Difference between revisions of "Friends of Europe"

From Powerbase
Jump to: navigation, search
(→‎Programme)
 
(10 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 4: Line 4:
  
 
==People==
 
==People==
 +
As of March 2009 the list of people involved in Friends of Europe, as given on the Friends of Europe website,<ref>"[http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Home/tabid/529/Default.aspx Praesidium and Trustees]", Friends of Europe website, accessed March 19 2009</ref> <ref>"[http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Aboutus/Whoweare/Team/tabid/530/Default.aspx Team]", Friends of Europe website, accessed March 19 2009</ref> is as follows.
 
 
 
 
 
===President===
 
===President===
−
[[Etienne Davignon|Viscount Etienne DAVIGNON]]
+
[[Etienne Davignon|Viscount Etienne Davignon]]
 
===Praesidium===
 
===Praesidium===
−
[[Pat Cox|Pat COX]] | Jean-Luc DEHAENE Baron Daniel JANSSEN
+
[[Giuliano Amato]] | [[Michel Barnier]] | [[Carl Bildt]] | [[Laurens Jan Brinkhorst]] | [[Pat Cox]] | [[Jean-Luc Dehaene]] | [[Anna Diamantopoulou]] | [[Elisabeth Guigou]] | [[Daniel Janssen]] | [[Jean-Pierre Jouyet]] | [[Pascal Lamy]] | [[Mario Monti]] | [[Jacek Saryusz-Wolski]] | [[Karel Van Miert]] | [[Guy Verhofstadt]] |
−
Pascal LAMY António VITORINO
+
 
 
===Trustees===
 
===Trustees===
−
Miguel Angel AGUILAR Edmond ALPHANDERY Giuliano AMATO
+
 
−
Michel BARNIER Enrique BARON CRESPO Carl BILDT
+
[[Edmond Alphandéry]] | [[Enrique Barón Crespo]] | [[Joachim Bitterlich]] | [[Elmar Brok]] | [[John Bruton]] | [[Günter Burghardt]] | [[Robert Cox]] | [[Philippe de Schoutheete]] | [[Franz Fischler]] | [[Monica Frassoni]] | [[Catherine Gernay]] | [[Elisabeth Guigou]] | [[Sandra Kalniete]] | [[Wim Kok]] | [[Horst Günter Krenzler]] | [[Vytautas Landsbergis]] | [[Spiro Latsis]] | [[Erkki Liikanen]] | [[Robert Manchin]] | [[Erika Mann]] | [[Stefano Micossi]] | [[John Monks]] | [[Riccardo Perissich]] | [[Alojz Peterle]] | [[Paul Révay]] | [[Keith Richardson]] | [[Michel Rocard]] | [[Javier Solana]] | [[Dirk Sterckx]] | [[Frans van Daele]] |
−
Joachim BITTERLICH Jean-Louis BOURLANGES Laurens Jan BRINKHORST
 
−
Elmar BROK John BRUTON Günter BURGHARDT
 
−
Paolo CECCHINI Henning CHRISTOPHERSEN Robert COX
 
−
Loyola de PALACIO Baron Philippe de SCHOUTHEETE de TERVARENT Yves-Thibault de SILGUY
 
−
Anna DIAMANTOPOULOU Uffe ELLEMANN-JENSEN Franz FISCHLER
 
−
Monica FRASSONI Catherine GERNAY Elizabeth GUIGOU
 
−
[[Toomas Hendrik Ilves]] Sandra KALNIETE Wim KOK
 
−
Horst Günter KRENZLER Vytautas LANDSBERGIS Spiro LATSIS
 
−
Philippe LEMAITRE Bruno LIEBHABERG Erkki LIIKANEN
 
−
Robert MANCHIN Peter MANDELSON Erika MANN
 
−
Stefano MICOSSI John MONKS Mario  MONTI
 
−
Riccardo PERISSICH Alojz PETERLE Paul REVAY
 
−
Eberhard RHEIN Keith RICHARDSON Michel ROCARD
 
−
Jacek SARYUSZ-WOLSKI Eduardo SERRA Javier SOLANA
 
−
Dirk STERCKX Karel VAN MIERT
 
  
 
===Team===
 
===Team===
−
Giles MERRITT Geert CAMI Nathalie FURRER
+
[[Giles Merritt]] - secretary general | [[Geert Cami]] - co-founder and director | [[Nathalie Furrer]] - director | [[Jessica Henderson]] - senior strategy development manager | [[Dominique Ostyn]] - project development manager | [[Nigel Olisa]] - membership and database manager | [[Ringaile Trakymaite]] - project manager |
−
Catherine GERNAY Philippe LEMAITRE Dominique OSTYN
 
−
Keith RICHARDSON Heidi VIRONEN
 
  
 
==Funding==
 
==Funding==
  
 
Friends of Europe has two kinds of membership, individual and 'VIP'.  VIP members are described as 'partners' and include a range of corporations and neoliberal think tanks from throughout Europe.
 
