Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
34.5 Fte (46)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
77
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Policy Centre (EPC)
EU Transparency Register
89632641000-47 First registered on 22 Jan 2009
Goals / Remit
The European Policy Centre (EPC) is an independent, not-for-profit think tank dedicated to fostering European integration through analysis and debate, supporting and challenging European decision-makers at all levels to make informed decisions based on evidence and analysis, and providing a platform for engaging partners, stakeholders and citizens in EU policy-making and in the debate about the future of Europe.
In line with its multi-constituency approach, members of the EPC comprise companies, professional and business federations, trade unions, diplomatic missions, regional and local bodies, as well as NGOs representing a broad range of civil society interests, foundations, international and religious organisations. The EPC has around 340 member organisations. Membership changes throughout the year and the latest information can be found on the EPC website which is regularly updated: https://www.epc.eu/en/membersMain EU files targeted
The activities are carried out in in the framework of 6 multiannual programmes encompassing research/analysis, expert seminars, public conferences and publications: European Politics and Institutions (EPI), European Migration and Diversity (EMD); Europe's Political Economy (EPE), Sustainable Prosperity for Europe (SPE), Social Europe & Wellbeing (SEW), Europe in the World (EIW) and Transnationalisation (TRA), as well as 1 flagship project, Connecting Europe.
For more information and for details of the individual projects, see the Programmes section on our website:
https://www.epc.eu/en/programmesAddress
Head Office
Rue du Tröne 14-16
Brussels 1000
BELGIUMEU Office
Rue du Tröne 14-16
Brussels 1000
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
46
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 26 75% 4 50% 6 25% 10 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
34.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
The EPC is an independent think tank that supports European integration, with a multi-constituency membership. As such, it does not represent any individual interest group and does not allocate funds for lobbying or for "representing interests to EU institutions" (see financial data section below). It seeks to raise awareness and promote debate through its events and publications. All our activities are directed towards influencing EU policy making.
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
Think tanks and research institutions
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Networking
Affiliation
The EPC has an international network of around 380 member organisations divided into the following main categories: corporate; professional and business associations, diplomatic, non-governmental organisations, foundations, regional and local authorities. The latest list of members can be found on our website: https://www.epc.eu/en/members
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
4,185,353€
Major funding types in closed year
EU funding, Grants, Member's contributions, Public funding
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Grant CITIZENS EQUALITY AND VALUES PROGRAMME 290,000€ Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
In 2023, the EPC organized around 203 events, online, in person and in a hybrid format. The majority of these events were public, involving the media, EPC member organizations and officials from the EU institutions and other experts.
The EPC produced 125 publications in 2023 on a range of EU and global policy issues. See our website for all publications in 2023: https://www.epc.eu/en/publicationsOther activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
77 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.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.
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Date 05 Dec 2024 Location Brussels Subject Annual Conference. "How can the EU size up to US-China strategic rivalry and consolidate its economic security?" DG Trade Attending - Sabine Weyand (Director-General)
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Date 03 Dec 2024 Location EPC's premises Subject Economic Security. DG Trade Attending - Sabine Weyand (Director-General)
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Date 14 Nov 2024 Location Brussels Subject Presentation of their new study: Europe's make-or-break moment Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Attending - Bernd Biervert (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Nov 2024 Location Brussels Subject Clean Industrial Deal DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Kerstin Jorna (Director-General)
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Date 20 Jun 2024 Location Brussels Subject Discussion regarding UST project DG Foreign Policy Instruments Attending - Peter Wagner (Head of service)
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Date 25 Mar 2024 Location videoconference call Subject Rule of law Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Attending - Simona Constantin (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Mar 2024 Location Brussels Subject Future direction of EU trade policy in challenging times. DG Trade Attending - Sabine Weyand (Director-General)
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Date 18 Dec 2023 Location Brussels Subject EPC presenting their project on economic security DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Kerstin Jorna (Director-General)
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Date 21 Nov 2023 Location Brussels Subject How can EU trade policy support Europe’s green industry and international value chains? DG Trade Attending - Sabine Weyand (Director-General)
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Date 04 Oct 2023 Location Brussels Subject The cooperation between EU and Chinese think tanks, latest developments in EU-China relations Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Anna-kaisa Itkonen (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)
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Date 12 Jun 2023 Location EPC Subject Economic Security. DG Trade Attending - Sabine Weyand (Director-General)
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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)
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Date 13 Dec 2022 Location Brussels Subject SEPA DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - John Berrigan (Director-General)
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Date 17 Jun 2022 Location Brussels Subject Roundtable - Digital platforms and Media freedom Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Daniel Braun (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Jun 2022 Location Brussels Subject Speech on REPowerEU Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson Portfolio Energy Attending - Tatiana Marquez Uriarte (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Jun 2022 Location video-conference Subject Policy Dialogue on ‘The Green Deal as a solution to our crisis-riddled times' Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Anthony Agotha (Cabinet member)
