WELCOME TO LOBBYFACTS Welcome to LobbyFacts.eu – the platform providing essential data on lobbying in the European institutions. This site is a joint project by Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl, which allows you to search, sort, filter, and analyse official data from the EU Transparency Register so journalists, activists, researchers, and the interested public can track lobbyists and their influence EUN PARTNERSHIP AISBL (EUN) EUN Partnership - European Schoolnet (www.europeanschoolnet.org) (hereafter called EUN) is the network of 34 Ministries of Education from across Europe, leading educational innovation at European level. As a major international think tank, European Schoolnet operates key European services in education on behalf of member Ministries of Education, the European Commission, and industry DEMETER INTERNATIONAL E.V. (DI) Demeter is the only ecological association that has built up a network of individual certification organisations world-wide. In 1997 Demeter-International was founded for closer co-operation in the legal, economic and spiritual spheres. Presently Demeter International has 18 members and 5 guest members from Demeter organisations from Europe, America, Africa and New Zealand. Thus Demeter WINDEUROPE | LOBBYFACTS DATABASE WindEurope is the voice of the wind industry, actively promoting wind energy in Europe and worldwide. It has more than 400 members including manufacturers with a leading share of the world wind power market, component suppliers, research institutes, national wind and renewables associations, developers, electricity providers, finance and insurance companies and consultants. WindEurope DEUTSCHE POST DHL GROUP (DPDHL) Deutsche Post DHL Group is the world’s leading mail and logistics services provider. The Deutsche Post and DHL corporate brands represent a one-of-a-kind portfolio of logistics (DHL) and communications (Deutsche Post) services. The Group provides its customers with both easy to use standardized products as well as innovative and tailored solutions ranging from dialog marketing to

industrial

NORDIC COUNTER TERRORISM NETWORK (NCTN) The Nordic Counter-Terrorism Network promotes security awareness and provides education, research, and training programs dedicated to broadening the knowledge and understanding of complex international and domestic issues; and events in the field of non-traditional security and to facilitate and coordinate interaction among multi-disciplinary and international counter-terrorism institutions UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP INTERNATIONAL (UMGI) UMGI is a recorded music business that discovers and develops recording artists and markets and promotes their music across a wide array of formats and platforms. UMGI engages on policies that impact copyright law, specifically, as well as the entertainment industry

more generally.

PHIL PAPARD CONSULTING Mr Papard is a semi-retired person who previouly worked for the UK's Health and Safety Executive and in this role held a number of posts including Chair of the Machinery ADCO, the MACHEX Group; Lifts ADCO and was a member of the EU Commission WG drawing up the Guide the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. Now works as a part time self-employed SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGES INTERNATIONAL (SOS CVI SOS Children's Villages International (SOS-Kinderdorf International) is the umbrella organisation of more than 130 affiliated national SOS Children's Village associations worldwide. SOS Children's Villages is a non-governmental and non-denominational child-focused organisation that provides direct services in the areas of care, education and health for children at risk of losing parental care FMC AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS A/S (FMC) FMC Corporation is an agricultural science company that advances farming through innovative and sustainable crop protection technologies. Headquartered in Philadelphia in the USA, FMC reported revenue of approximately $4,7 billion for the year of 2018. We employ approximately 6500 employees around the globe, including 1500 people in the EMEA region, and we have production sites in several WELCOME TO LOBBYFACTS Welcome to LobbyFacts.eu – the platform providing essential data on lobbying in the European institutions. This site is a joint project by Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl, which allows you to search, sort, filter, and analyse official data from the EU Transparency Register so journalists, activists, researchers, and the interested public can track lobbyists and their influence EUN PARTNERSHIP AISBL (EUN) EUN Partnership - European Schoolnet (www.europeanschoolnet.org) (hereafter called EUN) is the network of 34 Ministries of Education from across Europe, leading educational innovation at European level. As a major international think tank, European Schoolnet operates key European services in education on behalf of member Ministries of Education, the European Commission, and industry DEMETER INTERNATIONAL E.V. (DI) Demeter is the only ecological association that has built up a network of individual certification organisations world-wide. In 1997 Demeter-International was founded for closer co-operation in the legal, economic and spiritual spheres. Presently Demeter International has 18 members and 5 guest members from Demeter organisations from Europe, America, Africa and New Zealand. Thus Demeter WINDEUROPE | LOBBYFACTS DATABASE WindEurope is the voice of the wind industry, actively promoting wind energy in Europe and worldwide. It has more than 400 members including manufacturers with a leading share of the world wind power market, component suppliers, research institutes, national wind and renewables associations, developers, electricity providers, finance and insurance companies and consultants. WindEurope DEUTSCHE POST DHL GROUP (DPDHL) Deutsche Post DHL Group is the world’s leading mail and logistics services provider. The Deutsche Post and DHL corporate brands represent a one-of-a-kind portfolio of logistics (DHL) and communications (Deutsche Post) services. The Group provides its customers with both easy to use standardized products as well as innovative and tailored solutions ranging from dialog marketing to

industrial

NORDIC COUNTER TERRORISM NETWORK (NCTN) The Nordic Counter-Terrorism Network promotes security awareness and provides education, research, and training programs dedicated to broadening the knowledge and understanding of complex international and domestic issues; and events in the field of non-traditional security and to facilitate and coordinate interaction among multi-disciplinary and international counter-terrorism institutions UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP INTERNATIONAL (UMGI) UMGI is a recorded music business that discovers and develops recording artists and markets and promotes their music across a wide array of formats and platforms. UMGI engages on policies that impact copyright law, specifically, as well as the entertainment industry

more generally.

PHIL PAPARD CONSULTING Mr Papard is a semi-retired person who previouly worked for the UK's Health and Safety Executive and in this role held a number of posts including Chair of the Machinery ADCO, the MACHEX Group; Lifts ADCO and was a member of the EU Commission WG drawing up the Guide the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. Now works as a part time self-employed SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGES INTERNATIONAL (SOS CVI SOS Children's Villages International (SOS-Kinderdorf International) is the umbrella organisation of more than 130 affiliated national SOS Children's Village associations worldwide. SOS Children's Villages is a non-governmental and non-denominational child-focused organisation that provides direct services in the areas of care, education and health for children at risk of losing parental care FMC AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS A/S (FMC) FMC Corporation is an agricultural science company that advances farming through innovative and sustainable crop protection technologies. Headquartered in Philadelphia in the USA, FMC reported revenue of approximately $4,7 billion for the year of 2018. We employ approximately 6500 employees around the globe, including 1500 people in the EMEA region, and we have production sites in several DUTCH MEAT ASSOCIATION (COV) The Dutch Meat Association promotes and protects the interests of employers in the Dutch meat and meat-processing industry, a sector that employs some 10,000 people. Our members are responsible for over 80% of the total Dutch turnover of meat products. The value of this turnover is more than 4 billion Euro per year. Just over half of the total annual production is exported on average. Many of TRADE ASSOCIATIONS SPENDING MOST ON LOBBYING Trade associations spending most on lobbying. This LobbyFacts list ranks trade associations according to their declared expenditure on lobbying activities in the most recent year for which they have provided figures. The list can also be sorted per country. Please see our disclaimer. 12592 organisations match the above search criteria. . STICHTING BIRDLIFE EUROPE (BIRDLIFE EUROPE) BirdLife Europe is the European Division of BirdLife International, a worldwide Partnership of more than 120 bird and nature conservation organisations that works to conserve birds, their habitats and global biodiversity, working with people towards sustainability in the use of natural resources. The European Division coordinates the activities of 45 member organisations in Europe, including

HEINEKEN N.V.

HEINEKEN is a proud, independent global brewer committed to surprise and excite consumers with its brands and products everywhere. The brand that bears the founder's family name - Heineken® - is available in almost every country on the globe and is the world's most valuable international premium beer brand. The Company is present in over 70 countries and operates more than 165 breweries INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY (IGR) WARNING: As this organisation lists one or more EP accredited lobbyists, it is highly improbable that its lobbying costs are lower

than €10,000.

EUROPEAN FARMERS (COPA) The remit of Copa is to: represent the voice of European farmers and set the requisite political objectives to promote their interests; boost their income and defend a strong agricultural sector; influence political decisions on agriculture by lobbying the European Union's public institutions and both European and international organisations; promote the multifunctional role of farmers in DANONE | LOBBYFACTS DATABASE Danone is a leading multi-local food and beverage company building on health-focused and fast-growing categories in 3 businesses: Essential Dairy & Plant-Based products, Waters and Specialized Nutrition. With its ‘One Planet. One Health’ frame of action, which considers the health of people and the planet as intimately interconnected, Danone aims to inspire healthier and more sustainable

BNP PARIBAS (BNPP)

BNP Paribas (www.bnpparibas.com) est un leader européen des services bancaires et financiers d'envergure mondiale. Le groupe est présent dans 71 pays et compte 199.000 collaborateurs*, dont 152.000 en Europe. Il détient des positions clés dans trois grands domaines d'activité : Banque de Financement et d'Investissement, Asset Management & Services et Banque de Détail. Présent dans EUROPEAN FERTILISER IMPORT ASSOCIATION (EFIA) EFIA defends the interests of independent EU importers and some non-EU producers of fertilisers with substantial exports to the EU with a view to ensuring free and fair trade, for example by participating in trade defence proceedings on an ad hoc basis (none at present) to demonstrate the negative effects of trade policy measures on EU importers, consumers and user industries, and by OATH EMEA LTD. / VERIZON MEDIA (PREVIOUSLY YAHOO! EMEA LTD Verizon Media (previously called 'Oath'), a subsidiary of Verizon, is a values-led company committed to building brands people love. We reach one billion people around the world with a dynamic house of media and technology brands. A global leader in digital and mobile, Verizon Media is shaping the future of media. For more on Verizon Media, visit www.verizonmedia.com. WELCOME TO LOBBYFACTS Welcome to LobbyFacts.eu – the platform providing essential data on lobbying in the European institutions. This site is a joint project by Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl, which allows you to search, sort, filter, and analyse official data from the EU Transparency Register so journalists, activists, researchers, and the interested public can track lobbyists and their influence EUN PARTNERSHIP AISBL (EUN) EUN Partnership - European Schoolnet (www.europeanschoolnet.org) (hereafter called EUN) is the network of 34 Ministries of Education from across Europe, leading educational innovation at European level. As a major international think tank, European Schoolnet operates key European services in education on behalf of member Ministries of Education, the European Commission, and industry

