Overview
Lobbying Costs
6,624,500€
Financial year: Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
22.25 Fte (23)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
35
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)
EU Transparency Register
339569615567-89 First registered on 14 Jan 2015
Goals / Remit
ECFR is the first pan-European think-tank. Launched in October 2007, its objective is to conduct research and promote informed debate across Europe on the development of a coherent and effective European values-based foreign policy.
Three distinctive elements define ECFR's activitites:
1) A pan-European Council. ECFR has brought together a distinguished Council of over three hundred and thirty members - politicians, decision-makers, thinkers and business leaders from across Europe - which meets once a year as a full body. Members provide ECFR staff with advice and feedback and assist ECFR's activities within their own countries. The Council is chaired by Carl Bildt, Lykke Friis and Norbert Roettgen.
2) A physical presence in the main EU member states. Uniquely among European think-tanks, ECFR has offices in Berlin, London, Madrid, Paris, Rome, Sofia and Warsaw. The offices are platforms for research, debate, and advocacy.
3) A distinctive research and policy development process. ECFR has brought together a team of distinguished researchers and practitioners from all over Europe to advance its objectives through innovative projects with a pan-European focus.Main EU files targeted
Foreign Affairs & Security Policy
Address
Head Office
4th Floor. Tennyson House
159-165 Great Portland Street
London W1W 5PA
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People
Total lobbyists declared
23
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 20 75% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
22.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Mark Leonard (Director)
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Alba Lamberti (Deputy Director)
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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
None declared
Member organisations
http://www.ecfr.eu/about/council
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
6,624,500€
Other financial info
ECFR does not engage in the direct representation of interests.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
The ECFR’s research programmes organized meetings and conferences in Brussels to provide meeting space for decision-makers and influencers to share ideas for common action; promote informed debate on Europe’s role in the world; and build Pan-European coalitions for policy change. This is a non-exhaustive list of activities to which ECFR was invited to or were organised by ECFR in Brussels:
In 2018, the European Power programme developed policy responses to issues affecting Europe’s capacity to act and help achieve a foreign policy agenda that protects the EU’s core values and challenges the upsurge of populist sentiment in Europe. Activities related to this include:
14 May: Mark Leonard (ECFR) was at the high-level panel discussion on ‘The future of EU foreign, security and defence policy post Brexit’ organized by EUISS with Federica Mogherini and Michel Barnier.
16 May: Jeremy Shapiro (ECFR) was one of the speakers of the European Parliament AFET public hearing on the state of EU-US relations.
24 May: Mark Leonard (ECFR) and Wolfgang Ischinger presented ECFR’s paper ‘Keeping Europe safe after Brexit’ in the European Parliament’s constitutional affairs committee hosted by Danuta Hubner.
19 October: ECFR organized the European Sovereignty event chaired by Mark Leonard (ECFR) and Hervé Delphin (EEAS).
28-29 November: ECFR organized the Rethink Strategy meeting at EPC on After Brexit: Strategizing cooperation in the European Union of 27. Presentation of The EU Coalition Explorer 2018.
3 December: ECFR workshop to explore with members of the development community how migration discussions are affecting the commitment to ODA. MEP Eva Maydell was one of the speakers.
In 2018, Middle East and North Africa programme focused its research on advancing a European agenda aimed at reducing instability and strengthening resilience, as well as follows political conflict in the MENA region, aiming to identify political solutions and help Europe develop coherent responses. Activities related to this include:
1 February: ECFR-ENI working lunch discussion on energy in MENA. Michael Kohler from the EU Commission DG-NEAR attended. Presentation of the ECFR’s paper A flammable peace: Why gas deals won’t end conflict in the Middle East
12 April: Ellie Geranmayeh (ECFR) provided a briefing on Iran for the FAC of the European Parliament.
18-19 April: ECFR’s Iran Strategy Group meeting held in Brussels.
24 April: Julien Barnes-Dacey (ECFR) was one of the speakers at the European Parliament FAC Working Group on the Southern Neighbourhood dedicated to the situation in Syria and ahead of the Brussels II Conference on Supporting the Future of Syria and the Region (24-25 April)
17 May: Julien Barnes-Dacey (ECFR) spoke at the European Parliament AFET meeting on Lebanon
7 June: ECFR co-hosted with Egmont Institute a high-level and off-the-record convening regarding Europe’s role in salvaging the Iran Nuclear Deal.
