European Council on Foreign Relations

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

6,624,500€

Financial year: Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

28.5 Fte (29)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

35

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • 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
    UNITED KINGDOM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    29

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%28
    50%1

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    28.5

    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)

  • Categories

    Category

    IV - Think tanks, research and academic institutions

    Subcategory

    Think tanks and research institutions

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    None declared

    Member organisations

    http://www.ecfr.eu/about/council

  • 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.

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    none

    Groups (European Parliament)

    None

    Communication activities

    Advocacy, meetings, and research: ECFR has a number of policy fellows conducting research and producing a range of publications, which contain policy recommendations. ECFR also organises events and conferences in the national capitals and Brussels.

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    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.

    • 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)
      Other Lobbyists
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • Date 25 Feb 2022 Location Brussels
      Subject Global Gateway, Green Deal, Africa
      DG Directorate-General for International Partnerships
      Attending
      • Koen Doens (Director-General)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • Date 14 Oct 2021 Location Brussels
      Subject Courtesy visit
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen
      Portfolio International Partnerships
      Attending
      • Sandra Bartelt (Cabinet member)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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
      • Olivier Smith (Cabinet member)
      • Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
      • Sonia Vila Nunez (Cabinet member)
      • Valeria Miceli (Cabinet member)
      • Mary Veronica Tovsak Pleterski (Cabinet member)
      • Nicole Dewandre (Cabinet member)
      • Bjoern Seibert (Cabinet member)
      • Fernando Sampedro Marcos (Cabinet member)
      • Per Haugaard (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • 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
      • Per Haugaard (Cabinet member)
      • Sonia Vila Nunez (Cabinet member)
      • Nicole Dewandre (Cabinet member)
      • Valeria Miceli (Cabinet member)
      • Fernando Sampedro Marcos (Cabinet member)
      • Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
      • Peteris Ustubs (Cabinet member)
      • Olivier Smith (Cabinet member)
      • Brenda Furniere (Cabinet member)
      • Bjoern Seibert (Cabinet member)
      Other Lobbyists
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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
    • Date 11 Oct 2017 Location bruxelles
      Subject Turkey
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Johannes Hahn
      Portfolio European Neighbourhood Policy &amp; Enlargement Negotiations
      Attending
      • Johannes Noack (Cabinet member)
      • Michael Doczy (Cabinet member)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • Date 17 Mar 2016 Location Berlaymont
      Subject exchange of views
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides
      Portfolio Humanitarian Aid &amp; Crisis Management
      Attending
      • Zacharias Giakoumis (Cabinet member)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • Date 31 Mar 2015 Location Berlaymont
      Subject Meeting with Mr Nick Witney
      DG Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action
      Attending
      • Ann Mettler (Director-General)
    • 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)
    • 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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