UNITEE AISBL

UNITEE plays a crucial role in Europe as it is the only organisation representing entrepreneurs and professionals with a migrant background, whom we refer to as « New Europeans »: people who live in Europe but have connections with more than just the country where they live. Through its national federations and associations, UNITEE represents entrepreneurs and business professionals from all NORDIC COUNTER TERRORISM NETWORK (NCTN) The Nordic Counter-Terrorism Network promotes security awareness and provides education, research, and training programs dedicated to broadening the knowledge and understanding of complex international and domestic issues; and events in the field of non-traditional security and to facilitate and coordinate interaction among multi-disciplinary and international counter-terrorism institutions WINDEUROPE | LOBBYFACTS DATABASE WindEurope is the voice of the wind industry, actively promoting wind energy in Europe and worldwide. It has more than 400 members including manufacturers with a leading share of the world wind power market, component suppliers, research institutes, national wind and renewables associations, developers, electricity providers, finance and insurance companies and consultants. WindEurope E.ON SE | LOBBYFACTS DATABASE E.ON is an international, privately owned energy company based in Essen, Germany, and has approximately 75,000 employees. With a clear focus on two strong core businesses we aim to become the partner of choice for the energy transition. DEMETER INTERNATIONAL E.V. (DI) Demeter is the only ecological association that has built up a network of individual certification organisations world-wide. In 1997 Demeter-International was founded for closer co-operation in the legal, economic and spiritual spheres. Presently Demeter International has 18 members and 5 guest members from Demeter organisations from Europe, America, Africa and New Zealand. Thus Demeter UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP INTERNATIONAL (UMGI) UMGI is a recorded music business that discovers and develops recording artists and markets and promotes their music across a wide array of formats and platforms. UMGI engages on policies that impact copyright law, specifically, as well as the entertainment industry

more generally.

SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGES INTERNATIONAL (SOS CVI SOS Children's Villages International (SOS-Kinderdorf International) is the umbrella organisation of more than 130 affiliated national SOS Children's Village associations worldwide. SOS Children's Villages is a non-governmental and non-denominational child-focused organisation that provides direct services in the areas of care, education and health for children at risk of losing parental care AGRIBUSINESS IS THE BIGGEST LOBBYIST ON THE EU-US TRADE Agribusiness is the biggest lobbyist on the EU-US trade deal. July 8th, 2014. by Vicky Cann. Food multinationals, agri-traders and seed producers have had more contacts with the Commission’s trade department (DG Trade) than lobbyists from the pharmaceutical, chemical, financial and car industry put together. The infographics

reveal a dramatic

WELCOME TO LOBBYFACTS Welcome to LobbyFacts.eu – the platform providing essential data on lobbying in the European institutions. This site is a joint project by Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl, which allows you to search, sort, filter, and analyse official data from the EU Transparency Register so journalists, activists, researchers, and the interested public can track lobbyists and their influence EUN PARTNERSHIP AISBL (EUN) EUN Partnership - European Schoolnet (www.europeanschoolnet.org) (hereafter called EUN) is the network of 34 Ministries of Education from across Europe, leading educational innovation at European level. As a major international think tank, European Schoolnet operates key European services in education on behalf of member Ministries of Education, the European Commission, and industry

UNITEE AISBL

UNITEE plays a crucial role in Europe as it is the only organisation representing entrepreneurs and professionals with a migrant background, whom we refer to as « New Europeans »: people who live in Europe but have connections with more than just the country where they live. Through its national federations and associations, UNITEE represents entrepreneurs and business professionals from all NORDIC COUNTER TERRORISM NETWORK (NCTN) The Nordic Counter-Terrorism Network promotes security awareness and provides education, research, and training programs dedicated to broadening the knowledge and understanding of complex international and domestic issues; and events in the field of non-traditional security and to facilitate and coordinate interaction among multi-disciplinary and international counter-terrorism institutions WINDEUROPE | LOBBYFACTS DATABASE WindEurope is the voice of the wind industry, actively promoting wind energy in Europe and worldwide. It has more than 400 members including manufacturers with a leading share of the world wind power market, component suppliers, research institutes, national wind and renewables associations, developers, electricity providers, finance and insurance companies and consultants. WindEurope E.ON SE | LOBBYFACTS DATABASE E.ON is an international, privately owned energy company based in Essen, Germany, and has approximately 75,000 employees. With a clear focus on two strong core businesses we aim to become the partner of choice for the energy transition. DEMETER INTERNATIONAL E.V. (DI) Demeter is the only ecological association that has built up a network of individual certification organisations world-wide. In 1997 Demeter-International was founded for closer co-operation in the legal, economic and spiritual spheres. Presently Demeter International has 18 members and 5 guest members from Demeter organisations from Europe, America, Africa and New Zealand. Thus Demeter UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP INTERNATIONAL (UMGI) UMGI is a recorded music business that discovers and develops recording artists and markets and promotes their music across a wide array of formats and platforms. UMGI engages on policies that impact copyright law, specifically, as well as the entertainment industry

more generally.

SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGES INTERNATIONAL (SOS CVI SOS Children's Villages International (SOS-Kinderdorf International) is the umbrella organisation of more than 130 affiliated national SOS Children's Village associations worldwide. SOS Children's Villages is a non-governmental and non-denominational child-focused organisation that provides direct services in the areas of care, education and health for children at risk of losing parental care AGRIBUSINESS IS THE BIGGEST LOBBYIST ON THE EU-US TRADE Agribusiness is the biggest lobbyist on the EU-US trade deal. July 8th, 2014. by Vicky Cann. Food multinationals, agri-traders and seed producers have had more contacts with the Commission’s trade department (DG Trade) than lobbyists from the pharmaceutical, chemical, financial and car industry put together. The infographics

reveal a dramatic

TESLA MOTORS NETHERLANDS B.V. (TESLA) Tesla’s mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. Founded in 2003, Tesla designs, manufactures and markets increasingly affordable, high-performance, long-range electric vehicles (EVs) together with solutions for renewable energy production and storage. In 2020 we were the world's leading EV company with 0.5m cars delivered. In 2021, our first European EURONAVIGATOR LTD (EURONAVIGATOR) EuroNavigator Ltd is a public affairs agency based in Zagreb (Croatia) and in Brussels. We specialize in European public and regulatory affairs, EU funds, investor relations, advocacy campaigns, and business to government communications. Our network of experts spans from Brussels to every capital city in the Western Balkans making us the perfect bridge between the centre of EU and South East AIRLINES FOR EUROPE (A4E) Our goal is uniting European airlines to take forward changes that will increase our competitiveness and result in lower fares and more choice for passengers. A4E will campaign on at least four important measures: 1.Lowering the cost of the EU’s airports by ensuring that monopoly airports are effectively regulated; ensuring that passengers receive the full benefit of the commercial revenues E.ON SE | LOBBYFACTS DATABASE E.ON is an international, privately owned energy company based in Essen, Germany, and has approximately 75,000 employees. With a clear focus on two strong core businesses we aim to become the partner of choice for the energy transition. BRUSSELS INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF RESEARCH AND HUMAN RIGHTS The Brussels International Center is an independent, non-profit, think-and-do tank based in the capital of Europe that is committed to developing solutions to address the cyclical drivers of insecurity, economic fragility, and conflict the Middle East and North Africa. BIC works to identify and explore underlying historical, economic, social, and political drivers behind today’s WORLD ROMA FEDERATION (W.R.F) A. To elect and to be elected to the governing bodies of the Federation in accordance with the provisions of these Statutes, B. Participate in decision-making on World Roma Federation’s development strategy, how to fund activities and develop action plans, with the exception of observer members; C. To take part in the

activities of the

WHICH ARE THE MOST INFLUENTIAL THINK TANKS IN BRUSSELS This is not a straightforward question to answer. As a newly-published and comprehensive article by Corporate Europe Observatory makes very clear, there are many problems with the way in which think tanks participate in the EU lobby transparency register. The category is imprecise and some think tanks would be better registered as NGOs, trade associations or research institutions. BIRD RIDES EUROPE B.V. Amsterdam 1012KZ. Netherlands. Tel: 49 1797457614. Lobbyists declared. 0.25 fte (1) Lobbyists with EP accreditation. Complementary information. Person in charge of EU relations. Ms Agnieszka Kominkiewicz-Hibbert. HILL & KNOWLTON INTERNATIONAL BELGIUM (H+K) We ensure our clients communicate their stories to the audience that matter most to their brands, their businesses and their issues. There are few issues or challenges we haven’t faced – from helping clients manage and protect their reputations, navigate change, drive brand awareness, or advance policy change. Our diverse team consistently deliver bold yet pragmatic campaigns and NORGES BANK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (NBIM) Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) is the asset management division of Norges Bank, the central bank of Norway. NBIM manages the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) and Norway's Foreign Exchange

Reserves (FXR)

WELCOME TO LOBBYFACTS Welcome to LobbyFacts.eu – the platform providing essential data on lobbying in the European institutions. This site is a joint project by Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl, which allows you to search, sort, filter, and analyse official data from the EU Transparency Register so journalists, activists, researchers, and the interested public can track lobbyists and their influence EUN PARTNERSHIP AISBL (EUN) EUN Partnership - European Schoolnet (www.europeanschoolnet.org) (hereafter called EUN) is the network of 34 Ministries of Education from across Europe, leading educational innovation at European level. As a major international think tank, European Schoolnet operates key European services in education on behalf of member Ministries of Education, the European Commission, and industry

