Lobby organisation
Counter Balance
NGO or non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: Czech Republic · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, Counter Balance appears in 41 declared MEP meetings (21 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.
In their own words
“Counter Balance is a European coalition of development and environmental non-governmental organisations, formed in 2007 to specifically challenge the European Investment Bank. While the EIB remains our main target, we have since then expanded the scope of our work to other public finance institutions.”
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“Counter Balance's mission is to make European public finance a key driver of the transition towards socially and environmentally sustainable and equitable societies. Counter Balance includes members from: * Central and Eastern Europe: CEE Bankwatch Network * France: les Amis de la Terre * Germany: urgewald * Italy: Re:Common * Netherlands: BothEnds * Spain: ODG * United Kingdom: Bretton Woods Project, The Corner House, Platform London […]”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing - the text on file breaks off mid-sentence where marked […].
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 41 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (10 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
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 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | Lynn Boylan | Fossil Free Politics Campaign |
| 16 Jul 2026 | Daniel Freund | Exchange on Mining & Global Gateway mining projects |
| 16 May 2026 | Benedetta Scuderi | Italy’s continued export credit support for fossil fuels and violation of climate commitments |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Rudi Kennes | EU investment policy |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Marit Maij | Meeting with CSO representative |
| 16 Oct 2025 | Kathleen van Brempt | The role of European Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) in financing the Energy Transition |
| 23 Sep 2025 | Chloé Ridel | Global Gateway |
| 23 Sep 2025 | Marit Maij | Exchange of Views |
| 9 Apr 2025 | Abir Al-Sahlani | EUs biståndspolitik |
| 3 Mar 2025 | Rudi Kennes | EU budget |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Marit Maij | Roundtable discussion on Financing for Development |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Hildegard Bentele | Global Gateway Strategy |
| 4 Feb 2025 | Marit Maij | Meeting with representatives from Counter Balance |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Kathleen van Brempt | Critical Raw Materials + Export Credit Agencies |
| 9 Dec 2024 | Maria Ohisalo | Housing and investment |
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