EARTO welcomes the European Commissions initiative to revise the EU Public Procurement Framework, highlighting that public procurement represents over 2.5 trillion annually and can become a strategic tool to strengthen Europes competitiveness and strategic autonomy.
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Industry association · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 977869932377-59
13
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
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legislative files
of 665 tracked
13
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
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Who they are
Among the 1518 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #334 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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EP accreditations
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2018
in the register since
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Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Registered as
- European Association of Research and Technology Organisations (EARTO)
- Head office
- Brussels, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
EARTO filed 13 positions between 9 May 2022 and 17 Mar 2026, across 10 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 13 times.
2022 · 1 filed2023 · 3 filed2024 · 1 filed2025 · 6 filed2026 · 2 filed
What they argued
EARTO welcomes the European Commissions proposal for a regulation to establish a Framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of Critical Raw Materials and the accompanying Communication. EARTO members are ready to contribute to the definition and subsequent implementation of the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA), and hereby put forward the following key messages.
EARTO, representing over 350 Research and Technology Organisations across 32 countries, has long been a trusted partner in building Europes research, development, and innovation (RD&I) capacity. Our members, with their deep-tech expertise and collaborative capabilities, have been instrumental in turning European ambitions into tangible results, delivering a range of research and development activities in close…
EARTO, representing over 350 Research and Technology Organisations across 32 countries, has long been a trusted partner in building Europes research, development, and innovation (RD&I) capacity. Our members, with their deep-tech expertise and collaborative capabilities, have been instrumental in turning European ambitions into tangible results, delivering a range of research and development activities in close…
EARTO, representing over 350 Research and Technology Organisations across 32 countries, has long been a trusted partner in building Europes research, development, and innovation (RD&I) capacity. Our members, with their deep-tech expertise and collaborative capabilities, have been instrumental in turning European ambitions into tangible results, delivering a range of research and development activities in close…
EARTO, representing over 350 Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) across Europe, welcomes the European Commissions initiative to shape a European Innovation Act. We support efforts to create an innovation-friendly environment to boost the EUs competitiveness, economic growth, and security. Our response highlights 5 key enabling policy areas requiring decisive action: 1.
Please find attached EARTO's* reaction and feedback on the Net Zero Industry Act. *Founded in 1999, EARTO promotes Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) and represents their interest in Europe. RTOs are non-profit organisations whose core mission is to produce, combine and bridge various types of knowledge, skills and infrastructures to deliver a range of research and development activities in collaboration…
EARTO very much welcomes the EC's initiative to develop a new European Strategy on Research and Technology Infrastructures (RTIs). RTIs are the backbone of dynamic RD&I ecosystems and stable innovation-driven value chains.
EARTO, the European Association of Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs), representing over 350 RTOs across Europe and beyond, welcomes the European Commissions (EC) initiative to establish a European Research Area (ERA) Act.
EARTO Answer to EC Consultation on Technologies with Dual-use Potential - 30 April 2024 The European Commission (EC) published on 24 January 2024 a White Paper on options for enhancing support for research and development involving technologies with dual-use potential. EARTO welcomes the increased attention for research and development involving technologies with dual-use potential.
EARTO calls on the EC to ensure that its new Regulation on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) will: - not induce new insecurities for market players, - not lead to new hurdles (additional red tape and additional costs) for Intellectual Property (IP) owners to participate in SEP licensing, - consider aspects of global competitiveness and, - not come to the detriment of the European RD&I actors.
EARTO (European Association of Research and Technology Organisations), founded in1999, represents more than 350 Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) in more than 20 countries. EARTO members represents 150.000 of highly-skilled researchers and engineers managing a wide range of technology infrastructures.
The EARTO Working Group on Security & Defence Research welcomes this Call for Evidence and the attached document contains the comments and recommendations on the implementation of the AGILE Programme. The EARTO Working Group on Security & Defence Research recommends the explicit inclusion of RTOs in the AGILE Programme as mandatory participants, in a supporting role to new defence entrants.
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