The German Marshall Fund of the United States - The Transatlantic Foundation
GMF - TF
The Transatlantic Foundation (TF) is the Belgian registered subsidiary of the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) based in its Brussels office.
Lobbying Activity
Meeting with Bernd Biervert (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič)
18 Nov 2025 · EU-US relations
Meeting with Sophie Mueller (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)
29 Oct 2025 · The meeting was requested to debrief on latest research of the GMFUS on China relations and global economic security trends as well as at EUMS level
Meeting with Daniel Freund (Member of the European Parliament) and Amnesty International Limited
27 Oct 2025 · State of Democracy
Meeting with Alexandra Geese (Member of the European Parliament) and Zentralverband der deutschen Werbewirtschaft ZAW e.V.
29 Sept 2025 · Tech policies
Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament)
16 Sept 2025 · Artificial Intelligence
Meeting with Nathalie Loiseau (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)
23 Jul 2025 · Lutte contre les ingérences étrangères et la manipulation de l'information
Meeting with Matthias Jorgensen (Acting Director Trade)
12 Jun 2025 · Exchange on transatlantic trade relation
Meeting with Sergey Lagodinsky (Member of the European Parliament)
11 Jun 2025 · Speaker Panel
Meeting with Thomas Pellerin-Carlin (Member of the European Parliament)
2 Apr 2025 · European energy security
Meeting with Simona Constantin (Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrath)
26 Mar 2025 · • Brief overview of the participants’ roles and responsibilities, highlighting key areas of expertise. • Brief discussion on state of play of EMFA implementation. • Information on the European Democracy Shield:
Meeting with Georgia Papagianni (Cabinet of Commissioner Dubravka Šuica), Marco La Marca (Cabinet of Commissioner Dubravka Šuica), Raül Hernández Sagrera (Cabinet of Commissioner Dubravka Šuica)
12 Feb 2025 · Introductory meeting
Meeting with Olivier Bringer (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology)
28 Jan 2025 · exchange on priorities for 2025
Meeting with Arba Kokalari (Member of the European Parliament)
11 Dec 2024 · AI, trade and competitiveness (roundtable)
Meeting with Sergey Lagodinsky (Member of the European Parliament)
11 Dec 2024 · Event Participation
Meeting with Daniel Freund (Member of the European Parliament)
29 Oct 2024 · Roundtable German Marshall Fund, Elections
Meeting with Dragoş Tudorache (Member of the European Parliament)
18 Apr 2024 · Digital
Meeting with Sergey Lagodinsky (Member of the European Parliament)
18 Apr 2024 · European Competitiveness and its Significance for Transatlantic Prosperity
Meeting with Bart Groothuis (Member of the European Parliament)
4 Apr 2024 · Supply chain security
Meeting with Paul Tang (Member of the European Parliament)
22 Mar 2024 · Transatlantic Tech Exchange
Meeting with Paul Tang (Member of the European Parliament) and
19 Mar 2024 · Transatlantic Tech Exchange
Meeting with Mohammed Chahim (Member of the European Parliament) and
19 Mar 2024 · Transatlantic Tech Exchange
Meeting with Mohammed Chahim (Member of the European Parliament)
18 Mar 2024 · Transatlantic Tech Exchange
Meeting with Paul Tang (Member of the European Parliament)
18 Mar 2024 · Transatlantic Tech Exchange
Meeting with Paul Tang (Member of the European Parliament)
17 Mar 2024 · Transatlantic Tech Exchange
Meeting with Mohammed Chahim (Member of the European Parliament)
17 Mar 2024 · Transatlantic Tech Exchange
Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President) and BUSINESSEUROPE
19 Oct 2023 · Transatlantic trade and investment relations, prospect for GSA and CMA
Meeting with Daniel Freund (Member of the European Parliament)
4 Jul 2023 · Rule of law in the EU
Meeting with Margaritis Schinas (Vice-President)
24 May 2023 · EU response to the war in Ukraine
Meeting with Brando Benifei (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
22 Mar 2023 · Exchange of views on the AI Act
Meeting with Sergey Lagodinsky (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)
22 Mar 2023 · Exchange of Views Artificial Intelligence Act
Meeting with Alejandro Cainzos (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)
16 Feb 2023 · Alliance for Securing Democracy
Meeting with Zaneta Vegnere (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)
12 Jan 2023 · - EU – China relations - Issues related to the EU’s competitiveness
Meeting with Zaneta Vegnere (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis)
12 Jan 2023 · Meeting on EU-China relations
Meeting with Alejandro Cainzos (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)
11 Jan 2023 · EU-China relations
Meeting with Alvaro De Elera (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová), Simona Constantin (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová), Wojtek Talko (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)
12 Dec 2022 · Defence of Democracy package
Meeting with Alvaro De Elera (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)
8 Nov 2022 · Defence of Democracy package
Meeting with Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)