UNITEE AISBL

UNITEE plays a crucial role in Europe as it is the only organisation representing entrepreneurs and professionals with a migrant background, whom we refer to as « New Europeans »: people who live in Europe but have connections with more than just the country where they live. Through its national federations and associations, UNITEE represents entrepreneurs and business professionals from all NORDIC COUNTER TERRORISM NETWORK (NCTN) The Nordic Counter-Terrorism Network promotes security awareness and provides education, research, and training programs dedicated to broadening the knowledge and understanding of complex international and domestic issues; and events in the field of non-traditional security and to facilitate and coordinate interaction among multi-disciplinary and international counter-terrorism institutions WINDEUROPE | LOBBYFACTS DATABASE WindEurope is the voice of the wind industry, actively promoting wind energy in Europe and worldwide. It has more than 400 members including manufacturers with a leading share of the world wind power market, component suppliers, research institutes, national wind and renewables associations, developers, electricity providers, finance and insurance companies and consultants. WindEurope E.ON SE | LOBBYFACTS DATABASE E.ON is an international, privately owned energy company based in Essen, Germany, and has approximately 75,000 employees. With a clear focus on two strong core businesses we aim to become the partner of choice for the energy transition. DEMETER INTERNATIONAL E.V. (DI) Demeter is the only ecological association that has built up a network of individual certification organisations world-wide. In 1997 Demeter-International was founded for closer co-operation in the legal, economic and spiritual spheres. Presently Demeter International has 18 members and 5 guest members from Demeter organisations from Europe, America, Africa and New Zealand. Thus Demeter UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP INTERNATIONAL (UMGI) UMGI is a recorded music business that discovers and develops recording artists and markets and promotes their music across a wide array of formats and platforms. UMGI engages on policies that impact copyright law, specifically, as well as the entertainment industry

more generally.

SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGES INTERNATIONAL (SOS CVI SOS Children's Villages International (SOS-Kinderdorf International) is the umbrella organisation of more than 130 affiliated national SOS Children's Village associations worldwide. SOS Children's Villages is a non-governmental and non-denominational child-focused organisation that provides direct services in the areas of care, education and health for children at risk of losing parental care AGRIBUSINESS IS THE BIGGEST LOBBYIST ON THE EU-US TRADE Agribusiness is the biggest lobbyist on the EU-US trade deal. July 8th, 2014. by Vicky Cann. Food multinationals, agri-traders and seed producers have had more contacts with the Commission’s trade department (DG Trade) than lobbyists from the pharmaceutical, chemical, financial and car industry put together. The infographics

reveal a dramatic

WELCOME TO LOBBYFACTS Welcome to LobbyFacts.eu – the platform providing essential data on lobbying in the European institutions. This site is a joint project by Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl, which allows you to search, sort, filter, and analyse official data from the EU Transparency Register so journalists, activists, researchers, and the interested public can track lobbyists and their influence EUN PARTNERSHIP AISBL (EUN) EUN Partnership - European Schoolnet (www.europeanschoolnet.org) (hereafter called EUN) is the network of 34 Ministries of Education from across Europe, leading educational innovation at European level. As a major international think tank, European Schoolnet operates key European services in education on behalf of member Ministries of Education, the European Commission, and industry

UNITEE AISBL

UNITEE plays a crucial role in Europe as it is the only organisation representing entrepreneurs and professionals with a migrant background, whom we refer to as « New Europeans »: people who live in Europe but have connections with more than just the country where they live. Through its national federations and associations, UNITEE represents entrepreneurs and business professionals from all NORDIC COUNTER TERRORISM NETWORK (NCTN) The Nordic Counter-Terrorism Network promotes security awareness and provides education, research, and training programs dedicated to broadening the knowledge and understanding of complex international and domestic issues; and events in the field of non-traditional security and to facilitate and coordinate interaction among multi-disciplinary and international counter-terrorism institutions WINDEUROPE | LOBBYFACTS DATABASE WindEurope is the voice of the wind industry, actively promoting wind energy in Europe and worldwide. It has more than 400 members including manufacturers with a leading share of the world wind power market, component suppliers, research institutes, national wind and renewables associations, developers, electricity providers, finance and insurance companies and consultants. WindEurope E.ON SE | LOBBYFACTS DATABASE E.ON is an international, privately owned energy company based in Essen, Germany, and has approximately 75,000 employees. With a clear focus on two strong core businesses we aim to become the partner of choice for the energy transition. DEMETER INTERNATIONAL E.V. (DI) Demeter is the only ecological association that has built up a network of individual certification organisations world-wide. In 1997 Demeter-International was founded for closer co-operation in the legal, economic and spiritual spheres. Presently Demeter International has 18 members and 5 guest members from Demeter organisations from Europe, America, Africa and New Zealand. Thus Demeter UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP INTERNATIONAL (UMGI) UMGI is a recorded music business that discovers and develops recording artists and markets and promotes their music across a wide array of formats and platforms. UMGI engages on policies that impact copyright law, specifically, as well as the entertainment industry

more generally.

SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGES INTERNATIONAL (SOS CVI SOS Children's Villages International (SOS-Kinderdorf International) is the umbrella organisation of more than 130 affiliated national SOS Children's Village associations worldwide. SOS Children's Villages is a non-governmental and non-denominational child-focused organisation that provides direct services in the areas of care, education and health for children at risk of losing parental care AGRIBUSINESS IS THE BIGGEST LOBBYIST ON THE EU-US TRADE Agribusiness is the biggest lobbyist on the EU-US trade deal. July 8th, 2014. by Vicky Cann. Food multinationals, agri-traders and seed producers have had more contacts with the Commission’s trade department (DG Trade) than lobbyists from the pharmaceutical, chemical, financial and car industry put together. The infographics

reveal a dramatic

TESLA MOTORS NETHERLANDS B.V. (TESLA) Tesla’s mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. Founded in 2003, Tesla designs, manufactures and markets increasingly affordable, high-performance, long-range electric vehicles (EVs) together with solutions for renewable energy production and storage. In 2020 we were the world's leading EV company with 0.5m cars delivered. In 2021, our first European EURONAVIGATOR LTD (EURONAVIGATOR) EuroNavigator Ltd is a public affairs agency based in Zagreb (Croatia) and in Brussels. We specialize in European public and regulatory affairs, EU funds, investor relations, advocacy campaigns, and business to government communications. Our network of experts spans from Brussels to every capital city in the Western Balkans making us the perfect bridge between the centre of EU and South East AIRLINES FOR EUROPE (A4E) Our goal is uniting European airlines to take forward changes that will increase our competitiveness and result in lower fares and more choice for passengers. A4E will campaign on at least four important measures: 1.Lowering the cost of the EU’s airports by ensuring that monopoly airports are effectively regulated; ensuring that passengers receive the full benefit of the commercial revenues E.ON SE | LOBBYFACTS DATABASE E.ON is an international, privately owned energy company based in Essen, Germany, and has approximately 75,000 employees. With a clear focus on two strong core businesses we aim to become the partner of choice for the energy transition. BRUSSELS INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF RESEARCH AND HUMAN RIGHTS The Brussels International Center is an independent, non-profit, think-and-do tank based in the capital of Europe that is committed to developing solutions to address the cyclical drivers of insecurity, economic fragility, and conflict the Middle East and North Africa. BIC works to identify and explore underlying historical, economic, social, and political drivers behind today’s WORLD ROMA FEDERATION (W.R.F) A. To elect and to be elected to the governing bodies of the Federation in accordance with the provisions of these Statutes, B. Participate in decision-making on World Roma Federation’s development strategy, how to fund activities and develop action plans, with the exception of observer members; C. To take part in the

activities of the

WHICH ARE THE MOST INFLUENTIAL THINK TANKS IN BRUSSELS This is not a straightforward question to answer. As a newly-published and comprehensive article by Corporate Europe Observatory makes very clear, there are many problems with the way in which think tanks participate in the EU lobby transparency register. The category is imprecise and some think tanks would be better registered as NGOs, trade associations or research institutions. BIRD RIDES EUROPE B.V. Amsterdam 1012KZ. Netherlands. Tel: 49 1797457614. Lobbyists declared. 0.25 fte (1) Lobbyists with EP accreditation. Complementary information. Person in charge of EU relations. Ms Agnieszka Kominkiewicz-Hibbert. HILL & KNOWLTON INTERNATIONAL BELGIUM (H+K) We ensure our clients communicate their stories to the audience that matter most to their brands, their businesses and their issues. There are few issues or challenges we haven’t faced – from helping clients manage and protect their reputations, navigate change, drive brand awareness, or advance policy change. Our diverse team consistently deliver bold yet pragmatic campaigns and NORGES BANK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (NBIM) Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) is the asset management division of Norges Bank, the central bank of Norway. NBIM manages the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) and Norway's Foreign Exchange

Reserves (FXR)

WELCOME TO LOBBYFACTS Welcome to LobbyFacts.eu – the platform providing essential data on lobbying in the European institutions. This site is a joint project by Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl, which allows you to search, sort, filter, and analyse official data from the EU Transparency Register so journalists, activists, researchers, and the interested public can track lobbyists and their influence EUN PARTNERSHIP AISBL (EUN) EUN Partnership - European Schoolnet (www.europeanschoolnet.org) (hereafter called EUN) is the network of 34 Ministries of Education from across Europe, leading educational innovation at European level. As a major international think tank, European Schoolnet operates key European services in education on behalf of member Ministries of Education, the European Commission, and industry