Friends of Europe has two kinds of membership, individual and 'VIP'.  VIP members are described as 'partners' and include a range of corporations and neoliberal think tanks from throughout Europe.
−
 
+
===Circa 2009===
−
As listed on their [http://www.friendsofeurope.org/ website]:
+
As listed on their website:
 
*[[Adecco]] http://www.adecco.com
 
*[[Adecco]] http://www.adecco.com
 
*[[Alliance]] http://www.healthandthefuture.org
 
*[[Alliance]] http://www.healthandthefuture.org
Line 108: Line 92:
 
*[[Veolia Environnement]] http://www.veoliaenvironnement.com/
 
*[[Veolia Environnement]] http://www.veoliaenvironnement.com/
 
*[[Visa Europe]] http://www.visaeu.com/
 
*[[Visa Europe]] http://www.visaeu.com/
−
*[[Volvo]] http://www.volvo.com
+
*[[Volvo]] http://www.volvo.com<ref>Friends of Europe [https://web.archive.org/web/20090307082657/http://www.friendsofeurope.org/Partners/tabid/516/Default.aspx Partners]. Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 7 March 2009 on 13 January 2016.</ref>
−
 
 
−
 
  
 
==Programme==
 
==Programme==
Line 116: Line 98:
 
:Registration
 
:Registration
 
:14:30 - 15:00 Session I: How many EU - US fences still need mending?
 
:14:30 - 15:00 Session I: How many EU - US fences still need mending?
−
:15:00 - 16:00 Moderator: Pat Cox & [[Giles Merritt]] (Brussels), Esther Brimmer (Washington, DC)
+
:15:00 - 16:00 Moderator: [[Pat Cox]] & [[Giles Merritt]] (Brussels), Esther Brimmer (Washington, DC)
−
:Speakers: Ronald D. Asmus , Executive Director of the Transatlantic Center, Brussels , German Marshall Fund of the United States
+
:Speakers: [[Ronald D. Asmus]] , Executive Director of the Transatlantic Center, Brussels , German Marshall Fund of the United States
 
:Robert A. Bradtke , Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs , US Department of State
 
:Robert A. Bradtke , Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs , US Department of State
 
:Roger Cohen , Journalist , The New York Times
 
:Roger Cohen , Journalist , The New York Times
Line 125: Line 107:
 
:Coffee break
 
:Coffee break
 
:16:00 - 16:15
 
:16:00 - 16:15
−
Session II: Does the transatlantic economy need a new US-EU deal on governance?
+
:Session II: Does the transatlantic economy need a new US-EU deal on governance?
−
16:15 - 17:15
+
:16:15 - 17:15
−
Moderator: Pat Cox & Giles Merritt (Brussels), Esther Brimmer (Washington, DC)
+
:Moderator: Pat Cox & Giles Merritt (Brussels), Esther Brimmer (Washington, DC)
−
Speakers:
+
:Speakers:
−
Pervenche Berès , Chairwoman , European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
+
:Pervenche Berès , Chairwoman , European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
−
Don Bonker , Executive Vice-President , APCO
+
:Don Bonker , Executive Vice-President , [[APCO]]
−
John Bruton , Head of the Delegation , Delegation of the European Commission to the United States
+
:[[John Bruton]] , Head of the Delegation , Delegation of the European Commission to the United States
−
Peter Chase , Director of the Office of European Union and Regional Affairs , U.S.Department of State
+
:[[Peter Chase]] , Director of the Office of European Union and Regional Affairs , U.S.Department of State
−
Matthias Ruete , Director in charge of coordination for competitiveness , European Commission, Directorate General Enterprise and Industry
+
:[[Matthias Ruete]] , Director in charge of coordination for competitiveness , European Commission, Directorate General Enterprise and Industry
−
Coffee break
+
:Coffee break
−
17:15 - 17:30
+
:17:15 - 17:30
−
Session III: How free is the transatlantic market in financial services?
+
:Session III: How free is the transatlantic market in financial services?
−
17:30 - 18:30
+
:17:30 - 18:30
−
Moderator: John Houston (Brussels), Esther Brimmer (Washington, DC)
+
:Moderator: [[John Houston]] (Brussels), [[Esther Brimmer]] (Washington, DC)
−
Speakers:
+
:Speakers:
−
Paul Arlman , Secretary General , Federation of European Securities Exchanges
+
:Paul Arlman , Secretary General , Federation of European Securities Exchanges
−
[[Don Bonker]] , Executive Vice-President , [[APCO Worldwide]]
+
:[[Don Bonker]] , Executive Vice-President , [[APCO Worldwide]]
−
Wilbur Monroe , Deputy Director of the Office of International Banking and Securities Markets , U.S. Department of the Treasury
+
:Wilbur Monroe , Deputy Director of the Office of International Banking and Securities Markets , U.S. Department of the Treasury
−
[[Ieke van den Burg]] MEP , Member, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs , European Parliament
+
:[[Ieke van den Burg]] MEP , Member, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs , European Parliament
−
[[David Wright]] , Director of Financial Markets , European Commission
+
:[[David Wright]] , Director of Financial Markets , European Commission
−
Networking Cocktail
+
:Networking Cocktail
−
18:30 - 19:30
+
:18:30 - 19:30
  
 
==contact details==
 
==contact details==

Latest revision as of 15:01, 13 January 2016

Friends of Europe is a well-connected lobby group whose Secretary General is lobbyist Giles Merritt. In June 2005 Friends of Europe ran an 'Atlantic Rendez-Vous Satellite Debate' titled 'After the EU-US Summit: Where do we go from here? Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - Brussels/Washington DC'.

