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D-EITI Special Representative: Dr. Franziska Brantner
Dr. Franziska Brantner is Parliamentary State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK). The Federal Government appointed her D-EITI Special Representative in January 2022. She supervises the implementation of the D-EITI. The standard specifies her tasks and competencies thus:
“The appointee must have the confidence of all stakeholders, the authority and the freedom to coordinate EITI actions across relevant ministries and agencies and must be able to mobilise resources for the EITI implementation.”
Multi-Stakeholder-Group
Representatives of the government
- Bernhard KluttigFederal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (Deputy: Dr. Peer Hoth, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action)
- Dr. Robert Plachta Federal Ministry of Finance (Deputy: Bodo Bajorat, Federal Ministry of Finance)
- Frank RannebergMinistry for Economic Affairs, Tourism, Agriculture and Foresty, Saxony-Anhalt (Deputy: Olaf Nalenz, Ministry for Energy Transition, Climate Protection, Environment and Nature, Schleswig-Holstein)
- Norbert ConradMinistry for Economic Affairs, Transport, Housing and Digitalisation, Lower Saxony (Deputy: Jörg Bodenstein, Ministry for Environment, Energy and Nature Conservation, Thuringia)
- Torsten FalkMinistry of Finance, Hesse (Deputy: Alexander Mayer, Ministry of Finance, Hamburg)
Government Coordinator
- Alena BaaschFederal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Companies Representatives
- Matthias WachterFederation of German Industries (Deputy: Hauke Dierks, Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce)
- Dr. Martin WedigGerman Commodities and Mining Federation (Deputy: Birgit Schroeckh, Federal German Association of Lignite Producing Companies)
- Dr. Matthias FrederichsGerman Building Materials Association (Deputy: Tanja Lenz, German Building Materials Association)
- Georg HiemannHarbour Energy Group (Deputy: André Findeisen, Federal Association for Natural Gas, Petroleum and Geoenergy)
- Lena Kristin Michel
K+S Aktiengesellschaft (Deputy: Sven Siems, K+S Aktiengesellschaft)
Companies Coordinator
- Dr. Stefan Steinicke Federation of German Industries
Representatives of civil society
- Prof. Dr. Edda MüllerTransparency International Germany (Deputy: Asena Baykal, Transparency International Germany)
- Dr. Martin Pohl Industriegewerkschaft Bergbau, Chemie, Energie (Deputy: Carola Dittmann, Stiftung Arbeit und Umwelt der Industriegewerkschaft Bergbau, Chemie, Energie)
- Jürgen MaierForum on Environment & Development (Deputy: Josephine Koch, Forum on Environment & Development)
- Dr. Henriette LittaOpen Knowledge Foundation Germany (Deputy: Walter Palmetshofer, Open Knowledge Foundation Germany)
- Florian ZerzawyGreen Budget Germany (Deputy: Marie Wettingfeld, Green Budget Germany)
Civil Society Coordinator
- Marie Wettingfeld Green Budget Germany
Representatives of the government
- Bernhard KluttigFederal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (Deputy: Dr. Peer Hoth, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action)
- Dr. Robert Plachta Federal Ministry of Finance (Deputy: Bodo Bajorat, Federal Ministry of Finance)
- Frank RannebergMinistry for Economic Affairs, Tourism, Agriculture and Foresty, Saxony-Anhalt (Deputy: Olaf Nalenz, Ministry for Energy Transition, Climate Protection, Environment and Nature, Schleswig-Holstein)
- Norbert ConradMinistry for Economic Affairs, Transport, Housing and Digitalisation, Lower Saxony (Deputy: Jörg Bodenstein, Ministry for Environment, Energy and Nature Conservation, Thuringia)
- Torsten FalkMinistry of Finance, Hesse (Deputy: Alexander Mayer, Ministry of Finance, Hamburg)
Government Coordinator
- Alena BaaschFederal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Companies Representatives
- Matthias WachterFederation of German Industries (Deputy: Hauke Dierks, Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce)
- Dr. Martin WedigGerman Commodities and Mining Federation (Deputy: Birgit Schroeckh, Federal German Association of Lignite Producing Companies)
- Dr. Matthias FrederichsGerman Building Materials Association (Deputy: Tanja Lenz, German Building Materials Association)
- Georg HiemannHarbour Energy Group (Deputy: André Findeisen, Federal Association for Natural Gas, Petroleum and Geoenergy)
- Lena Kristin Michel
K+S Aktiengesellschaft (Deputy: Sven Siems, K+S Aktiengesellschaft)
Companies Coordinator
- Dr. Stefan Steinicke Federation of German Industries
Representatives of civil society
- Prof. Dr. Edda MüllerTransparency International Germany (Deputy: Asena Baykal, Transparency International Germany)
- Dr. Martin Pohl Industriegewerkschaft Bergbau, Chemie, Energie (Deputy: Carola Dittmann, Stiftung Arbeit und Umwelt der Industriegewerkschaft Bergbau, Chemie, Energie)
- Jürgen MaierForum on Environment & Development (Deputy: Josephine Koch, Forum on Environment & Development)
- Dr. Henriette LittaOpen Knowledge Foundation Germany (Deputy: Walter Palmetshofer, Open Knowledge Foundation Germany)
- Florian ZerzawyGreen Budget Germany (Deputy: Marie Wettingfeld, Green Budget Germany)
Civil Society Coordinator
- Marie Wettingfeld Green Budget Germany
Composition of the Mulit-Stakeholder Group
Requirements from the EITI Standard 2023
Requirement 1.4 of the EITI Standard provides for an independent multi-stakeholder group to steer and oversee the national implementation of the initiative and to balance the interests of the most important stakeholder groups in the German extractive sector. Decisions of the MSG should be made by consensus.
