Gates Foundation
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Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives.
Lobbying Activity
Meeting with Halliki Voolma (Cabinet of Commissioner Hadja Lahbib)
20 Nov 2025 · Exchange further on our strategies, on the Women in Leadership Program & Adolescent and Youth Learning Agenda plus any upcoming opportunities.
Meeting with Henri Delanghe (Head of Unit Agriculture and Rural Development)
23 Oct 2025 · Discuss common priorities and mechanisms for collaboration to improve soil health research and innovation with global impact.
Meeting with Stine Bosse (Member of the European Parliament)
11 Sept 2025 · EU global health policy
Meeting with Nils Behrndt (Deputy Secretary-General Secretariat-General)
3 Sept 2025 · Exchange of views on global health and poverty
Meeting with Andreas Schwarz (Cabinet of Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva), Elena Martines (Cabinet of Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva)
3 Sept 2025 · Possible synergies between the Gates Foundation and the Scaleup Europe Fund
Meeting with Ekaterina Zaharieva (Commissioner) and
26 Jun 2025 · Exploring Strategic Investment Synergies Between the Gates Entities and the European innovation policies
Meeting with Hadja Lahbib (Commissioner) and
26 Jun 2025 · Introduce the work of the Gates Foundation on gender equality and on preparedness
Meeting with Wopke Hoekstra (Commissioner), Wopke Hoekstra (Commissioner) and
26 Jun 2025 · Climate policy and future technological trends
Meeting with Ekaterina Zaharieva (Commissioner) and
25 Jun 2025 · - Startup and Scaleup Strategy and Scaleup Europe Fund - Life Sciences Strategy
Meeting with Ursula von der Leyen (President)
25 Jun 2025 · Meeting in the context of the Gavi Global Health Summit
Meeting with Dan Jørgensen (Commissioner) and
24 Jun 2025 · Meeting with Bill Gates/ Exchange on EU energy policy
Meeting with Diego Canga Fano (Acting Deputy Director-General Agriculture and Rural Development)
3 Jun 2025 · Discuss common priorities and mechanisms for collaboration to scale up investments in soil health research and innovation with global impact.
Meeting with Diego Canga Fano (Acting Deputy Director-General Agriculture and Rural Development)
22 May 2025 · Food security, research and innovation, EU Soil Mission
Meeting with Esther De Lange (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen), Taru Haapaniemi (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen)
22 May 2025 · Food security, research and innovation, EU Soil Mission
Meeting with Koen Doens (Director-General Directorate-General for International Partnerships)
5 May 2025 · The upcoming Global Summit: Health & Prosperity through Immunisation, to be co-hosted by Gavi and the Gates Foundation and the European Union on 25 June 2025
Meeting with Christian Holzleitner (Head of Unit Climate Action), Sebastien Paquot (Head of Unit Climate Action)
5 May 2025 · Exchange on carbon pricing and markets. Main points
Meeting with Morten Løkkegaard (Member of the European Parliament) and
8 Apr 2025 · FP10 (event)
Meeting with Hana Genorio (Cabinet of Commissioner Jozef Síkela) and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
18 Mar 2025 · Global Summit: Health & Prosperity through Immunisation
Meeting with Stine Bosse (Member of the European Parliament)
11 Mar 2025 · Global health policy
Meeting with Antti Karhunen (Director Directorate-General for International Partnerships), Antti Karhunen (Director Directorate-General for International Partnerships)
27 Feb 2025 · - Introduction to the Local Currency Fund for Women’s Economic Empowerment in East Africa. - Explain details of the local currency Financing Facility (Fund, Guarantee and Technical Assistance) for East Africa.
