Welcome to the Kangaroo Group
The Kangaroo Group is an association with the goal to enhance European Unity around the pursuit of concrete common projects. Its main goals are the full implementation of the Internal Market, the Stability of the Euro and a common Security and Defence Policy. The association started in 1979 as an informal gathering of Members of the European Institutions from different countries and political affiliations interested in breaking down the barriers between the Member States. The Kangaroo was chosen for the name of the group due to its ability to take big jumps over any boundaries although it only has a small pouch.
Today the Kangaroo Group is an association incorporated under Belgian law as a nonprofit organisation (aisbl). It has been entered into the Transparency Register of the European Union as a Think Tank. It is open to Representatives of the European Institutions, Academia, Media and the Business Community who are interested to foster these goals. It is not an Intergroup of the European Parliament. The motto of the Kangaroo Group is free movement and security. We choose our projects in consideration of the principle of subsidiarity.
Next Events
2nd STRASBOURG LUNCH DEBATE IN 2025
Wednesday, 12 February 2025 at 13.00 hrs in the European Parliament Strasbourg, Salon Privé/Restaurant des Députés.
We will discuss:
„2025 challenges for OLAF – EU Budget, Taxpayers money, illicit trade and more …“
Welcome and Chair
Michael GAHLER MEP, President of the Kangaroo Group
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Ville ITÄLÄ, Director-General, OLAF-European Anti-Fraud Office
More Speakers to be confirmed later.
This event is a paying event, the contribution is :
20€ for MEPs, EU-officials, Kangaroo Group Members and 90€ for Non-Members – to be paid in cash at the reception desk in front of the venue –
Working Group on Space, Security and Defence
Tuesday, 18 February 2025 at 13.00 hrs
in the European Parliament Brussels, Salon Privé/Restaurant des Députés.
"Opening up the access to Finance – Challenges and opportunities for the EU Defence Industry"
Welcome and Chair
Nathalie LOISEAU, MEP, Member of the Kangaroo Group
Speakers
Riho Terras MEP, EPP/Estonia, Vice-Chair of the Committee on Security and Defence and Member of the Committee
on Foreign Affairs
Martins STAKIS MEP, Group of the Greens-European Free Alliance/Latvia, Member of the Committee on Security and
Defence
Benjamin QUATRE, Director in charge of European, International Public Affairs and Export Finance, French
Banking Federation (FBF)
Faysal RAHMAN, Vice-President, Global Coordinator for Defence Industry, Deutsche
Bank
Radovan HUDÁK, Director NATO/EU Affairs, MSM Group and Head of Delegation in NATO Industrial Advisory Group for Slovakia
This event is a paying event, the contribution is :
20€ for MEPs, EU-officials, Kangaroo Group Members and 90€ for Non-Members – to be paid in cash or by QR code at the reception desk in front of the venue –
Working Group Financial Services
Wednesday, 19 February 2025 at 13.00 hrs
in the European Parliament Brussels, Salon Privé/Restaurant des Députés
„Digital Euro, a complement to cash but will it facilitate EU businesses?“
Chair:
Markus FERBER MEP, Chair of the Working Group on Financial Services, Kangaroo Group
Moderator:
David DOYLE, Member of the Board, Secretary, Financial Services Working Party, The Kangaroo Group
Speakers:
Fernando NAVARRETE ROJAS MEP, EPP/Spain, Member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Mattias LEVIN, DG FISMA, Dir B - 4. Digital Finance, European CommissionEric TAK, Head of Division in the digital euro project team, European Central Bank (ECB)
François LEFEBVRE, Directeur général adjoint, Fédération bancaire française, Paris
Atze FAAS, Payments Adviser, EuroCommerce, Brussels
This event is a paying event, the contribution is :
20€ for MEPs, EU-officials, Kangaroo Group Members and 90€ for Non-Members – to be paid in cash or by QR code at the reception desk in front
of the venue
Backflasch 2024
The Kangaroo Group aisbl
Rue Wiertz 11
B-1050 BRUSSELS
tel: 0032 2 280 60 95
fax: 0032 2 280 07 84
email: office@kangaroogroup.eu
internet: www.kangaroogroup.eu
We are transparent and registered:
Kangaroo Group EU Transparency Register Number:
81031887403-27