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A well connected lobby group whose Secretary General is lobbyist [[Giles Merritt]]
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'''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'.
  
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In June 2005 Friends of Europea ran and 'Atlantic Rendez-Vous Satellite Debate' titled 'After the EU-US Summit: Where do we go from here?
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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.
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Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - Brussels/Washington DC'
 
  
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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.
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==People==
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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.
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===President===
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[[Etienne Davignon|Viscount Etienne Davignon]]
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===Praesidium===
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[[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]] |
  
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===Trustees===
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[[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]] |
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===Team===
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[[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 |
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==Funding==
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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.
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===Circa 2009===
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As listed on their website:
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*[[Adecco]] http://www.adecco.com
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*[[Alliance]] http://www.healthandthefuture.org
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*[[APCO Europe]] http://www.apco-europe.com/
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*[[APEAL]] http://www.apeal.org
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*[[AREVA]] http://www.areva.com
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*[[BEDA]] http://www.beda.org
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*[[BP]] http://www.bp.com
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*[[BT]] http://www.bt.com/aboutbt
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*[[Cargill]] http://www.cargill.com
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*[[Cleary Gottlieb]] http://www.cgsh.com/
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*[[Clingendael Institute]] - The Netherlands http://www.clingendael.nl
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*[[Croplife International]] http://www.croplife.org/
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*[[Deutsche Post World Net]] http://www.deutschepost.de
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*[[Diplomatic Academy of Vienna]] http://www.da-vienna.ac.at
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*[[Economic Development Foundation]] (IKV) - Turkey http://www.ikv.org.tr/ikv-eng/ikv-eng.html
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*[[EICTA]] http://www.eicta.org
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*[[Elcano Royal Institute]] http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/
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*[[Euractiv.com]] http://www.euractiv.com/
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*[[EuroMetaux]] http://www.eurometaux.org
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*[[Europe Information Service]] http://www.eisnet.eis.be/
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*[[European Business Summit]] http://www.ebsummit.org
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*[[European Commission]] http://www.europa.eu.int/
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*[[European Communication Strategies]] http://www.cs-brussels.com
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*[[European Institute]] - Bulgaria http://www.europeaninstitute.net
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*[[European Movement - Cyprus]] http://www.europeanmovement.org/members.cfm?mem_cyen=Cyprus
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*[[European Movement - Denmark]] http://www.europabevaegelsen.dk/index.asp?languageid=33
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*[[European Movement - Estonia]] http://www.euroopaliikumine.ee/english.html
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*[[European Movement - Finland]] http://www.suomeneurooppaliike.fi/englanniksi.html
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*[[European Movement - Lithuania]] http://www.europeanmovement.org/members.cfm?mem_cyen=Lithuania
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*[[European Wind Energy Association]] (EWEA) http://www.ewea.org/
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*[[ExxonMobil]] http://www.exxonmobil.com/
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*[[Forum for European Journalism Students]] (FEJS) http://www.fejs.org
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*[[Friedrich Ebert Stiftung]] - Czech Republic http://www.fes.de/intro_en.html
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*[[Gellis Communications]] http://www.gellis.com
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*[[Hanns Seidel Stiftung]] - Germany http://www.hss.de/homepage-e.shtml
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*[[Hellenic Foundation for EU and Foreign Policy]] (ELIAMEP) http://www.eliamep.gr/main.asp?cat=1&exc=true
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*[[Hewitt]] http://www.hewitt.com
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*[[IBM]] http://www.ibm.com
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*[[Institute for European and International Studies]] http://www.ieis.lu/frames/outer.htm
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*[[Institute of European Affairs]] - Ireland http://www.iiea.com/about.html
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*[[Institute of International Affairs]] - Latvia www.lai.lv/Kopaa_ANG.html
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*[[Institute of International and Strategic Studies]] Portugal http://www.ieei.pt/english/index.php?id=1
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*[[Institute of International Relations]] - Czech Republic http://www.iir.cz/uk/uvod.htm
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*[[Institute of World Economics]] - Hungary http://www.vki.hu/eindex.shtml
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*[[Intel]] http://www.intel.com
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*[[Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale]] (ISPI) http://www.ispionline.it
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*[[McKinsey & Company]] http://www.mckinsey.com/
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*[[Microsoft]] http://www.microsoft.com
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*[[Novartis]] http://www.novartis.com/
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*[[Open Society Foundation Sofia - Bulgaria]] http://www.osf.bg/en/mission.html
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*[[Pfizer]] http://www.pfizer.com/main.html
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*[[Real Instituto Elcano]] http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/default_eng.asp
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*[[Roland Berger Strategy Consultants]] http://www.rolandberger.com
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*[[Royal Institute for International Relations]] http://www.irri-kiib.be/events.htm
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*[[Shell International]] http://www.shell.com
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*[[Slovak Foreign Policy Association]] - Slovak Republic http://www.sfpa.sk/index.php?jazyk=en
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*[[SONY]] http://www.sony.com
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*[[Swiss Life]] http://www.swisslife.com/slcom/en/home.html
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*[[Telefonica]] http://www.telefonica.com/home_eng.shtml
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*[[The Coca Cola Company]] http://www.coca-cola.com
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*[[The Foreign Policy Centre]] http://www.fpc.org.uk
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*[[The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung]] http://www.kas.de/proj/home/home/9/2/about_us-1/
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*[[The Stefan Batory Foundation]] http://www.batory.org.pl/english/
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*[[Top Interim]] http://www.topinterim.be
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*[[Toyota]] http://www.toyota-europe.com
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*[[T-Systems]] A division of Deutsche Telekom, http://www.t-systems.de
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*[[Unilever]] http://www.unilever.com
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*[[Veolia Environnement]] http://www.veoliaenvironnement.com/
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*[[Visa Europe]] http://www.visaeu.com/
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*[[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==
 
