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EuroGeoSurveys - The Geological Surveys of Europe

EGS

EGS is the organisation of the Geological Surveys of Europe, governed by Belgian law in accordance with the title III of the Law of 27 June 1921 on non-profit making organisations, non-profit making international organisations and foundations.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Hildegard Bentele (Member of the European Parliament) and Rio Tinto

17 Nov 2025 · Critical Raw Materials

Meeting with Joan Canton (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

27 Aug 2025 · Exchange of views with EuroGeoSurveys - the association of national geological agencies.

Meeting with Paz Velasco Velazquez (Acting Head of Unit Directorate-General for International Partnerships)

17 Jun 2025 · Meeting requested by EGS to present their institution, priorities and objectives to the recently appointed HOU INTPA E2

Meeting with Marjeta Jager (Deputy Director-General Directorate-General for International Partnerships)

22 May 2025 · Meeting requested by EGS to discuss a streamlined approach to collaborative contributions towards EU bilateral strategic partnerships on raw materials, including capacity building, under the umbrella of a future Geological Service for Europe.

Meeting with Joan Canton (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

28 Feb 2025 · General introduction to EuroGeoSurveys activities and link with Critical Raw Materials Act

Response to GreenData4All - Revision of EU legislation on geospatial environmental data and access to environmental information

25 Mar 2024

EuroGeoSurveys welcomes the intent to improve the rules on environmental data sharing and promote participation in the Green Deal Data Space through the GreenData4All Initiative. We propose the attached suggestions for improving the dialogue of the entire digital data landscape.
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Response to Guidance to facilitate the designation of renewables acceleration areas

22 Feb 2024

EuroGeoSurveys (https://eurogeosurveys.org/) and the Geological Service for Europe (GSEU - https://www.geologicalservice.eu/) project welcome the recognition of the key role of the subsurface in acceleration of renewable energy. The GSEU project (EU Horizon Europe R&I programme - GA n°101075609) is working specifically on these subjects in its work package "Coastal vulnerability assessment & optimised offshore windfarm siting" and will deliver a pan-European inventory of seabed and subsurface parameters influencing cost, stability, and performance of offshore wind farms in shallow and deep waters, intended to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy projects. EuroGeoSurveys and the GSEU project recognise the importance of allocating space for offshore renewable energy projects, implementing a maritime spatial planning strategy, and using or building on existing spatial planning data. Maritime spatial planning is an essential tool to ensure the coexistence of different uses of the sea, enabling long-term planning at an early stage while ensuring sustainability. It is imperative to consider the multiple use of space for renewable energy production and other uses, to alleviate the constraints associated with the use of the seabed. EuroGeoSurveys and the GSEU project supports the drive to use all appropriate tools and datasets to identify renewables acceleration areas and is actively working on developing relevant tools and datasets, which will also be relevant to the requirement for Member States to carry out coordinated mapping for the deployment of renewable energy and related infrastructure in their territory. The work of EuroGeoSurveys and the GSEU project will contribute to speeding up the implementation of these new demands by providing data, advice, good practices, and digital and mapping tools. Geological maps should be used for high-level strategic integrated offshore network-development plans for each sea basin. EuroGeoSurveys and the GSEU project also agree on the need for, and are already contributing to, knowledge transfer between the Member States with more experience in identifying and designating dedicated areas for renewable energy and the Member States with less experience.
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Response to Soil Health Law – protecting, sustainably managing and restoring EU soils

3 Nov 2023

EuroGeoSurveys the Geological Surveys of Europe represents 37 National Geological Survey organisations across Europe, the public institutions responsible for providing vital surface and subsurface geoscientific knowledge to support national and EU competitiveness, social well-being, environmental management and international commitments. EuroGeoSurveys (EGS) welcomes the Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Soil Monitoring and Resilience (Soil Monitoring Law) as a positive action toward improving the status of soils to support the EUs society and environment. EuroGeoSurveys has reviewed the proposed Soil Monitoring Law in detail together with a dedicated team of leading national experts in soil science, members of the EGS Geochemistry Expert Group. Specifically, we have outlined a number of key considerations and recommendations in the attached note, along with potential issues in the current Soil Monitoring Law proposal. We sincerely hope these reflections will be taken into consideration and be of benefit to the European Commission, Parliament and Council as they take legislative debate further.
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Response to Carbon capture utilisation and storage deployment

31 Aug 2023

EuroGeoSurveys - the Geological Surveys of Europe - welcomes the initiative on Industrial carbon management - carbon capture, utilisation and storage deployment. We include our feedback in the attached response.
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Response to Net Zero Industry Act

23 Jun 2023

EuroGeoSurveys welcomes the proposed Net Zero Industry Act as a positive action toward improving the regulatory and investment environment to support the EUs decarbonization of industry and climate neutrality goals. Specifically, we note the significant important roles that the National Geological Survey Organisations collectively have already played during the preparation and transposition of the 2009 CCS Directive and the continued activities of EuroGeoSurveys GeoEnergy Expert Group targeting CO2 storage, including through the Geological Service for Europe project. Implementation of the Net Zero Industry Act will benefit from using this expert network and their access to relevant data and data infrastructure. We provide our complete feedback and recommendations in an attached document.
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Response to European Critical Raw Materials Act

23 Jun 2023

EuroGeoSurveys welcomes the proposed CRM Act as a positive action toward supporting and boosting the EU exploration and mining industry and increasing the resilience of EU raw materials supply chains, necessary to achieve the Green Deal. Specifically, we note the recognition of the important roles that the National Geological Survey Organisations and, collectively, EuroGeoSurveys will play in its implementation. We attach a document with our feedback and recommendations in full.
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Response to European Critical Raw Materials Act

25 Nov 2022

EuroGeoSurveys - the Geological Surveys of Europe - welcomes the initiative of establishing a Critical Raw Materials Act as a positive action toward supporting and boosting the EU exploration and mining industry and increasing the resilience of EU raw materials supply chains, necessary to achieve the Green Deal. Attached is our full response to the Call for Evidence regarding a Critical Raw Materials Act, including 15 key recommendations.
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Meeting with Andras Inotai (Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella)

25 Oct 2016 · Blue Growth, Seabed mapping

Meeting with Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Environment)

12 Sept 2016 · Geological knowledge

Meeting with Giulia Del Brenna (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)

10 May 2016 · Presentation of EuroGeo Surveys and Seabed ( Malta Presidency)

Meeting with Gonzalo De Mendoza Asensi (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

14 Apr 2016 · Geo survey

Meeting with Karmenu Vella (Commissioner)

16 Mar 2016 · Marine research/Water

Meeting with Iwona Piorko Bermig (Cabinet of High Representative / Vice-President Federica Mogherini)

18 Jun 2015 · Independent assessment _Natural resources of Ukraine

Meeting with Vladimir Sucha (Director-General Joint Research Centre)

9 Jun 2015 · Review the collaboration agreement and discuss further development in the area of raw materials

Meeting with Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska), Tomasz Husak (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

4 Jun 2015 · Introductory meeting