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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

  • 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
    BELGIUM
    EU Office
    Blue Point Building Bld August Reyerslaan 80
    Brussels 1030
    BELGIUM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    3

    Employment timeLobbyists
    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

  • Categories

    Category

    Professional consultancies

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    Spanish Chamber of Commerce
    European Corporate Security Association

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • 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

    TypeNameAmount
    Grant ECCOFEX 79,736€

    Clients for closed financial year

    Clients list
    NameProposalAmount
    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.

  • 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.

    • 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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