MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Center of Excellence in Finance

NGO / non-profit · Finance · HQ: Slovenia · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Center of Excellence in Finance appears in 5 declared MEP meetings (5 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

5
declared meetings
with current MEPs
5
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“We support capacity development of public officials and their institutions in South East Europe through learning and knowledge sharing.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 5 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party360%
Socialists & Democrats240%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2026–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (5 in 2026). All meetings were in one calendar year.

2026
5

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

Tonino Picula
1 meeting · S&D
Karlo Ressler
1 meeting · EPP
Matej Tonin
1 meeting · EPP
Victor Negrescu
1 meeting · S&D
Andrey Kovatchev
1 meeting · EPP

The 5 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
16 Apr 2026Tonino PiculaMeeting
31 Mar 2026Victor NegrescuExchange of views on capacity building for EU candidate countries
25 Mar 2026Andrey KovatchevEconomic development in the Western Balkans
24 Mar 2026Karlo ResslerTechnical assistance in EU funding
17 Mar 2026Matej ToninTopics on development of public officials and their institutions in South East and East Europe

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