Mercator Institute for China Studies

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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)

3.25 Fte (7)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

12

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    Mercator Institute for China Studies   (MERICS)

    EU Transparency Register

    722154030862-55 First registered on 19 Mar 2018

    Goals / Remit

    Since its foundation in 2013, MERICS has established itself as the leading European think tank on China. Employing more than 20 full-time research staff from all over Europe, with a wide range of scientific qualifications and methodological skills, MERICS is currently the largest European institute focusing solely on the analysis of contemporary China. With its headquarters based in Berlin and offices in Brussels, the institute is regularly at the forefront of European and international public debates on China. MERICS’s numerous studies and analyses on various aspects of European China policy have been regularly quoted in European and international media in recent years. In addition, MERICS's experts are regularly consulted on these topics by senior public and private sector decision-makers from all over Europe.

    Main EU files targeted

    MERICS advises across the whole spectrum of EU and EU member state relations with China. In doing so, the institute regularly works on a wide range of policy domains, such as trade, social affairs, foreign and security policy, and the environment.

    Address

    Head Office
    Alte Jakobstrasse 85-86
    Berlin 10179
    GERMANY
    EU Office
    Alte Jakobstrasse 85-86
    Berlin 10179
    GERMANY

    Website

    http://www.merics.org

  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    7

    Employment timeLobbyists
    75%2
    50%2
    25%3

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    3.25

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    No lobbyists with EP accreditations

    Complementary Information

    All numbers of persons involved in the activities described under heading 9 are employees of MERICS.

    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

  • Categories

    Category

    Think tanks and research institutions

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    N/A

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • 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

    5,349,232€

    Major funding types in closed year

    Grants, Donations, EU funding, Member's contribution

    Major contributions in closed year

    TypeNameAmount
    Contribution Stiftung Mercator GmbH 3,570,050€
    Contribution European Commission 848,297€
    Grant European Commission 848,297€

    Other financial info

    N/A

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    none

    Groups (European Parliament)

    N/A

    Communication activities

    MERICS is regularly at the forefront of European and international public debates on China. MERICS’s numerous studies and analyses on various aspects of European China policy have been regularly quoted in European and international media in recent years. In addition, MERICS's experts are regularly consulted on these topics by senior public and private sector decision-makers from all over Europe.
    MERICS staff are regularly in touch with EU officials as part of subject matter exchanges. DG Trade of the European Commission is a member of MERICS an, as such, regularly has Commission staff take part in events. MERICS also has extensive experience in convening conferences and workshops for different public and private sector European audiences on EU China policy issues, including a high-profile series of Track 1.5 events with the EU institutions as well as European foreign ministries and European economic ministries. In March 2023, MERICS co-hosted President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen's keynote address on De-Risking in Brussels.

    Other activities

    None declared

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    12 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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