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Overview
Lobbying Costs
150,000€
Financial year: Jul 2019 - Jun 2020
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.75 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
42
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
World Economic Forum (WEF)
EU Transparency Register
049060636194-17 First registered on 14 Oct 2019
Goals / Remit
The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation.
The Forum engages the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.
It was established in 1971 as a not-for-profit foundation and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. It is independent, impartial and not tied to any special interests. The Forum strives in all its efforts to demonstrate entrepreneurship in the global public interest while upholding the highest standards of governance. Moral and intellectual integrity is at the heart of everything it does.
Our activities are shaped by a unique institutional culture founded on the stakeholder theory, which asserts that an organization is accountable to all parts of society. The institution carefully blends and balances the best of many kinds of organizations, from both the public and private sectors, international organizations and academic institutions.
We (...)Main EU files targeted
The World Economic Forum is committed to help shaping the regional agenda on Europe and addressing key challenges. The Europe regional community leads projects and initiatives in thee key areas:
- Digital/Fourth Industrial Revolution
- Green Deal
- Geopolitics, Risk and Resilience
The meetings of the World Economic Forum promote public-private dialogue and multistakeholder cooperation to strengthen regional partnerships and Europe's positioning on the global stage.Address
Head Office
Route de la Capite 91-93
Cologny 1223
SWITZERLAND -
People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 1 25% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
None declared
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jul 2019 - Jun 2020
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
150,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
1,595,100 € (Source: European Commission)
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
- Regional Action Group for Europe and Eurasia
- CEO Action Group on the European Green Deal
- Digital Europe Project
- Risk and Resilience and Europe's Role in the World
- Diplomacy Dialogues on the Western Balkans, on a strategic partnership for Europe and Africa, on transatlantic relations, and on Europe-China relationsOther activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
42 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 09 Apr 2021 Location video conference Subject Net-Zero economy and green transition of economy; Sustainable finance and green investments. Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 23 Mar 2021 Location Brussels - videoconference Subject Climate neutrality, Green Deal and role of business Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 12 Feb 2021 Location Virtual Subject EU biodiversity strategy and Champions for Nature Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Eglantine Cujo (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Feb 2021 Location Video Conferencing Subject Comprehensive Corporate Reporting. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
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Date 27 Jan 2021 Location Video Conferencing Subject Financing the 'net zero' transactions Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
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Date 27 Jan 2021 Location Virtual Subject Panel discussion on building a net-zero, nature-positive economy and how the private sector can support the European Green Deal ambitious targets Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius Portfolio Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Attending - Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner)
- Eglantine Cujo (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Jan 2021 Location Video conference Subject Circular Car Initiative’s Policy Roadmap Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Nov 2020 Location videoconferencing Subject Financing the Green Deal and Recovery Plan for Europe;Trade Policy Review Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 20 Nov 2020 Location Brussels Subject A Great Reset: Strengthening Resilience and Trade Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President)
- Renáta Goldírová (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Nov 2020 Location Brussels Subject A Great Reset: Strengthening Resilience and Trade Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight Attending - Renáta Goldírová (Cabinet member)
- Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President)
- Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
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Date 11 Nov 2020 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject The Humanitarian and Resilience Investing (HRI) Initiative / Covid-19 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janez Lenarčič Portfolio Crisis Management Attending - Adela Kabrtova (Cabinet member)
- Janez Lenarčič (Commissioner)
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Date 10 Nov 2020 Location Virtual meeting Subject Presentation by the World Economic Forum of their health related projects and exchange of views on possible synergies. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Annukka Ojala (Cabinet member)
- Ines Prainsack (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Nov 2020 Location Brussels (virtual meeting) Subject Corporates, international sustainability standards-setting process Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Florian Denis (Cabinet member)
- Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Sep 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)
- Ivo Belet (Cabinet member)
- Astrid Dentler (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Aug 2020 Location Brussels Subject Online meeting on the topics of ageing, demographic change, Conference on the Future of Europe, work of the World Economic Forum Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica Portfolio Democracy and Demography Attending - Astrid Dentler (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Aug 2020 Location Videoconference Subject WEF's Digital Europe project; tech nological sovereignty; industry engagement; innovation ecosystems; digital skills; data sharing and exploitation. Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
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Date 31 Jul 2020 Location Brussels - Belgium Subject The State of the Union in 2020 - The Digital Transition at the core of Europe's Recovery - [Via Webex] Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Bjoern Seibert (Cabinet member)
- Fernando Sampedro Marcos (Cabinet member)
- Valeria Miceli (Cabinet member)
- Maria Luisa Cabral (Cabinet member)
- Olivier Smith (Cabinet member)
- Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
- Mary Veronica Tovsak Pleterski (Cabinet member)
- Per Haugaard (Cabinet member)
- Nicole Dewandre (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Jul 2020 Location Video Conference Subject Understanding on Trade post Covid-19 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 08 Jul 2020 Location Video Conference Subject Understanding on Trade post Covid-19 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 22 Jun 2020 Location Video-conferencing Subject Recovery package, EU Energy policy, Energy priorities and private investments. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet member)
- Kadri Simson (Commissioner)
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Date 16 Jun 2020 Location Brussels Subject Exchange of views on the WEF’s Strategic Dialogue on the Western Balkans. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi Portfolio Neighbourhood and Enlargement Attending - Olivér Várhelyi (Commissioner)
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Date 16 Jun 2020 Location Brussels (video conference) Subject COVID-19 Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Kurt Vandenberghe (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Jun 2020 Location Videoconference Subject Media freedom Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 09 Jun 2020 Location Brussels (WEBEX) Subject COVID 19 Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Kurt Vandenberghe (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 May 2020 Location Conference call Subject Aerospace, Aviation, Travel and Tourism: Industry Action Group Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Walter Goetz (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 May 2020 Location Brussels - videoconference Subject Exchange on the European Green Deal and the Green recovery Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 26 May 2020 Location Brussels Subject To discuss Europe’s digital strategy for the post-COVID recovery period Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Alejandro Cainzos (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 May 2020 Location video-conferencing Subject EU’s economic response to COVID19 crisis, European Green Deal and sustainable finance Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 07 May 2020 Location Brussels - videoconference Subject Green Deal and Economic Recovery Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 02 Apr 2020 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Video-meeting conc. High-Level Group on Humanitarian Investing Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janez Lenarčič Portfolio Crisis Management Attending - Kasia Jurczak (Cabinet member)
- Matjaz Malgaj (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Apr 2020 Location video-conferencing Subject EU's response on COVID19 Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio An Economy that Works for People Attending - Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 10 Mar 2020 Location Brussels Subject TBD Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Kevin Keary (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Mar 2020 Location Brussels Subject TBD Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Attending - Kevin Keary (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject Green deal Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Kurt Vandenberghe (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject European Green Deal Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Jan 2020 Location Davos Subject organisation of Commissioner Vălean's participation at WEF 2020 with Christoph Wolff Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner)
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Date 22 Jan 2020 Location Davos Subject Skills Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Antoine Kasel (Cabinet member)
- Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
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Date 21 Jan 2020 Location Davos, Switzerland Subject Discuss transatlantic relations Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Thierry Breton (Commissioner)
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Date 07 Jan 2020 Location Geneva Subject 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 15 Oct 2019 Location Brussels Subject discussion EU Sustainable Agenda Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Oct 2019 Location Brussels Subject discussion on fight against deforestation Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Helena Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Oct 2019 Location Brussels Subject Presentation of WEF activities Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Competition Attending - Claes Bengtsson (Cabinet member)