Overview
Lobbying Costs
75,000€
Financial year: Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
3
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA)
EU Transparency Register
147908916864-59 First registered on 07 Apr 2015
Goals / Remit
The European Factories of the Future Research Association (EFFRA) is an industry-driven association promoting the development of new and innovative production technologies. It is the official representative of the private side in the European Union's 'Factories of the Future' public-private partnership.
Main EU files targeted
Horizon 2020
Europe 2020
Digital Agenda
Digital Single Market
European Industrial PolicyAddress
Head Office
EFFRA Office
Diamant Building
Brussels 1030
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
Three members of the EFFRA team interact with representatives of the European Commission and, to a lesser extent, representatives of other European institutions.
EFFRA is in contact with, and works closely with, European Commissions staff because EFFRA is the official representative of the private side in the European Union's 'Factories of the Future' public-private partnership. The public side is represented by the European Commission (DG Research & DG Connect).
However the majority of time is spent running the Association, conducting EFFRA's other activities etc. Two further members of EFFRA's staff do not engage in activities covered by the register.Person in charge of EU relations
Mr Zeljko Pazin (Executive Director)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Zeljko Pazin (Executive Director)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
None
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2016 - Dec 2016
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
75,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
346,874 € (Source: Horizon 2020)
Other financial info
EFFRA is coordinating the Horizon 2020 supported 'Factories of the Future' coordination action "Connected Factories" (Project ID: 723777 - see Cordis database for further information). Therefore EFFRA has received its share of the project grant to support exclusively EFFRA's work within this strategic project.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Digitisation of European Industry
NoneACC
None
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
EFFRA undertakes activities to promote the EU's 'Factories of the Future' public-private partnership, pre-competitive trans-European collaboration between industry, research and academia and also promotes the activities of 'Factories of the Future' projects across Europe.
EFFRA actively supports discussions on the future of manufacturing in Europe including the ongoing transformation of advanced manufacturing, research and innovation, digitalisation, employment and sustainability.
Meetings
Meetings
3 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.
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Date 29 Oct 2021 Location Brussels Subject Challenges and needs of European manufacturing companies and their manufacturing research plans - Made in Europe partnership DG Research and Innovation Attending - Jean-Eric Paquet (Director-General)
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Date 26 Nov 2018 Location Brussels Subject Innovation in manufacturing Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas Portfolio Research, Science and Innovation Attending - Carlos Moedas (Commissioner)
- Alfredo Sousa De Jesus (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Sep 2016 Location Brussels Subject digitising european industry DG Günther Oettinger Attending - Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)
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