Turning your strategic objectives into political priorities

For almost 30 years, Action Europe has supported the growth of its clients by ensuring that their strategic objectives are taken into greater account by national and European public decision-makers.

Our firm

Action Europe is an independent public affairs strategy and lobbying consultancy that has been based in the heart of Europe’s capital for almost 30 years. Founded and headed by Gérard Bally until 2019, Action Europe now works with the European institutions and public decision-makers in Paris, Lisbon and Belgium, at federal and regional level.

 


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Our business

We design and implement influence strategies aimed at changing the regulations that restrict our customers’ development.

In a context increasingly marked by the weight of public regulation, whether national or European, the ability to be understood and taken into account in administrative and legislative decisions is becoming a major strategic challenge for companies.


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Our team

The members of our team all have high-level responsibilities in their respective areas of expertise. Their highly complementary profiles ensure that our clients are able to act at all levels of public decision-making.


Our Team
Gérard BALLY

Gérard BALLY

Founder
An emblematic figure in the defence of the interests of socio-professionals from the French Overseas Departments in Brussels for over 30 years, […]
Benoît LOMBRIERE

Benoît LOMBRIERE

Partner
Successively parliamentary assistant at the National Assembly, technical advisor in several ministries, […]
Emmanuel DETTER

Emmanuel DETTER

Partner
Graduated from the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce in Lyon (HESTRAD), with a degree in Sociology and a Preparatory Diploma for Accounting and Financial Expertise, […]
Robert SENGEL

Robert SENGEL

Partner
Awarded the National Order of Merit and a diploma from the École Nationale des Ingénieurs des Techniques Agricoles in Dijon,[…]
Marie-Laure COLLET

Marie-Laure COLLET

Special Advisor
Founder of Abaka Conseil in 2002, Marie-Laure Collet chairs the Kalicéa group, a family holding company that, since 2017, has brought together […]
Klaus-Dieter BORCHARDT

Klaus-Dieter BORCHARDT

Special Advisor
At the European Commission, Professor Klaus-Dieter Borchardt was successively member of the Secretariat General,[…]
Jacques GERAULT

Jacques GERAULT

Special Advisor
Chief of Staff of three French ministers of the interior and two ministers of defence, former prefect of the Rhône-Alpes Region,[...].
Perrine OROSCO-LE FOURNIS

Perrine OROSCO-LE FOURNIS

Director
A graduate of the College of Europe and the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas in European Law, Perrine began her career […]
Emeric BREHIER

Emeric BREHIER

Senior Consultant
Former Member of the French Parliament (2012-2017), Emeric joined Action Europe in 2022. Graduated from Sciences Po Grenoble and doctor in political science (PhD),[…]
Sonia-Sarah BAKRIM

Sonia-Sarah BAKRIM

Senior Consultant
Sonia-Sarah holds a Master's degree in International Affairs from Sciences Po Lyon. She has been a state-qualified nurse,[…]
Gautier MANGENOT

Gautier MANGENOT

Senior Consultant
Gautier holds two masters' degrees in international business law and European lobbying and joined Action Europe in 2022,[…]
Thomas LEDWIDGE

Thomas LEDWIDGE

Senior Consultant
Graduated from Sciences Po Lille and holder of a Bachelor's degree in philosophy, politics and economics from the University of Kent (UK), [...].
Luis Miguel ARRIAGA

Luis Miguel ARRIAGA

Consultant
Born in Madeira, an Outermost Region of the EU, Luis studied in the United Kingdom and graduated with First Class Honours in History and[…]
Mathis BARROT

Mathis BARROT

Consultant
Graduating with a DUT in Business and Administration Management, and currently a grande école student at the Rennes School of Business ,[…]