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Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe

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

As of 9 September 2026, Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe appears in 25 declared MEP meetings (14 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

25
declared meetings
with current MEPs
14
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.1
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) represents the bars and law societies of 31 member countries, one affiliate and 14 further associate and observer countries, and through them more than 1 million European lawyers. The CCBE was founded in 1960, as the ramifications of the European Economic Community on the legal profession started to be seriously…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 25 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats1352%
Greens/EFA624%
European People's Party312%
Renew Europe312%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2025).

2019
1
2020
0
2021
2
2022
1
2023
2
2024
6
2025
7
2026
6

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

Birgit Sippel
8 meetings · S&D
Saskia Bricmont
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Lukas Mandl
2 meetings · EPP
René Repasi
2 meetings · S&D
Daniel Freund
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
11 Jun 2026Lukas Mandl28th Regime
2 Jun 2026René RepasiThe 28th Regime Corporate Legal Framework – 'EU Inc.'/ Gesellschaftsrechtlicher Rahmen des 28. Regimes – „EU Inc.“
7 May 2026Sandro RuotoloInformal meeting on future initiatives of the IG against spyware abuse
6 May 2026Katarina BarleyTraining for lawyers in the European Union
28 Apr 2026Nikola MinchevExchange of views
27 Apr 2026Lukas Mandl28th Regime
15 Sep 2025Malik AzmaniReturn Regulation
8 May 2025Birgit SippelEU-US eEvidence
17 Mar 2025Birgit SippelFacilitation directive; entry-exit-system
11 Feb 2025Birgit SippelEU-US e-evidence
27 Jan 2025Ilhan KyuchyukE-justice and interoperability of e-justice systems across Europe
23 Jan 2025René RepasiExchange on Legal Affairs
14 Jan 2025Alice KuhnkeImplementation of the pact on asylum and migration
3 Dec 2024Birgit Sippele-evidence
16 Oct 2024Tineke StrikLIBE Civil Society Meeting

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