General Association of Hard Coal

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General Association of Hard Coal
(GVSt)
purpose Representation of the interests of companies in the coal mining industry
Chair: Bernd Toenjes , President
Franz-Josef Wodopia , General Manager
Establishment date: 1968
Number of members: 8th
Seat : Herne , Germany
Website: gvst.de

The Gesamtverband Steinkohle e. V. ( GVSt ) is an employers' association and tariff partner of the hard coal industry based in Herne .

history

The association was founded on December 11, 1968 as the general association of the German hard coal mining industry in Essen , in order to represent general concerns and in particular the economic and socio-political interests of its members externally. The general association was founded by the four business associations of the Ruhr mining, Saar mining, Aachen hard coal mining and Lower Saxony hard coal mining, all of which were regionally active. The general association has been a registered association since July 9, 2009 .

In terms of collective bargaining policy, he cooperated with the Coal Mining Association (UVSt), which was dissolved on August 6, 2007. Since then, the tasks of the UVSt have been taken over by the General Association of Hard Coal. On October 14th, 2009, the association was merged with the Association for Mining Interests (VbI), whereby the General Association of Hard Coal became the last interest group of the hard coal mining industry.

The GVSt today

The Association will perform the Economic and employers' association , and represents and promotes the interests of its members. In doing so, the association should particularly promote economic and socio-political issues. The GVSt is a member of the Confederation of German Employers' Associations and the Federation of German Industry . In addition to working in the major employers 'associations, the GVSt is also involved in regional employers' associations in Saarland and North Rhine-Westphalia. In the Federal Association of German Industry , in the Association for Raw Materials and Mining and in the European Hard and Lignite Association (EURACOAL), the general association represents the interests of its members in economic, energy and environmental issues. In addition, the Gesamtverband Steinkohle represents the interests of its members in the German Statutory Accident Insurance and the German Federal Pension Insurance .

The association's president has been Bernd Tönjes , who is also chairman of RAG Aktiengesellschaft , since 2007 . Franz-Josef Wodopia has been General Manager of the GVSt since July 1, 2005 and a member of the Executive Board since May 1, 2006. In July 2010, the General Hard Coal Association employed 30 people. In 2000 the GVSt (incl. UVSt and VbI) employed 54 people. The number of employees was reduced due to the personnel adjustment in the hard coal mining, which was agreed on February 7, 2007.

Members

As of July 2011, the members are RAG Aktiengesellschaft , RAG Deutsche Steinkohle AG , RAG Anthrazit Ibbenbüren GmbH , RAG Beteiligungs GmbH, RAG Mining Solutions GmbH, RAG Montan Immobilien GmbH , Bergwerksgesellschaft Merchweiler mbH and STEAG Aktiengesellschaft . The members of the general association are companies of RAG and Evonik Industries AG . Both RAG and Evonik Industries AG belong to the RAG Foundation .

Finances

The table below shows the GVSt expenditure from 2005 to 2009.

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Total expenditure in € million 7,041 7.626 6,792 6.227 6.067

Of the expenses, the largest amount goes to personnel costs. In the years 2005 to 2009, these were between 44% and 49%. In 2009 personnel costs amounted to € 2.718 million. The second highest item was the cost of membership in umbrella organizations at 27% to 30%. Material expenses were the third largest item, accounting for 24% to 26% of total costs. In 2009, the General Association of Hard Coal spent € 229,000 on communication, a sub-item of material expenses. The Gesamtverband Steinkohle is financed exclusively from the contributions of its members. Since the members are coal-mining companies, they also receive hard coal subsidies . The cost of membership can be added to the production costs, which is why part of the membership fees is paid indirectly from coal grants.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology: Financing of the General Association of German Hard Coal Mining from hard coal subsidies Drs-No. 17/3327 . Ed .: BT. Berlin 2010, p. 1 ( bundestag.de [PDF; 1.4 MB ; accessed on July 14, 2011]).
  2. ↑ a b c d e Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology: Financing of the General Association of German Hard Coal Mining from hard coal subsidies Drs-No. 17/3327 . Ed .: BT. Berlin 2010, p. 2 ( bundestag.de [PDF; 1.4 MB ; accessed on July 14, 2011]).
  3. ↑ a b c Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology: Financing of the General Association of German Hard Coal Mining from hard coal subsidies Drs-No. 17/3327 . Ed .: BT. Berlin 2010, p. 3 ( bundestag.de [PDF; 1.4 MB ; accessed on July 14, 2011]).
  4. ^ TFH Georg Agricola: Details: TFH Georg Agricola zu Bochum, Prof. Dr. rer. pole. Franz-Josef Wodopia. Retrieved July 17, 2011 .
  5. ↑ Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology: Cornerstones of an agreement on coal policy between the federal government, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and Saarland, RAG AG and IGBCE . Berlin 2007 ( online [PDF; 32 kB ; accessed on July 17, 2011]).
  6. ^ Gesamtverband Steinkohle eV: Gesamtverband Steinkohle - About Us - Members. Retrieved July 14, 2011 .

Remarks

  1. ↑ 2005 to 2007 including the expenses of the Coal Mining Association . 2005 to 2008 including the expenses of the association for mining interests