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Overview
Lobbying Costs
750,000€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
6 Fte (6)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
25
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Association of Research and Technology Organisations (EARTO)
EU Transparency Register
48918086666-95 First registered on 13 Sep 2011
Goals / Remit
EARTO is the trade association of Europe’s specialised research and technology organisations (RTOs). Its members make a major contribution to strengthening economic competitiveness and social development in Europe by supporting product, process and service innovation in all branches of industry and services, public and private.
EARTO represents the views of its members to European decision-makers. It publishes policy papers and organises task forces and briefing sessions. EARTO members sit on influential European policy bodies, including EURAB, Framework Programme Advisory Committees, and Commission expert groups.
EARTO is a forum for exchange and co-operation between its members. It organises working groups, information events and Annual Conferences. Members plan and perform major European R&D projects.
EARTO provides its members with information about European policies and programmes, provides support services for preparing proposals to the EU Framework Programme, and arranges meetings with European officials.
Launched in 1999, EARTO represents more than 350 RTOs with a total staff of some 160,000 scientists, engineers and technicians and an annual turnover of €12 billion. Their equipment and facilities total several billion euro and their services benefit more than 100,000 customers annually.
Within the foregoing general mission, EARTO’s objectives are:
• to obtain appropriate legal, financial and other conditions for the exercise of the profession;
• to formulate and to voice the position of RTOs on general and specific policies, programmes and issues affecting them;
• to foster the outsourcing of research and technology development, and to encourage government at all levels to stimulate science, research, technology and innovation;
• to enhance co-operation among its members in order to improve their individual and collective efficiency in serving firms, governments and other clients and in developing innovations;
• to provide its members with select information about European policies and programmes and to assist them in planning and performing major European research, technology and innovation projects;
• to develop clear and fair rules as to technical responsibility, commercial practice and intellectual property, in order to further strengthen the standards of the profession;
• to exchange information and experience through position papers, technical reports, bulletins, directories, conferences and other activities;
• to negotiate and manage, when appropriate, projects and contracts on behalf of members;
• to further strengthen its representation of the profession by extending its membership base and improving its relationships with other groups of research-, technology- and innovation-related organisations;
• to provide its members with fully serviced office and meeting facilities at its secretariat in Brussels.Main EU files targeted
Horizon 2020
European Structural and Investment Fund
European Fund for Strategic Investments
European Research Area
Policies concerning Research & InnovationAddress
Head Office
rue Joseph II, 36-38
Brussels B-1000
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People
Total lobbyists declared
6
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 6 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
6
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 25 Nov 2024
Name Start date End Date Ms Muriel Attané 21 Jun 2018 15 Aug 2018 Giulia COSENZA 28 Feb 2018 15 Aug 2018 Ms Sophie VISCIDO 27 Oct 2017 15 Aug 2018 Mr Erwan Huon de Kermadec 17 Oct 2017 15 Aug 2018 Ms Kadija Taffah 27 Jun 2017 20 Jun 2018 Ms Muriel Attané 27 Jun 2017 20 Jun 2018 Loic CHARPENTIER 14 Jun 2017 13 Dec 2017 Ms Sophie VISCIDO 25 Oct 2016 22 Oct 2017 Mr Erwan Huon de Kermadec 19 Oct 2016 17 Oct 2017 Ms Talita SOARES 23 Aug 2016 28 Jun 2017 Ms Muriel Attané 25 May 2016 25 May 2017 Mr Adrien Porquet 19 Feb 2016 17 Jul 2016 Mr Erwan Huon de Kermadec 31 Oct 2015 19 Oct 2016 Ms Kadija Taffah 30 Oct 2015 27 Oct 2016 Ms Sophie VISCIDO 28 Oct 2015 23 Oct 2016 Ms Talita SOARES 26 Aug 2015 23 Aug 2016 Ms Muriel Attané 06 Jun 2015 25 May 2016 Ms Talita SOARES 30 Aug 2014 26 Aug 2015 Mr Erwan Huon de Kermadec 19 Nov 2014 31 Oct 2015 Ms Kadija Taffah 03 Oct 2014 01 Oct 2015 Mrs Talita SOARES 30 Aug 2014 27 Jan 2015 Ms Muriel Attané 16 Jul 2014 06 Jun 2015 Mr Erwan Huon de Kermadec 26 Nov 2013 19 Nov 2014 Mrs Talita SOARES 01 Oct 2013 30 Aug 2014 Muriel ATTANE 06 Jul 2013 05 Jul 2014 Mr Javier CASTILLEJOS ALSINA 13 Nov 2012 12 Sep 2013 Mrs Talita SOARES 22 Sep 2012 12 Sep 2013 Mr Christopher John Hull 31 Aug 2012 01 Oct 2013 Mrs Talita SOARES 27 Sep 2011 22 Sep 2012 Mr Christopher John Hull 10 Oct 2011 31 Aug 2012 Mr Javier CASTILLEJOS ALSINA 13 Dec 2011 01 Nov 2012 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Muriel Attane (Secretary general)
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Muriel Attane (Secretary general)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Other organisations
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Networking
Affiliation
None declared
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
750,000€
Other financial info
EARTO’s principal mission is to promote Europe’s Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) to policy makers in relevant institutions – parliaments, government ministries, etc. – at all levels: European, national and regional. The Association does this by preparing policy papers, organising awareness-raising events, making presentations, and by engaging in individual and collective discussions with policy makers. In order to ensure that the Association retains the independence necessary for achieving this objective, it is financed exclusively from the subscriptions paid by its members.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
ESIF Structured Dialogue
WIRE Steering Committee 2016
Open Science Policy Platform
European Research Area Stakeholders PlatformACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
25 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.
