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Understand the Parliament
Are MEPs required to declare lobby meetings?
Yes - since November 2023 all MEPs must publish meetings with interest representatives under Article 7 of the …
What is the EU Transparency Register?
The EU's public lobby database: ~17,798 registrants, what an entry shows, what access it buys, its limits - an…
EU lobbying in numbers
91,711 declared MEP lobby meetings across 2019-2026: the most-met organisations, biggest declared budgets and …
Who is my MEP?
Every EU citizen is represented by all MEPs elected in their country. Find yours by country, see their lobby-m…
How many MEPs does each country have?
The European Parliament has 720 MEPs from 27 countries - 96 from Germany down to 6 from Malta. Full table by c…
How much do MEPs earn?
MEPs currently earn €11,255.26/month gross (€8,772.70 net), plus a €4,950 monthly expense allowance, €359 dail…