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Date 22 Mar 2022 Location Online Subject - Conference Observatory & High Level Advisory Group Report - Discussion on the report and on the conference in general Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica Portfolio Democracy and Demography Attending - Ingrid Godkin (Cabinet member)
- Mattia De Grassi (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Mar 2022 Location Brussels Subject EU-US Trade and Technology Council (TTC) DG Trade Attending - Sabine Weyand (Director-General)
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Date 07 Mar 2022 Location virtual Subject Economic governance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni Portfolio Economy Attending - Alienor Margerit (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Jul 2021 Location videoconference (Brussels) Subject online speech at EPC event "Fit for 55 package: A policy framework fit for a climate-neutral EU? " Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Jun 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Disinformation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 27 May 2021 Location Video Conferencing. Subject Corporate Reporting in the EU's capital market union after winecard. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness Portfolio Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union Attending - Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
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Date 10 Mar 2021 Location Online Subject New Pact on Migration and Asylum Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life Attending - Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
- Natasha Bertaud (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 Mar 2021 Location Brussels Subject Trade Policy Review DG Trade Attending - Sabine Weyand (Director-General)
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Date 05 Feb 2021 Location Videoconference Subject Industry Package 2021 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton Portfolio Internal Market Attending - Joan Canton (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Nov 2020 Location Brussels Subject VC - Policy Dialogue on Tackling Antimicrobial Resistance Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides Portfolio Health Attending - Annukka Ojala (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Nov 2020 Location video call Subject The European Climate Pact Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Damyana Stoynova (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Nov 2020 Location Brussels Subject Discussions on the new Pact on Migration Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Ylva Johansson Portfolio Home Affairs Attending - Alexandra Cupsan-Catalin (Cabinet member)
- Ylva Johansson (Commissioner)
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Date 10 Nov 2020 Location Brussels Subject VTC: EPC paper on the New Pact on Migration and Asylum Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Ylva Johansson Portfolio Home Affairs Attending - Raul Hernandez Sagrera (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Oct 2020 Location Conference call Subject Workshop ‘Fair Transition to green and sustainable mobility’ Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean Portfolio Transport Attending - Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Sep 2020 Location Videoconference Subject EU covid-19 crisis response and cohesion policy 2021-27 DG Regional and Urban Policy Attending - Marc Lemaître (Director-General)
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Date 02 Sep 2020 Location video call Subject Discussion on Digital for Sustainability Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Jul 2020 Location Brussels - Belgium Subject Brainstorming Session on "The State of the Union in 2020: Society and Democracy" - [Via Webex] Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Charmaine Hili (Cabinet member)
- Per Haugaard (Cabinet member)
- Nicole Dewandre (Cabinet member)
- Mary Veronica Tovsak Pleterski (Cabinet member)
- Maria Luisa Cabral (Cabinet member)
- Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
- Olivier Smith (Cabinet member)
- Sonia Vila Nunez (Cabinet member)
- Bjoern Seibert (Cabinet member)
- Fernando Sampedro Marcos (Cabinet member)
- Valeria Miceli (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Jul 2020 Location Brussels - Belgium Subject Brainstorming Session on "The State of the Union on 2020 and the Recovery of Europe's Economy" [Via Webex] Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Bjoern Seibert (Cabinet member)
- Fernando Sampedro Marcos (Cabinet member)
- Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
- Sonia Vila Nunez (Cabinet member)
- Valeria Miceli (Cabinet member)
- Per Haugaard (Cabinet member)
- Nicole Dewandre (Cabinet member)
- Olivier Smith (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Jul 2020 Location Brussels - videoconference Subject Green Deal as basis for a 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 13 Jul 2020 Location Virtual conference Subject Migration Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Margaritis Schinas Portfolio Promoting the European Way of Life Attending - Natasha Bertaud (Cabinet member)
- Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
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Date 26 Jun 2020 Location on line event Subject Maroš Šefčovič speaks at the European Policy Centre (EPC) online event on foresight, and more specifically on ‘How to boost EU resilience in the Covid-crisis aftermath'. Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 26 Jun 2020 Location on line event Subject Maroš Šefčovič speaks at the European Policy Centre (EPC) online event on foresight, and more specifically on ‘How to boost EU resilience in the Covid-crisis aftermath'. Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight Attending - Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President)
- Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President)
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Date 24 Jun 2020 Location Brussels Subject Videoconference with the Task Force for Relations with the United Kindgdom DG Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom Attending - Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force)
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Date 12 Jun 2020 Location Webinar Subject COVID 19 Disinformation Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
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Date 19 May 2020 Location Videoconference Subject EPC's online Sixty Minute Briefings on the Commission’s response to the COVID-19 crisis in the area of employment and social right. Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit Portfolio Jobs and Social Rights Attending - Antoine Kasel (Cabinet member)
- Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner)
- Anouk Faber (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 May 2020 Location Brussels Subject Online seminar - speech on How to ensure a cohesive recovery Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elisa Ferreira Portfolio Cohesion and Reforms Attending - Elisa Ferreira (Commissioner)
