Confederation of British Industry

CBI

The CBI speaks on behalf of 170,000 businesses of all sizes and sectors, across every region and nation of the UK.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Jan Hendrik Dopheide (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič)

28 Jul 2025 · International trade / EU-UK relations

Meeting with Luiza Bara (Head of Unit Secretariat-General) and

5 Jun 2025 · EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement – Regular engagement of the co-chairs of the Specialised Committee on the implementation of the Windsor Framework. with Northern Ireland business stakeholders

Meeting with Luiza Bara (Head of Unit Secretariat-General) and

5 Mar 2025 · EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement – Regular engagement of the co-chairs of the Specialised Committee on the implementation of the Windsor Framework. with Northern Ireland business stakeholders

Meeting with Jan Hendrik Dopheide (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič)

22 Jan 2025 · Introductory meeting / EU-UK relations

Meeting with Klára Dobrev (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Nov 2024 · Exchange of views on the EU-UK relationshipl, the Trade and Cooperation Agreement and the situation of Northern Ireland

Meeting with Nina Carberry (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Centre for European Reform

30 Oct 2024 · EU-UK Trade & Cooperation Agreement

Meeting with Mairead McGuinness (Commissioner)

28 Oct 2021 · EU/UK relationship, particularly in financial services.

Meeting with Geneviève Tuts (Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders)

22 Oct 2021 · Sustainable corporate governance

Meeting with Nereo Penalver Garcia (Cabinet of High Representative Josep Borrell Fontelles)

9 Jun 2021 · CBI : B7 recommendations for G7 leaders

Meeting with Hannah O'Kane (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness), Nathalie De Basaldua (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

18 Mar 2021 · EU/UK relationship in financial services, digital finance, sustainable finance

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

30 Jan 2020 · Trade Issues

Meeting with Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom)

18 Sept 2018 · Meeting with the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU

Meeting with Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom) and

1 May 2018 · Meeting with the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU

Meeting with Stephen Quest (Director-General Taxation and Customs Union)

26 Apr 2018 · Exchange of views on EU tax priorities

Meeting with Xavier Coget (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

20 Nov 2017 · Exchange on EU trade policy

Meeting with Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

20 Nov 2017 · Concerns of the industries

Meeting with Maria Asenius (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström), Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

14 Nov 2017 · WTO schedules, State of play on EU trade agenda, Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, Mexico, Mercosur.

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

4 Oct 2017 · Business discussion

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

24 Jul 2017 · Industry

Meeting with Dermot Ryan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan), Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

6 Jun 2017 · Preparation for meeting with CBI DG and Commissioner Hogan in July on UK-Ireland/EU relations

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

7 Mar 2017 · Business discussion

Meeting with Edward Bannerman (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

31 Aug 2016 · Brexit

Meeting with Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

21 Apr 2016 · Regulation on the cross-border portability of online content services

Meeting with Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President) and

21 Jan 2016 · UK and EU economic priorities

Meeting with Jonathan Hill (Commissioner)

8 Jan 2016 · Financial services policy

Meeting with Renate Nikolay (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

19 Nov 2015 · Digital single market issues

Meeting with Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska), Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

18 Nov 2015 · Platform regulation and UK's EU Referendum

Meeting with Jonathan Faull (Director-General Taskforce on Article 50 negotiations with the United Kingdom)

28 Oct 2015 · Meeting with the next Director General on the British Referendum

Meeting with Edward Bannerman (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

4 Sept 2015 · Issues for UK business growth

Meeting with Robert Madelin (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

10 Jul 2015 · DSM and Innovation

Meeting with Catherine Day (Secretary-General Secretariat-General)

1 Jul 2015 · General European Affairs

Meeting with Matthew Baldwin (Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill)

1 Jul 2015 · Financial Policy

Meeting with Maria Asenius (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström), Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

1 Jul 2015 · Trade debate general

Meeting with Jonathan Faull (Director-General Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)

1 Jul 2015 · Capital Markets Union (CMU)

Meeting with Miguel Gil Tertre (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

25 Jun 2015 · Investment Initiative

Meeting with Valérie Herzberg (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

3 Jun 2015 · Capital markets union

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Digital Economy), Michael Hager (Digital Economy)

15 Apr 2015 · DSM

Meeting with Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

14 Apr 2015 · Platforms

Meeting with Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip), Stig Joergen Gren (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

14 Apr 2015 · Digital Single Market

Meeting with Yvon Slingenberg (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

10 Mar 2015 · International Energy and Climate negotiations

Meeting with Jean-Luc Demarty (Director-General Trade) and BT Group

10 Mar 2015 · Key trade dossiers, including TTIP and TISA

Meeting with Robert Madelin (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and BT Group

10 Mar 2015 · Digital Single Market, Juncker Priorities

Meeting with Alexander Italianer (Director-General Competition)

25 Feb 2015 · Competition issues

Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President) and

19 Feb 2015 · European Semester

Meeting with Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President) and

23 Jan 2015 · Investment plan

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)

23 Jan 2015 · Better regulation

Meeting with Chantal Hughes (Cabinet of Commissioner Jonathan Hill)

12 Dec 2014 · Introductory meeting

Meeting with Fabrice Comptour (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska), Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska) and

1 Dec 2014 · Functioning of the internal market and the key role of intellectual property in fostering innovation, creation and growth.