Helmholtz is Germanys largest research organisation, more than 48 000 people work together to develop solutions and technologies for the world of tomorrow. With an annual budget of six billion euros and long-term, interdisciplinary research programs we address global challenges.
HCE
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH (UFZ)
Academic / research · Germany · EU Transparency Register 6619529101556-78
4
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
1
legislative file
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 126 think tanks and research institutions on this site, they rank #77 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
2025
in the register since
Declares membership of
- The UFZ is member of
- Hermann von Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren e.V. (Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres…
- PEER - Partnership for European Environmental Research
- Alternet
- NORMAN Network
- European Climate Research Alliance (ECRA)
- German Water Partnership e.V.
- Deutsche Vereinigung für Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser und Abfall e. V. (DWA)
- Deutsches Klima-Konsortium e.V. (DKK)
- Water Science Alliance e.V.
- Leipzig Science Network e.V.
- Deutsches Zentrum für integrative Biodiversitätsforschung Halle-Jena-Leipzig - iDiv e.V.
- and 1 more
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Think tanks and research institutions
- Registered as
- Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung - UFZ (UFZ)
- Head office
- Leipzig, Germany
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
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research GmbH (UFZ) filed 4 positions on 31 Jul 2026, across 1 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 4 times.
What they argued
Helmholtz is Germanys largest research organisation, more than 48 000 people work together to develop solutions and technologies for the world of tomorrow. With an annual budget of six billion euros and long-term, interdisciplinary research programs we address global challenges.
Helmholtz is Germanys largest research organisation, more than 48 000 people work together to develop solutions and technologies for the world of tomorrow. With an annual budget of six billion euros and long-term, interdisciplinary research programs we address global challenges.
Helmholtz is Germanys largest research organisation, more than 48 000 people work together to develop solutions and technologies for the world of tomorrow. With an annual budget of six billion euros and long-term, interdisciplinary research programs we address global challenges.
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