The Brussels office is the central point of contact between the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) and the European Commission, the European Parliament and national and international organisations in Brussels. Its purpose is to support DLR's positioning, its research areas and strategies within the EU, and in particular in the European Research Area.
For its core research areas, DLR seeks to play an active and leading role in the definition and implementation of strategies and policies within the field of European research and innovation.
The Brussels office was founded in 1999
The Brussels office was established in 1999. It seeks to further the interests of the German Aerospace Center (DLR), its research topics and strategies within the EU, and in particular the European Research Area.
The Brussels Office supports the establishment and strengthening of DLR's position as a competent partner and advisory body, and promotes access to customers, partners, expertise and research resources at the European level.
The office was established in 1999 and is located close to the European Parliament and the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, where it provides an ideal starting point for cooperating with relevant institutions.
Tasks
The services provided by the DLR Office in Brussels include:
Strategic lobbying through cooperation, and communication of European strategy processes by means of
European Technology Platforms (ETPs)
European groups
large-scale European projects
Consulting (internal and external)
information collection, analysis and reporting
preparation of and responses to representations
support for European cooperation and applications
Networking and representation
participation in conferences, workshops, etc.
organisation of DLR events
Contact
Uwe Möller
Head
EU politics (above all EU framework program for research and innovation) Aeronautics including ACARE, EREA, ASD, Clean Sky, SESAR
Phone: +32 2 5000-842
Michael Kreuz
Energy, among others Hydrogen Europe Research, Clean Hydrogen, EERA, EUREC
