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EAI
European Association for Innovation in Local Development (AEIDL)
NGO · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 594065249844-54
4
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
4
legislative files
of 326 tracked
4
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 #158 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
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declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
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declared costs / yr (floor)
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EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2023
in the register since
Declares membership of
- AEIDL does not belong to any other organisation, however we have close working relationships with other networks and…
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Non-governmental organisations
- Registered as
- European Association for Innovation in Local Development - Association Européenne pour l'Innovation dans le Développement Local (AEIDL)
- Head office
- Etterbeek, 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.
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Their record over time
European Association for Innovation in Local Development (AEIDL) filed 4 positions between 7 Mar 2025 and 4 Aug 2026, across 4 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 4 times.
2025 · 1 filed2026 · 3 filed
What they argued
This technical submission draws on evidence and emerging recommendations from several Horizon Europe projectsSMARTERA, BEATLES, FUTURAL, GRASS CEILING and RURBANIVEin which the European Association for Innovation in Local Development (AEIDL) contributes to the formulation of EU policy recommendations for smart, sustainable and inclusive local development.
AEIDLs contribution to the preparation of the 10th Cohesion Report draws on extensive policy analysis and evidence we generated through its Horizon Europe projects (RURACTIVE, RURBANIVE, FUTURAL and SMART ERA). The evidence confirms that place-based and community-led approaches remain among the most effective mechanisms for addressing territorial disparities, fostering innovation and strengthening economic, social…
The submission is leveraging evidence and tentative recommendations from the RURACTIVE project (Empowering Rural Communities to Act for Change), and BEATLES project (Co-creating Behavioural Change Towards Climate-Smart Food Systems) a Horizon projects where European Association for Innovation in Local Development (AEIDL), an NGO where AEIDL is responsible of formulation and delivering the projects EU policy…
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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.
- IDEE ECONOMICHE www.idee-economiche.it · 2 files in common
- SMEunited · 2 files in common
- CONFEBUS - CONFEDERACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE TRANSPORTE EN AUTOBÚS · 2 files in common
- CPME · 2 files in common
- Eurocities · 2 files in common
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