Overview
Lobbying Costs
150,000€
Financial year: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3.75 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
12
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS)
EU Transparency Register
722154030862-55 First registered on 19 Mar 2018
Goals / Remit
The Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS) is a Stiftung Mercator initiative. Established in 2013, MERICS is a Berlin-based institute for contemporary and practical research into China that Stiftung Mercator set up as a platform for engagement with China in Germany. MERICS provides timely information and analysis on China to political and economic decision-makers as well as the media and the general public.
Stiftung Mercator is a private and independent foundation. Through its work it strives for a society characterized by openness to the world, solidarity and equal opportunities. In this context it concentrates on strengthening Europe; increasing the educational success of disadvantaged children and young people, especially those of migrant origin; driving forward climate change mitigation and promoting science and the humanities. Stiftung Mercator symbolizes the connection between academic expertise and practical project experience. One of Germany’s leading foundations, it is active both nationally and internationally. Stiftung Mercator feels a strong sense of loyalty to the Ruhr region, the home of the founding family and the foundation’s headquarters.
Independent and practical research:
The ascent of China as a key global player has led to a wide-ranging shift in international power, market and communication structures. This also has consequences for Germany and Europe. MERICS analyzes the political, economic, social, technological and ecological developments in China, and the corresponding global impacts.
Through its research work, the institute makes developments and interrelationships visible that were previously hidden from view. It also plays an active role in the public debate on China and in shaping Germany’s relations to the PRC by providing new points of view and suggestions for decision-makers.
Political, economic and social expertise:
MERICS makes findings from research on China available to the general public, provides information to decision-makers involved in politics, commerce and other areas of society and is also an important contact for the media on contemporary affairs relating to China. It intends to enable people to see China from various angles as well as augmenting the amount of expert knowledge on China available in Europe.
Now employing almost 30 people, MERICS has grown into one of the largest international think tanks for policy-oriented research into and knowledge of contemporary China.
International exchange and network building:
MERICS cooperates with universities and research institutes both in Germany and abroad to produce innovative findings.
With its Fellowship Program MERICS supports outstanding international scholars and experts with exceptional expertise on China and brings them together in the dynamic city of Berlin. In cooperation with our research teams, MERICS enables high-class, policy oriented and innovative research on China.Main EU files targeted
The European China Policy Unit (ECPU) is dedicated to advancing the understanding of China’s growing clout in foreign policy, the subsequent political changes and the resulting consequences for Europe. Sino-European trade and investment relations are at a critical juncture; issues regarding East and South Asian regional order and security are no longer the exclusive domain of Chinese foreign policy considerations, but are increasingly occupying a critical role for the member states of the EU; global multilateralism – a core tenet of European’s outlook on international order – is gradually called into question by China. Finally, realizing Europe’s key foreign policy objectives, including combating climate change and international terrorism as well as stabilizing the Middle East, have come to depend to varying degrees upon Chinese involvement in these areas. The ECPU seeks to inform European decision-makers and provide forums for exchange, thereby forging greater coherence in European China policy in the intermediate term and contributing to a stronger European foreign policy. Europe will have to develop new channels to coordinate and cooperate with China. Specifically, decisions and developments in areas such as trade and investment policy could fundamentally change Sino-European relations.
To this end, the ECPU analyzes the bilateral as well as multilateral China policies of EU member states and the European institutions, develops formats for exchange and deliberation, and creates new impulses among European partners.Address
Head Office
Mercator Institute for China Studies
Klosterstr. 64
Berlin 10179
GERMANYEU Office
MERICS gGmbH
c/o European Policy Centre (EPC)
Brussels 1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 3 75% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
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
IV - Think tanks, research and academic institutions
Subcategory
Think tanks and research institutions
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Networking
Affiliation
we are not members of any association
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
150,000€
Other financial info
Budget estimate for the whole institution is made by dividing the public 5-year budget to an annual estimate. Budget estimate for costs attributable to activities covered by the Register is made by dividing the public the total costs of the European China Policy Unit as made public by Stiftung Mercator to an annual estimate.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
- Track 1.5 workshops
- Briefings
- PublicationsOther 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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Date 27 Nov 2023 Location BERLAYMONT, Brussels Subject High-Level Working Dinner Preparation of the EU-China Summit Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Bjoern Seibert (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 27 Apr 2023 Location Brussels Subject Exchange on the I.D.E.A. fellowship on China Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Jivka Petkova (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Mar 2023 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Working dinner on China matters other guests: - Ambassador, Permanent Representation of Germany to the EU - Director North East Asia & China / Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, UK - Counsellor, Permanent Representation of Spain to the EU Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Bjoern Seibert (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 28 Feb 2023 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Working dinner - EU's agenda in 2023 Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Bjoern Seibert (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - Europe Jacques Delors
- European Policy Centre
- Real Instituto Elcano
- Център за изследване на демокрацията / Center for the Study of Democracy
- Migration Policy Institute Europe
- Open Society European Policy Institute
- Trans European Policy Studies Association
- Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy
- European University Institute
- Carnegie Europe
- The Lisbon Council for Economic Competitiveness and Social Renewal asbl
- Bruegel
- European Council on Foreign Relations
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Date 10 Jan 2023 Location Videoconference Subject 2021 report on transatlantic China policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Sandra Bartelt (Cabinet member)
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Date 31 Jul 2020 Location Brussels - Belgium Subject The State of the Union in 2020 - The Digital Transition at the core of Europe's Recovery - [Via Webex] Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Bjoern Seibert (Cabinet member)
- Olivier Smith (Cabinet member)
- Per Haugaard (Cabinet member)
- Fernando Sampedro Marcos (Cabinet member)
- Maria Luisa Cabral (Cabinet member)
- Nicole Dewandre (Cabinet member)
- Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
- Valeria Miceli (Cabinet member)
- Mary Veronica Tovsak Pleterski (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Jul 2020 Location Brussels - Belgium Subject High-Level Roundtable Discussion on The State of the Union in 2020 and EU's Global Engagement in a Covid-19 world - [Via Webex] Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Peteris Ustubs (Cabinet member)
- Anthony Whelan (Cabinet member)
- Per Haugaard (Cabinet member)
- Nicole Dewandre (Cabinet member)
- Valeria Miceli (Cabinet member)
- Fernando Sampedro Marcos (Cabinet member)
- Bjoern Seibert (Cabinet member)
- Olivier Smith (Cabinet member)
- Brenda Furniere (Cabinet member)
- Sonia Vila Nunez (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy
- The German Marshall Fund of the United States - The Transatlantic Foundation
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Ośrodek Studiów Wschodnich im. Marka Karpia
- GLOBSEC
- Egmont Institute
- The Wallenberg Foundations AB
- Carnegie Europe
- Real Instituto Elcano
- European Council on Foreign Relations
- European University Institute
- Atlantic Council of the United States, Inc
- the Clingendael Institute
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Date 20 Jun 2020 Location Berlin, Germany Subject Meeting with the Executive Director (Exchange of views) Cabinet Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen Portfolio President Attending - Ursula von der Leyen (President)
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Date 16 Jan 2020 Location Brussels Subject Introductory meeting with the Mercator Institute for China Studies Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen Portfolio International Partnerships Attending - Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet member)
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Date 05 Jul 2019 Location Berlaymont Subject Geopolitics DG Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action Attending - Ann Mettler (Director-General)
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Date 29 Jan 2019 Location Brussels Subject Cyber security Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King Portfolio Security Union Attending - Ulrik Trolle Smed (Cabinet member)
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Date 29 Jan 2019 Location Berlaymont Subject EU Global Strategy DG Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action Attending - Ann Mettler (Director-General)
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