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ARD-Europabüro

Other / unclassified · Media & publishing · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, ARD-Europabüro appears in 35 declared MEP meetings (20 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

35
declared meetings
with current MEPs
20
MEPs met
€500,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Das ARD-Europabüro in Brüssel vertritt unter Leitung des Westdeutschen Rundfunks die Interessen der ARD gegenüber den europäischen und weiteren internationalen Institutionen in allen medienpolitischen und -rechtlichen Fragen. Neben der Europäischen Kommission, dem Europäischen Parlament und dem Rat gehören dazu auch z.B. der Europarat, die UNESCO und die WTO. Der Aufgabenbereich des Büros umfasst die Beobachtung, strategische Analyse und pro-aktive Begleitung…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 35 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA1440%
European People's Party1131%
Socialists & Democrats823%
Renew Europe26%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (11 in 2023).

2019
1
2020
0
2021
2
2022
3
2023
11
2024
5
2025
11
2026
2

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Sabine Verheyen
7 meetings · EPP
Alexandra Geese
5 meetings · Greens/EFA
Daniel Freund
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
René Repasi
2 meetings · S&D
Matthias Ecke
2 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
2 Jun 2026Matthias EckeDigital Networks Act
19 May 2026Axel VossAI Omnibus
15 Jul 2025Sabine VerheyenMedia Policy
14 Jul 2025Nathalie LoiseauLutte contre la désinformation
8 Jul 2025Manfred WeberPolitischer Austausch
8 Jul 2025Sergey LagodinskyExchange of Views
8 Jul 2025Alexandra GeeseTech and media policies
14 May 2025Nela RiehlStakeholder Roundtable:The Future of European Broadcasting, Press and Media: How to create a common European Media Space?
14 May 2025Diana Riba I GinerBroadcasting, press and media in the EU
14 May 2025Erik MarquardtStakeholder Roundtable: Broadcasting, Press and Media in the EU
14 May 2025Alexandra GeeseMedia policies
14 May 2025Daniel FreundArbeitsfrühstück mit der WDR-Intendantin und dem ZDF-Intendanten
12 May 2025Alexandra GeeseEvent: Landesmedienanstal NRW „Safeguarding Freedom – Securing Democracy"
9 Dec 2024Manuela RipaKultur- und Medienpolitik
15 Oct 2024Sabrina ReppEU media legislation

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