats Regulation, EU Pharmaceutical strategy, European Defence Fund, PESCO, EU CBRN Action Plan, DG HERA, Joint Procurement Mechanism 100,000€ - 199,999€ da jiang innovations (dji) DG MOVE, U Space, Single European Sky, EASA: Introduction of a regulatory framework for the operation of drones, Commission: A new era for aviation - opening the aviation market to civil use of RPAS in a safe and sustainable manner, European Parliament: Safe use of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) in the field of civil aviation 100,000€ - 199,999€ Valneva DG HERA, Cross Border Health Threats Regulation, One Health, Union Civil Protection Mechanism, Advanced Procurement Agreements, EU Pharmaceutical legislation, European Medicines Agency 50,000€ - 99,999€ aids healthcare foundation European Health Union, EU4Health programmes, Civil Protection Mechanism, Cross Border Health Threats Regulation, EU-African Union relations 50,000€ - 99,999€ Clients for current financial year
Clients list
Name aids healthcare foundation Valneva da jiang innovations (dji) Emergent Biosolutions Other financial info
2021 was an extended financial year, declared figures represent 11 months.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
None
Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
1 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 11 May 2020 Location videoconference Subject Smart farming Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet member)
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