Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2026 | Tomasz Husak Director | Exchange of views on defence policy initiatives. | — |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Tomasz Husak Director | Exchange of views on defence policy initiatives. | SRC |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Philippe Lamberts Principal Adviser | Participation in a debate on the future Horizon Europe research programme | SRC |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Philippe Lamberts Principal Adviser | Participation in a debate on the future Horizon Europe research programme | — |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Kerstin Jorna Director-General | Friends of Europe Foundation updated on the initiative to partner with the Jacques Delors Institute and underlined the importance of the Single Market, in particular the need to fully complete it. | SRC |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Kerstin Jorna Director-General | Friends of Europe Foundation updated on the initiative to partner with the Jacques Delors Institute and underlined the importance of the Single Market, in particular the need to fully complete it. | — |
| 08 Oct 2025 | Marc Lemaitre Director-General | Exchange with DG RTD on the strategic alliance between Friends of Europe and the Jacques Delors Institutes, establishing the first pan-European think tank, communications powerhouse and citizen engagement platform. | — |
| 08 Oct 2025 | Marc Lemaitre Director-General | Exchange with DG RTD on the strategic alliance between Friends of Europe and the Jacques Delors Institutes, establishing the first pan-European think tank, communications powerhouse and citizen engagement platform. | SRC |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Dana Spinant Director-General | Communication and engagement about current EU priorities | SRC |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Dana Spinant Director-General | Communication and engagement about current EU priorities | — |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Nicolo Brignoli Cabinet member | Exchange of views on the simplification policy | — |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Nicolo Brignoli Cabinet member | Exchange of views on the simplification policy | SRC |
| 10 Jan 2025 | Gert Jan Koopman Director-General | EU enlargement | — |
| 10 Jan 2025 | Gert Jan Koopman Director-General | EU enlargement | SRC |
| 03 Dec 2024 | Gert Jan Koopman Director-General | Prep of EU-Western Balkans Summit | SRC |
| 03 Dec 2024 | Gert Jan Koopman Director-General | Prep of EU-Western Balkans Summit | — |
| 03 Apr 2024 | Gert Jan Koopman Director-General | Ukraine | SRC |
| 03 Apr 2024 | Gert Jan Koopman Director-General | Ukraine | — |
| 14 Dec 2023 | Peter Wagner Director | public diplomacy, UA | SRC |
| 14 Dec 2023 | Peter Wagner Director | public diplomacy, UA | — |
| 27 Sept 2023 | Joan Canton Cabinet member | Preparation intervention of Commissioner in November | SRC |
| 27 Sept 2023 | Joan Canton Cabinet member | Preparation intervention of Commissioner in November | — |
| 31 Aug 2023 | Bjoern Seibert Cabinet member | High-Level working dinner on SOTEU with Think Tanks | SRC |
| 31 Aug 2023 | Bjoern Seibert Cabinet member | High-Level working dinner on SOTEU with Think Tanks | — |
| 12 Jul 2023 | Koen Doens Director-General | Meeting with the Africa-Europe Foundation. Topic: monitoring of the EU-AU Partnership | SRC |
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