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* [[Ana Gomes]] MEP/S&D, Member Of The Sub-Committee On Security And Defence And The Committee On Civil Liberties, Portugal
 
* [[Ana Gomes]] MEP/S&D, Member Of The Sub-Committee On Security And Defence And The Committee On Civil Liberties, Portugal
 
* [[Barbara Kappel]] MEP/Ni, Member Of The Committee On Industry, Research And Energy, Austria
 
* [[Barbara Kappel]] MEP/Ni, Member Of The Committee On Industry, Research And Energy, Austria
* [[Othmar Karas]] MEP/Epp, Member Of The Committee On Economic And Monetary Affairs]], Austria
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* [[Othmar Karas]] MEP/Epp, Member Of The Committee On Economic And Monetary Affairs, Austria
* [[Alain Lamassoure]] MEP/EPP, Member Of The Committee On Economic And Monetary Affairs]], France
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* [[Alain Lamassoure]] MEP/EPP, Member Of The Committee On Economic And Monetary Affairs, France
* [[Werner Langen]] MEP/EPP, Member Of The Committee On Economic And Monetary Affairs]], Germany
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* [[Werner Langen]] MEP/EPP, Member Of The Committee On Economic And Monetary Affairs, Germany
* [[Ioan Mircea Pascu]],]] MEP/S&D]], Vice-Chair Of The Committee On Foreign Affairs]], Rumania
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* [[Ioan Mircea Pascu]], MEP/S&D, Vice-Chair Of The Committee On Foreign Affairs, Rumania
 
* [[Paul Rübig]] MEP/Epp, Member Of The Committee On Industry, Research And Energy, Member Of The Committee On Budgetary Control, Austria
 
* [[Paul Rübig]] MEP/Epp, Member Of The Committee On Industry, Research And Energy, Member Of The Committee On Budgetary Control, Austria
 
* [[Andreas Schwab]] MEP/Epp, Member Of The Committee On The Internal Market And Consumer Protection, Germany
 
* [[Andreas Schwab]] MEP/Epp, Member Of The Committee On The Internal Market And Consumer Protection, Germany
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====Members From Other Institutions, Academia And Experts====
 
====Members From Other Institutions, Academia And Experts====
*  [[Marco Becht]], Professor Of Finance]], [[Solvay Brussels School Of Economics]], [[Université Libre De Bruxelles]]
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*  [[Marco Becht]], Professor Of Finance, [[Solvay Brussels School Of Economics]], [[Université Libre De Bruxelles]]
 
* [[Markus J. Beyrer]], Director General, [[BusinessEurope]]
 
* [[Markus J. Beyrer]], Director General, [[BusinessEurope]]
 
* [[Graham Bishop]], Adviser European Financial Affairs, [[Grahambishop.Com]], Former Rapporteur To The Eu's Interinstitutional Monitoring Group
 
* [[Graham Bishop]], Adviser European Financial Affairs, [[Grahambishop.Com]], Former Rapporteur To The Eu's Interinstitutional Monitoring Group
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====Members From Industry, Services And Trade====
 
====Members From Industry, Services And Trade====
* [[Richard Bergström]] ([[Efpia]])
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* [[Richard Bergström]] ([[EFPIA]])
 
* [[Frederique Biston]] ([[Volvo Europe Finance]])
 
* [[Frederique Biston]] ([[Volvo Europe Finance]])
 
* [[Lothar Blatt-Von Raczeck]] ([[German Savings Banks Association]])
 
* [[Lothar Blatt-Von Raczeck]] ([[German Savings Banks Association]])
* [[Paolo Bochicchio]] ([[Jt International]])
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* [[Paolo Bochicchio]] ([[JT International]])
 
* [[Jürgen Boltz]] ([[Genworth Financial]])
 
* [[Jürgen Boltz]] ([[Genworth Financial]])
* [[Antoine Bouvier]] ([[Mbda]])
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* [[Antoine Bouvier]] ([[MBDA]])
 
* [[Arnaud Chatin]] ([[Michelin]])
 
* [[Arnaud Chatin]] ([[Michelin]])
* [[Noel Clehane]] ([[Bdo]])
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* [[Noel Clehane]] ([[BDO]])
 
* [[Thomas Compernolle]] ([[British American Tobacco]])
 
* [[Thomas Compernolle]] ([[British American Tobacco]])
 
