Registrant : Organisation or self-employed individual
Sections
| Section: |
VI - Organisations representing local, regional and municipal authorities, other public or mixed entities, etc. |
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Local, regional and municipal authorities (at sub-national level) |
Person with legal responsibility
| Surname, Name: |
Mr
Rob Van Eijkeren
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| Position: |
Coordinator |
Permanent person in charge of EU relations
| Surname, Name: |
diverse het betreft 16 provinciale vertegenwoordigers van de 12 provincies.
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| Position: |
diverse |
Contact details:
| Contact details of organisation's head office: |
59-61 Trierstraat / Rue deTrèves
Brussel 1040
BELGIUM
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| Telephone number: |
(+32) 27379957 |
| Fax number: |
(+32) 27379961 |
| Other contact information: |
In 2000 the twelve Dutch Provinces and the Association of provincial authorities IPO established the House of the Dutch Provinces in Brussels. Strong positioning and an effective representation in Brussels require close cooperation between the provinces and proactivity. The House of the Dutch Provinces is the joint front office of the provinces and the IPO in Brussels. Its main role consists of representing the joint interests of the provinces by looking ahead, liaising, and informing.
The provinces
The provinces form the link between the municipalities and the national government. The provincial administration is composed of the Provincial Council, the Provincial Executive and the Queen’s Commissioner (appointed by the Crown). The members of the Provincial Council are elected once every four years by the provinces’ inhabitants. The Provincial Executive is elected by the Provincial Council and is responsible for defining and implementing provincial policy.
Provinces have to comply with legislation originating from Brussels. In addition, they are responsible for the implementation and maintenance of many European rules and policies, such as meeting European environmental standards in for example the Air Quality Directive and the Water Framework Directive. Furthermore, the provinces have to abide by the European rules for state aid and public procurement. It is therefore crucial to take European policy and legislation into account throughout the process of provincial policy making. The House of the Dutch Provinces makes a joint effort to provide input in Brussels at the earliest possible stage.
The regional offices
The provinces have organised themselves into four regional offices: North Netherlands Alliance (SNN), East Netherlands Provinces, Randstad Region and South Netherlands Provinces. The House of the Dutch Provinces is governed by a board of thirteen provincial deputies: one deputy from each province along with the chair of the House on behalf of the IPO.
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Goals / remit
| Goals / remit of the organisation: |
- Improving the Dutch provinces’ contacts with European institutions, the Dutch Permanent Representation to the EU, and other regional offices in Brussels;
- Providing adequate and timely information on European policy making and the activities of the House of the Dutch Provinces;
- Creating synergy between the regional offices in order to come to an efficient representation of the joint regional interests;
- Offering the facilities for the appropriate reception of visitors.
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The organisation's fields of interests are:
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- sub-national
- national
- European
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Number of persons engaged in activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register
| Number of persons: |
20
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Complementary information:
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Het HNP is de vooruit geschoven post van de 12 Nederlandse provincies en de interprovinciale koepelorganisatie IPO met in totaal 20 medewerkers.
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Persons accredited for access to European Parliament premises
Activities
Main EU initiatives covered the year before by activities falling under the scope of the Transparency Register:
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The House of the Dutch Provinces is the joint front office in Brussels of the 12 provinces Drenthe, Flevoland, Fryslân, Gelderland, Groningen, Limburg, Noord-Brabant, Noord-Holland, Overijssel, Zeeland, Zuid-Holland, Utrecht and the Interprovinciaal Overleg (IPO).
Its main role consists of representing the joint interests of the provinces by looking ahead, liaising, and informing.
Activities include the representation towards the European institutions, providing adequate and timely information on European policy making and organising events.
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Fields of interest for e-mail alerts on consultations and roadmaps;
| Fields declared by the organisation: |
- Agriculture and Rural Development
- Budget
- Competition
- Culture
- Economic and Financial Affairs
- Employment and Social Affairs
- Energy
- Environment
- Fisheries and Aquaculture
- Information Society
- Internal Market
- Regional Policy
- Research and Technology
- Trans-European Networks
- Transport
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Structure
| Total number of members that are natural persons: |
20 |
| Number of member organisations: |
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| Member organisations (Number of members) : |
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| The organisation has members/is represented in the following country(countries): |
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Complementary information:
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Networking
Information on (i) organisation's membership of any associations/federations/confederations or (ii) relationships to other bodies in formal or informal networks.
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De HNP bestuurders zijn lid of plaatsvervangend lid van het Comité van de Regio's. Het HNP is lid van de council of European municipalities and regions (CEMR).
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Financial data
| Financial year: |
01/2011
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12/2011
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Total budget:
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733,000
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€
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of which public financing:
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733,000
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€
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- from European sources:
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- Procurement:
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€
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- Grants:
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€
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- from national sources:
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€
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- from local/regional sources:
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733,000
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€
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from other sources: |
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€
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- donations:
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€
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- contributions from members:
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€
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Estimated costs to the organisation directly related to representing interests to EU institutions in that year:
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700000
€ - 800000
€
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Other (financial) information provided by the organisation:
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