UNITEE AISBL

UNITEE plays a crucial role in Europe as it is the only organisation representing entrepreneurs and professionals with a migrant background, whom we refer to as « New Europeans »: people who live in Europe but have connections with more than just the country where they live. Through its national federations and associations, UNITEE represents entrepreneurs and business professionals from all NORDIC COUNTER TERRORISM NETWORK (NCTN) The Nordic Counter-Terrorism Network promotes security awareness and provides education, research, and training programs dedicated to broadening the knowledge and understanding of complex international and domestic issues; and events in the field of non-traditional security and to facilitate and coordinate interaction among multi-disciplinary and international counter-terrorism institutions WINDEUROPE | LOBBYFACTS DATABASE WindEurope is the voice of the wind industry, actively promoting wind energy in Europe and worldwide. It has more than 400 members including manufacturers with a leading share of the world wind power market, component suppliers, research institutes, national wind and renewables associations, developers, electricity providers, finance and insurance companies and consultants. WindEurope E.ON SE | LOBBYFACTS DATABASE E.ON is an international, privately owned energy company based in Essen, Germany, and has approximately 75,000 employees. With a clear focus on two strong core businesses we aim to become the partner of choice for the energy transition. DEMETER INTERNATIONAL E.V. (DI) Demeter is the only ecological association that has built up a network of individual certification organisations world-wide. In 1997 Demeter-International was founded for closer co-operation in the legal, economic and spiritual spheres. Presently Demeter International has 18 members and 5 guest members from Demeter organisations from Europe, America, Africa and New Zealand. Thus Demeter UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP INTERNATIONAL (UMGI) UMGI is a recorded music business that discovers and develops recording artists and markets and promotes their music across a wide array of formats and platforms. UMGI engages on policies that impact copyright law, specifically, as well as the entertainment industry

more generally.

SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGES INTERNATIONAL (SOS CVI SOS Children's Villages International (SOS-Kinderdorf International) is the umbrella organisation of more than 130 affiliated national SOS Children's Village associations worldwide. SOS Children's Villages is a non-governmental and non-denominational child-focused organisation that provides direct services in the areas of care, education and health for children at risk of losing parental care AGRIBUSINESS IS THE BIGGEST LOBBYIST ON THE EU-US TRADE Agribusiness is the biggest lobbyist on the EU-US trade deal. July 8th, 2014. by Vicky Cann. Food multinationals, agri-traders and seed producers have had more contacts with the Commission’s trade department (DG Trade) than lobbyists from the pharmaceutical, chemical, financial and car industry put together. The infographics

reveal a dramatic

WELCOME TO LOBBYFACTS Welcome to LobbyFacts.eu – the platform providing essential data on lobbying in the European institutions. This site is a joint project by Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl, which allows you to search, sort, filter, and analyse official data from the EU Transparency Register so journalists, activists, researchers, and the interested public can track lobbyists and their influence EUN PARTNERSHIP AISBL (EUN) EUN Partnership - European Schoolnet (www.europeanschoolnet.org) (hereafter called EUN) is the network of 34 Ministries of Education from across Europe, leading educational innovation at European level. As a major international think tank, European Schoolnet operates key European services in education on behalf of member Ministries of Education, the European Commission, and industry

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UNITEE plays a crucial role in Europe as it is the only organisation representing entrepreneurs and professionals with a migrant background, whom we refer to as « New Europeans »: people who live in Europe but have connections with more than just the country where they live. Through its national federations and associations, UNITEE represents entrepreneurs and business professionals from all NORDIC COUNTER TERRORISM NETWORK (NCTN) The Nordic Counter-Terrorism Network promotes security awareness and provides education, research, and training programs dedicated to broadening the knowledge and understanding of complex international and domestic issues; and events in the field of non-traditional security and to facilitate and coordinate interaction among multi-disciplinary and international counter-terrorism institutions WINDEUROPE | LOBBYFACTS DATABASE WindEurope is the voice of the wind industry, actively promoting wind energy in Europe and worldwide. It has more than 400 members including manufacturers with a leading share of the world wind power market, component suppliers, research institutes, national wind and renewables associations, developers, electricity providers, finance and insurance companies and consultants. WindEurope E.ON SE | LOBBYFACTS DATABASE E.ON is an international, privately owned energy company based in Essen, Germany, and has approximately 75,000 employees. With a clear focus on two strong core businesses we aim to become the partner of choice for the energy transition. DEMETER INTERNATIONAL E.V. (DI) Demeter is the only ecological association that has built up a network of individual certification organisations world-wide. In 1997 Demeter-International was founded for closer co-operation in the legal, economic and spiritual spheres. Presently Demeter International has 18 members and 5 guest members from Demeter organisations from Europe, America, Africa and New Zealand. Thus Demeter UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP INTERNATIONAL (UMGI) UMGI is a recorded music business that discovers and develops recording artists and markets and promotes their music across a wide array of formats and platforms. UMGI engages on policies that impact copyright law, specifically, as well as the entertainment industry

more generally.

