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KU Leuven

Academic / research · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 627929620538-61

6
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
6
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 44 academic institutions on this site, they rank #2 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.

6.2
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
—
declared costs / yr (floor)
0
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2016
in the register since

Declares membership of

  • LERU, League of European Research Universities
  • http://www.leru.org
  • Coimbra Group →
  • http://www.coimbra-group.eu/
  • EARMA, European Association of Research Managers and Administrators
  • http://www.earma.org/
  • Leuven Mindgate
  • http://leuvenmindgate.be/en
  • Leuven.Inc
  • http://www.leuveninc.com/
  • KU Leuven Association
  • http://associatie.kuleuven.be/
  • and 3 more

Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).

Register category
Academic institutions
Registered as
Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven (KU Leuven)
Head office
Leuven, 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

KU Leuven filed 6 positions between 20 May 2025 and 15 May 2026, across 6 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 4 times.

2025 · 3 filed2026 · 3 filed

What they argued

Simplifying and reducing the burden of the rules on medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices, and support of the European Medicines Agency for the expert panels on medical devices and the list of Union harmonisation legislationfiled 18 Sept 2025PDFsource

This feedback particularly relates to the European regulatory framework regarding digital tools as medical devices. I am providing this feedback as the Principal Investigator of the H2020 IMMERSE project, on the implementation of digital tools in clinical practice.

Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: extension of its scope to downstream goods and anti-circumvention measuresfiled 26 Aug 2025PDFsource

Feedback on the Extension of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to Downstream Products Batteries A dedicated study has been conducted on the battery sector with a particular focus on the competitiveness of second-life batteries. The findings, described in detail in the attached executive summary, show that the potential impact of CBAM on this sector is significant.

European strategy on research and technology infrastructuresfiled 20 May 2025source

1. Do you agree with the identified main problems and needs? Note that the identified problems and needs are not new. It seems equally important to pay sufficient attention to the "medium ecosystem" alongside the large-scale infrastructures. The human resources aspect related to infrastructure is barely addressed, if at all.

Action plan for women in research, innovation and start-upsfiled 21 Feb 2026source

From KU Leuven KICK, we aim to strengthen the LERU response by drawing additional attention to the intersection of gender, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Our experience in supporting start-ups, spin-offs, and founders shows that structural barriers for women in the innovation ecosystem are not limited to the academic context, but also play a significant role throughout both the valorisation phase and the…

2026 Strategic Foresight Reportfiled 12 Jan 2026PDFsource

We would like to provide feedback to the Strategic Foresight report based on the research findings of the on-going project HER-UKR: Challenges and opportunities for EU heritage diplomacy in Ukraine, which addresses the role of cultural heritage in the EUs external action. It is co-funded by the EU within the ERASMUS+ Jean Monnet Policy Debate action.

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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.

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