The guest list shows the connections of Merritt and Friends of Europe. Of significance is the presence of John Houston of lobby firm Houston Consulting Europe along with several of his financial service clients.

People

As of March 2009 the list of people involved in Friends of Europe, as given on the Friends of Europe website,[1] [2] is as follows.

President

Viscount Etienne Davignon

Praesidium

Giuliano Amato | Michel Barnier | Carl Bildt | Laurens Jan Brinkhorst | Pat Cox | Jean-Luc Dehaene | Anna Diamantopoulou | Elisabeth Guigou | Daniel Janssen | Jean-Pierre Jouyet | Pascal Lamy | Mario Monti | Jacek Saryusz-Wolski | Karel Van Miert | Guy Verhofstadt |

Trustees

Edmond Alphandéry | Enrique Barón Crespo | Joachim Bitterlich | Elmar Brok | John Bruton | Günter Burghardt | Robert Cox | Philippe de Schoutheete | Franz Fischler | Monica Frassoni | Catherine Gernay | Elisabeth Guigou | Sandra Kalniete | Wim Kok | Horst Günter Krenzler | Vytautas Landsbergis | Spiro Latsis | Erkki Liikanen | Robert Manchin | Erika Mann | Stefano Micossi | John Monks | Riccardo Perissich | Alojz Peterle | Paul Révay | Keith Richardson | Michel Rocard | Javier Solana | Dirk Sterckx | Frans van Daele |

Team

Giles Merritt - secretary general | Geert Cami - co-founder and director | Nathalie Furrer - director | Jessica Henderson - senior strategy development manager | Dominique Ostyn - project development manager | Nigel Olisa - membership and database manager | Ringaile Trakymaite - project manager |

Funding

Friends of Europe has two kinds of membership, individual and 'VIP'. VIP members are described as 'partners' and include a range of corporations and neoliberal think tanks from throughout Europe.

Circa 2009

As listed on their website:

Programme

[1]

Registration
14:30 - 15:00 Session I: How many EU - US fences still need mending?
15:00 - 16:00 Moderator: Pat Cox & Giles Merritt (Brussels), Esther Brimmer (Washington, DC)
Speakers: Ronald D. Asmus , Executive Director of the Transatlantic Center, Brussels , German Marshall Fund of the United States
Robert A. Bradtke , Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs , US Department of State
Roger Cohen , Journalist , The New York Times
Michael Leigh , Deputy Director General for Europe & Central Asia, Near & Middle East, Southern Mediterranean , European Commission, DG External Relations
Erika Mann , Member, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy , European Parliament
Richard Wright , Director North America , European Commission
Coffee break
16:00 - 16:15
Session II: Does the transatlantic economy need a new US-EU deal on governance?
16:15 - 17:15
Moderator: Pat Cox & Giles Merritt (Brussels), Esther Brimmer (Washington, DC)
Speakers:
Pervenche Berès , Chairwoman , European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Don Bonker , Executive Vice-President , APCO
John Bruton , Head of the Delegation , Delegation of the European Commission to the United States
Peter Chase , Director of the Office of European Union and Regional Affairs , U.S.Department of State
Matthias Ruete , Director in charge of coordination for competitiveness , European Commission, Directorate General Enterprise and Industry
Coffee break
17:15 - 17:30
Session III: How free is the transatlantic market in financial services?
17:30 - 18:30
Moderator: John Houston (Brussels), Esther Brimmer (Washington, DC)
Speakers:
Paul Arlman , Secretary General , Federation of European Securities Exchanges
Don Bonker , Executive Vice-President , APCO Worldwide
Wilbur Monroe , Deputy Director of the Office of International Banking and Securities Markets , U.S. Department of the Treasury
Ieke van den Burg MEP , Member, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs , European Parliament
David Wright , Director of Financial Markets , European Commission
Networking Cocktail
18:30 - 19:30

contact details

Website [2]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Praesidium and Trustees", Friends of Europe website, accessed March 19 2009
  2. ↑ "Team", Friends of Europe website, accessed March 19 2009
  3. ↑ Friends of Europe Partners. Retrieved from the Internet Archive of 7 March 2009 on 13 January 2016.
Retrieved from "https://powerbase.info/index.php?title=Friends_of_Europe&oldid=230685"