21 June: Hugh Lovatt (ECFR) attended the meeting on the Middle East Peace Process organized by the Delegations for Relations with Palestine (DPAL) in the European Parliament.
26 June: ECFR’s Libya Strategy Group meeting held in Brussels.
30 October: Ellie Geranmayeh (ECFR) met the Iran Task Force on EU preparation to sustain the Iran nuclear deal.
26-27 November: ECFR’s Syria Strategy Group meeting held in Brussels.
In 2018, Wider Europe programme focused its research on European understanding and engagement with its neighbours to the east, Russia, Turkey, and the Western Balkans. Activities related to this include:
24 January: ECFR Public event on “Getting the Western Balkans back on track”. Genoveva Ruiz Calavera from the EU Commission DG NEAR was one of the speakers
28 March: ECFR public event to present Winning the normative war with Russia: An EU-Russia Power Audit
4 May: Vessela Tcherneva (ECFR) spoke in the event on the Western Balkans organized at the European Committee of the Regions.Other activities
None declared
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Meetings
35 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 27 Nov 2023 Location BERLAYMONT, Brussels Subject High-Level Working Dinner Preparation of the EU-China Summit Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Bjoern Seibert (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Jul 2023 Location Brussels Subject Think Tank Outreach, European Economic Security Strategy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Kevin Keary (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Jun 2023 Location Madrid, Spain Subject Lunch discussion organised by ECFR office in Madrid on EU Security and defence issues Cabinet Cabinet of High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles Portfolio High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the Commission Attending - Josep Borrell Fontelles (High Representative)
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Date 28 Feb 2023 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Working dinner - EU's agenda in 2023 Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Bjoern Seibert (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - Център за изследване на демокрацията / Center for the Study of Democracy
- Europe Jacques Delors
- Open Society European Policy Institute
- Mercator Institute for China Studies
- The Lisbon Council for Economic Competitiveness and Social Renewal asbl
- Trans European Policy Studies Association
- Carnegie Europe
- European University Institute
- Bruegel
- Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy
- European Policy Centre
- Migration Policy Institute Europe
- Real Instituto Elcano
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Date 11 Oct 2022 Location online Subject Europe Africa Business Forum; Global Gateway Business Advisory Group; Critical Raw Materials. DG Directorate-General for International Partnerships Attending - Koen Doens (Director-General)
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Date 22 Jun 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Discussion on strategic foresight Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Dimitri Lorenzani (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Jun 2022 Location Videoconference Subject Discussion on strategic foresight Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight Attending - Dimitri Lorenzani (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Feb 2022 Location Brussels Subject Global Gateway, Green Deal, Africa DG Directorate-General for International Partnerships Attending - Koen Doens (Director-General)
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Date 16 Dec 2021 Location Online Subject EU external digital policy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Alejandro Cainzos (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Dec 2021 Location Berlin Subject A New Normal: Europe, China and the Future of Global Trade. DG Trade Attending - Sabine Weyand (Director-General)
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Date 15 Oct 2021 Location Brussels Subject External digital policy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 14 Oct 2021 Location Brussels Subject Courtesy visit Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Sandra Bartelt (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Oct 2021 Location Videoconference Subject ECFR Introducttion, Global Gateway and European Green Deal Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Sandra Bartelt (Cabinet member)
- Arto Virtanen (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Jun 2021 Location online Subject ECFR briefing on European voter polling post-covid-19: global outlook Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Anthony Agotha (Cabinet member)
- Olivia Gippner (Cabinet member)
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Date 31 Jul 2020 Location Brussels - Belgium Subject High-Level Roundtable Discussion on: Resilience: How to better protect, prepare and transform the European Union? - [Via Webex] Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Fernando Sampedro Marcos (Cabinet member)
- Bjoern Seibert (Cabinet member)
- Per Haugaard (Cabinet member)
- Olivier Smith (Cabinet member)
- Sonia Vila Nunez (Cabinet member)
- Mary Veronica Tovsak Pleterski (Cabinet member)
- Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
- Valeria Miceli (Cabinet member)
- Nicole Dewandre (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - The Chancellor, Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford
- European Round Table for Industry
- Juridical Observatory on Digital Innovation
- Collective Leadership Institute gGmbH
- Bruegel
- Pandemic Action Network
- The Club of Rome
- European Society for Prevention Research
- Amsterdam: AI Technology for People
