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

Working Group Financial Services

 

Tuesday, 28 November 2023 at 16:30 hrs. to 18.00 hrs.

 

Venue:   Renaissance Hotel, Rue Parnasse, Salon

 

„The EU Financial Services Regulatory Agenda – A view from Commissioner McGuinness on Opportunities and Vulnerabilities“

 

Keynote Speech:

  • Mairead McGUINNESS, Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union, European Commission

 

Statements:

  • Markus FERBER MEP, EPP/Germany, Member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
     

  • Jonas FERNANDEZ-ALVAREZ MEP, S&D/Spain, Member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
     

  • Etienne BAREL, Deputy CEO French Banking Federation
     

  • Karolin SCHRIEVER, Executive Member of the Board, Deutscher Sparkassen- und Giroverband (DSGV)

 

Michael GAHLER MEP, President of the Kangaroo Group will welcomed the meeting.

 

The meeting will be kindly chaired by Markus FERBER MEP, Chair, Financial Services Working Group

 

The debate will be moderated by David DOYLE, Member of the Board, Kangaroo Group.

 

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Working Group Financial Services

Tuesday, 05 December 2023 at 13:00 hrs

in the European Parliament, Restaurant des Députés/Salon Privé

 

We will discuss:

„The EU ESG Rating Regulation – enough to improve the reliability, comparability and transparency of ESG ratings?“

 

Statements:

  • Sven GENTNER, Head of Unit, Corporate reporting, audit and credit rating agencies, DG FISMA, European Commission 
     

  • Cornelia ANDERSSON, Group Head of Sustainable Finance & Investing, London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)

 

Michael GAHLER MEP, President of the Kangaroo Group will welcome the meeting.

 

The debate will be moderated by David DOYLE, Member of the Board, Kangaroo Group.

 

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We are looking forward to welcoming you at this debate.

 

 

Working Group on Space, Security and Defence

Wednesday, 6 December 2023 at 13.00 hrs 

 

We will discuss:

"The interconnected relationship between climate change and the defence sector"

 

Introduction:

  • Doug WEIR, Research and Policy Director, Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS)

 

Statements:

  • Sven MIKSER MEP, S&D/Estonia, Rapporteur on the Annual CSDP report, Vice-Chair of the Delegation for relations with the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Member of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence
     

  • Thomas WAITZ MEP, Group of the Greens-European Free Alliance/Austria, Member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
     

  • Constantinos HADJISAVVAS, Project Officer, European Defence Agency

 

Conclusions:

  • Emmanuel JACOB, President, Euromil

 

Michael GAHLER MEP, President of the Kangaroo Group will welcome the meeting.

 

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We are looking forward to welcoming you at this debate.

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The Kangaroo Group 

 

invites you to the annual

 

 “CHRISTMAS RECEPTION”

 

Dear Madam, dear Sir,
 
The Kangaroo Group is pleased to invite you to its Christmas reception, to be held on

 

Wednesday 06 December 2023 at 19.15 hrs

in the European Parliament/Salon Privé in Brussels

 

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We are looking forward to seeing you at this occasion.

 

Michael Gahler MEP                                      Josepha von Metternich

President                                                     Director/Secretary General

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

 

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