27 Oct 2022 · invitation to an event.
Meeting with Anthony Agotha (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)
3 Oct 2022 · High-level panel on Transatlantic Trends 2022: discussing GMF latest opinion polls on the Transatlantic relationship
Meeting with Florentine Hopmeier (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)
29 Jun 2022 · Ukraine relief and reconstruction
Meeting with Sergey Lagodinsky (Member of the European Parliament)
10 Jun 2022 · Transatlantic Relations
Meeting with Alejandro Cainzos (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)
25 Nov 2021 · Trade and Technology Council
Meeting with Alejandro Cainzos (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)
5 Oct 2021 · Digital Services Act, Artificial Intelligence, Trade and Technology Council
Meeting with Daniel Braun (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)
15 Oct 2020 · Tackling disinformation
Meeting with Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders)
2 Sept 2020 · data protection GDPR
Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen), Bjoern Seibert (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen), Brenda Furniere (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen), Fernando Sampedro Marcos (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen), Nicole Dewandre (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen), Olivier Smith (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen), Per Haugaard (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen), Peteris Ustubs (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen), Sonia Vila Nunez (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen), Valeria Miceli (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen) and
28 Jul 2020 · High-Level Roundtable Discussion on The State of the Union in 2020 and EU's Global Engagement in a Covid-19 world - [Via Webex]
Meeting with Věra Jourová (Vice-President)
15 Jun 2020 · Brussels Forum: “Combating disinformation to secure democracy“
Meeting with Radosław Sikorski (Member of the European Parliament)
2 Apr 2020 · Web-event: "Ukraine's Democratic Reforms Hang in the Balance"
Meeting with Alejandro Cainzos (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)
17 Feb 2020 · Foreign policy
Meeting with Baiba Aleksejuka-Tavaresa (Cabinet of High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles)
6 Feb 2020 · Discussion on Turkey
Meeting with Juraj Nociar (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)
9 Jan 2020 · Foresight
Meeting with Ulrik Trolle Smed (Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King)
16 Sept 2019 · Cyber security
Meeting with Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)
6 Feb 2019 · EU-US-China relations
Meeting with Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)
25 Oct 2018 · China’s “innovation mercantilism”
Meeting with Ann Mettler (Director-General Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action)
10 Jul 2018 · Protection of Democracy
Meeting with Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip), Laure Chapuis-Kombos (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip), Vivian Loonela (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)
2 Jul 2018 · data protection, cyber-security, digital trade and AI
Meeting with Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President) and
7 Mar 2018 · Discussion of gender equality and the Future of Europe
Meeting with Silke Obst (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)
15 Feb 2018 · Electro-mobility issues
Meeting with Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska), Tomasz Husak (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska) and Business Software Alliance
17 Oct 2017 · Transatlantic Digital Policy . Other participants: 4 Members of US Congress and their Congressional Staff
Meeting with Christos Stylianides (Commissioner) and
27 Apr 2017 · current geopolitical challenhes and the future of Europe
Meeting with Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)
18 Apr 2017 · Gender Equality
Meeting with Sofia Asteriadi (Cabinet of Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos)
9 Feb 2017 · Migration
Meeting with Bernd Biervert (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)
23 Jan 2017 · Preparation GMF Brussels Forum March 2017
Meeting with Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)
20 Sept 2016 · digitalization
Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President) and
19 Jul 2016 · Energy Security
Meeting with Cecilia Malmström (Commissioner)
18 Mar 2016 · Debate with Amb. Froman on TTIP
Meeting with Alice Richard (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans)
28 Jan 2016 · Brussels Forum 2016
Meeting with Edward Bannerman (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)
26 Nov 2015 · Brussels Forum
Meeting with Johannes Laitenberger (Director-General Competition)
18 Nov 2015 · General exchange of views on European actuality with Dr Ian Lesser, GMF Brussels Senior Director