Meeting with Barry Cowen (Member of the European Parliament)
18 Feb 2025 · Gates Foundation Breakfast event
Meeting with Martin Seychell (Deputy Director-General Directorate-General for International Partnerships) and
28 Jan 2025 · Exchange of views on Global Health Initiatives and the future of the global health architecture
Meeting with Jozef Síkela (Commissioner) and
23 Jan 2025 · Enhancing partnership; Gavi conference
Meeting with Esther De Lange (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen), Taru Haapaniemi (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen)
9 Jan 2025 · Innovation in agriculture
Meeting with Koen Doens (Director-General Directorate-General for International Partnerships)
13 Nov 2024 · forthcoming Replenishment GAVI conference
Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General Climate Action)
24 Jun 2024 · To explore how we can jointly increase the ambition and effectiveness of all forms of climate finance to fund the agrifood system transformation.
Meeting with Martin Hojsík (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
13 Dec 2023 · foundation's investment in agriculture research and innovation and the collaboration with the European commission under the EU Soil Mission
Meeting with Renaud Savignat (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen)
16 Oct 2023 · Preparation of Global Gateway Forum
Meeting with Iliana Ivanova (Commissioner)
11 Oct 2023 · Cooperation between Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation & Commission in the European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership, Transatlantic cooperation in clean tech and Catalyst Partnership btw Breakthrough Energy, Commission and EIB
Meeting with Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner) and
11 Oct 2023 · Health topics
Meeting with Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski)
5 Oct 2023 · EU Soil mission
Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)
10 May 2023 · Digital public infrastructure
Meeting with Renaud Savignat (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen)
13 Apr 2023 · Exchange of views on the EFSD+
Meeting with Koen Doens (Director-General Directorate-General for International Partnerships)
10 Feb 2023 · HDX PIP
Meeting with Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski)
26 Jan 2023 · They would like to talk about Green Deal, bio-economy and climate change
Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President) and Breakthrough Energy
25 Oct 2022 · The green transition and the role of technology
Meeting with Signe Ratso (Acting Director-General Research and Innovation)
25 Oct 2022 · Speech at the plenary of the 2022 Grand Challenges Annual meeting
Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President) and Breakthrough Energy
25 Oct 2022 · EU Catalyst Partnership, Energy transition and cleantech, EU-US Cooperation
Meeting with Signe Ratso (Acting Director-General Research and Innovation)
24 Oct 2022 · Reception for scientific collaboration with international health and development innovation leaders - Embassy of the Czech Republic to the Kingdom of Belgium, Bill&Melinda Gates Foundation and Global Grand Challenges Partners
Meeting with Ursula von der Leyen (President) and Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum vzw
23 Oct 2022 · Informal dinner with keynote speakers on the eve of the Grand Challenges conference
Meeting with Lukas Visek (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)
19 Oct 2022 · Sustainable food systems
Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)
17 Oct 2022 · Update you on the Catalyst program
Meeting with Renaud Savignat (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen)
1 Sept 2022 · Health and education
Meeting with Kathleen Van Brempt (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)
14 Jul 2022 · COVID-19: Impact of COVID on the global south - APA
Meeting with Daphne Von Buxhoeveden (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides)
30 Jun 2022 · Meeting on the grand challenges annual meeting
Meeting with Kathleen Van Brempt (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)
23 Jun 2022 · European response to the pandemic and the lessons learned on global health
Meeting with Maria da Graça Carvalho (Member of the European Parliament)
17 Jun 2022 · launch of EDCTP3 - R&D efforts aimed at improving the world’s pandemic preparedness and response capabilities
Meeting with Koen Doens (Director-General Directorate-General for International Partnerships)
19 Apr 2022 · Global Gateway Initiative
Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)
9 Feb 2022 · International public health and pandemic preparedness
Meeting with Sandra Gallina (Director-General Health and Food Safety) and Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations
10 Nov 2021 · Strengthening pandemic preparedness and response: a dialogue with CEPI CEO Richard Hatchett and Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation co-chair Melinda French Gates.