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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 - Olivier Smith (Cabinet member)
- Fernando Sampedro Marcos (Cabinet member)
- Peteris Ustubs (Cabinet member)
- Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
- Brenda Furniere (Cabinet member)
- Sonia Vila Nunez (Cabinet member)
- Valeria Miceli (Cabinet member)
- Per Haugaard (Cabinet member)
- Nicole Dewandre (Cabinet member)
- Bjoern Seibert (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich im. Marka Karpia
- Mercator Institute for China Studies
- GLOBSEC
- The German Marshall Fund of the United States - The Transatlantic Foundation
- the Clingendael Institute
- Real Instituto Elcano
- Egmont Institute
- European University Institute
- Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy
- The Wallenberg Foundations AB
- Carnegie Europe
- Atlantic Council of the United States, Inc
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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Date 29 Apr 2020 Location Brussels Subject To discuss how to unlock Europe’s potential to act boldly and confidently in the digital age Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 05 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject EU-Africa relations Cabinet Cabinet of High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles Portfolio High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the Commission Attending - Maud Arnould (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Dec 2019 Location Copenhagen Subject Meeting with director European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 06 Nov 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Meeting with the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU DG Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom Attending - Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force)
Other Lobbyists - Centre for European Reform
- Notre Europe - Institut Jacques Delors / Notre Europe - Jacques Delors Institute
- Carnegie Europe
- Netherlands Institute of International Relations ‘Clingendael’
- Egmont Institute
- Real Instituto Elcano
- Finnish Institute of International Affairs
- European Policy Centre
- Centre on European Relations (Scotland)
- DCU Brexit Institute
- Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik
- Bruegel
- Centre for European Policy Studies
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Date 11 Oct 2017 Location bruxelles Subject Turkey Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Johannes Hahn Portfolio European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations Attending - Michael Doczy (Cabinet member)
- Johannes Noack (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Jul 2017 Location Brussels Subject EU-China relations Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Edward Bannerman (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Jul 2017 Location Brussels Subject EU-China relations Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Belgium Subject State of the Union 2016 Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Clara Martinez Alberola (Cabinet member)
- Martin Selmayr (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - Royal Institute of International Affairs
- Migration Policy Institute Europe
- Notre Europe - Institut Jacques Delors / Notre Europe - Jacques Delors Institute
- Bruegel
- Egmont Institute
- GLOBSEC
- Friends of Europe
- European Policy Centre
- The Lisbon Council for Economic Competitiveness and Social Renewal asbl
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Date 23 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject trade relations with China Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject EU-China relations Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Edward Bannerman (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject Market Economy Status for China Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Leon Delvaux (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Mar 2016 Location Berlaymont Subject exchange of views Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides Portfolio Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Management Attending - Zacharias Giakoumis (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Mar 2016 Location Berlaymont Subject Invitation to attend ECFR's annual Council meeting Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Alice Richard (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Dec 2015 Location Bruxelles Subject External Action of the EU Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Alice Richard (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Nov 2015 Location Brussels Subject Meeting focused on the organization's latest reports. Cabinet Cabinet of High Representative / Vice-President Federica Mogherini Portfolio Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Attending - Oliver Rentschler (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Jul 2015 Location Berlaymont Subject EU foreign policy Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Alice Richard (Cabinet member)
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Date 31 Mar 2015 Location Berlaymont Subject Meeting with Mr Nick Witney DG Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action Attending - Ann Mettler (Director-General)
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Date 03 Feb 2015 Location Brussels Subject Priorities of the new commission Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Edward Bannerman (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Jan 2015 Location Brussels Subject Financial Services Policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill Portfolio Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Denzil Davidson (Cabinet member)
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