Vrije Universiteit Brussel
VUB
As a university Vrije Universtiteit Brussel follows a wide range of EU initiatives, policies and legislative files.
Lobbying Activity
Meeting with Zoltán Tarr (Member of the European Parliament)
27 Nov 2025 · Erasmus+
Meeting with Bruno Tobback (Member of the European Parliament) and
24 Sept 2025 · Europees onderzoeks- en innovatiebeleid
Meeting with Fulvia Raffaelli (Head of Unit Health and Food Safety)
24 Apr 2025 · Health, Economics, Law and Technology (HELT) Symposium 2025. Panel session entitled: "AI in Health: Crafting Regulatory Frameworks for Trust and Safety” , organised by WHO
Meeting with Eszter Lakos (Member of the European Parliament)
3 Mar 2025 · Research policies
Meeting with Rudi Kennes (Member of the European Parliament)
18 Feb 2025 · Universities and research
Meeting with Kathleen Van Brempt (Member of the European Parliament)
7 Feb 2025 · General European Politics (study visit VUB library)
Meeting with Ekaterina Zaharieva (Commissioner) and
27 Jan 2025 · Presentation of the VUB, in particular StartLAB, university Alliance EUTOPIA
Meeting with Christophe Galand (Head of Unit Budget) and
23 Jan 2025 · Discussion on research place in the the future Multiannual Financial Framework
Meeting with Hilde Vautmans (Member of the European Parliament)
21 Jan 2025 · Higher education / Talent
Meeting with Kathleen Van Brempt (Member of the European Parliament)
21 Jan 2025 · De rol van Europese universiteiten in onderzoek en ontwikkeling en de Europese horizon-fondsen
Meeting with Liesbet Sommen (Member of the European Parliament)
21 Jan 2025 · Onderzoek en ontwikkeling
Response to The new ERA four years on: Achievements, lessons learned and challenges for the future
13 Sept 2024
Meeting with Kathleen Van Brempt (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
29 Sept 2023 · China Maritime Policy (APA)
Meeting with Daniel Freund (Member of the European Parliament) and
26 Jun 2023 · Treaty reform
Meeting with Kathleen Van Brempt (Member of the European Parliament) and
1 Mar 2023 · Sustainable transition to climate neutrality - the role of European ports
Meeting with Alice Kuhnke (Member of the European Parliament) and
17 Nov 2021 · Speaker: Discrimination in Europe in times of COVID - How to combat it?
Meeting with Diederik Samsom (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)
15 Sept 2021 · Keynote speech at Jean Monnet Network GOVTRAN : “Fit for 55% and climate neutrality: The future of Europe in the World”.
Response to Proposal for a Council Recommendation on a Pact for Research and Innovation in Europe
27 Apr 2021
Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen), Bjoern Seibert (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen), Brenda Furniere (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen), Fernando Sampedro Marcos (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen), Nicole Dewandre (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen), Olivier Smith (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen), Per Haugaard (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen), Peteris Ustubs (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen), Sonia Vila Nunez (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen), Valeria Miceli (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen) and
28 Jul 2020 · High-Level Roundtable Discussion on The State of the Union in 2020 and EU's Global Engagement in a Covid-19 world - [Via Webex]
Meeting with Carlos Moedas (Commissioner) and
18 Jun 2018 · Presentation on liver disease research (ERC grant)