Overview
Lobbying Costs
450,000€
Financial year: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
7 Fte (20)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
49
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Atlantic Council of the United States, Inc (Atlantic Council)
EU Transparency Register
524686116124-73 First registered on 20 Feb 2015
Goals / Remit
The Atlantic Council promotes constructive leadership and engagement in international affairs based on the Atlantic Community's central role in meeting global challenges. The Council provides an essential forum for navigating the dramatic economic and political changes defining the twenty-first century by informing and galvanizing its uniquely influential network of global leaders. Through the papers we write, the ideas we generate, and the communities we build, the Council shapes policy choices and strategies to create a more secure and prosperous world.
Main EU files targeted
The Atlantic Council conducts research and other activities related to a wide range of EU initiatives and policies. Currently, these include: energy union and energy security, common foreign and defense policy, Eurozone governance, financial services regulation, US-EU and other trade issues, digital marketplace, neighborhood policy, and European growth and economy.
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People
Total lobbyists declared
20
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 2 50% 4 25% 14 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
7
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
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
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Categories
Category
IV - Think tanks, research and academic institutions
Subcategory
Think tanks and research institutions
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Networking
Affiliation
The Atlantic Council belongs to the Atlantic Treaty Association, http://atahq.org/
Member organisations
no membership organizations
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
450,000€
Other financial info
Budget figures and conversions based on official US Treasury dollar/euro foreign exchange rate as of December 31, 2020.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
The Atlantic Council undertakes a wide range of policy-relevant activities, including: conferences; speeches by high-level policymakers, off-the-record roundtables; task forces; reports on a range of issues; electronic newsletters and blogs; etc. Among those relevant to our EU-focused work are the following:
Publications:
The pandemic and electricity transformation in the United States and the European Union: Developments in 2020
Why tactical bargaining won the EU-China Investment Deal
US and EU must hold Russia accountable for enabling brutal Belarus crackdown
Toward a future EU-UK relationship in foreign policy and defense
Relaunching the transatlantic trade agenda: A European perspective
What European strategic autonomy requires: smarter talk, more action
Engaging Europe: A transatlantic digital agenda for the Biden administration
How the US and Europe should rethink their economic relationship in the Biden years
Europe’s new legislative proposals mark a big ‘first move’ on tech-market power
Priorities for a transatlantic China strategy
Unexpected competition: A US strategy to keep its Central and Eastern European allies as allies in an era of great-power competition
Europe can bridge the gap between Iran and a Biden administration
Sovereign solidarity: France, the US, and alliances in a post-COVID world
FAST THINKING: How Europe will react to a Biden presidency
Digitalization in Central and Eastern Europe: Building regional cooperation
Relaunching the transatlantic trade agenda: a European perspective
After snapback sanctions on Iran: A European perspective
Experts react: Von der Leyen outlines vision for Europe’s post-COVID future
Europe must not abandon the new Belarus to Putin
De-escalating tariff threats could jumpstart US–EU trade ties and support post-COVID 19 economic recovery
Perfect competition: Getting a US-EU trade deal was never going to be easy
EU deal is a win-win for all sides
Experts react: European leaders reach decisive coronavirus recovery agreement
Tying loose ends and asking hard questions: What Germany’s EU presidency can achieve on defense
Berlin takes over the EU presidency: Lower your expectations
European strategic autonomy and its future trade policy
Top European digital official: US and EU must make better use of their shared values and history
The European Union and the search for digital sovereignty: Building “Fortress Europe” or preparing for a new world?
The EU is a more powerful partner on China than the US might think
The EU recovery plan: A “Merkel” but not a “Hamilton” moment
The coronavirus crisis highlights the need to diversify risk sharing in Europe
Coronavirus spurs Europe’s quest for digital sovereignty
Europe’s economic emergency is also a geopolitical one
Is China winning the coronavirus response narrative in the EU?
Public Events:
A conversation with EU High Representative Josep Borrell
A conversation with the President of the European Council Charles Michel
A conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron
Trump, big tech, and free speech – A new transatlantic debate
Leadership through crisis: A keynote conversation with Christine Lagarde
Transatlantic cooperation in the era of AI
The US and Central Europe: Shaping the post-COVID-19 transatlantic agenda
Europe’s search for digital sovereignty and post-COVID-19 geopolitics
A conversation with European Commission EVP Margrethe Vestager
Western truth, Chinese truth: The transatlantic alliance and the challenge of China
European solidarity in the COVID-19 crisis
The United States and the European Union–Allies or rivals?
European energy security and the critical role of transatlantic energy cooperation
US-EU at 70: The way forwardOther activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
49 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.