[http://www.friendsofeurope.org/index.asp?http://www.friendsofeurope.org/conf_prog.asp?ConfId=391&TopicId=17&frame=yes~bas]
 
[http://www.friendsofeurope.org/index.asp?http://www.friendsofeurope.org/conf_prog.asp?ConfId=391&TopicId=17&frame=yes~bas]
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Registration
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:Registration
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14:30 - 15:00
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:14:30 - 15:00 Session I: How many EU - US fences still need mending?
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Session I: How many EU – US fences still need mending?
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:15:00 - 16:00 Moderator: [[Pat Cox]] & [[Giles Merritt]] (Brussels), Esther Brimmer (Washington, DC)
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15:00 - 16:00
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:Speakers: [[Ronald D. Asmus]] , Executive Director of the Transatlantic Center, Brussels , German Marshall Fund of the United States
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Moderator: Pat Cox & [[Giles Merritt]] (Brussels), Esther Brimmer (Washington, DC)
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:Robert A. Bradtke , Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs , US Department of State
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Speakers:
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:Roger Cohen , Journalist , The New York Times
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Ronald D. Asmus , Executive Director of the Transatlantic Center, Brussels , German Marshall Fund of the United States
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:Michael Leigh , Deputy Director General for Europe & Central Asia, Near & Middle East, Southern Mediterranean , European Commission, DG External Relations
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Robert A. Bradtke , Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs , US Department of State
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:Erika Mann , Member, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy , European Parliament
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Roger Cohen , Journalist , The New York Times
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:Richard Wright , Director North America , European Commission
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Michael Leigh , Deputy Director General for Europe & Central Asia, Near & Middle East, Southern Mediterranean , European Commission, DG External Relations
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:Coffee break
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Erika Mann , Member, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy , European Parliament
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:16:00 - 16:15
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Richard Wright , Director North America , European Commission
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:Session II: Does the transatlantic economy need a new US-EU deal on governance?
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Coffee break
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:16:15 - 17:15
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16:00 - 16:15
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:Moderator: Pat Cox & Giles Merritt (Brussels), Esther Brimmer (Washington, DC)
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Session II: Does the transatlantic economy need a new US-EU deal on governance?
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:Speakers:
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16:15 - 17:15
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:Pervenche Berès , Chairwoman , European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
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Moderator: Pat Cox & Giles Merritt (Brussels), Esther Brimmer (Washington, DC)
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:Don Bonker , Executive Vice-President , [[APCO]]
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Speakers:
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:[[John Bruton]] , Head of the Delegation , Delegation of the European Commission to the United States
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Pervenche Berès , Chairwoman , European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
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:[[Peter Chase]] , Director of the Office of European Union and Regional Affairs , U.S.Department of State
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Don Bonker , Executive Vice-President , APCO
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:[[Matthias Ruete]] , Director in charge of coordination for competitiveness , European Commission, Directorate General Enterprise and Industry
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John Bruton , Head of the Delegation , Delegation of the European Commission to the United States
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:Coffee break
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Peter Chase , Director of the Office of European Union and Regional Affairs , U.S.Department of State
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:17:15 - 17:30
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Matthias Ruete , Director in charge of coordination for competitiveness , European Commission, Directorate General Enterprise and Industry
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:Session III: How free is the transatlantic market in financial services?
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Coffee break
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:17:30 - 18:30
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17:15 - 17:30
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:Moderator: [[John Houston]] (Brussels), [[Esther Brimmer]] (Washington, DC)
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Session III: How free is the transatlantic market in financial services?
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:Speakers:
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17:30 - 18:30
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:Paul Arlman , Secretary General , Federation of European Securities Exchanges
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Moderator: John Houston (Brussels), Esther Brimmer (Washington, DC)
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:[[Don Bonker]] , Executive Vice-President , [[APCO Worldwide]]
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Speakers:
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:Wilbur Monroe , Deputy Director of the Office of International Banking and Securities Markets , U.S. Department of the Treasury
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Paul Arlman , Secretary General , Federation of European Securities Exchanges
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:[[Ieke van den Burg]] MEP , Member, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs , European Parliament
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[[Don Bonker]] , Executive Vice-President , [[APCO Worldwide]]
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:[[David Wright]] , Director of Financial Markets , European Commission
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Wilbur Monroe , Deputy Director of the Office of International Banking and Securities Markets , U.S. Department of the Treasury
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:Networking Cocktail
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[[Ieke van den Burg]] MEP , Member, Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs , European Parliament
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:18:30 - 19:30
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[[David Wright]] , Director of Financial Markets , European Commission
 
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Networking Cocktail
 
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18:30 - 19:30
 
  
 
==contact details==
 
==contact details==
 
Website [http://www.friendsofeurope.org/]
 
Website [http://www.friendsofeurope.org/]
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==Notes==
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<references/>

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.
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