The National Science Academies of the EU Member States

EASAC Council Contact The EASAC Council has 29 individual members EASAC Secretariat and meets twice a year in different capitals of the c/o German National Academy of Sciences European Union. lt consists of representatives of the following academies and academic bodies. Leopoldina Jägerberg 1 06108 Halle (Saale) Germany

The Austrian Academy of Sciences The Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of Belgium E-Mail: [email protected] The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Tel.: +49 345 4723 9833 The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts Fax: +49 345 4723 9839 The Czech Academy of Sciences The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters The Estonian Academy of Sciences The Council of Finnish Academies EASAC Brussels Office The Academie des sciences (France) c/o The Royal Academies for Science The German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina The Academy of Athens and the Arts of Belgium The Hungarian Academy of Sciences Hertogsstraat 1 Rue Ducale The Royal lrish Academy 1000 Brussels The Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (ltaly) Belgium The Latvian Academy of Sciences Building Science into EU Policy – The Lithuanian Academy of Sciences The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences E-Mail: [email protected] The National Science Academies The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Tel.: +32 2550 2332 The Polish Academy of Sciences of the EU Member States The Academy of Sciences of Lisbon (Portugal) Fax: +32 2550 2378 The Romanian Academy The Slovak Academy of Sciences The Slovenian Academy of Science and Arts The Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences The Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences The Royal Society (United Kingdom) www.easac.eu Academia Europaea ALLEA @EASACnews Observer The Federation of European Academies of Medicine (FEAM) @EASACnews What is EASAC? What is EASAC‘s role in Brussels? Why does EASAC‘s work matter to EU policy?

EASAC is the voice of independent science in EU policy-makers are familiar with advocacy » Europe‘s scientists produce cutting-edge, inter- Brussels. The national academies of science of groups who seek to influence policy and fund- nationally recognised research which should be the EU Member States created EASAC to give ing decisions. EASAC is different. EASAC asks used to underpin EU policy decisions. science-based expert advice to EU policy-mak- policy-makers to consider the detailed analyses ers on questions of relevance to the citizens of and recommendations of Europe‘s most respect- » EU policies are costly and time-consuming to Europe. ed scientists. develop and have long-term effects on Europe‘s economy, environment and society. They should Our views are vigorously independent of com- EASAC has an ongoing dialogue with European be based on the best, most accurate scientific mercial or political bias. We follow open and policy-makers, engaging on a regular basis with understanding. transparent processes to arrive at science-based the Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC), analysis and recommendations. We aim to give the European Parliamentary Research Service » EU policies should be informed by rigorous re- advice that is clear and relevant to many of (EPRS), and also contributing to other science search, not opinions and interest groups. It must today‘s most pressing issues. advisory mechanisms within the institutions of see beyond persuasive, but ultimately flawed the EU. arguments. EASAC works through steering panels and working groups and is supported by a dedicated » Policy-makers need reliable information from secretariat based at the German National Acad- If EASAC does not lobby, what does it authoritative and impartial sources with no emy of Sciences Leopoldina (Halle/Saale) and actually do? interest in political outcomes, particularly on the Royal Academies for Science and the Arts of controversial issues. Belgium (Brussels). EASAC investigates topical issues of public policy through its network of independent scientific experts. Who are EASAC‘s members? EASAC works in three science areas, or pro- How is EASAC funded? National academies of science are networks of grammes: energy, environment and biosciences. outstanding scientists, aiming to foster scientific The working groups in these programmes pro- EASAC is supported through membership fees progress and collaboration and to provide scien- duce reports or statements and hold workshops that each member academy pays annually. tific understanding – both for policy-makers and and briefings. Past work includes reports on The academy-nominated experts of EASAC‘s the wider public. genome editing; sustainable forests; negative working groups and steering panels give their emission technologies; extreme weather events; time for free. Their costs for participation in EASAC unites all the national science acade- regulation of homeopathic products; food and meetings are normally covered by the nomina- mies of the EU, one pan-European academy of nutrition security and agriculture; and climate ting EASAC member academies. sciences, and the association of all academies in change and health. geographical Europe. The national science acad- EASAC has no commercial or business sponsors emies of Norway and Switzerland are members The Council of EASAC oversees the work of the and does not receive funding from the EU. It by explicit vote of EASAC Council, the governing programmes, decides on new projects, recruits receives some support from the InterAcademy body of EASAC. working group members and approves reports Partnership (IAP), the global network of science- for publication after peer-review. and medical academies.