MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Gates Foundation

NGO / non-profit · Cross-sector / other · HQ: United States · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Gates Foundation appears in 9 declared MEP meetings (5 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.

9
declared meetings
with current MEPs
5
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.9
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people-especially those with the fewest…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 9 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Renew Europe778%
Socialists & Democrats222%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2025).

2020
1
2021
0
2022
2
2023
1
2024
0
2025
4
2026
1

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

Stine Bosse
3 meetings · Renew
Martin Hojsík
2 meetings · Renew
Kathleen van Brempt
2 meetings · S&D
Barry Andrews
1 meeting · Renew
Barry Cowen
1 meeting · Renew

The 9 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
3 Feb 2026Stine BosseFP10 roundtable
11 Sep 2025Stine BosseEU global health policy
22 May 2025Barry AndrewsDevelopment event
11 Mar 2025Stine BosseGlobal health policy
18 Feb 2025Barry CowenGates Foundation Breakfast event
13 Dec 2023Martin Hojsíkfoundation's investment in agriculture research and innovation and the collaboration with the European commission under the EU Soil Mission
14 Jul 2022Kathleen van BremptCOVID-19: Impact of COVID on the global south - APA
23 Jun 2022Kathleen van BremptEuropean response to the pandemic and the lessons learned on global health
4 Feb 2020Martin HojsíkIntroductory meeting

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