Afore Consulting

American Chamber of Commerce to the EU; American European Community Association (AECA), Friends of Europe, Spanish Chamber of Commerce to the EU, British Chamber of Commerce to the EU and QED.

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Advances interests of their clients

Jan 2023 - Dec 2023

1,410,000€

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Afore Consulting runs the Secretariat of EPIF - the European Payment Institutions Federation.

Afore Consulting also runs the Secretariat of the EU Asia Financial Services Roundtable.

On a regular occasion Afore Consulting runs roundtable discussions under the banner of Afore Consulting in discussion with … (https://events.aforeconsulting.eu/).

Afore Consulting is the organiser of the annual Conference on FinTech and Regulation (https://www.aforeconsulting.eu/event/8th-annual-fintech-and-regulation-conference/).

We are also a co-organiser of the annual EU-Asia Financial Services Dialogue and Dinner on the fringes of the EU-Asia-Pacific Forum on Financial Regulation. In February 2024 this will still take place in cooperation with ASIFMA and the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) in Hong Kong.

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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.

• Date	01 Oct 2024	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Draghi report
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
  Attending	Michael Hager (Cabinet member)

• Date	19 Sep 2024	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Biofuel price monitoring
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra
  Attending	Miguel Jose Garcia Jones (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	Argus Media Ltd

• Date	17 Sep 2024	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Meeting with the Japanese CEO-s (MUFG Bank, NYG Group, Mitshubishi)
  DG	Economic and Financial Affairs
  Attending	Maarten Verwey (Director-General)

• Date	17 Sep 2024	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Meeting with a group of several CEOs of Japan’s largest companies about green transition. Organised by Afore Consulting.
  DG	Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
  Attending	Kerstin Jorna (Director-General)

• Date	27 Jun 2024	Location	Brussels
  Subject	EU cloud policy
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager
  Attending	Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	Google

• Date	05 Jun 2024	Location	Brussels
  Subject	CMU Agenda
  DG	Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
  Attending	John Berrigan (Director-General)
  Other Lobbyists	HSBC Holdings PLC

• Date	13 Mar 2024	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Future of Assurance, CMU
  DG	Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
  Attending	John Berrigan (Director-General)
  Other Lobbyists	Ernst & Young Core Business Services BV

• Date	31 Jan 2024	Location	Brussels
  Subject	European capital markets
  DG	Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
  Attending	John Berrigan (Director-General)
  Other Lobbyists	Apollo Global Management

• Date	11 Jul 2023	Location	Brussels
  Subject	CMU
  DG	Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
  Attending	John Berrigan (Director-General)

• Date	10 Jul 2023	Location	Online
  Subject	DSA
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager
  Portfolio	Europe Fit for Digital Age
  Attending	Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	Ernst & Young Core Business Services BV

• Date	28 Jun 2023	Location	Brussels
  Subject	EU digital policy
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager
  Portfolio	Europe Fit for Digital Age
  Attending	Werner Stengg (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	Ernst & Young Core Business Services BV

• Date	28 Mar 2023	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Round-Table on Digital Euro (with EVP Dombrovskis and DG FISMA)
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
  Portfolio	Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
  Attending	Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner) Florian Denis (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	Worldline Payments Europe

• Date	28 Feb 2023	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Banking package
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
  Portfolio	Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
  Attending	Tommy De Temmerman (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group

• Date	28 Feb 2023	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Banking package
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
  Portfolio	An Economy that Works for People
  Attending	Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group

• Date	17 Nov 2022	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Introductory meeting
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
  Portfolio	Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
  Attending	Paul Moley (Cabinet member) Katherine Power (Cabinet member) Agnieszka Drzewoska (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	European Network of Credit Unions

• Date	14 Nov 2022	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Instant payments, the digital euro and Open Finance
  DG	Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
  Attending	John Berrigan (Director-General)
  Other Lobbyists	European Payment Institutions Federation

• Date	19 Oct 2022	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Sanctions and energy policy
  DG	Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
  Attending	John Berrigan (Director-General)
  Other Lobbyists	Lloyd's of London

• Date	21 Sep 2022	Location	Brussels, Belgium
  Subject	Presentation of the MUFG Transition Paper
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
  Portfolio	Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
  Attending	Katherine Power (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

• Date	09 Nov 2021	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Sustainable Finance
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
  Portfolio	Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
  Attending	Katherine Power (Cabinet member) Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)
  Other Lobbyists	ICI Global

• Date	09 Nov 2021	Location	video conference
  Subject	Sustainable finance, Capital Markets Union
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
  Portfolio	An Economy that Works for People
  Attending	Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	ICI Global

• Date	08 Nov 2021	Location	Brussels
  Subject	ICI expressed a strong interest in the EU sustainable finance agenda. They underlined the differences between EU & US on SF approach and on ESG priorities including social considerations. They would support more global coordination on this agenda.
  Cabinet	Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen
  Portfolio	President
  Attending	Valeria Miceli (Cabinet member)

