Overview
Lobbying Costs
50,000€
Financial year: Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
None declared
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
1
High-level Commission meetings
70
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Friends of Europe (FoE)
EU Transparency Register
99436366768-45 First registered on 23 Sep 2011
Goals / Remit
Friends of Europe is an independent Brussels-based think-tank which offers a forum for lively and visible debate among EU and national policymakers, NGOs, business leaders, the media and civil society. Politically independent and not-for-profit, we aim to help bridge the understanding gap between EU policies and the EU’s citizens through reports, briefings and debates. By working with a wide range of partners in both the public and private sectors, Friends of Europe advances the debate on the issues and challenges facing Europe and its citizens.
For more information on our activities, see our website www.friendsofeurope.org.Main EU files targeted
Address
Head Office
Rue Belliard
Brussels 1040
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
None declared
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
1 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 18 Sep 2012
Name Start date End Date Geert Luc Frans CAMI 05 Mar 2024 04 Mar 2025 Mr Geert Luc Frans CAMI 05 Mar 2024 15 Apr 2024 Mr Geert Luc Frans CAMI 09 Jan 2019 09 Jan 2020 Mr Geert Luc Frans CAMI 14 Dec 2017 14 Dec 2018 Mr Geert Luc Frans CAMI 22 Dec 2016 14 Dec 2017 Mr Geert Luc Frans CAMI 22 Dec 2015 21 Dec 2016 Mr Geert Luc Frans CAMI 11 Feb 2015 22 Dec 2015 Mr Geert Luc Frans CAMI 18 May 2013 17 May 2014 Mr Geert Luc Frans CAMI 27 Jan 2012 01 Nov 2012 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
None declared
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Geert Cami (Co-Founder and 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
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
50,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
474,849 €
Other financial info
Friends of Europe has a strong track record of successful partnerships with a range of public and private organisations. These partnerships enable Friends of Europe to cement its pan-European standing and to achieve its aim of improving communication between the EU and its citizens.
Friends of Europe’s sources of finance include business and industry, SMEs, trade associations, chambers of commerce, European and international organisations, diplomatic missions, regional offices, foundations and NGOs. All organisations that contribute over €5,000 a year are listed on our website www.friendsofeurope.org.
In addition to membership, Friends of Europe offers a number of partnership packages (project support), ranging from small agreements for a single debate or report to multi-annual agreements for a series of high-level activities.
Friends of Europe is an independent think-tank for EU policy analysis and debate. It is politically neutral, does not have party-political or national bias and does not represent any corporate or other interest. It only advocates a better understanding of the challenges facing Europe and its citizens. Friends of Europe therefore does not have or use any funds for lobbying.
For full information on Friends of Europe’s members and sources of financing, including membership and partnership fees, please see the Financing and Membership pages on our website:
http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Functionalnavigation/Aboutus/Financing/tabid/1179/Default.aspx
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
None declared
Communication activities
None declared
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
70 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 03 Apr 2024 Location Call Subject Ukraine DG European Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations Attending - Gert-Jan Koopman (Director-General)
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Date 27 Sep 2023 Location Videoconference Subject Preparation intervention of Commissioner in November Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Joan Canton (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Sep 2023 Location Videoconference Subject will follow Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Joan Canton (Cabinet member)
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Date 31 Aug 2023 Location Brussels, Berlaymont Subject High-Level working dinner on SOTEU with Think Tanks Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Bjoern Seibert (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - Egmont Institute
- Centre for European Policy Studies
- Bruegel
- Trans European Policy Studies Association
- European Policy Centre
- Europe Jacques Delors
- Real Instituto Elcano
- Carnegie Europe
- Centre on Regulation in Europe
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V.