SOS CHILDREN'S VILLAGES INTERNATIONAL (SOS CVI SOS Children's Villages International (SOS-Kinderdorf International) is the umbrella organisation of more than 130 affiliated national SOS Children's Village associations worldwide. SOS Children's Villages is a non-governmental and non-denominational child-focused organisation that provides direct services in the areas of care, education and health for children at risk of losing parental care AGRIBUSINESS IS THE BIGGEST LOBBYIST ON THE EU-US TRADE Agribusiness is the biggest lobbyist on the EU-US trade deal. July 8th, 2014. by Vicky Cann. Food multinationals, agri-traders and seed producers have had more contacts with the Commission’s trade department (DG Trade) than lobbyists from the pharmaceutical, chemical, financial and car industry put together. The infographics

reveal a dramatic

TESLA MOTORS NETHERLANDS B.V. (TESLA) Tesla’s mission is to accelerate the world’s transition to sustainable energy. Founded in 2003, Tesla designs, manufactures and markets increasingly affordable, high-performance, long-range electric vehicles (EVs) together with solutions for renewable energy production and storage. In 2020 we were the world's leading EV company with 0.5m cars delivered. In 2021, our first European EURONAVIGATOR LTD (EURONAVIGATOR) EuroNavigator Ltd is a public affairs agency based in Zagreb (Croatia) and in Brussels. We specialize in European public and regulatory affairs, EU funds, investor relations, advocacy campaigns, and business to government communications. Our network of experts spans from Brussels to every capital city in the Western Balkans making us the perfect bridge between the centre of EU and South East AIRLINES FOR EUROPE (A4E) Our goal is uniting European airlines to take forward changes that will increase our competitiveness and result in lower fares and more choice for passengers. A4E will campaign on at least four important measures: 1.Lowering the cost of the EU’s airports by ensuring that monopoly airports are effectively regulated; ensuring that passengers receive the full benefit of the commercial revenues E.ON SE | LOBBYFACTS DATABASE E.ON is an international, privately owned energy company based in Essen, Germany, and has approximately 75,000 employees. With a clear focus on two strong core businesses we aim to become the partner of choice for the energy transition. BRUSSELS INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF RESEARCH AND HUMAN RIGHTS The Brussels International Center is an independent, non-profit, think-and-do tank based in the capital of Europe that is committed to developing solutions to address the cyclical drivers of insecurity, economic fragility, and conflict the Middle East and North Africa. BIC works to identify and explore underlying historical, economic, social, and political drivers behind today’s WORLD ROMA FEDERATION (W.R.F) A. To elect and to be elected to the governing bodies of the Federation in accordance with the provisions of these Statutes, B. Participate in decision-making on World Roma Federation’s development strategy, how to fund activities and develop action plans, with the exception of observer members; C. To take part in the

activities of the

WHICH ARE THE MOST INFLUENTIAL THINK TANKS IN BRUSSELS This is not a straightforward question to answer. As a newly-published and comprehensive article by Corporate Europe Observatory makes very clear, there are many problems with the way in which think tanks participate in the EU lobby transparency register. The category is imprecise and some think tanks would be better registered as NGOs, trade associations or research institutions. BIRD RIDES EUROPE B.V. Amsterdam 1012KZ. Netherlands. Tel: 49 1797457614. Lobbyists declared. 0.25 fte (1) Lobbyists with EP accreditation. Complementary information. Person in charge of EU relations. Ms Agnieszka Kominkiewicz-Hibbert. HILL & KNOWLTON INTERNATIONAL BELGIUM (H+K) We ensure our clients communicate their stories to the audience that matter most to their brands, their businesses and their issues. There are few issues or challenges we haven’t faced – from helping clients manage and protect their reputations, navigate change, drive brand awareness, or advance policy change. Our diverse team consistently deliver bold yet pragmatic campaigns and NORGES BANK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT (NBIM) Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) is the asset management division of Norges Bank, the central bank of Norway. NBIM manages the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) and Norway's Foreign Exchange

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WELCOME TO LOBBYFACTS WHO ARE THE BIGGEST SPENDERS ON LOBBYING? IS THERE A BALANCE BETWEEN CORPORATE AND PUBLIC INTEREST LOBBYING? ARE LOBBYISTS SPENDING MORE OR LESS THAN LAST YEAR? WHICH ORGANISATIONS HAVE THE MOST MEETINGS WITH THE COMMISSION ELITE? WHICH ORGANISATIONS HAVE THE MOST EU PARLIAMENT LOBBYIST PASSES? LOBBYFACTS CAN HELP YOU ANSWER THESE KINDS OF

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FIND THE LARGEST EU LOBBY FIRMS EU lobby firms ranked on the lobby costs they declared in the EU transparency register (data as of 24 November 2016). This ranking was obtained by using the filters on the Statistics page

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is, without doubt, one of the most active lobbyists in Brussels. With 120 lobby meetings held since December 2014 with a commissioner, cabinet member or director-general, (there have probably been many more meetings with lower level officials, not to mention MEPs, but these are not systematically published), Google is second only to

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