Overview
Lobbying Costs
550,000€
Financial year: Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5.5 Fte (13)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
4
High-level Commission meetings
4
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd (VTT)
EU Transparency Register
549986317203-11 First registered on 08 May 2015
Goals / Remit
As a fully state-owned, non-profit organisation with a specific service mandate, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd is part of Finland's innovation system and operates under the mandate of the Ministry of Economc Affairs and Employment and receives budget funding from the state. As an impartial non-profit Research and Technology Organisation (RTO) and with the national mandate and mission to support economic competitiveness, societal development and innovation, VTT carries out research and innovation activities for the needs of industry and knowledge-based society.
Main EU files targeted
Horizon 2020: Member of the national coordination group, with the task to advise the Finnish Government EU Affairs Department on sector-specific preparation of European Council meetings and on actions relating to institutional questions and general development of the EU.
Structural Funds / RIS3: Member of the Coordination Committees (MYR) within Helsinki-Uusimaa Regional Council adn Council of Oulu Region, with the task to develop and implement the region’s Smart Specialisation Strategy
RDI policies on a broad basis: Member of EARTO European Association of Research and Technology OrganisationsAddress
Head Office
Vuorimiehentie 3
Espoo 02044-VTT
FINLANDEU Office
EARTO - European Association of Research and Technology Organisations
Rue Joseph II, 36-38
Brussels 1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
13
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 3 25% 10 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
4 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 14 Apr 2020
Name Start date End Date Ms Leena Sarvaranta 05 May 2020 05 May 2021 Ms Leena Sarvaranta 30 Apr 2019 30 Apr 2020 Mr Timo Haapalehto 30 Apr 2019 16 Apr 2020 Ilmari Lastikka 30 Apr 2019 30 Apr 2020 Mirka Laasonen 30 Apr 2019 30 Apr 2020 Ms Leena Sarvaranta 25 May 2018 30 Apr 2019 Lula Rosso 25 May 2018 25 May 2019 Mirka Laasonen 25 May 2018 30 Apr 2019 Ilmari Lastikka 17 May 2018 30 Apr 2019 Lula Rosso 12 May 2017 09 May 2018 Ms Leena Sarvaranta 12 May 2017 09 May 2018 Lula Rosso 12 May 2017 08 May 2018 Mirka Laasonen 05 May 2017 04 May 2018 Ms Leena Sarvaranta 10 May 2016 03 May 2017 Lula Rosso 04 May 2016 03 May 2017 Mr Timo Haapalehto 04 May 2016 03 May 2017 Ms Maria Holopainen 10 Jun 2015 04 May 2016 Ms Leena Sarvaranta 06 Jun 2015 04 May 2016 Complementary Information
The number of persons expressed in % of working time is very difficult to estimate, as VTT personnel typically works in multi-project environments and communities, which are extensively networked. However, we have 2-3 persons whose main work is to take care of close follw-up of EU policies and programmes
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
www.earto.eu
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2019 - Dec 2019
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
550,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
37,900,000 € (Source: H2020, other EU-programmes)
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Support to Circular Economy Financing Expert Group#E03517 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3517 #Member #C#Commission operational expert group of the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials #E03392 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3392 #Member #C#Expert group on cooperative, connected, automated and autonomous mobility#E03657 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3657 #Observer #C#Strategic Forum for Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI)#E03583 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3583 #Member #C#Sherpas' group
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
Over the years, VTT has gained vast experience from participation and coordination of numerous European RDI projects. In 2019, VTT was involved in 428 EU projects (327 within H2020).
European Innovation Partnerships (EIP): Raw Materials, Smart Cities and Communities, Water
Institutional Public Private Partnership/ Joint Technology Initiatives (JTI) / Joint Undertaking (JU): ECSEL, BBI, FCH
Contractual Public Private Partnership (cPPP): EeB, SPIRE, FoF, Photonics, Robotics, Big Data, 5G, CyberSecurity
EIT (European Institute for Innovation & Technology): Digital, Raw Materials, Food
European Technology Platforms (ETP): several ETPs
EERA, European Energy Research Alliance
EARTO Policy Working Groups
EARTO Security Working Group
EARTO Med Tech Working Groups
EARTO Space Working Group
EMIRI, Energy Materials Industrial Research Initiative
NUGENIA, NUclear GENeration II & III Association
ETSON, European Technical Safety Organisations Network
JIIP, Joint Institute of Innovation PolicyOther activities
Commission HLGs: Industrial Tecnologies (KETs), Industry Roundtable 2030
Commission Advisory Groups: H2020 NMPB,H2020 Challenge 5, Regional Pilots for Industrial Transformation
Meetings
Meetings
4 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 28 Feb 2023 Location Brussels Subject IRA package and GD Industrial Plan, EU Green Deal Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Daniel Mes (Cabinet member)
- Diederik Samsom (Cabinet member)
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Date 28 Feb 2023 Location Brussels Subject European competitiveness and the Green Deal Industrial Plan Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager Portfolio Europe Fit for Digital Age Attending - Thomas Woolfson (Cabinet member)
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Date 30 Sep 2022 Location Brussels Subject meeting VTT board of directors on how Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) can help in the implementation of the EU industrial strategy, especially taking in consideration the new geopolitical situation DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Attending - Kerstin Jorna (Director-General)
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Date 11 Jan 2016 Location Brussels Subject EU Innovation policy Cabinet Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen Portfolio Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness Attending - Aura Salla (Cabinet member)
- Jyrki Katainen (Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists