The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) submits this contribution in response to the public feedback process opened by the European Commission following the adoption of the Biotech Act on 16 December 2025. As Spains largest public research organisation and a key actor in the European Research Area, CSIC draws on its extensive experience in robotics, artificial intelligence, and applied ethics to focus its…
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Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Academic / research · Spain · EU Transparency Register 921611151686-18
12
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
12
legislative files
of 326 tracked
12
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 126 think tanks and research institutions on this site, they rank #5 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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- Esta lista se recoge en la memoria correspondiente en el capítulo #4: Relaciones Institucionales y Colaboración Cient…
- El CSIC participa en 360 entidades y órganos en 2023.
- La participación del CSIC en cualquier tipo de organización o red internacional debe ser aprobada por Consejo de Mini…
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Think tanks and research institutions
- Registered as
- Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
- Head office
- Madrid, Spain
- EU office
- Bruxelles
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Their record over time
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) filed 12 positions between 21 May 2025 and 30 Jul 2026, across 12 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 12 times.
2025 · 3 filed2026 · 9 filed
What they argued
The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spains largest public research organisation, welcomes the European Commissions initiative to strengthen Europes innovation ecosystem through the European Innovation Act.
The Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (Spanish National Research Council, CSIC) contributes to the European Commissions call for evidence by outlining its scientific expertise, capacities and strategic vision to support the future European Ocean Act. The attached position paper includes the complete views of CSIC, which are summarised here below: 1.
The contribution of RIs to the European Research Area is unquestionable, but, as the document for the call for evidence mentions, they face significant challenges related to funding, visibility, transnational access management and AI use and integration, among others.
The Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (Spanish National Research Council, CSIC) contributes to the European Commissions Call for Evidence by outlining its scientific expertise and strategic vision for updating the EU Arctic Policy, recognising the rapid environmental, geopolitical, socioeconomic and technological changes affecting the region.
To address the structural problems that the Advanced Materials Act must address, the Commission proposes four sets of solutions that are subject to consultation. CSIC, through its Coordination of the Matter Area and in connection with its specialised research institutes, addresses these solutions in a series of statements that contextualise the state of the art in Advanced Materials, as well as the needs and…
The Spanish National Research Council (Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC) welcomes the European Commissions initiative to strengthen Europes competitiveness through the Quantum Act. Based on its experience in research, knowledge transfer, and innovation, CSIC believes that addressing structural barriers will be key to unlocking the potential of publicly funded quantum R&I.
The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) welcomes the initiative to develop the EU Action Plan for Gender Equality and Womens Empowerment in EU External Action 20282034 (GAP IV) and reaffirms its strong institutional commitment to gender equality.
The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) welcomes the European Commissions initiative to develop a European Ocean Research and Innovation Strategy under the European Ocean Pact. CSIC supports the Strategys objective of strengthening Europes leadership in marine science, improving knowledge of ocean systems, promoting sustainable blue economy solutions, enhancing international cooperation, and fostering the…
The Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (Spanish National Research Council, CSIC) welcomes the European Commissions initiative to establish a European Critical Raw Materials Centre and supports the objective of strengthening the EUs resilience, competitiveness and strategic autonomy in critical raw materials.
The European Commission has launched a call for evidence for the impact assessment on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (Directive 2008/56/EC) Revision. The Spanish National Research Council (Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC) submits the attached position paper, outlining its considerations regarding the revision of the MSFD. The CSIC contribution is summarised below.
The European Commission has launched an evaluation of the implementation of the EU Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Regulation and opened a call for evidence to gather stakeholders views. In this context, The Spanish National Research Council (Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC) submits the attached position paper, outlining its perspectives and considerations regarding the current…
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- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) · 7 files in common
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland · 5 files in common
- German Association of Biotechnology Industries (DIB) within the German Chemical Industry Association - VCI · 4 files in common
- Eurogroup for Animals · 4 files in common
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