The Royal Society

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Overview

Lobbying Costs

250,000€

Financial year: Apr 2015 - Mar 2016

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

2 Fte (5)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

3

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    The Royal Society

    EU Transparency Register

    041898210470-66 First registered on 16 Jan 2013

    Goals / Remit

    The Society’s fundamental purpose, reflected in its founding Charters of the 1660s, is to recognise, promote, and support excellence in science and to encourage the development and use of science for the benefit of humanity.
    The Society's strategy priorities are:
    Promoting science and its benefits
    Recognising excellence in science
    Supporting outstanding science
    Providing scientific advice for policy
    Fostering international and global cooperation
    Education and public engagement

    Main EU files targeted

    Horizon 2020
    General Data Protection Regulation
    Climate ADAPT
    European Fund for Strategic Investment
    Digital single market and copyright reform
    Next generation internet

    Address

    Head Office
    Carlton House Terrace, 6 - 9
    London SW1Y 5AG
    UNITED KINGDOM
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    5

    Employment timeLobbyists
    100%1
    25%4

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    2

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    No lobbyists with EP accreditations

    Complementary Information

    These are all permanent staff members, one of which devotes 100% of their time to European matters. The other four staff members may in reality each devote less than 25% of their time to European matters.

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Ms Zaman Rapela (Director of International Affairs)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Ms Julie Maxton (Executive Director)

  • Categories

    Category

    IV - Think tanks, research and academic institutions

    Subcategory

    Academic institutions

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    European Academies of Science Advisory Council (EASAC)
    European Federation of National Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA)
    International Council for Science (ICSU)
    InterAcademy Partnership (IAP)
    Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP)
    Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA)
    Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)

    Member organisations

    None declared

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Apr 2015 - Mar 2016

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    250,000€

    Other financial info

    Estimated costs attributable to activities covered by the Register includes the following:
    EASAC Annual Subscription
    ALLEA Annual Subscription
    European activity expenditure
    Salary Costs

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    Dr Claire Craig, Director of Science Policy, sits on the JRC governing board.
    None

    ACC

    None

    Groups (European Parliament)

    None

    Communication activities

    Publications include:
    Resilience to Extreme Weather and related statements
    People and the Planet
    Science as an Open Enterprise
    UK research and the European Union project
    Progress and research in cybersecurity: Supporting a resilient and trustworthy system for the UK
    Machine Learning: the power and promise of computers that learn by example

    The Society also engages in work in Europe as a member of EASAC.

    Other activities

    Membership of European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC) - www.easac.eu/
    Membership of the European Federation of National Academies of Science and Humanities (ALLEA)
    Membership of the European Academies Consortia (SAPEA)

  • 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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