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Lobby organisation

Counter Balance

NGO / non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: Czech Republic · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Counter Balance appears in 37 declared MEP meetings (19 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

37
declared meetings
with current MEPs
19
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

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. Counter Balance's mission is to make European public finance a key driver of the transition towards…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 37 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA1438%
Socialists & Democrats1438%
The Left514%
Renew Europe38%
European People's Party13%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2020).

2019
6
2020
7
2021
2
2022
2
2023
3
2024
7
2025
7
2026
3

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

David Cormand
5 meetings · Greens/EFA
Kathleen van Brempt
4 meetings · S&D
Marit Maij
4 meetings · S&D
Daniel Freund
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Marc Botenga
3 meetings · The Left

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
16 Jul 2026Daniel FreundExchange on Mining & Global Gateway mining projects
16 May 2026Benedetta ScuderiItaly’s continued export credit support for fossil fuels and violation of climate commitments
26 Feb 2026Rudi KennesEU investment policy
6 Nov 2025Marit MaijMeeting with CSO representative
16 Oct 2025Kathleen van BremptThe role of European Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) in financing the Energy Transition
23 Sep 2025Chloé RidelGlobal Gateway
23 Sep 2025Marit MaijExchange of Views
3 Mar 2025Rudi KennesEU budget
6 Feb 2025Hildegard BenteleGlobal Gateway Strategy
28 Jan 2025Kathleen van BremptCritical Raw Materials + Export Credit Agencies
9 Dec 2024Maria OhisaloHousing and investment
5 Dec 2024Marit Maij“Global Green Deal: How the EU can lead a Fair and Just Transition worldwide”
6 Nov 2024Daniel FreundECA Special Report 14/2023
16 Oct 2024Marit MaijPresentation report: Who Profits from the Global Gateway? The EUs new strategy for development
16 Oct 2024Udo BullmannEvent “Global Gateway to Profit” co-hosted with MEP Erik Marquardt

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