- Open Society European Policy Institute
- The Lisbon Council for Economic Competitiveness and Social Renewal asbl
- The Club of Rome - EU Chapter
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Date 12 Jul 2023 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with the Africa-Europe Foundation. Topic: monitoring of the EU-AU Partnership DG Directorate-General for International Partnerships Attending - Koen Doens (Director-General)
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Date 06 Jul 2023 Location Brussels Subject Exchange of views on disinformation Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Maria Luisa Cabral (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Feb 2023 Location online Subject Africa-Europe Foundation collaboration DG Directorate-General for International Partnerships Attending - Koen Doens (Director-General)
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Date 26 Jan 2023 Location Berlaymont Subject Citizens' engagement DG Communication Attending - Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen (Director-General)
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Date 21 Dec 2022 Location online Subject discussion with the Steering Group; end of the contract; the deliverables and lessons learned to be taken into account for the next cycle/contract. DG Directorate-General for International Partnerships Attending - Koen Doens (Director-General)
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Date 16 Nov 2022 Location Brussels Subject On the side of the EU Raw Materials week High Level Conference, the parties met to discuss current issues related to raw materials supply. DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Kerstin Jorna (Director-General)
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Date 16 Nov 2022 Location Brussels Subject Give their position on European Critical Raw Materials Act DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Kerstin Jorna (Director-General)
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Date 14 Nov 2022 Location online Subject cooperation in Africa. DG Directorate-General for International Partnerships Attending - Koen Doens (Director-General)
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Date 29 Mar 2022 Location Brussels Subject Policymakers’ Dinner "Connected Europe: looking forward” on digital transition Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Mar 2022 Location Brussels Subject Upcoming engagement opportunities Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
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Date 22 Mar 2022 Location Brussels Subject Upcoming engagement opportunities Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Innovation and Youth Attending - Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
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Date 22 Sep 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Meeting to discuss Commissioner Schmit's participation at the Friends of Europe's event “Entrepreneurship and skills for a fair, green and digital recovery". Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet member)
- Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Apr 2021 Location Brussels - videoconference Subject Keynote at EU Africa Business Forum Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 23 Mar 2021 Location video call Subject Speech in debate on a sustainable Europe at the Next Connected Europe Working Group meeting Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Mar 2021 Location Brussels - video conference Subject Green Deal cooperation with Africa and energy access under SDG7 Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Feb 2021 Location Brussels - video conference Subject EU-Africa cooperation Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jan 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Panel intervention at webinar The way forward: plastics in a circular economy Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Sarah Nelen (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Jan 2021 Location Video conference Subject Substainable Corporate Governance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders Portfolio Justice Attending - Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Jan 2021 Location video call Subject Europe fit for the Digital Age Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Nov 2020 Location Brussels (WEBEX) Subject European Green deal and COVID-19 Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Kurt Vandenberghe (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Sep 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Clean Hydrogen Alliance launch Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Gaelle Garnier (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Jul 2020 Location Brussels - videoconference Subject EU-Africa cooperation on climate, energy and agriculture in the context of the European Green Deal. Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 17 Jun 2020 Location virtual meeting Subject how to bring the EU closer to its citizens? - 'Localising Europe’ DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Attending - Joost Korte (Director-General)
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Date 08 Jun 2020 Location Brussels Videoconference Subject "Beyond (carbon) borders: externalising the Green Deal” workshop Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Anthony Agotha (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 May 2020 Location Brussels Subject involvement of civil society in the conference on the Future of Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica Portfolio Democracy and Demography Attending - Mattia De Grassi (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 May 2020 Location video-conferencing Subject Role of Research and Innovation during the crises and for the exit from the crises Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
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Date 07 May 2020 Location video-conferencing Subject Role of Research and Innovation during the crises and for the exit from the crises Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Innovation and Youth Attending - Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
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Date 04 May 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Pandemic, not panic: disinformation and global health Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Mar 2020 Location Brussels Subject Migration Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica Portfolio Democracy and Demography Attending - Iris Abraham (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Jan 2020 Location Brussels Subject Conference on the Future of Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica Portfolio Democracy and Demography Attending - Mattia De Grassi (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Dec 2019 Location Brussels Subject Culture Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
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Date 03 Dec 2019 Location Brussels Subject Culture Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Innovation and Youth Attending - Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
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Date 19 Nov 2019 Location Brussels Subject Agri Matters Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 06 Nov 2019 Location Brussels Subject Exchange of views with President of FoE, Mr.Cami, on the EU-Africa Alliance, the EU Young Leaders Program and cooperation, as well as education, notably the objectives and perspectives of the European Education Area and the Digital Skills Agenda for the next mandate. DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture Attending - Themis Christophidou (Director-General)
