World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid

CdM

Club de Madrid is a global network of democratic former Presidents and Prime ministers with a concrete mission: free from the constraints of office, and on a pro bono basis, our members offer today’s leaders their independent and non-partisan voices, experience and convening power, for supporting good governance and fostering a democracy that delivers results for everybody.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Thomas Schmitz (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen), Xavier Coget (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)

16 Oct 2025 · Support to democracy

Meeting with Antti Timonen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen), Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)

19 Jun 2025 · Exchange of views on the EU’s digital policy and diplomacy

Meeting with Fiona Knab-Lunny (Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrath)

19 Jun 2025 · European Democracy Shield, EU Civil Society Strategy

Meeting with Brando Benifei (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

28 Sept 2023 · Exchange of views on AI Act

Meeting with Renate Nikolay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

5 Apr 2022 · COFE

Meeting with Jutta Urpilainen (Commissioner)

31 Jan 2022 · EU democracy support

Meeting with Věra Jourová (Vice-President)

23 Apr 2021 · Roundtable on EDAP

Meeting with Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen)

17 Dec 2020 · multilateralism

Meeting with Renaud Savignat (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen)

17 Dec 2020 · COVID19 response

Meeting with Laurent Bontoux (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

24 Nov 2020 · Exploring the scope for cooperation

Meeting with Ivo Belet (Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica)

30 Jun 2020 · Conference on the Future of Europe

Meeting with Dubravka Šuica (Vice-President)

30 Jun 2020 · Conference on the Future of Europe