• Date	20 Sep 2021	Location	Brussels
  Subject	AIFMD,/UCITS review Brexit MMFs
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
  Portfolio	Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
  Attending	Florian Denis (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	ICI Global

• Date	11 May 2021	Location	Virtual meeting
  Subject	EU-UK discussions and the impact of Covid-19 and policy responses
  DG	Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
  Attending	John Berrigan (Director-General)
  Other Lobbyists	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group

• Date	09 Mar 2021	Location	video conference
  Subject	Basel III
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
  Portfolio	An Economy that Works for People
  Attending	Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	SCOR SE

• Date	10 Feb 2021	Location	Virtual Presentation
  Subject	Basel III
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
  Portfolio	Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
  Attending	Tommy De Temmerman (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	AIG Europe S.A.

• Date	02 Feb 2021	Location	Video Conferencing
  Subject	FinTech & Regulations
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
  Portfolio	Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
  Attending	Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)

• Date	13 Jan 2021	Location	Virtual call
  Subject	Courtesy call and Presentation of AFORE
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
  Portfolio	Financial services, financial stability and Capital Markets Union
  Attending	Tommy De Temmerman (Cabinet member)

• Date	10 Feb 2020	Location	Brussels, Belgium
  Subject	SUSTAINABLE FINANCE; DIGITAL FINANCE
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
  Portfolio	An Economy that Works for People
  Attending	Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet member)

• Date	29 Jan 2019	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Closing keynote address at the Second Afore Consulting Sustainable Finance Workshop
  Cabinet	Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker
  Portfolio	President
  Attending	Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet member)

• Date	28 Feb 2018	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Scaling up in Europe
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen
  Portfolio	Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness
  Attending	Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	Stripe, Inc.

• Date	30 Nov 2017	Location	Hong Kong
  Subject	Speech at Afore/AFISMA forum dinner on growth and investment in Europe, Fintech and sustainable finance
  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	Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President)
  Other Lobbyists	Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association

• Date	30 Nov 2017	Location	Hong Kong
  Subject	Speech at EU-Asia Financial Services Dinner Reception on growth and investment in Europe; Fintech and sustainable finance
  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	Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President)
  Other Lobbyists	CFA Institute

• Date	07 Nov 2017	Location	Brussels
  Subject	payment innovation
  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	Elina Melngaile (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	Worldpay Group plc

• Date	11 Oct 2017	Location	Brussels
  Subject	High-level dinner on the Future of Europe
  Cabinet	Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker
  Portfolio	President
  Attending	Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet member)

• Date	30 May 2017	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Working dinner on green finance
  Cabinet	Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker
  Portfolio	President
  Attending	Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet member)

• Date	29 Nov 2016	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Trade financing
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström
  Portfolio	Trade
  Attending	Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	Llewellyn Consulting LLP

• Date	04 Oct 2016	Location	BERL
  Subject	Income Protection Gap
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen
  Portfolio	Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility
  Attending	Vasiliki Kokkori (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	Zurich Insurance Company Ltd

• Date	19 May 2016	Location	Brussels
  Subject	CRR/CRD package
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill
  Portfolio	Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
  Attending	Mette Toftdal Grolleman (Cabinet member)

• Date	12 Feb 2016	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Financial Regulation
  Cabinet	Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker
  Portfolio	President
  Attending	Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet member)

• Date	21 Jan 2016	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Financial Services Policy
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill
  Portfolio	Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
  Attending	Denzil Davidson (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	Europcar International

• Date	14 Jan 2016	Location	Brussels
  Subject	AECA Round-Table on “Dealing with Regulatory Burden
  Cabinet	Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans
  Portfolio	Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights
  Attending	Bernardus Smulders (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	Novartis International AG

• Date	24 Feb 2015	Location	Brussels, Belgium
  Subject	EU policy on LNG
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete
  Portfolio	Climate Action & Energy
  Attending	Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet member) Maria Cristina Lobillo Borrero (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	Trafigura Group Pte.

• Date	16 Jan 2015	Location	Brussels, Belgium
  Subject	Priorities of the new Commission in the area of Financial Services
  Cabinet	Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker
  Portfolio	President
  Attending	Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet member)
  Other Lobbyists	BNP PARIBAS

• Date	08 Jan 2015	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Commission's priorities in the area of financial services in 2015
  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	Lee Foulger (Cabinet member)

• Date	02 Dec 2014	Location	Brussels
  Subject	Capital Markets Union
  Cabinet	Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill
  Portfolio	Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
  Attending	Nathalie De Basaldua Lemarchand (Cabinet member) Jonathan Hill (Commissioner)
  Other Lobbyists	Federation of European Securities Exchanges