Finnish Institute of International Affairs

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

150,000€

Financial year: Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

2 Fte (8)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

7

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    Finnish Institute of International Affairs   (FIIA)

    EU Transparency Register

    342534715247-56 First registered on 12 Dec 2014

    Goals / Remit

    The Finnish Institute of International Affairs is a research institute whose mission is to produce high quality, topical information on international relations and the EU. The Institute realizes its aims by conducting research as well as by organizing domestic and international seminars and publishing reports on its research and current international issues. The Institute also publishes a journal, Ulkopolitiikka (Finnish Journal of Foreign Affairs), and maintains a specialized library.
    The purpose of the research carried out by the Institute is to produce focused information of a high standard for use by the academic community and decision-makers, and in public debate. The Institute maintains active international contacts in its activities and its researchers participate in public debate by writing articles for newspapers, periodicals and specialist journals. They also take part in seminars, conferences and similar events both at home and abroad. Furthermore, the researchers lend their expertise to various media. Similarly to universities, the Institute does not have a common view on issues related to its field of research and each researcher comments on topical issues in the news media based his or her own expertise and research.
    The Institute was established by the Parliament of Finland in its centennial plenum in June 2006 and the Parliament also provides the Institute’s basic funding. The Institute is autonomous in its research activities and is governed by a nine-member board, assisted by an advisory council and a scientific advisory council.

    Main EU files targeted

    - Common Foreign and Security Policy
    - Common Security and Defense Policy
    - European Neighborhood Policy
    - EU Energy Policy
    - EU Economic Governance
    - General Institutional developments
    - EU as a Global Diplomatic Actor

    Address

    Head Office
    Arkadiankatu 23b
    Helsinki 00100
    FINLAND
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    8

    Employment timeLobbyists
    25%8

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    2

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    No lobbyists with EP accreditations

    Complementary Information

    FIIA currently has 25 researchers, of which eight work in the EU program.

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Mr Juha Jokela (Programme Director - The European Union research programme)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Ms Teija Tiilikainen (Director)

  • Categories

    Category

    IV - Think tanks, research and academic institutions

    Subcategory

    Think tanks and research institutions

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    - Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA)
    - European Policy Institutes Network (EPIN)
    - Euromesco
    - Transatlantic Post-Doctoral Fellowship for International Relations and Security (TAPIR)

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    150,000€

    EU grant income for closed financial year

    27,333 € (Source: European Comission, Erasmus+ Programme – Jean Monnet Activities)

    Other financial info

    None declared

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    none

    Groups (European Parliament)

    None

    Communication activities

    None

    Other activities

    The European Union research programme focuses on the EU’s global and regional role – including the internal dynamics of the Union. The main research themes are:
    • The EU’s external action
    • The EU’s institutional development and decision-making
    The EU’s external action is comprehensively addressed in the programme. The key topics cover the EU’s role in global governance, its foreign, security and defence policies, neighbour­hood policy, climate policy and development policy. EU action is studied vis-à-vis different regions such as Africa, the Mediterranean, the Middle East and the Western Balkans; strategic partnerships with major powers; and other actors such as the UN, the G20 and NATO.

    The EU’s institutional development and decision-making are studied broadly both in their own right and in relation to the Union’s external action. Key topics include decision-making in the post-Lisbon institutional environment and the role of the member states in EU governance.EU research within the Institute is not confined to the EU programme, however. Research on the EU’s climate policy, relations with Russia, and trans­atlantic relations may be conducted within, or in cooperation with, other FIIA research programmes.The European Union research programme aims to support decision-making and to serve the wider public. The programme takes part in major European research networks and continues to expand and reinforce this cooperation.

    The research activities of the EU program include expert interviews with officials in Brussels.

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    7 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 03 Mar 2022 Location Brussels
      Subject The Arctic; International Partnerships.
      Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen
      Portfolio International Partnerships
      Attending
      • Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
    • Date 06 Sep 2018 Location Brussels
      Subject Future of Europe, SOTEU, European elections 2019, VP Katainen's priorities
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen
      Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness
      Attending
      • Antti Timonen (Cabinet member)
    • 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 01 Mar 2017 Location Belgium, Brussels, BERL
      Subject EU-NATO relations
      Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker
      Portfolio President
      Attending
      • Richard Szostak (Cabinet member)
    • Date 28 Feb 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject EU-NATO cooperation
      Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen
      Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness
      Attending
      • Edward Bannerman (Cabinet member)
    • Date 27 Feb 2017 Location Brussels
      Subject EU-Nato cooperation
      Cabinet Cabinet of High Representative / Vice-President Federica Mogherini
      Portfolio Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
      Attending
      • Oliver Rentschler (Cabinet member)
    • Date 01 Dec 2014 Location Brussels
      Subject External relations institutional questions 2014-2019
      Cabinet Cabinet of High Representative / Vice-President Federica Mogherini
      Portfolio Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
      Attending
      • Michael Curtis (Cabinet member)
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