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Date 25 Jun 2018 Location Brussels Subject EU industrial policy and innovation policy DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Lowri Evans (Director-General)
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Date 05 Jun 2018 Location Brussels Subject HPC, AI, Cibersecurity Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel Portfolio Digital Economy and Society Attending - Carl-Christian Buhr (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Jun 2018 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Horizon Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Robert Schröder (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Mar 2018 Location Brussels Subject EARTO position papers Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Keith Sequeira (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Feb 2018 Location Brussels Subject Priorities for future Research Framework Programme Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
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Date 24 Jan 2018 Location Brussels Subject Discussion on the EU support to industrial innovation, including the role of Public-Private Partnerships, state aids rules for research and innovation and public procurement of innovation. DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Lowri Evans (Director-General)
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Date 05 Dec 2017 Location Brussels Subject Future Research Programme Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Nov 2017 Location Brussels Subject On-going EARTO activities Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Corina Crețu Portfolio Regional Policy Attending - Jan Mikolaj Dzieciolowski (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Sep 2017 Location Brussels Subject Fostering Research and innovation in Europe Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Filomena Chirico (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Jul 2017 Location Brussels Subject budgetary aspects FP9 Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger Portfolio Budget & Human Resources Attending - Kilian Gross (Cabinet member)
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Date 04 Jul 2017 Location Brussels Subject Horizon 2020 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Antonio Lowndes Marques De Araujo Vicente (Cabinet member)
- Keith Sequeira (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 May 2017 Location Brussels Subject Standard essential patents Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström Portfolio Trade Attending - Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet member)
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Date 18 May 2017 Location Brussels Subject SEP Communication Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet member)
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Date 21 Mar 2017 Location Brussels Subject Smart specialization Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Hilde Hardeman (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Nov 2016 Location Brussels Subject Preparatory meeting for an upcoming conference Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Keith Sequeira (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject Introductory meeting DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Lowri Evans (Director-General)
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Date 08 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject Horizon 2020 midterm review, preparation for FP9 and Digital Single Market DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 14 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject Video-message recorded for EARTO Annual Conference (18-19.04, the Hague) on EU Innovation Policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska Portfolio Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Jakub Cebula (Cabinet member)
- Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Commissioner)
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Date 12 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject Innovation policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Keith Sequeira (Cabinet member)
- Antonio Lowndes Marques De Araujo Vicente (Cabinet member)
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Date 25 Jan 2016 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Update on recent activities Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Corina Crețu Portfolio Regional Policy Attending - Jan Mikolaj Dzieciolowski (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject EU Innovation policy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
- Aura Salla (Cabinet member)
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Date 24 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject H2020 DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Robert Madelin (Director-General)
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Date 23 Jun 2015 Location Brussels Subject Views on Innovation for Europe DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General)
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Date 30 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject Meeting with the President of EARTO Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Carlos Moedas (Commissioner)
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Date 09 Mar 2015 Location Berlaymont office, Brussels Subject Synergies between EU funds, smart specialisation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Corina Crețu Portfolio Regional Policy Attending - Jan Mikolaj Dzieciolowski (Cabinet member)