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Welcome to the Leibniz Europe Office wiki!

Here you will find everything you need to know about our role as a liaison office between the Leibniz Association, the European institutions and the European scientific community. In Brussels, we closely follow developments in research policy, actively represent the interests of the Leibniz Association, and provide support for strategic projects and positioning in the European Research Area.

Our services for Leibniz institutions range from advising on EU funding programmes such as Horizon Europe and providing individual support with proposals, to establishing contacts with decision-makers and organising events and workshops.

Whether you need policy statements, targeted networking opportunities or exclusive information on research funding, we connect you with Europe.

Please feel free to contact us: we look forward to hearing from you!

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The Europe Office team

The team at the Leibniz Europe Office is your central point of contact for all questions relating to European research policy and funding.

Please reach out – we look forward to hearing from you.

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News from Brussels

Webinars & Trainings

The webinar “How to write a competitive proposal” will take place on March 19, 2026. You can register to participate in this webinar until March 12, using this link.

Our next ERC interview trainings (StG 2026) will commence on:

Current calls & consultations:

  1. Plant variety rights – evaluation of EU legislation. Public consultation open until April 20, 2026
  2. Feedback on Commission adoption of the Biotech Act (feedback open until April 20, 2026)
  3. Feedback on Commission adoption of “Food and feed safety – simplification omnibus” (feedback open until April 20, 2026)
  4. European Social Security Pass. Public consultation open until April 16, 2026.
  5. **EU global health resilience initiative.** Call for evidence open until April 13, 2026
  6. EU action plan for gender equality and women’s empowerment in EU external action (GAP IV). Call for evidence open until April 30, 2026
  7. Strengthening of the European Child Guarantee. Call for evidence open until April 9, 2026
  8. Fighting housing exclusion. Call for evidence open until April 9, 2026
  9. Measures related to specific plant pests. Draft act open until April 7, 2026
  10. Amendment of protective measures against pests of plants. Draft Act open until April 7, 2026
  11. Affordable housing act. Call for evidence open until April 3, 2026
  12. Guidance on applying the ‘do no significant harm’ principle under the 2028-2034 multiannual financial framework. Call for evidence open until April 1, 2026

Upcoming consultations:

  1. Horizon Europe – European Partnerships to be implemented as joint undertakings. Planned for Q1 2026.
  2. Dual-use export controls – evaluation of the Dual-Use Regulation. Planned for Q2
  3. Biotech Act II. Planned for Q3 2026
  4. European Health Data Space – requirements for secure processing environments. Upcoming.
  5. Evaluation of the Marine Equipment Directive. Upcoming.
  6. Farm sustainability data network (FSDN) – compiling data on farm sustainability. Upcoming.

News AK Europa

The next meeting of the AK Europa will take place from April 21-22, 2026 at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in Potsdam. Registration is possible via this link: Registration for the participation in the next AK Europa

The draft agenda can be found below:

Draft_Agenda_45. L-AK EU.pdf

Current newsletter: March 2026

192_Newsletter_March.pdf

(Topics: FP10 draft reports by MEPs Ehler & Repasi, ERC White Paper on Widening, EU Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030, New Framework for Science Diplomacy, EU Inc.)

Newsletter February 2026

191_Newsletter_February.pdf

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