Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Dec 2025 | Florika Fink-Hooijer Director-General | Meeting between Dr Frank Montag and DG Fink-Hooijer | — |
| 09 Dec 2025 | Florika Fink-Hooijer Director-General | Meeting between Dr Frank Montag and DG Fink-Hooijer | SRC |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Eddy De Smijter Head of Unit | Exchange of views on the Foreign Subsidies Regulation and Sovereign Wealth Funds | — |
| 24 Nov 2025 | Eddy De Smijter Head of Unit | Exchange of views on the Foreign Subsidies Regulation and Sovereign Wealth Funds | SRC |
| 15 May 2025 | Mattias Levin Acting Head of Unit | EU digital finance strategy and evolving policy priorities | — |
| 15 May 2025 | Mattias Levin Acting Head of Unit | EU digital finance strategy and evolving policy priorities | SRC |
| 28 Jun 2023 | Tommy De Temmerman Cabinet member | introductory meeting | — |
| 28 Jun 2023 | Tommy De Temmerman Cabinet member | introductory meeting | SRC |
| 13 Sept 2021 | Mairead McGuinness Commissioner | Pre-record - Banking Union | SRC |
| 13 Sept 2021 | Tommy De Temmerman Cabinet member | Pre-record - Banking Union | SRC |
| 13 Sept 2021 | Tommy De Temmerman Cabinet member | Pre-record - Banking Union | — |
| 13 Sept 2021 | Mairead McGuinness Commissioner | Pre-record - Banking Union | — |
| 08 Jun 2020 | Dermot Ryan Cabinet member | EU-UK future relations | SRC |
| 08 Jun 2020 | Dermot Ryan Cabinet member | EU-UK future relations | — |
| 19 Feb 2020 | Dermot Ryan Cabinet member | UK-EU future relationship | — |
| 19 Feb 2020 | Dermot Ryan Cabinet member | UK-EU future relationship | SRC |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Andrea Beltramello Cabinet member | Solvency II, Fintech | SRC |
| 31 Oct 2019 | Andrea Beltramello Cabinet member | Solvency II, Fintech | — |
| 11 Jun 2019 | Johannes Laitenberger Director-General | To exchange views on proposals for merger control reform | SRC |
| 11 Jun 2019 | Johannes Laitenberger Director-General | To exchange views on proposals for merger control reform | — |
| 11 Oct 2017 | Laure Chapuis-Kombos Cabinet member | e-privacy | — |
| 11 Oct 2017 | Laure Chapuis-Kombos Cabinet member | e-privacy | SRC |
| 30 Nov 2016 | Markus Schulte Cabinet member | Digitisation of financial services and capital union | — |
| 30 Nov 2016 | Markus Schulte Cabinet member | Digitisation of financial services and capital union | SRC |
| 14 Nov 2016 | Stephen Quest Director-General | Speech on EU Corporate Tax Policy | — |
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