Overview
Lobbying Costs
400,000€ - 499,999€
Financial year: Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
9.1 Fte (28)
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.
Address
Head Office
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Washington DC 20005
UNITED STATESEU Office
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Washington DC 20005
UNITED STATESWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
28
Employment time Lobbyists 75% 4 50% 4 25% 14 10% 6 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
9.1
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
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
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
400,000€ - 499,999€
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Grant European Commission Foreign Policy Instruments 483,000€ Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
400,000€ - 499,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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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; e-newsletters and blogs. Relevant EU-focused work includes:
PUBLIC EVENTS
Relaunching transatlantic trade agenda
Digital tax compromise for post-COVID-19 economy
Conversation w/ European Commissioner Thierry Breton
Virtual fireside w/ Commission EVP Frans Timmermans
Europe’s response to Uyghur genocide
Europe’s energy crisis & path forward
360/StratCom
Charting Europe’s 2022 digital agenda
Global economy in 2022
Looking forward: What’s next after EU-US Energy Council meeting?
EU’s emerging data policy landscape
Fireside chat w/ Maroš Šefčovič, European Commission Vice-President
PRIVATE EVENTS
Digital Markets Act w/ Andreas Schwab MEP
Strategy Session w/ EU Special Representative Miroslav Lajčák
Didier Reynders, European Justice Commissioner “Transatlantic Competition Policy in a Digital Age”
Roundtable w/ Security & Defence Subcmte MEP Delegation
Roundtable w/ EPP MEP Delegation
Roundtable w/ EDP MEP Delegation
Roundtable w/ AIDA MEP Delegation
European Perspectives Transatlantic Data Transfers
Event w/ Minister Cédric O, France
Climate, trade, & carbon border adjustment: Creating race to the top
EEAS Director Security-Defense Policy event
PUBLICATIONS
3-step plan for reviving transatlantic alliance
Transatlantic trade: Tectonic shifts ahead for 2021
Do continued EU data flows to UK offer hope for the US?
Europe’s post-COVID strategy: Stay close to allies & build strength at home
Putin’s Ukraine War: EU warns Russia is “de facto integrating” occupied east
Ukraine’s EU Association Agreement obliges Kyiv pursue rule of law reforms
Proposal for US-EU Digital Council: Building comprehensive conversation
Transatlantic tariffs, national security, & geopolitical priorities
Airbus-Boeing deal, seventeen years in the making
EU-US tech cooperation: Strengthening transatlantic relations in data-driven economies
Biden’s Europe trip set stage for historic ambitions
Carbon border adjustment mechanisms: Will innovative climate policy launch a trade war?
Case for greater US-EU collaboration on Taiwan
Avoiding next transatlantic security crisis: Looming clash over passenger name record data
Fit for 55: Reshaping global climate leadership & transatlantic cooperation
EU-US Future Forum 2021: A path forward for transatlantic relations
What the fall of Afghanistan means for Europe
AUKUS deal has shaken the transatlantic alliance. What should US & allies do now?
US-EU Trade & Technology Council: Seven steps toward success
EU must stop serving as a playground for corrupt Ukrainian oligarchs and officials
Europe’s energy crisis highlights dangers of reliance on Russia
US & EU must react to escalating global energy crisis
Europe must face chilling reality of Putin’s energy blackmail
Goodbye for now, 232: Breaking down G20 US-EU agreement
Disarming Putin’s energy weapon: Ukraine must connect to EU grid
EU contributed to own energy crisis, but diversification can solve it
Transatlantic tools: Harmonizing US & EU approaches to China
Biden’s democracy summit should produce transatlantic anti-corruption strategy
Europe in bipolar tech world
Event report: Transatlantic renewal in era of strategic competition
EU as global actor in Indo-Pacific
Can US & EU rein in Big Tech w/ diverging approaches?
6 options for Europe as it searches for response to Russian aggression
View from European capitals as consensus emerges against Russia
EU’s Strategic Compass a defining moment for European defense
France new mantra: liberty, equality, digital sovereignty
Future of European energy security
Europe needs to prepare for future w/out Russian energy
DeRussification of European natural gas imports by 55 bcm in 5 yearsOther 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 - Valeria Miceli (Cabinet member)
- Peteris Ustubs (Cabinet member)
- Fernando Sampedro Marcos (Cabinet member)
- Nicole Dewandre (Cabinet member)
- Olivier Smith (Cabinet member)
- Bjoern Seibert (Cabinet member)
- Sonia Vila Nunez (Cabinet member)
- Per Haugaard (Cabinet member)
- Brenda Furniere (Cabinet member)
- Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - European University Institute
- European Council on Foreign Relations
- Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy
- GLOBSEC
- Carnegie Europe
- Mercator Institute for China Studies
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich im. Marka Karpia
- The Wallenberg Foundations AB
- Egmont Institute
- The German Marshall Fund of the United States - The Transatlantic Foundation
- Real Instituto Elcano
- the Clingendael Institute
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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 - Vivian Loonela (Cabinet member)
- Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
- Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet member)
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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 - Elina Melngaile (Cabinet member)
- Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President)
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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 - Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet member)
- Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
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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 - Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President)
- Elina Melngaile (Cabinet member)
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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 - Elina Melngaile (Cabinet member)
- Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President)
- Zaneta Vegnere (Cabinet member)
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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 - Kevin O'Connell (Cabinet member)
- Simona Constantin (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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