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Keeping Channels Open

Acronym: KCO

General Information

Identification Code: 093975846715-54
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Entity Form: Network
Registration Category: Think tanks and research institutions
Registration Date: 5/26/2022
Last Update: 4/2/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: Keeping Channels Open is a cross border dialogue forum & network promoting cooperation and solutions to common challenges between UK, EU and US stakeholders. The initiative, supported by Friedrich Naumann Foundation, has been operational since summer 2020. Our overall goals are to support channels of dialogue and strategic alignment between politicians and experts in UK, US and Europe, facilitating joint solutions to big challenges, and plugging gaps in cooperation left by Brexit and the rise of nationalism, populism and polarisation. By hosting public and private events, our goals are to prevent UK drift from European partners and shore up Western unity despite disruption, domestic challenges and interference. We aim to promote an alliance of democratic and responsible security actors and best practise in foreign policy and defence, good governance, political ethics, accountability, representation and rights protection.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
  • Climate action
  • Communication
  • Culture and media
  • Digital economy and society
  • Economy, finance and the euro
  • Enlargement
  • European neighbourhood policy
  • External relations
  • Foreign affairs and security policy
  • Humanitarian aid and civil protection
  • International co-operation and development
  • Justice and fundamental rights
  • Migration and asylum
  • Regional policy
  • Single market
  • Youth
Levels of Interest:
  • european
  • global

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: International Partnerships; Development Policy; Foreign Policy instruments; Security policy; CSDP; UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement; EU enlargement policy
Communication Activities: We hosted many roundtables on topics of concern to EU and the region, providing platforms for EU speakers and European professionals, as well as British and American stakeholders. These have been attended by MEPs and European Commission Officials as speakers. Dates & Topics: Sept 14, 2020 - Post-Brexit UK-EU Relations & Global Britain Nov 17, 2020 - Managing Culture Wars, Tribalism and Disinformation Feb 16, 2021 - Connecting City to City / Region to Region May 25, 2021 - US-UK-EU Foreign Policy and Security July 12, 2021 - Summits Review: US-UK-EU Foreign Policy and Security March 1, 2022 - UK-EU-US Priorities and the Russia Challenge April 26, 2022 - Ukraine: Hard & Soft Power Responses June 22, 2022 - Russian War Crimes Investigations Nov 14, 2022 - Moving Forward: Northern Ireland Protocol and UK-EU Relations March 28, 2023 - Business Roundtable on UK-EU relations: KCO-British Chamber of Commerce April 27, 2023 - European Associations Summit: Discussion on repairing UK-EU ties June, 2023 - European & translatantic engagement with China - panel event at FNF HQ July 2023 - Report on EuroAtlantic Stability, available on website homepage August 2023 - Behind-the-scenes research and recommendations to UK FCDO on cross-border cooperation We also give public interviews and write articles (The Independent, New European, Guardian, The Article, Euronews) and host a website and Twitter account. We plan to host more networking events, podcasts, webinars and conferences, and UK-EU-US public and private seminars on key themes.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: 5 Rue Philippe le Bon
Post Code: 1000
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office

Address: 5 Rue Philippe le Bon
Post Code: 1000
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data

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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 3
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 3
Members F T E: 1.5

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: Friedrich Naumann Foundation
Organisation Members: Frontline Club, European Movement, Chatham House, Press club brussels.