Meeting with Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
10 Nov 2021 · R&I for pandemic preparedness, clinical trials, agriculture, nutrition and connecting innovation hubs in Africa
Meeting with Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
9 Nov 2021 · Discussion on opportunities of cooperation and respective commitments on gender, health and nutrition
Meeting with Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen) and Chelsea E Phipps Ltd
28 Oct 2021 · nutrition
Meeting with Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski)
28 Oct 2021 · Agricultural sector’s adaptation to climate change and the Commission’s planned agriculture-related partnerships under Horizon 2020
Meeting with Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
13 Oct 2021 · Vaccine manufacturing in Africa
Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)
24 Sept 2021 · EU/US Agenda for Beating the Global Pandemic: Vaccinating the World, Saving Lives Now, and Building Back Better Health Security
Meeting with Jean-Eric Paquet (Director-General Research and Innovation)
9 Sept 2021 · Collaboration on health and agricultural research
Meeting with Ursula von der Leyen (President)
19 Jul 2021 · Meeting with Co-chairman and co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)
15 Jul 2021 · Prep. meeting for meeting between the President and Bill Gates of19 July 2021
Meeting with Eszter Batta (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)
9 Mar 2021 · EU FAB
Meeting with Renaud Savignat (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen), Sandra Bartelt (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen), Taneli Lahti (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen)
4 Feb 2021 · Co-investments on human development, global education, health systems and COVID-19 medical countermeasures, nutrition and large-scale food fortification.
Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)
22 Jan 2021 · Mission Innovation and the Breakthrough Energy Catalyst program
Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)
13 Jan 2021 · Green deal
Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)
8 Jan 2021 · COVID-19
Meeting with Koen Doens (Director-General Directorate-General for International Partnerships)
8 Jan 2021 · Introductory meeting with newly appointed President of Global Policy & Advocacy. Collaboration and priorities.
Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)
14 Dec 2020 · COVID-19
Meeting with Ursula von der Leyen (President)
20 Nov 2020 · Meeting with Co-chairman and co-founder of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Meeting with Renaud Savignat (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen)
16 Oct 2020 · COVID 19 response
Meeting with Per Haugaard (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen) and
30 Jun 2020 · Global Goal Unite event
Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)
24 Jun 2020 · COVID-19
Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen) and
9 Jun 2020 · COVID 19
Meeting with Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)
19 Apr 2020 · COVID-19
Meeting with Anna Gallo Alvarez (Cabinet of High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles)
16 Apr 2020 · Covid-19
Meeting with Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)
15 Apr 2020 · COVID-19 and partnership on infectious diseases
Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)
27 Mar 2020 · COVID-19
Meeting with Renaud Savignat (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen)
22 Jan 2020 · discussion on activities of the BMGF
Meeting with Chiara Salvelli (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)
15 Jan 2020 · Overview of the activity of the Foundation
Meeting with Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen), Sandra Bartelt (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen), Taneli Lahti (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen)
9 Dec 2019 · introductory meeting with the new Managing Director
Meeting with Neven Mimica (Commissioner) and
10 Oct 2019 · Farewell meeting - review of joint cooperation
Meeting with Carlos Moedas (Commissioner) and
9 Oct 2019 · Cooperation in Global Health and Energy Breakthrough
Meeting with Kilian Gross (Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger)
18 Jul 2019 · Humanitarian Aid Policy
Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
12 Apr 2019 · European research policy and support to humanitarian projects
Meeting with Neven Mimica (Commissioner) and
6 Nov 2018 · Global Financing Facility Replenishment
Meeting with Neven Mimica (Commissioner) and
18 Oct 2018 · General discussion on EIP
Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
17 Oct 2018 · MFF
Meeting with Federica Mogherini (High Representative / Vice-President)
17 Oct 2018 · digital development
Meeting with Robert Schröder (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)
21 Aug 2018 · Clean Energy
Meeting with Anna Gallo Alvarez (Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica), Irena Andrassy (Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica), Nils Behrndt (Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica)
4 Jul 2018 · External Investment Plan, cooperation on agricultural research
Meeting with Stefano Manservisi (Director-General Directorate-General for International Partnerships)
