Lobby organisation
Conseil des rectrices et recteurs francophones
Think tank / academic · Think tanks & research · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 9 September 2026, Conseil des rectrices et recteurs francophones appears in 5 declared MEP meetings (4 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.
In their own words
“L'asbl "Conseil des rectrices et recteurs francophones" (CRef) est un organe de concertation interuniversitaire. Elle est composée d'un Conseil d'Administration réunissant les rectrices et recteurs des 5 institutions universitaires de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles et d'une Assemblée générale réunissant les rectrices et recteurs précités ainsi que la Secrétaire générale du F.R.S.-FNRS et la secrétaire du CRef. Les activités essentielles du CRef…”
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.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2025).
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
The 5 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 2026 | Yvan Verougstraete | Horizon Europe & European Competitiveness Fund |
| 13 Oct 2025 | Sophie Wilmès | Programme-cadre pour la recherche |
| 23 Sep 2025 | Pascal Arimont | Future of the Horizon Europe programme |
| 8 Apr 2025 | Olivier Chastel | Discussions sur le prochain cadre financier pluriannuel et le programme cadre de recherche et d’innovation (FP10) |
| 10 Dec 2024 | Yvan Verougstraete | Involvement of universities in policy making |
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