Overview
Lobbying Costs
1,489,592€
Financial year: Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
8 Fte (11)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
20
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
The Lisbon Council for Economic Competitiveness and Social Renewal asbl (The Lisbon Council)
EU Transparency Register
6766950469-32 First registered on 05 Oct 2008
Goals / Remit
The Lisbon Council is a think tank and policy network committed to promoting sustainable economic growth, encouraging human capital development, generating more and better jobs and working towards a prosperous future for Europe and the world. Our collaborative network – made up of top economists, NGO leaders, business strategists, progressive policy makers, public figures, concerned citizens and leading-edge thinkers – believes in the power of innovation, the spirit of entrepreneurship and the difference that each and every individual can make. At the heart of our activities are solution-oriented seminars, thought-provoking publications, and distinguished centres of research excellence. The Lisbon Council is incorporated in Belgium as an independent, non-profit and non-partisan association.
Main EU files targeted
Digital Single Market, EU2020, European Investment Plan, Innovation, innovation-based growth, R&D, evidence-based policymaking, economy, jobs, fiscal sustainability, education and human capital, energy, environment, startups, SMEs, entrepreneurs, the data economy, the future of Europe
Address
Head Office
rue de la Loi, 155
IPC-Residence Palace
Brussels 1040
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
11
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 7 25% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
8
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
The Lisbon Council for Economic Competitiveness and Social Renewal is an independent, non-partisan, not-for-profit think tank committed to promoting sustainable economic growth, encouraging human capital development, generating more and better jobs and working towards a prosperous future for Europe and the world. The views of its analysts are also independent, and may or may not represent the views of other Lisbon Council associates. The Board of Directors and General Assembly, which govern the oganisation's activities, are made up of independent think tankers and small business leaders. The organisation has a diversified funding base, with donations coming from corporations, foundations and the public sector. As such, it does not represent or seek to represent any individual or interest and does not allocate funds for lobbying.
Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Paul Hofheinz (President)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Paul Hofheinz (President)
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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 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
1,489,592€
EU grant income for closed financial year
935,372 € (Source: European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme)
Other financial info
The Lisbon Council is grateful to the following organisations for their support in 2017: Accenture, Apple, Berenberg, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications Republic of Estonia, Facebook, Google, the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme and Uber. The Lisbon Council is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan association registered in Belgium. Support for the Lisbon Council's activities does not constitute acceptance or endorsement of any comment or statement made by the Lisbon Council or any of its individual members or associates.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
The Lisbon Council for Economic Competitiveness and Social Renewal asbl is a Brussels-based think tank and policy network. Established in 2003 in Belgium as a non-profit, non-partisan association, the group is dedicated to making a positive contribution through cutting-edge research and by engaging politicians and the public at large in a constructive exchange about the economic and social challenges of the 21st century.
- Meetings
Meetings
20 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 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 - European Policy Centre
- Friends of Europe
- Real Instituto Elcano
- Carnegie Europe
- Europe Jacques Delors
- Centre on Regulation in Europe
- Open Society European Policy Institute
- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Auswärtige Politik e.V.
- Egmont Institute
- Trans European Policy Studies Association
- The Club of Rome - EU Chapter
- Centre for European Policy Studies
- Bruegel
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Date 19 Jul 2023 Location Lisbon Subject Rule of Law Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Alvaro De Elera (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
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 - Bruegel
- European Council on Foreign Relations
- Mercator Institute for China Studies
- Europe Jacques Delors
- Migration Policy Institute Europe
- Real Instituto Elcano
- Център за изследване на демокрацията / Center for the Study of Democracy
- Open Society European Policy Institute
- Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy
- European University Institute
- European Policy Centre
- Trans European Policy Studies Association
- Carnegie Europe
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Date 05 Mar 2022 Location Brussels Subject VIP Working Lunch on the Transatlantic Relationship and the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Alejandro Cainzos (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Dec 2021 Location Videoconference Subject EDAP Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 14 Oct 2020 Location Online event Subject Town Hall Meeting on Democracy in the Digital Age Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 31 Jan 2020 Location Brussels Subject Data for Policy: the Challenge and Opportunity DG Regulatory Scrutiny Board Attending - Veronica Gaffey (the Chair of the Regulatory Scrutiny Board)
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Date 06 Jun 2019 Location Brussels Subject Public Sector Innovation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Keith Sequeira (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Mar 2019 Location BERL Subject Millennials in Politics: New Ideas for the New Economy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Ruth Paserman (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Apr 2018 Location Brussels Subject Digital4Development Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
- Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet member)
- Hanna Hinrikus (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Apr 2018 Location Brussels Subject DSM Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet member)
- Hanna Hinrikus (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Jun 2017 Location Concert Noble, Rue d'Arlon 82, 1000 Brussels Subject The Future of Business Summit Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Ruth Paserman (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 May 2017 Location Brussels Subject Digital Government Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Nov 2016 Location Brussels Subject App economy Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Antoine Colombani (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 -
Date 06 Oct 2015 Location Brussels Subject eGovernment, start-ups Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Sep 2015 Location Brussels Subject Startups Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject Digital Single Market, copyright Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Andrus Ansip (Vice-President)
- Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet member)
- Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Mar 2015 Location Brussels - EC premises Subject Digital Single Market Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip Portfolio Digital Single Market Attending - Maximilian Strotmann (Cabinet member)
- Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Dec 2014 Location Brussels Subject Presentation of the activities of the Lisbon Council Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Carlos Moedas (Commissioner)
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