Founded in 2016, The Guild comprises twenty-three of Europes most distinguished research-intensive universities in seventeen countries and is dedicated to enhancing the voice of academic institutions, their researchers and their students.
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The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities
Other · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 265942623347-90
9
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
9
legislative files
of 326 tracked
5
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 #43 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
9.8
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€1M+
declared costs / yr (floor)
8
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2016
in the register since
Declares membership of
- EOSC https://www.eosc.eu/
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Non-governmental organisations
- Head office
- Brussels, 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
The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities filed 9 positions between 29 Apr 2024 and 23 Jun 2026, across 9 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 5 times.
2024 · 1 filed2025 · 2 filed2026 · 6 filed
What they argued
The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities (The Guild) identifies key strategic levers to enhance universities impact as innovative actors: (1) developing an EU-wide framework for startups, scaleups and innovative companies; (2) incentivising knowledge valorisation in universities; (3) improving access to university infrastructures; and, (4) further clarifying State Aid rules related to research…
Founded in 2016, The Guild comprises twenty-three of Europes most distinguished research-intensive universities in seventeen countries, and is dedicated to enhancing the voice of academic institutions, their researchers and their students.
The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities (The Guild) seeks to address key barriers to the fulfillment of the ERA: (1) R&D spending, (2) Academic freedom, (3) Data access, (4) Research careers- mobility, (5) Infrastructure. The attached document further elaborates on our views and recommendations on how to tackle these issues.
The following points are preliminary indications on questions raised by the White Paper On options for enhancing support for research and development involving technologies with dual-use potential dual use topic. This submission does not represent a finalised position of our network.
Founded in 2016, The Guild comprises twenty-three of Europes most distinguished research-intensive universities in seventeen countries, and is dedicated to enhancing the voice of academic institutions, their researchers and their students.
Founded in 2016, The Guild comprises 23 of Europe's most distinguished research-intensive universities across 17 countries and is dedicated to enhancing the voice of academic institutions, their researchers, and their students.
Since the European Health Data Space (EHDS) Regulation aims to empower patients and citizens and enable the secondary use of health data for research purposes, the draft implementing acts should include additional provisions on requirements for cross-border exchange to further reflect this.
Since the European Health Data Space (EHDS) Regulation aims to empower patients and citizens and enable the secondary use of health data for research purposes, the draft implementing acts should include additional provisions on identity management to further reflect this.
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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 · 5 files in common
- DIGITALEUROPE · 4 files in common
- MedTech Europe · 4 files in common
- EFPIA · 4 files in common
- Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres · 4 files in common
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