* [[Andrea D’avack]] ([[Chanel]])
 
* [[Andrea D’avack]] ([[Chanel]])
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* [[Christian Flach]] ([[Marquard & Bahls]])
 
* [[Christian Flach]] ([[Marquard & Bahls]])
 
* [[Douglas Gregory]] ([[Amgen]])
 
* [[Douglas Gregory]] ([[Amgen]])
* [[Andrew Hall]] ([[Nbcuniversal]])
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* [[Andrew Hall]] ([[NBCUniversal]])
 
* [[Emmanuel Haton]] ([[Bp Europe]])
 
* [[Emmanuel Haton]] ([[Bp Europe]])
 
* [[Gerhard Hofmann]] ([[Bvr - Bundesverband Der Deutschen Volksbanken Und Raiffeisenbanken]])
 
* [[Gerhard Hofmann]] ([[Bvr - Bundesverband Der Deutschen Volksbanken Und Raiffeisenbanken]])
 
* [[Hans-Dieter Holtzmann]] ([[Deutsche Bank]])
 
* [[Hans-Dieter Holtzmann]] ([[Deutsche Bank]])
* [[Joerg Jenewein]],]] ([[Novartis]])
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* [[Joerg Jenewein]], ([[Novartis]])
 
* [[Erik Jonnaert]] ([[Acea]] – [[European Automobile Manufacturers Association]] - With 11 Members)
 
* [[Erik Jonnaert]] ([[Acea]] – [[European Automobile Manufacturers Association]] - With 11 Members)
 
* [[Emmanuel Jacob]] ([[Euromil]])
 
* [[Emmanuel Jacob]] ([[Euromil]])
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* [[Thomas Reynaert]] ([[United Technologies Corporation]] - Utc)
 
* [[Thomas Reynaert]] ([[United Technologies Corporation]] - Utc)
 
* [[Nina Schindler]] ([[Commerzbank]])
 
* [[Nina Schindler]] ([[Commerzbank]])
* [[Chris Scott-Wilson]] ([[Cefic]])
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* [[Chris Scott-Wilson]] ([[CEFIC]])
 
* [[Pierre Charles Sivac]] ([[International Fragrance Association]] - IFRA)
 
* [[Pierre Charles Sivac]] ([[International Fragrance Association]] - IFRA)
 
* [[Nathalie Stieger]] [[Roche]])
 
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* [[Henrik Vassallo]] ([[Saab]])
 
* [[Henrik Vassallo]] ([[Saab]])
 
* [[Christian Verschueren]] ([[Eurocommerce]])
 
* [[Christian Verschueren]] ([[Eurocommerce]])
 
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
  
 
<References/>
 
<References/>
[[Category:Lobby Groups]] [[Category:Smuggling]][[Category:Smuggling]][[Category:Lobbying Decision Makers]]
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Latest revision as of 11:45, 21 January 2020

Background

Set up in 1979, the Kangaroo Group promotes free trade across the European Union and brings together an impressive roster of politicians, academics and business people.[1]

In 1989 its then director Pamela Entwistle, in a letter to British American Tobacco asking for support described its operations as:

...works both in the limelight and also behind the scenes; the limelight by publishing a bi-monthly newspaper Kangaroo News, and behind the scenes discussing Internal Market affairs with Government officials and National ministers, with the European Commission and in the Parliament. It has the one aim to function as a multi-party, multi-national platform to mobilise public and specialist opinion behind the completion of the Internal Market.[2]

Corporate membership at that time cost £3,000 a year.[3]

It continues to promote business interests to MEPs and EU civil servants through a mixture of corporate gatherings and information campaigns.[4]

Criticisms

Dr Monica Horten, a journalist and expert on European internet and copyright policy, has described the Kangaroo Group as a "one of a number of groups which provide extra-curricula contact between corporate industry lobbyists and MEPs".[5]

A letter sent in 2011 from the Corporate Europe Observatory questioned the Kangaroo Group's use of EU Parliament facilities on behalf of corporate benefactors.[6]

Tobacco Links

Its tobacco industry members are listed as Barry Ronan from BAT, Mario Muller from the Confederation of European Community Cigarette Manufacturers, Istvan Komoroczki from Imperial Tobacco, Kristof Doms from Philip Morris and Paolo Bochicchio from JT International.[7]

