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Bertelsmann Stiftung

NGO / non-profit · Think tanks & research · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Bertelsmann Stiftung appears in 33 declared MEP meetings (11 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

33
declared meetings
with current MEPs
11
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“„Menschen bewegen, Zukunft gestalten, Teilhabe in der globalisierten Welt.“ Dieser Leitgedanke fasst die Arbeit der 1977 von Reinhard Mohn gegründeten Bertelsmann Stiftung zusammen. Teilhabe setzt nach dem Verständnis der Stiftung handlungsfähige Menschen und eine Gesellschaft voraus, die allen faire Chancen eröffnet. Die Bertelsmann Stiftung vertraut auf die repräsentative Demokratie und die Prinzipien der Sozialen Marktwirtschaft als Organisationsform des gesellschaftlichen Zusammenlebens.…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 33 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA2164%
European People's Party618%
Socialists & Democrats618%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (10 in 2025).

2019
2
2020
6
2021
3
2022
2
2023
6
2024
0
2025
10
2026
4

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

Daniel Freund
11 meetings · Greens/EFA
Alexandra Geese
5 meetings · Greens/EFA
Axel Voss
5 meetings · EPP
Sergey Lagodinsky
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Katarina Barley
2 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
2 Jun 2026Axel VossEvent on generative AI and copyright
26 Mar 2026René Repasi28. Regime
27 Feb 2026Gabriele BischoffAustausch zu EU-Kindergarantie
24 Jan 2026Alexandra GeeseEvent: Political Tech Summit
17 Nov 2025Sergey LagodinskyParticipent
17 Nov 2025Alexandra GeeseEvent: Technological sovereignty
11 Sep 2025Sergey LagodinskyParticipant Event
2 Sep 2025Alexandra GeeseEvent: Democratic Tech Alliance
22 Jul 2025Axel Voss28th Regime
17 Jul 2025René Repasi28. Regime
25 Jun 2025Rasmus AndresenFiscal Policy
22 May 2025Lena DüpontSecurity research & Resilience
6 May 2025Axel VossCopyright and generative AI
31 Jan 2025Sergey LagodinskySpeaker
15 Sep 2023Axel VossAI Act

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