Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.5 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
2
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Stichting VU (VU)
EU Transparency Register
754164625664-44 First registered on 16 Feb 2017
Goals / Remit
The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VUA) is a leading research university that ranks among the best in Europe. Founded in 1880, VUA has always been known for its distinctive approach to knowledge. VUA is an open organisation which for several years has been one of the leading academic research centres in Europe, strongly linked to people and society, attracting prominent scientists from both the Netherlands and abroad. It houses 9 faculties and 14 interdisciplinary research institutes, and it employs many researchers who are among the best in their respective fields, at both national and international level.
Academic research and education at VUA is characterised by a high level of ambition, and encourages free and open communications and ideas. In 2022, VU hosted 31.761 students and 4.671 staff members, of which 1.869 scientific staff. VUA comprises 9 faculties, ranging from biomedical and sciences to humanities disciplines.Main EU files targeted
All relevant EU initiatives in the areas of research, innovation and education, which include (but are not limited to): FP7, Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, Marie Curie and ERC; EU Higher Education Policy; European Research Area; EU Research Policy; EU Global Approach; better regulation; European Cloud Initiative; Innovation Union; Digital Single Market Strategy, etc.
Address
Head Office
De Boelelaan 1105
Amsterdam 1081 HV
NETHERLANDSEU Office
De Boelelaan 1105
Amsterdam 1081 HV
NETHERLANDSWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 27 Dec 2024
Name Start date End Date Mr Willem Ivo DE BOER 16 Sep 2022 16 Sep 2023 Mr Willem Ivo DE BOER 05 Jun 2021 04 Jun 2022 Complementary Information
The figures mentioned above are based on an educated guess: usually, contact with the EC, EP, and other European legislations occur more in an ad-hoc way, by many people, from administration, legislation and (especially) researchers, which regrettably prevents us from making more exact calculations. There is not a single person appointed solely for advocacy purposes at the university.
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Academic institutions
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Networking
Affiliation
- Vereniging Samenwerkende Nederlandse Universiteiten: http://www.vsnu.nl/nl_NL/index.html
- International Association of Universities: http://www.iau-aiu.net/content/international-conferences
- European Universities Association: https://eua.euMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2022 - Dec 2022
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
581,700,000€
Major funding types in closed year
Public financing
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution State of the Netherlands 379,200,000€ Grant EU 12,400,000€ Major contributions in current year
Type Name Amount Grant EU 21,400,000€ Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
On a regular basis, the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam organises seminars that broaden and expand on the knowledge on European policy within the organisation. Also, researchers of the VU University Medical Centre regularly (co-)organise conferences on European financed research programmes and research projects.
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
2 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 30 Jan 2024 Location Amsterdam Subject IFR-IFD, Europe’s capital markets DG Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union Attending - John Berrigan (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 24 Feb 2021 Location video conference (Brussels) Subject Speech at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam "17th International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability" on the European Green Deal and sustainability Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)