One area the Kangaroo Group looks at is smuggling, contraband and general threats to corporate property rights. As part of this it hosted a forum in 2011 on how to tackle tobacco smuggling.[8] The forum promoted a booklet The Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products and How to Tackle it[9] published by the International Tax and Investment Center (ITIC).[10][9]

It was written by Elizabeth Allen who spent 35 years with HM Revenue and Customs, mainly on tobacco issues.[9]

People

The Board Of The Kangaroo Group

Elected on 19 June 2013 Michael Gahler MEP/EPP, President | Karl von Wogau, Secretary General | Ioan Mircea Pascu MEP/S&D, Vice-Chairman | Olivier Jehin, Communications Officer | Jean Naslin, Treasurer | Josepha von Metternich, Director

The Members Of The Kangaroo Group 2015

Honorary Members

Valery Giscard D'estaing | Bertel Haarder | Mario Monti | Ana Palacio | Alain Pompidou

Members Of The European Parliament

  • Burkhard Balz MEP/Epp, Member Of The Committee On Economic And Monetary Affairs, Germany
  • Anna Maria Corazza Bildt MEP/Epp, Member Of The Committee On The Internal Market And Consumer Protection, Sweden
  • Richard Corbett MEP/S&D, Member Of The Committee On Constitutional Affairs, United Kingdom
  • Herbert Dorfmann MEP/Epp, Member Of The Committee On Agriculture And Rural Development, Italy
  • Frank Engel MEP/Epp, Member Of The Committee On Civil Liberties, Justice And Home Affairs, Luxemburg
  • Doru-Claudian Frunzulica MEP/S&D]], Member Of The Committee On Development, Rumania
  • Michael Gahler MEP/Epp, Member Of The Committee On Foreign Affairs, Member Of The Subcommittee On Security And Defence, Germany
  • Ana Gomes MEP/S&D, Member Of The Sub-Committee On Security And Defence And The Committee On Civil Liberties, Portugal
  • Barbara Kappel MEP/Ni, Member Of The Committee On Industry, Research And Energy, Austria
  • Othmar Karas MEP/Epp, Member Of The Committee On Economic And Monetary Affairs, Austria
  • Alain Lamassoure MEP/EPP, Member Of The Committee On Economic And Monetary Affairs, France
  • Werner Langen MEP/EPP, Member Of The Committee On Economic And Monetary Affairs, Germany
  • Ioan Mircea Pascu, MEP/S&D, Vice-Chair Of The Committee On Foreign Affairs, Rumania
  • Paul Rübig MEP/Epp, Member Of The Committee On Industry, Research And Energy, Member Of The Committee On Budgetary Control, Austria
  • Andreas Schwab MEP/Epp, Member Of The Committee On The Internal Market And Consumer Protection, Germany
  • Rainer Wieland MEP/Epp, Vice-President Of The European Parliament]], Member Of The Committee On Development And The Committee On Constitutional Affairs, Germany
  • Cecilia Wikström MEP/Alde, Chairwoman Of The Committee On Petitions]], Member Of The Committee On Civil Liberties]], Justice And Home Affairs, Sweden

Members From Other Institutions, Academia And Experts

Members From Industry, Services And Trade

Notes

  1. Kangaroo Group, Goals, Kangaroo Group website, Accessed December 2011
  2. BAT, Letter from Pamela Entwistle to PM Bingham, 27 October 1989
  3. BAT, Corporate Membership Scheme of the Kangaroo Group, 27 October 1989
  4. Kangaroo Group, Events, Kangaroo Group website, Accessed December 2011
  5. iptegrity.com, EU Parliament’s Kangaroo Group hops onto ACTA, iptegrity.com, 10 October 2011
  6. Corporate Europe, Letter from Olivier Hoedeman to College of Quaestors, 21 September 2011
  7. Kangaroo Group, Members, Kangaroo Group website, Accessed December 2011
  8. Kangaroo Group, The Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products and How to Tackle it, 26 May 2011
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 ITIC, The Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products and How to Tackle it, 19 April 2011
  10. The ITIC describes itself as:
    a non-profit research and education foundation. ITIC serves as a clearing house for information on best practices in taxation and investment policy, and as a training center to transfer such know how to improve the investment climates of transition and developing countries, thereby spurring formation and development of business and economic prosperity.