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Date 17 Oct 2019 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject High level Roundtable on Vision Innovation Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová Portfolio Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Attending - Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)
- Věra Jourová (Commissioner)
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Date 17 Jul 2019 Location Berlaymont Subject Citizens Outreach DG Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action Attending - Ann Mettler (Director-General)
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Date 02 Jul 2019 Location Brussels Subject The future of digitisation in Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Jun 2019 Location Brussels Subject Friends of Europe’s ‘Vision for Europe’ report Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
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Date 14 May 2019 Location Brussels Subject Priorités de l'Union européenne à l'horizon 2025 Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Luc Tholoniat (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Dec 2018 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with President Mr. Cami DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture Attending - Themis Christophidou (Director-General)
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Date 27 Nov 2018 Location brussels Subject exchange of views Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Christos Stylianides Portfolio Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Management Attending - Philippos Savvides (Cabinet member)
- Zacharias Giakoumis (Cabinet member)
- Christos Stylianides (Commissioner)
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Date 11 Oct 2018 Location Brussels Subject State of Europe conference DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture Attending - Themis Christophidou (Director-General)
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Date 18 Sep 2018 Location Brussels Subject The future of health in Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Annika Nowak (Cabinet member)
- Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Jun 2018 Location Brussels Subject Future of Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger Portfolio Budget & Human Resources Attending - Michael Hager (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 Apr 2018 Location Brussels Subject Mr. Geert Cami, president of Friends of Europe, requested a meeting with DG Christophidou to introduce himself and FoE DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture Attending - Themis Christophidou (Director-General)
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Date 07 Mar 2018 Location Brussels, BERL Subject Discussion of gender equality and the Future of Europe Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 21 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations DG European Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations Attending - Christian Danielsson (Director-General)
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Date 02 May 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Update on EU Action in the field of Migration DG Migration and Home Affairs Attending - Alfred Matthias Ruete (Director-General)
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Date 27 Feb 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject EPSC High Level Policy lunch : The Future of Europe, Charting a New Course at a Critical Moment Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Martin Selmayr (Cabinet member)
- Luc Tholoniat (Cabinet member)
- Clara Martinez Alberola (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 13 Oct 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Dinner Discussion on the State of Europe DG Migration and Home Affairs Attending - Alfred Matthias Ruete (Director-General)
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Date 26 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject Sustainability Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Sarah Nelen (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject Sustainable Development goals Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)
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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 - European Council on Foreign Relations
- The Lisbon Council for Economic Competitiveness and Social Renewal asbl
- Royal Institute of International Affairs
- Migration Policy Institute Europe
- Notre Europe - Institut Jacques Delors / Notre Europe - Jacques Delors Institute
- Bruegel
- Egmont Institute
- GLOBSEC
- European Policy Centre
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Date 14 Jul 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject ESD/LULUCF- Energy efficiency - update- Ratification Paris Agreement Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete Portfolio Climate Action & Energy Attending - Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner)
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Date 27 May 2016 Location Brussels Subject EU Energy Efficiency Policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Corina Crețu Portfolio Regional Policy Attending - Mathieu Fichter (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Apr 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Working Lunch on the Refugee Crisis and the European Project DG Migration and Home Affairs Attending - Alfred Matthias Ruete (Director-General)
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Date 16 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject Update on Friends of Europe activities Cabinet Cabinet of High Representative / Vice-President Federica Mogherini Portfolio Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Attending - Stefano Manservisi (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject Discussion on the Health Working Group DG Health and Food Safety Attending - Xavier Prats Monné (Director-General)
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Date 25 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject Debate on the circular economy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
- Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Jan 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Preparation of the Migration Policy Forum 2016 DG Migration and Home Affairs Attending - Alfred Matthias Ruete (Director-General)
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Date 14 Jan 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject FoE possible role on the upcoming revision of EU policies, FoE think tank Development Policy Forum DG Directorate-General for International Partnerships Attending - Fernando Frutuoso De Melo (Director-General)
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Date 03 Nov 2015 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Presentation of FoE, Ideas & initiatives around migration, CWPs 2016, 2017. DG Migration and Home Affairs Attending - Alfred Matthias Ruete (Director-General)
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Date 09 Jul 2015 Location Brussels Subject Green growth Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Heidi Jern (Cabinet member)
- Juho Romakkaniemi (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 May 2015 Location Berlaymont Subject Meeting with the Director and co-founder of Friends of Europe DG Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action Attending - Ann Mettler (Director-General)
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Date 24 Apr 2015 Location Brussels, BE Subject Energy Union and Friends of Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Christian Linder (Cabinet member)
- Manuel Szapiro (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject TTIP Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Cecilia Malmström (Commissioner)