During this annual trip, the board members voiced to the European authorities the concerns of European business with regard to the current EU-Russia relations, Ukraine related sanctions and other issues at stake such as import substitution, parallel imports, waste management and the Russian Federal Law on personal data protection. They advocated for the removal of both the economic and financial sanctions and stressed the need for a renewed EU strategy towards Russia. 

The delegation met with Jyrki Katainen, European Commission, Vice-President, Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness; Rainer Wieland, Vice-President, European Parliament, and Jerzy Buzek, European Parliament, Chairman of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, and others.

Pegorier Philippe, AEB Chairman of the Board, Country President and General Director, Alstom Russia Ltd.

Michael Akim, AEB Member of the Board, Vice-President, ABB Russia

Gerald Sakuler, AEB Member of the Board

David Gray, AEB Member of the Board, Managing Partner, PwC Russia

Jerzy Buzek, European Parliament, Chairman of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Teemu Helppolainen, AEB Deputy Chairman of the Board, YIT

Frank Schauff, AEB CEO

Olga Bantsekina, AEB First Deputy Chair of the Board, Chief Representative, Coleman Services Ltd.

Luis Portero, Head of Economic and Trade Section of the EU Delegation to the Russian Federation