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 2023 - Dec 2023
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
3
High-level Commission meetings
10
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
SwissCore, Contact Office for European Research, Innovation and Education (SwissCore)
EU Transparency Register
94320538514-40 First registered on 05 Apr 2012
Goals / Remit
We are the Swiss information and liaison office for European research, innovation and education in Brussels.
Our mission is: to act as a bridge between Swiss and European knowledge institutions; to support Swiss participation in European knowledge programmes.Main EU files targeted
European research, innovation and education policies - European Framework Programme for Research and innovation (Horizon Europe) - European Programme for Education, Training, Youth and Sport (Erasmus+) - EUREKA - ERA - European Education Area - Innovation Union - Digital Skills Strategy - Digital Europe Programme
Address
Head Office
Wildhainweg 3
Bern 3012
SWITZERLANDEU Office
Rue du trône 98
BRUSSELS 1050
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
3 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 14 Mar 2025
Name Start date End Date Luca CRUCIATO 07 Oct 2024 06 Oct 2025 Laurin REDING 09 Oct 2024 08 Oct 2025 Sandra Gillner 26 Sep 2024 25 Sep 2025 Laurin REDING 14 Oct 2023 04 Oct 2024 Simon MARTI 14 Oct 2023 04 Oct 2024 Sarah BÜHLER 14 Oct 2023 04 Oct 2024 Luca CRUCIATO 14 Oct 2023 04 Oct 2024 Laurin REDING 26 Oct 2022 14 Oct 2023 Sarah BÜHLER 21 Oct 2022 14 Oct 2023 Mr Otto BRUUN 21 Oct 2022 04 Oct 2023 Simon MARTI 20 Oct 2022 14 Oct 2023 Laurin REDING 10 Nov 2021 26 Oct 2022 Sarah BÜHLER 27 Oct 2021 21 Oct 2022 Mr Otto BRUUN 27 Oct 2021 21 Oct 2022 Simon MARTI 26 Oct 2021 20 Oct 2022 Simon MARTI 21 Jul 2020 21 Jul 2021 Ms Rahel BYLAND 25 Oct 2019 24 Oct 2020 Mr Otto BRUUN 01 Oct 2019 01 Oct 2020 Simon MARTI 20 Jun 2019 01 Jul 2020 Mr Martin Müller 08 May 2019 06 Jul 2019 Ms Julia Grünenfelder 08 May 2019 01 Jun 2020 Ms Rahel BYLAND 03 Oct 2018 25 Oct 2019 Mr Otto BRUUN 02 Oct 2018 01 Oct 2019 Mr Martin Müller 20 Apr 2018 20 Apr 2019 Ms Florence Balthasar 18 Apr 2018 01 Dec 2018 Ms Julia Grünenfelder 18 Apr 2018 18 Apr 2019 Ms Julia SINGEWALD 31 Aug 2017 17 Dec 2017 Mr Sönke Bauck 16 Jun 2017 15 Nov 2017 Ms Florence Balthasar 25 Apr 2017 11 Apr 2018 Mr Martin Müller 25 Apr 2017 11 Apr 2018 Ms Charlotte Geerdink 25 Apr 2017 11 Apr 2018 Ms Julia Grünenfelder 25 Apr 2017 11 Apr 2018 Ms Florence Balthasar 16 Apr 2016 14 Apr 2017 Mr Martin Müller 16 Apr 2016 14 Apr 2017 Ms Charlotte Geerdink 16 Apr 2016 14 Apr 2017 Ms Julia Grünenfelder 16 Apr 2016 14 Apr 2017 Mr David Bohmert 10 Jun 2015 08 Jun 2016 Ms Florence Balthasar 05 Jun 2015 16 Apr 2016 Mr Martin Müller 05 Jun 2015 16 Apr 2016 Ms Charlotte Geerdink 05 Jun 2015 16 Apr 2016 Ms Florence Balthasar 05 Jul 2014 05 Jun 2015 Mr David Bohmert 05 Jul 2014 10 Jun 2015 Mr Martin Müller 05 Jul 2014 05 Jun 2015 Ms Florence Balthasar 13 Jun 2013 06 Jun 2014 Mr David Bohmert 13 Jun 2013 06 Jun 2014 Mr Martin Müller 13 Jun 2013 06 Jun 2014 Ms Maria Youssefzadeh-Ghazvini 13 Jun 2013 12 Jun 2014 Mr Martin Müller 16 May 2012 17 Jun 2013 Ms Florence Balthasar 11 May 2012 17 Jun 2013 Ms Maria Youssefzadeh 10 May 2012 17 Jun 2013 Mr David Bohmert 10 May 2012 17 Jun 2013 Complementary Information
The persons engaged are the Head of Office dealing with Research, the European Advisor for Research, the European Advisor for Innovation and the European Advisor for Education.
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
Think tanks and research institutions
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Networking
Affiliation
SwissCore is member of the Informal Group of RTD Liaison Offices in Brussels for EU and R&D (IGLO). For more information: http://www.iglortd.org/
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jan 2023 - Dec 2023
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
1,081,890€
Major funding types in closed year
Public funding
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Contribution SNSF 456,890€ Contribution State Secretariat for Education, Innovation and Research (SERI) 500,000€ Contribution Innosuisse 125,000€ Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
We organise briefings and events on education, research and innovation policy and release a free and open monthly newsletter.
Other activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
10 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below covers meetings with Commissioners/Cabinet members/Directors-general (high-level) Commission meetings published December 2014 to December 2024, and the meetings of Commissioners/Cabinet members/Directors-general and officials holding "management functions" in the Commission published since 1 January 2025. Other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may well have taken place, but the Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. All information below comes from the Commission and not from the registrant.
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 05 Feb 2025 Location ORBN 08/A149 - Brussels Subject Exchange of views with the new President of the Scientific Council of the Swiss National Science Foundation on the future of science funding in the EU and the road to the FP10 in the light of the Draghi, Letta and Heitor Reports. DG Research and Innovation Attending - Carole Mancel-Blanchard (Head of Unit)
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Date 28 Jan 2025 Location COMET LOUISE, Brussels, Belgium Subject The road to FP10: evolution vs revolution Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva Attending - Manuel Aleixo (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Oct 2017 Location Brussels Subject Radicalisation and foreign terrorist fighters Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King Portfolio Security Union Attending - Silvio Mascagna (Cabinet member)
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Date 07 Sep 2017 Location Brussels Subject Innovation support Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Keith Sequeira (Cabinet member)
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Date 16 Nov 2016 Location Brussels Subject Interaction with Innovation Agencies Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Keith Sequeira (Cabinet member)
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Date 06 Jul 2016 Location Brussels Subject EU support for innovation Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Katarzyna Bitka (Cabinet member)
- Keith Sequeira (Cabinet member)
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Date 01 Dec 2015 Location Brussels Subject Research and innovation priorities Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Keith Sequeira (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Oct 2015 Location Brussels Subject Engaging stakeholders in the R&I aspects of the Energy Union Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič Portfolio Energy Union Attending - Manuel Szapiro (Cabinet member)
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Date 17 Jul 2015 Location Brussels Subject EFSI Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Keith Sequeira (Cabinet member)
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Date 13 May 2015 Location Brussels Subject ERA and Horizon 2020 Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Keith Sequeira (Cabinet member)
- Antonio Lowndes Marques De Araujo Vicente (Cabinet member)
- Maria Da Graca Carvalho (Cabinet member)