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Organisation · Transparency Register · 858716912337-17

Swiss Finance Council

EU lobbying footprint — who they meet, and on what. Built only from official disclosures, every meeting cited.

Disclosed meetings28 (22 EC · 6 EP)
Register no.858716912337-17
Period2019-02-27 → 2026-09-24
In short

Swiss Finance Council has 28 disclosed EU lobbying meetings from 2019-02-27 to 2026-09-24: 22 with the European Commission and 6 with Members of the European Parliament. Source: EU Transparency Register no. 858716912337-17, Commission disclosures and MEP declarations.

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Lobbying profile

as declared 2026-03-05
Category
Trade and business associations
Legal status
Association under Swiss law
Declared lobbying cost
€400,000
Lobbying FTEs
1.7
LobbyFacts / Transparency Register source ↗

Files it’s lobbying on

The org's disclosed policy areas, ranked by number of meetings.

Finance8 mtgs
Climate3 mtgs
Technology2 mtgs
Social1 mtgs
A disclosed meeting is contact, not influence. Counts are of disclosed meetings only.

Declared fields of interest

Banking and financial services · Competition · Digital economy and society · Economy, finance and the euro · External relations · Single market · Taxation · Trans-European Networks

At a glance

The officials and MEPs most often met, by disclosed-meeting count.

Commission officials
  • John Berrigan4
  • Edoardo Rulli2
  • Nicolo Brignoli2
  • Andrea Beltramello2
  • Sven Gentner1

Disclosed meetings

Newest first. EC = European Commission, EP = Member of the European Parliament.

  • 2026-09-24ECSven Gentner · Head of Unit
    Exchange of views on the EU–Swiss relationship in financial servicessource ↗
  • 2026-07-06EPWINZIG Angelika
    Meeting with representative of Swiss Finance Councilsource ↗
  • 2026-04-23ECEdoardo Rulli · Cabinet of Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque
    competitiveness and economic strengthsource ↗
  • 2026-03-04ECEdoardo Rulli · Cabinet of Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque
    Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR)source ↗
  • 2026-03-03ECJohn Berrigan · Director-General
    Cooperation with third countries, • Exchange views on geopolitical developments and their impact on financial services policy, regulation, and markets, • Simplification.source ↗
  • 2026-03-03ECNicolo Brignoli · Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis
    Financial sector competitivenesssource ↗
  • 2026-03-03ECMichael Hager · Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis
    Financial sector competitivenesssource ↗
  • 2026-03-02EPFERBER Markus
  • 2025-07-15ECNicolo Brignoli · Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis
  • 2025-06-06ECElena Arveras · Cabinet of Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque
    Sustainability Omnibussource ↗
  • 2025-06-03ECDidier Millerot · Head of Unit
    Discussion on sustainable finance developments in the EU and Switzerland's prioritiessource ↗
  • 2025-06-03EPPIETIKÄINEN Sirpa
    EU Omnibus Isource ↗
  • 2025-05-15ECJohn Berrigan · Director-General
    Global economic and financial outlook and EU developmentssource ↗
  • 2025-05-07EPKOKALARI Arba
    Savings and Investments Unionsource ↗
  • Capital Markets Union / Retail Investment Strategysource ↗
  • 2024-10-30ECJohn Berrigan · Director-General
    • Future of CMU project and market access • Review of client categorisation framework to support the CMU • Basel III implementation in the EU, Switzerland and other jurisdictionssource ↗
  • 2024-03-07ECJohn Berrigan · Director-General
    T+1 implementation, Basel III, EU Capital Markets Unionsource ↗
  • 2024-03-07ECSofia Asteriadi · Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič
    Update on the EU-Switzerland relationssource ↗
  • 2023-01-25ECAndrea Beltramello · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
    Capital Requirements Regulation, Capital Requirements Directive, Retail Investment Strategysource ↗
  • 2022-03-02ECMaroš Šefčovič · Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič
    EU-Swiss relationssource ↗
  • 2022-03-02ECMairead McGuinness · Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness
    The latest regulatory and political developments in the European financial sector relevant to the SFC and its Members UBS and Credit Suissesource ↗
  • 2020-11-24ECGerassimos Thomas · Director-General
    Videoconference - Exchange on Suisse and EU tax prioritiessource ↗
  • 2020-03-04ECJohannes Hahn · Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn
    To discuss the current state of play of EU-Switzerland relationssource ↗
  • 2020-02-04ECAndrea Beltramello · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
    Digital financesource ↗
  • 2019-12-16ECJérome Deslandes · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis
    General discussion on Commission's priorities; Commission’s approach to third countries in Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and Capital requirements directivesource ↗
  • 2019-12-05ECStephen Quest · Director-General
    Update on international tax issuessource ↗
  • 2019-02-27ECRoberto Viola · Director-General
    Relations with 3rd countries for CONNECT issues incl. Cyber-resilience, DSM, Free flow of data, Blockchainsource ↗

Frequently asked

How many EU lobbying meetings has Swiss Finance Council disclosed?

Swiss Finance Council (EU Transparency Register no. 858716912337-17) appears in 28 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2019-02-27 and 2026-09-24: 22 with the European Commission and 6 with Members of the European Parliament.

What does Swiss Finance Council lobby on?

Swiss Finance Council's disclosed EU meetings most often concern Finance, Climate, Technology, Social. Every meeting and its topic is listed with its official source on this page.

Who does Swiss Finance Council meet in Brussels?

Across its disclosed meetings, Swiss Finance Council has met Commission officials including John Berrigan, Edoardo Rulli, Nicolo Brignoli, and MEPs including WINZIG Angelika, GERBRANDY Gerben-Jan, FERBER Markus. These are counts of officially disclosed meetings, not a measure of influence.

Primary sources

Every meeting above is a public disclosure by the European Commission or a Member of the European Parliament; counts are of disclosed meetings only and are not a measure of influence. Methodology. Data © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU) & the European Parliament.

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