In response to the European Commissions January 2026 call for evidence on the Women in research, innovation and startups - action plan, the Coimbra Group (CG) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the forthcoming EU action plan. Progress in equality, diversity and inclusion strengthen research and innovation (R&I) systems, economic growth and collective well being.
CG
COIMBRA GROUP
NGO · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 361887338852-62
2
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
2
legislative files
of 326 tracked
2
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 784 non-governmental organisations on this site, they rank #317 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
4
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
—
declared costs / yr (floor)
4
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2020
in the register since
Declares membership of
- Coimbra Group is member of the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA)
- Coimbra Group is associated partner to Una Europa asbl/vzw
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Non-governmental organisations
- Head office
- BRUXELLES, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
Track COIMBRA in PolicySpeak: request access →
Work at COIMBRA GROUP? so we know who speaks for it.
Their record over time
COIMBRA GROUP filed 2 positions between 10 Sept 2025 and 23 Feb 2026, across 2 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 2 times.
2025 · 1 filed2026 · 1 filed
What they argued
The Coimbra Group (CG) welcomes the efforts of the European Commission to give new impulse to the European Research Area (ERA) through the forthcoming ERA Act and appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback at this stage of the call for evidence, as well as through the targeted consultation in April 2025.
Looking for an argument rather than an organization? Search every submission for a phrase and see everyone who used it.
Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) · 2 files in common
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland · 2 files in common
- ECTRI - European Conference of Transport Research Institutes · 2 files in common
- Science Europe · 2 files in common
- EIT Food · 2 files in common
Showing 5 of 12.
Is this your organization?
Everything on this page comes from COIMBRA GROUP’s own submissions to the European Commission — we have added nothing and interpreted nothing. If something is wrong or out of date, email info@policyspeak.com and we will correct it. If you are an individual named in a record, our privacy policy sets out your rights to correction, objection and removal.
Quotes are verbatim from submissions published by the European Commission, trimmed to their opening passage and never summarized by a model. Organizations only, never individuals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the European Commission is not liable for this reuse.