Stripe

Lobbying Organisation Stripe

Date published 20 Jan, 2020

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area EU Affairs

Period 1 Sep, 2019 to 31 Dec, 2019

Specific Details Meetings discussing policy to support European startups

Intended results Highlighting the challenges faced by startups in scaling in Europe, and discussing related policy issues.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sandro Gianella

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (2-5)

Meeting (1): Stripe met with Seán Kelly MEP in Strasbourg along with a Stripe user (Krakow Startup Community). Discussed some of the difficulties startups face in scaling up in Europe as well as the prospects for furthering an innovative and entrepreneurial ecosystem in the EU. Meeting (2): Stripe organized a policymaker dinner in Strasbourg and attendees included Frances Fitzgerald MEP. Discussed the importance of the Digital Single Market, and the challenges and opportunities for European startups.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Seán Kelly MEP (European Parliament)

Frances Fitzgerald MEP (European Parliament)