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.

News

At a lunchtime debate hosted at the European Parliament on 3rd December last, Kangaroo Group President, Michael Gahler MEP, presented a Certificate of Honour to long-standing Secretary of the Kangaroo Group's Financial Services Working Party, Dr. David P. Doyle, for his "exceptional commitment and dedication to the work of the Kangaroo Group.

The Citation commended Dr. Doyle, who has led the Financial Services Work Party for nearly 25 years, for his "invaluable contribution to the preparation and success of innumerable events". Mr Gahler noted in his statement that he had "significantly strengthened and contributed to the advancement of the Kangaroo Group's mission: to promote the Single Market."

Next Events

2 ^nd Strasbourg LUNCH DEBATE

Wednesday, 11 February 2026 at 13.00 hrs in the European Parliament Strasbourg, Salon Privé/Restaurant des Députés.

"EU Cardiovascular Diseases Strategy – Nourishing Health: How High Quality Nutrition Shapes better health outcomes"

Welcome and Introduction:

Michael GAHLER MEP, President of the Kangaroo Group

Speakers to be confirmed later.

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BRUSSELS DEBATE

Wednesday, 04 February 2026 at 13.00 hrs in the European Parliament Brussels, Salon Privé/Restaurant des Députés.

"Tax Policy and Geopolitical Shifts: How Policy shapes Global Value Chains"

Welcome and Chair:

Markus FERBER MEP, Member of the Kangaroo Group

Keynote Speech:

Dr. Arthur LAFFER

Founder and chairman of Laffer Associates, an economic research and consulting firm

He is an American economist and author who first gained prominence during the Ronald Reagan administration as a member of Reagan's Economic Policy Advisory Board (1981–1989). Laffer is best known for the Laffer curve, an illustration of the hypothesis that there exists some tax rate between 0% and 100% that will result in maximum tax revenue for government. In certain circumstances, this would allow governments to cut taxes, and simultaneously increase revenue and economic growth.

Laffer was an economic advisor to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. In 2019, President Trump awarded Laffer with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contributions in the field of economics.

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