Overview
Lobbying Costs
None declared
None declared
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5 Fte (5)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Bussola Institute (Bussola)
EU Transparency Register
273957033476-02 First registered on 13 Dec 2018
Goals / Remit
The Bussola Institute is an independent and not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation established in Brussels as a world-class Research Institute and Think-and-Do-Tank, which is committed to forging multicultural interconnections between the Gulf Countries and the European Union. The Mission of the Bussola Institute is to generate and share knowledge that will foster a better understanding of, and seek solutions to, the political, social, economic, security and cultural issues that affect policy making in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the European Union (EU) regions.
Main EU files targeted
Common migration and asylum policy; Foreign affairs and security policy; Erasmus+ and policy for cooperation in education and training with non-EU countries; Creative Europe programme including access to new international opportunities, markets, and audiences; Digital Economy and Society; EU Energy strategy; humanitarian aid and civil protection; Research and innovation policy - Horizon 2020.
Address
Head Office
Square de Meeûs 28
Brussels 1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
5
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 5 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 13 Dec 2018
Name Start date End Date Mr John DENNEHY 29 Jun 2022 04 Apr 2023 Ms Jihan CHARA 29 Jun 2022 04 Apr 2023 Mr Brian POWER 29 Jun 2022 04 Apr 2023 Mr Christian KOCH 01 Apr 2020 01 Apr 2021 Mr John DENNEHY 01 Apr 2020 01 Apr 2021 Ms Maria HANNA 01 Apr 2020 01 Apr 2021 Nadine ALY 07 Mar 2020 06 Mar 2021 Mr Brian POWER 04 Feb 2020 04 Feb 2021 Mr Christian KOCH 06 Mar 2019 06 Mar 2020 Ms Jihan CHARA 06 Mar 2019 06 Mar 2020 Mr John DENNEHY 06 Mar 2019 05 Mar 2020 Nadine ALY 06 Mar 2019 06 Mar 2020 Ms Angus TAVERNER 06 Mar 2019 06 Mar 2020 Mr Brian POWER 08 Feb 2019 21 Dec 2019 Complementary Information
The Bussola Institute currently has 5 full-time members of staff working to achieve the goals outlined above.
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Brian Power (Director of Corporate Afairs)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Brian Power (Director of Corporate Afairs)
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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
While the Bussola Institute is not yet a formal member of an association of research institutes or think tanks, it is currently exploring possibilities in this regard. The institute has, or is in the process of concluding memoranda of understanding for joint research work with other academic or research institutions. For example, a Memorandum of Understanding was concluded with Dublin City University in June 2018 to promote joint research, innovative thinking and actions in the areas of tolerance, diversity and inclusion. See report at: https://www.pressreader.com/ireland/irish-independent/20181122/283102775098650
Member organisations
The Bussola Institute is an independent, not-for-profit, non-governmental research institute and, as such, does not have member organisations. The institute has an Honorary Advisory Board (6 members) and a Board of Directors (2 members). Membership is detailed on the institute's website.
The Honorary Advisory Board members are:
H E Jose Maria Aznar (Chairman Honorary Advisory Board), Former President of the Government of Spain
HE Mary McAleese, Former President of Ireland
H E Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Former NATO Secretary General and former Prime Minister of Denmark
H E Jadranka Kosor, Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia
H E Anna Diamantopoulou, Former EU Commissioner and former Minister (Greece)
H E François Fillon, Former Prime Minister of France
The members of the Board of Directors are:
H E Amal Al Haddabi, Founder, Chairperson of the Board of Directors
H E Mohammed Baharoon, Founder, Member of the Board of Directors -
Financial Data
Closed financial year
None declared
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
None declared
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
The Bussola Institute carries out independent research and hosts regular round-table discussions, seminars and cultural events to generate and share knowledge that facilitates a better understanding of the political, social, economic, security and cultural issues impacting on relations between the EU and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) regions. These publications and events are publicised on Bussola's website at www.bussolainstitute.org Related projects are also being developed and carried out in cooperation with other think tanks and research institutions.
Other activities
While the Bussola Institute is not yet participating in Commission Expert Groups or EU forums, it would propose to do so going forward.
Meetings
Meetings
None declared