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Date 06 May 2020 Location video conference (Brussels) Subject Speech at European Policy Centre Webinar event "Can the corona virus crisis be a catalyst for climate action? " Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Feb 2020 Location Brussels Subject Circular economy action plan DG Environment Attending - Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General)
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Date 22 Jan 2020 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Rule of Law Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová Portfolio Values and Transparency Attending - Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
- Simona Constantin (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Nov 2019 Location Brussels Subject exploring a new strategic focus and funding priority in the field of "education on Europe", especially in formal education Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics Portfolio Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Attending - Rodrigo Ballester (Cabinet member)
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Date 02 Apr 2019 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)
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Date 30 Jan 2019 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Discussion on EU state aid and competition policy DG Competition Attending - Johannes Laitenberger (Director-General)
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Date 19 Nov 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Speech on the achievements of the Juncker Commission. DG Secretariat-General Attending - Martin Selmayr (Secretary-General)
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Date 12 Apr 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Digital Single Market - Future of Europe Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet member)
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Date 12 Apr 2018 Location Brussels Subject Courtesy Visit Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Dec 2017 Location Brussels Subject Rule of Law Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Thomas Zerdick (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Nov 2017 Location Brussels 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)
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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)
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Date 07 Jul 2017 Location Berlaymont Subject Think Tank Relations and Future of Europe DG Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action Attending - Ann Mettler (Director-General)
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Date 05 Jul 2017 Location Brussels Subject EU General Affairs DG Secretariat-General Attending - Alexander Italianer (Secretary-General)
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Date 21 Jun 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Discussion: "Two years after the Migration and Security agendas : Where do we stand?" DG Migration and Home Affairs Attending - Alfred Matthias Ruete (Director-General)
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Date 02 Jun 2017 Location BERL Subject Presentation of policy paper entitled "Achieving Social Triple A: What Role for EU Cohesion Policy?" Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Ruth Paserman (Cabinet member)
- Marianne Thyssen (Commissioner)
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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 - Clara Martinez Alberola (Cabinet member)
- Luc Tholoniat (Cabinet member)
- Martin Selmayr (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 Feb 2017 Location Brussels Subject Ocean Governance and the Blue Economy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella Portfolio Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Attending - Andras Inotai (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Feb 2017 Location BERL 10/411 Subject CESI-Eurodiaconia-Social Platform initiative Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen Portfolio Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility Attending - Vasiliki Kokkori (Cabinet member)
- Ruth Paserman (Cabinet member)
- Baudouin Baudru (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Feb 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject EPC Policy Dialogue on "Regional policy beyond 2020 - Gearing up for the new MFF" DG Regional and Urban Policy Attending - Marc Lemaître (Director-General)
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Date 26 Jan 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)
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Date 12 Jan 2017 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Working methods of the Commission Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Michelle Sutton (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject EU economic diplomacy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Edward Bannerman (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)
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Date 14 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject Circular Economy conference Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet member)
- Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
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Date 21 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject Cooperation between Dg SANTE and EPC DG Health and Food Safety Attending - Xavier Prats Monné (Director-General)
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Date 03 Dec 2015 Location Brussels Subject 1 year of the Juncker Commission Cabinet Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker Portfolio President Attending - Martin Selmayr (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Oct 2015 Location Berlaymont Subject Think tank engagement DG Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action Attending - Ann Mettler (Director-General)
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Date 21 May 2015 Location rue du Trone Subject speech at EPC event: Roadmap for the circular Economy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet member)
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Date 23 Apr 2015 Location restaurant Icônes Subject Working lunch with Mr Fabian Zuleg (EPC) DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture Attending - Xavier Prats Monné (Director-General)
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Date 15 Apr 2015 Location Brussels Subject Event EPC Policy Dialogue: "How can the EU achieve a successful and ambitious copyright reform?" 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 23 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject TTIP Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet member)
- Cecilia Malmström (Commissioner)
- Jon Nyman (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Jan 2015 Location Brussels Subject New Pact for Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis Portfolio Euro and Social Dialogue, also in charge of Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - Raquel Lucas (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Jan 2015 Location BERL 10/180 Subject Exchange of views on future of the EU Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Pierre Moscovici Portfolio Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Attending - Reinhard Felke (Cabinet member)