The MSG must be composed of appropriate stakeholders, including but not limited to:
• Representatives of relevant government bodies (authorities, including parliamentarians)
• Representatives from the private sector (e.g., companies and business associations from the extractive sector as well as chambers of industry and commerce)
• Civil society representatives (including independent civil society groups, other civil society representatives and individuals related to the extractive sector)
Important! Civil society involved in EITI must be independent from government and/or companies, both operationally and politically.
The MSG ensures appropriate representation of the three stakeholder groups and reports to the extended stakeholder groups.
In accordance with standard requirement 1.4, the members of the respective stakeholder group ensure that the interests of the entire stakeholder group are included in the multi-stakeholder process in addition to the interests of their own organization, institution, or company.
Each stakeholder group must have the right to nominate its own representatives independently of the other stakeholder groups. The aim must be to achieve pluralistic and diverse representation. Representatives should be appointed based on open, fair, and transparent procedures.
The MSG and the individual stakeholder groups must also ensure a balanced gender ratio in their representation in order to achieve progress towards gender parity.
Appointment of D-EITI MSG members
The process for appointing new MSG members is defined in the rules of procedure of the MSG (see § 2 No. 2, 3):
Members are appointed by the Federal Government for a period of at least two (2) years. To maintain the MSG’s ability to work, the principle of continuity of persons applies. If a member leaves prematurely, the successor is appointed by the Special Representative of the Federal Government for the Implementation of the EITI in Germany (D-EITI) on the recommendation of the respective stakeholder group.
The stakeholder groups nominate their representatives to the MSG in an independent, open process and ensure their representativeness. This means that the stakeholder groups select their members themselves in their own internal nomination processes.
• Among the government representatives, two seats are held by the federal ministries. The federal states are to be represented with up to three seats, including one representative each from the economic ministries of the federal states, the finance ministries of the federal states and the mining authorities of the federal states (at the proposal of the Länder Committee for Mining (Länderausschuss Bergbau) on behalf of the Conference of Economics Ministers (Wirtschaftsministerkonferenz). The representatives of the federal states in the MSG are mandated by the Federal-Länder Working Group (Bund-Länder-Arbeitsgemeinschaft) on the D-EITI in accordance with its rules of procedure. The selection of persons for the respective representations is based on the internal organization in the government agencies that are responsible for D-EITI-relevant topics due to legal regulations.
• In the private sector, membership follows the call of the respective industry associations. The associations request participation from the companies. Interested companies contact their respective industry association, which then forwards the expression of interest to the private sector stakeholder group in the D-EITI MSG. The aim is to ensure that each sector is represented by at least one company. Each company and association responsible for sending MSG members ensures the continuous representation of the organization. The decision on the selection of new members lies with the responsible associations and companies.
• The selection of civil society organizations was based on a broad representation of all topics relevant to raw materials policy. This includes organizations dealing with issues such as transparency, accountability, open government and data, environment, development, labour, and social issues. For civil society, each organization that sends MSG members ensures the continuous representation of the organization. The organizations themselves determine who they would like to send as their representatives to the working group. If civil society organizations are interested in participation in the D-EITI, they can contact the civil society representatives.
The stakeholder groups consider the diversity of their members, including gender equality, in the internal nomination processes to ensure that membership reflects the changing nature of the extractive sector and the requirements of the EITI Standard at all times (Section 1.4 EITI Standard, § 2 (3) of the MSG’s Rules of Procedure).
All members of the D-EITI MSG are subject to the EITI Association Code of Conduct.
Contact us
Are you interested in joining the D-EITI MSG?
Please contact the D-EITI Secretariat, which coordinates inquiries and establishes contact with the interest groups represented in the MSG.
Meetings of the multi-stakeholder group
Observers may attend meetings without the right to speak or vote. The chair must be informed of any additional invited participants at least ten days before the meeting in question.
If you are interested in attending a meeting as an observer, please contact the D-EITI Secretariat.
Financial Support for Civil Society
The D-EITI multi-stakeholder process is based on a representative involvement of all stakeholders of the German resource sector and on an active, equal and informed participation of all organisations involved. With a view to enable this participation and to guarantee for a successful implementation of the EITI in Germany, civil society is receiving financial support from the government in order to build up necessary resources and implement activities. In 2023 the following organisations received a grant of 115.000 € in total (2015: 146.000 €; 2016: 120.000 €; 2017: 90.000 €; 2018: 100.000 €; 2019: 100.000 €; 2020: 100.000 €, 2021: 100.000 €, 2022: 115.000 €):
Forum Ökologisch-Soziale Marktwirtschaft e.V., Forum Umwelt und Entwicklung, Open Knowledge Foundation Deutschland e.V. and Transparency International Deutschland e.V.
This grant enables the organisations to inform their respective stakeholders on the status of EITI implementation in Germany and to build up a differentiated opinion on future implementation. Furthermore the grant provides the opportunity to have an intensive preparation and follow-up of the issues discussed in the MSG by building up expertise on these issues.
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