4 Jul 2018 · catch up on health related work of DEVCO and the Foundation, and in particular on the various health multilaterals the Foundation engages with
Meeting with Jean-Eric Paquet (Director-General Research and Innovation)
29 Jun 2018 · Global Health R&D- collaboration with RTD
Meeting with Carlos Moedas (Commissioner) and
26 Jun 2018 · Mission Innovation
Meeting with Giulia Del Brenna (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas), Keith Sequeira (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)
3 May 2018 · Collaboration on Global Health/FP9
Meeting with Kilian Gross (Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger)
26 Apr 2018 · External Investment Plan
Meeting with Anna Gallo Alvarez (Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica), Nils Behrndt (Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica)
21 Feb 2018 · External Investment Plan
Meeting with Stefano Manservisi (Director-General Directorate-General for International Partnerships)
13 Feb 2018 · Agricultural research and Paris Summit, health and education
Meeting with Ann Mettler (Director-General Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action)
7 Feb 2018 · MFF and Africa
Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
25 Jan 2018 · development funding
Meeting with Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
25 Jan 2018 · Contribution of Gates Foundation to the External Investment Plan
Meeting with Anna Gallo Alvarez (Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica)
12 Jan 2018 · To prepare the meeting between President Juncker and Bill Gates in Davos
Meeting with Luc Tholoniat (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)
12 Jan 2018 · Presentation of work on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President) and
11 Dec 2017 · Sustainable finance, support for developing countries
Meeting with Florentine Hopmeier (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)
9 Nov 2017 · Investment Plan
Meeting with Anna Gallo Alvarez (Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica), Nils Behrndt (Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica)
26 Oct 2017 · Health in development cooperation, External Investment Plan
Meeting with Anna Gallo Alvarez (Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica)
6 Oct 2017 · External Investment Plan
Meeting with Carlos Moedas (Commissioner) and
15 Sept 2017 · Lunch with CEOs of research funding foundations
Meeting with Xavier Prats Monné (Director-General Health and Food Safety)
8 Sept 2017 · Introduction of The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Meeting with Carlos Moedas (Commissioner)
14 Jun 2017 · Role of Foundations in Global Health
Meeting with Giulia Del Brenna (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas), Keith Sequeira (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)
14 Jun 2017 · Funding of research in the field of infectious diseases
Meeting with Neven Mimica (Commissioner) and
12 Jun 2017 · External Investment Plan, Polio eradication
Meeting with Giulia Del Brenna (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)
29 May 2017 · Preparation meeting with Gates Foundation
Meeting with Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)
18 Feb 2017 · Sustainability agenda
Meeting with Carlos Moedas (Commissioner), Carlos Moedas (Commissioner)
16 Feb 2017 · Research of infectious diseases/next Framework Programme
Meeting with Stefano Manservisi (Director-General Directorate-General for International Partnerships)
16 Feb 2017 · European Innovation and Research
Meeting with Neven Mimica (Commissioner) and
16 Feb 2017 · External Investment Plan and global health issues
Meeting with Giulia Del Brenna (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas), Keith Sequeira (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)
15 Feb 2017 · Preparation for the meeting with Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Meeting with Nils Behrndt (Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica)
19 Oct 2016 · Revision of the European Consensus on development policy; post Cotonou; European External Investment Plan
Meeting with Carlos Moedas (Commissioner)
26 Jan 2016 · Global health and energy efficiency
Meeting with Fernando Frutuoso De Melo (Director-General Directorate-General for International Partnerships)
11 Dec 2015 · courtesy meeeting with Andrew MACE, newly appointed for the follow up on the EU relations
Meeting with Paolo Berizzi (Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica)
9 Nov 2015 · Primary Healthcare Indicators Initiative. Areas of cooperation after adoption of the SDG.
Meeting with Nils Behrndt (Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica)
3 Jul 2015 · Primary Health Care Initiative
Meeting with Carlos Moedas (Commissioner)
22 Jun 2015 · Cooperation in global health
Meeting with Neven Mimica (Commissioner) and
3 Jun 2015 · National Information Platforms for Nutrition
Meeting with Carlos Moedas (Commissioner)
22 Jan 2015 · Cooperation with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Meeting with Jean-Claude Juncker (President)
22 Jan 2015 · Meeting with Mr Bill Gates on Global Development matters
Meeting with Carlos Moedas (Commissioner)
1 Dec 2014 · European & Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership