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18/03/2019 List of Meetings Microsoft Corporation Has Last update: 18/03/2019 List of meetings Microsoft Corporation has held with Commissioners, Members of their Cabinet or Director- Ref. Ares(2019)2103936 - 26/03/2019 Generals since 01/12/2014 under its current ID number in the Transparency Register: 0801162959-21. Nr Commission Portfolio Date Location Subject(s) representative 1 Monika Justice, Consumers 04/03/2019 Brussels, Belgium Elections Ladmanova, and Gender Cabinet member of Equality Věra Jourová Renate Nikolay, Cabinet member of Věra Jourová Věra Jourová, Commissioner Daniel Braun, Cabinet member of Věra Jourová 2 Antonio Lowndes Research, Science 23/01/2019 Davos Artificial Marques De Araujo and Innovation intelligence/ Vicente, Research and Cabinet member of Innovation Carlos Moedas Carlos Moedas, Commissioner 3 Věra Jourová, Justice, Consumers 21/01/2019 Brussels, Belgium Keynote Speech on Commissioner and Gender Technology & Equality Democratic Daniel Braun, freedoms: moving Cabinet member of forward Věra Jourová 4 Eric Peters, Digital Economy 07/12/2018 Brussels Disinformation Cabinet member of and Society Mariya Gabriel 5 Kevin O'Connell, Justice, Consumers 26/10/2018 Brussels, Belgium e-evidence Cabinet member of and Gender Věra Jourová Equality 6 Marie Frenay, Digital Single 16/10/2018 Brussels Fight against Cabinet member of Market disinformation Andrus Ansip Juhan Lepassaar, Cabinet member of Andrus Ansip 7 Renate Nikolay, Justice, Consumers 17/09/2018 Brussels, Belgium Terrorist content, Cabinet member of and Gender Code of Conduct Věra Jourová Equality Daniel Braun, Cabinet member of Věra Jourová 8 Ann Mettler, Head the EPSC 12/09/2018 Berlaymont Cyber Security 9 Gertrud Ingestad, Informatics (DIGIT) 27/06/2018 Brussels, Belgium Commisson Digital Director-General Strategy 10 Mariya Gabriel, Digital Economy 27/06/2018 Sofia Startups, Women in Commissioner and Society Digital, Innovation radar 11 Julie Ruff, Security Union 25/06/2018 Brussels Cybersecurity Cabinet member of Julian King 12 Mariya Gabriel, Digital Economy 31/05/2018 Athens MoU with MT Commissioner and Society government on Digital Transformation, the Greece 2020 digital agenda initiative, Page 1 of 8 Women in Leadership Forum 13 Inge Bernaerts, Employment, Social 25/05/2018 Brussels High-level Cabinet member of Affairs, Skills and roundtable lunch Marianne Thyssen Labour Mobility discussion on AI and the Future of Work 14 Stephen Quest, Taxation and 22/05/2018 Brussels, Belgium Conference on Director-General Customs Union 'Digital (TAXUD) Transformation of Tax Administrations" 15 Renate Nikolay, Justice, Consumers 11/04/2018 Brussels, Belgium e-evidence, cloud Cabinet member of and Gender act Věra Jourová Equality Kevin O'Connell, Cabinet member of Věra Jourová 16 Renate Nikolay, Justice, Consumers 28/02/2018 Brussels, Belgium Code of Conduct Cabinet member of and Gender Věra Jourová Equality Daniel Braun, Cabinet member of Věra Jourová 17 Juhan Lepassaar, Digital Single 15/02/2018 Brussels Artificial Cabinet member of Market intelligence, data, Andrus Ansip e-health Andrus Ansip, Vice-President 18 Lucie Mattera, Economic and 23/01/2018 Brussels Commission's Cabinet member of Financial Affairs, digital tax Pierre Moscovici Taxation and proposals: Customs informative David Boublil, exchange of views. Cabinet member of Multinationals Pierre Moscovici concerned about impact of change 19 Daniel Braun, Justice, Consumers 23/01/2018 Brussels, Belgium Artificial Cabinet member of and Gender Intelligence Věra Jourová Equality Renate Nikolay, Cabinet member of Věra Jourová Simona Constantin, Cabinet member of Věra Jourová 20 Stig Joergen Gren, Digital Single 09/01/2018 Brussels Tackling illegal Cabinet member of Market content online Andrus Ansip Andrus Ansip, Vice-President 21 Eric Peters, Digital Economy 09/01/2018 Brussels Tackling illegal Cabinet member of and Society content online Mariya Gabriel Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner 22 Vivian Loonela, Digital Single 07/12/2017 Brussels Cybersecurity Cabinet member of Market package Andrus Ansip 23 Laure Chapuis- Digital Single 30/11/2017 Brussels E-privacy Kombos, Market regulation Cabinet member of Andrus Ansip 24 Renate Nikolay, Justice, Consumers 29/11/2017 Brussels, Belgium e-evidence, GDPR, Cabinet member of and Gender EU-US relations Věra Jourová Equality Kevin O'Connell, Cabinet member of Věra Jourová Page 2 of 8 Věra Jourová, Commissioner 25 Juho Jobs, Growth, 23/11/2017 Brussels Digitalisation Romakkaniemi, Investment and Cabinet member of Competitiveness Jyrki Katainen 26 Carl-Christian Buhr, Digital Economy 16/11/2017 Brussels EU Cybersecurity Cabinet member of and Society package and future Mariya Gabriel initiatives 27 Wojtek Talko, Justice, Consumers 26/10/2017 Brussels, Belgium GDPR, Privacy Cabinet member of and Gender Shield Věra Jourová Equality Renate Nikolay, Cabinet member of Věra Jourová 28 Laure Chapuis- Digital Single 18/10/2017 Brussels ePrivacy, AI and Kombos, Market GDPR Cabinet member of Andrus Ansip Juhan Lepassaar, Cabinet member of Andrus Ansip 29 Carl-Christian Buhr, Digital Economy 05/10/2017 Brussels Privacy Cabinet member of and Society Mariya Gabriel 30 Daniel Braun, Justice, Consumers 04/10/2017 Brussels, Belgium Code of Conduct, Cabinet member of and Gender Online Hate Speech Věra Jourová Equality Renate Nikolay, Cabinet member of Věra Jourová 31 Severine WERNERT, Security Union 18/09/2017 Brussels E-evidence Cabinet member of Julian King 32 Manuel Mateo- Digital Economy 06/09/2017 Brussels, Belgium Copyright Goyet, and Society Cabinet member of Mariya Gabriel 33 Vivian Loonela, Digital Single 07/07/2017 Brussels Cybesecurity Cabinet member of Market strategy Andrus Ansip 34 Giorgios ROSSIDES, Migration, Home 30/06/2017 Brussels e-evidence Cabinet member of Affairs and Dimitris Citizenship Avramopoulos 35 Stig Joergen Gren, Digital Single 27/06/2017 Brussels Copyright, Text and Cabinet member of Market Data Mining Andrus Ansip 36 Marika LAUTSO- Jobs, Growth, 20/06/2017 Brussels IP issues MOUSNIER, Investment and Cabinet member of Competitiveness Jyrki Katainen 37 Gertrud Ingestad, Informatics (DIGIT) 13/06/2017 Brussels Handshake with Director-General Eva d'Onofrio, General Manager Services Western Europe 38 Roberto Viola, Communications 31/05/2017 Tallinn Cybersecurity Director-General Networks, Content and Technology (CNECT) 39 Juhan Lepassaar, Digital Single 31/05/2017 Tallinn (Estonia) Cybersecurity Cabinet member of Market Andrus Ansip 40 Isabelle Perignon, Justice, Consumers 30/05/2017 Brussels, Belgium e-Evidence Cabinet member of and Gender Věra Jourová Equality 41 Silvio MASCAGNA, Security Union 24/05/2017 Brussels EU Internet Forum Cabinet member of Julian King 42 Juhan Lepassaar, Digital Single 23/05/2017 Brussels dinner with Cabinet member of Market Estonian Page 3 of 8 Andrus Ansip Ambassador Kaja Tael 43 Laure Chapuis- Digital Single 30/03/2017 Brussels e-privacy review Kombos, Market directive Cabinet member of Andrus Ansip 44 Antonio Lowndes Research, Science 28/03/2017 Brussels Discussion on the Marques De Araujo and Innovation White Paper on the Vicente, Future of Europe Cabinet member of Carlos Moedas Manuel ALEIXO, Cabinet member of Carlos Moedas Giulia Del Brenna, Cabinet member of Carlos Moedas Alfredo Sousa De Jesus, Cabinet member of Carlos Moedas 45 Michel Barnier, Taskforce on Article 27/03/2017 Brussels, Belgium Presentation of a Chief Negotiator 50 negotiations study on public with the United opinion and the EU Kingdom (TF50) 46 Julian King, Security Union 27/03/2017 Brussels Security Research Commissioner 47 Ingrid BELLANDER- Security Union 28/02/2017 Brussels Commission’s TODINO, digital evidence Cabinet member of initiative Julian King 48 Andrus Ansip, Digital Single 17/02/2017 Munich Digital Single Vice-President Market Market, free flow of data, Vivian Loonela, cybersecurity Cabinet member of Andrus Ansip 49 Rodrigo Ballester, Education, Culture, 31/01/2017 Brussels Digital education Cabinet member of Youth and Sport for refugees Tibor Navracsics 50 Antonio Lowndes Research, Science 18/01/2017 Davos European Research Marques De Araujo and Innovation Agenda Vicente, Cabinet member of Carlos Moedas Carlos Moedas, Commissioner 51 Dimitris Migration, Home 08/12/2016 Brussels Preparation for the Avramopoulos, Affairs and Internet Forum Commissioner Citizenship Giorgios ROSSIDES, Cabinet member of Dimitris Avramopoulos 52 Filomena Chirico, Jobs, Growth, 30/11/2016 Brussels ICT standard Cabinet member of Investment and setting in the Jyrki Katainen Competitiveness international context EU-US- China 53 Daniel Braun, Justice, Consumers 23/11/2016 Brussels, Belgium Code of Conduct Cabinet member of and Gender Věra Jourová Equality Renate Nikolay, Cabinet member of Věra Jourová 54 Juho Jobs, Growth, 15/11/2016 Brussels Digital Single Romakkaniemi, Investment and Market Cabinet member of Competitiveness Jyrki Katainen 55 Martin Übelhör, Budget & Human 10/11/2016 BXL ePrivacy directive Cabinet member of Resources Page 4 of 8 Günther Oettinger 56 Ingrid BELLANDER- Security Union 26/10/2016 Brussels Digital evidence TODINO, and cybercrime Cabinet member of Julian King 57 Günther Oettinger, Budget & Human 10/10/2016 Seattle DSM Strategy Commissioner Resources 58 Günther Oettinger, Budget & Human 09/10/2016 Seattle US politics Commissioner Resources 59 Elżbieta Internal Market, 23/09/2016 Redmond innovation, digital Bieńkowska, Industry, Commissioner Entrepreneurship and SMEs Tomasz Husak, Cabinet member of Elżbieta Bieńkowska Fabrice Comptour, Cabinet member of Elżbieta Bieńkowska 60 Gertrud
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