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Overview
The European Parliamentary Financial
Services Forum was founded in May 2000 to foster a dialogue between
the European Parliament and the financial services industry. It
provides a forum for an open and informal discussion of the policy
issues affecting financial services. See our Objectives.
The forum does not lobby.
The Forum is a not for profit organization
under Belgian law (ASBL). It consists of a number of Members of
the European Parliament who form a Steering
Committee, together with Financial
Industry Members, a wide range of leading players in the European
financial industry, supported by a secretariat.
The Steering Committee gives direction to the activities of the
forum, and the Financial Industry Committee undertakes the task
of arranging and inviting speakers, writing short briefing papers,
and managing the secretariat. An Administrative Committee is elected
at the Annual General Meeting to deal with day-to-day administration
of these matters. Full details of structures and responsibilities
can be found in our Statutes.
The Forum is financed
by member contributions set annually by the General Assembly.
Its Secretariat is selected by competitive tender (see Frequently
Asked Questions).
The Forum organises lunches and dinners
on a monthly basis. Attended by a large number of interested MEPs,
these meetings focus on a variety of topics, with high-level,
expert guest speakers from the financial industry, consumer groups,
and relevant authorities, regulators and officials. See our current
programme.
Meetings are open to all MEPs, and
if they are not able to come, their assistants, the relevant Parliament
committee staff, secretariats of political groups as well as the
relevant officials of the European Commission. Every industry
member is also invited. Financial industry representatives who
are not members may apply to attend subject to availability of
places. Organizations wishing to join the Forum or attend an event
should contact the chair of the Forum’s Financial Industry
Members, Mr Guido Ravoet, copied to the Secretariat.
See Membership and how to join.
For any other information please
contact the Secretariat.
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