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Date 19 Jan 2024 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject EU-US relations in the light of the upcoming elections in EU and U.S., the Atlantic Council invitation to the HR/VP Borrell to participate in a highly-level event in D.C. or in Brussels. Cabinet Cabinet of High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles Attending - Anne Bergenfelt (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Jan 2024 Location videoconference call Subject Preparatory meeting for WEF 2024 Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Attending - Wojtek Talko (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Dec 2023 Location Dubai, UAE Subject Energy transition DG Energy Attending - Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Director-General)
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Date 30 Oct 2023 Location Washington D.C. Subject Energy market DG Energy Attending - Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Director-General)
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Date 11 Oct 2023 Location Brussels Subject EU-US Trade and Technology Council Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Alejandro Cainzos (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 May 2023 Location Washington Subject EU-US cooperation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet member)
- Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner)
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Date 22 Feb 2023 Location Washington, USA Subject EU-US collaboration in supporting Ukraine and in tackling the global food security crisis Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Maciej Golubiewski (Cabinet member)
- Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner)
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Date 07 Sep 2022 Location Brussels Subject Digital policies Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Alejandro Cainzos (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 May 2022 Location Brussels Subject DMA/DSA implementation and the AI and Data act, EU digital sovereignty. Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Penelope Papandropoulos (Cabinet member)
- Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
- Kim Jorgensen (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 May 2021 Location online Subject EU-US relations Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life Attending - Maria Luisa Llano Cardenal (Cabinet member)
- Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
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Date 04 May 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Transatlantic Relationship Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
- Pauline Weinzierl (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Feb 2021 Location Video Conferencing Subject Financial Resilence Future of Secondary Sanctions and Global Response Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
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Date 10 Dec 2020 Location videoconference Subject EDAP roadmap Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Dec 2020 Location videoconference Subject EDAP Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 28 Jul 2020 Location Brussels - Belgium Subject High-Level Roundtable Discussion on The State of the Union in 2020 and EU's Global Engagement in a Covid-19 world - [Via Webex] Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Brenda Furniere (Cabinet member)
- Fernando Sampedro Marcos (Cabinet member)
- Sonia Vila Nunez (Cabinet member)
- Nicole Dewandre (Cabinet member)
- Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
- Valeria Miceli (Cabinet member)
- Bjoern Seibert (Cabinet member)
- Per Haugaard (Cabinet member)
- Olivier Smith (Cabinet member)
- Peteris Ustubs (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - Mercator Institute for China Studies
- Real Instituto Elcano
- European Council on Foreign Relations
- Carnegie Europe
- Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich im. Marka Karpia
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- the Clingendael Institute
- The German Marshall Fund of the United States - The Transatlantic Foundation
- European University Institute
- Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy
- Egmont Institute
- The Wallenberg Foundations AB
- GLOBSEC
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Date 22 Jun 2020 Location Videoconference Subject COVID 19 disinformation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 20 May 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Webinar - Democracy and the Covid-19 crisis Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Wojtek Talko (Cabinet member)
- Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
- Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 May 2020 Location Videoconference Subject US-EU at 70: The Way Forward Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life Attending - Maria Luisa Llano Cardenal (Cabinet member)
- Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
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Date 20 Feb 2020 Location Washington Subject EU -US energy cooperation and Energy Security in the context of the Green Deal DG Energy Attending - Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Director-General)
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Date 11 Oct 2019 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Presentation of AC activities on energy transatlantic cooperation. DG Energy Attending - Ditte Juul Jørgensen (Director-General)
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Date 13 Apr 2019 Location Washington, USA Subject Ukraine Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President)
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Date 12 Apr 2019 Location Washington, USA Subject Brexit, The Future of Europe, European Elections + foreign influence, EU and global financial markets after Brexit, The international role of the Euro, Macroeconomic challenges, EU-China relationship, Sustainable Finance, Fintech Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Zaneta Vegnere (Cabinet member)
- Elina Melngaile (Cabinet member)
- Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President)
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Date 26 Mar 2019 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject EU–US energy cooperation DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 14 Feb 2019 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market, cybersecurity Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet member)
- Vivian Loonela (Cabinet member)
- Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
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Date 13 Feb 2019 Location Brussels Subject 5G telecommunications security and transatlantic cooperation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King Portfolio Security Union Attending - James Morrison (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Feb 2019 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject EU-US cooperation in energy DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 08 Feb 2019 Location Brussels Subject Disinformation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King Portfolio Security Union Attending - Ulrik Trolle Smed (Cabinet member)
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Date 31 Jan 2019 Location Brussels Subject 5G security Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Vivian Loonela (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject Neighbourhood Policy DG European Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations Attending - Christian Danielsson (Director-General)
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Date 15 Oct 2017 Location Washington Subject current geopolitical issues Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President)
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Date 30 May 2017 Location Brussels Subject Eastern Neighbourhood DG European Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations Attending - Christian Danielsson (Director-General)
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Date 21 Apr 2017 Location Washington D.C. Subject international cooperation on financial regulation; the Dodd Frank Act; EU economic outlook; Basel III Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President)
- Elina Melngaile (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Apr 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject EU-US Relations Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Competition Attending - Linsey Mccallum (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Apr 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Energy policy DG Energy Attending - Dominique Ristori (Director-General)
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Date 10 Mar 2017 Location Washington, USA Subject Digital Single Market, White Paper Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
- Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Oct 2016 Location Brussels Subject Wroclaw Forum Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Edward Bannerman (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Oct 2016 Location Brussels Subject DSM, cloud computing DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
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Date 31 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject Ukraine Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Elina Melngaile (Cabinet member)
- Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President)
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Date 15 Apr 2016 Location Washington DC Subject Speech "Europe's Staying Power" Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Zaneta Vegnere (Cabinet member)
- Elina Melngaile (Cabinet member)
- Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President)
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Date 04 Apr 2016 Location Berlaymont Subject Think Tank Outreach DG Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action Attending - Ann Mettler (Director-General)
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Date 19 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject transatlantic digital issues DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject Transatlantic economic relations Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Edward Bannerman (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Sep 2015 Location Brussels Subject DSM strategy DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 15 Sep 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Data protection and DSM Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Attending - Simona Constantin (Cabinet member)
- Kevin O'Connell (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Sep 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject transatlantic digital agenda Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Sep 2015 Location Brussels Subject DSM strategy DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 10 Jun 2015 Location Berlaymont Subject Meeting with the Director of Strategic Foresight at the Atlantic Council in Washington DG Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action Attending - Ann Mettler (Director-General)
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Date 09 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject Discussions on Neighbourhood and Enlargement policies DG European Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations Attending - Christian Danielsson (Director-General)
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Date 25 Feb 2015 Location Brussels Subject European Competitiveness Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Aura Salla (Cabinet member)
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