MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Democracy Reporting International

NGO or non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 8 October 2026, Democracy Reporting International appears in 7 declared MEP meetings (3 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

7
declared meetings
with current MEPs
3
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
1.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Democracy Reporting International operates on the conviction that democratic, participatory governance is a human right and governments should be accountable to their citizens.”

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“Democracy Reporting International supports democratic governance around the world with a focus on institutional aspects of democracy, namely: → Elections → Parliaments → Constitutions → Democracy & Human Rights Standards → Rule of Law → Digital Democracy Through careful assessments based on detailed field research, Democracy Reporting International provides the public with specialist policy advice on improvements that can be made to enhance democratic governance. Democracy Reporting International advocates for such changes with domestic actors, the media and relevant international bodies and co-operates with national organisations, wherever possible.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 7 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA571%
Socialists & Democrats229%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2022).

2021
1
2022
2
2023
1
2024
2
2025
1

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

Daniel Freund
4 meetings · Greens/EFA
Katarina Barley
2 meetings · S&D
Terry Reintke
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 7 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
25 Nov 2025Daniel FreundSpeaker at event: "2025 Report – Justice Delayed, Justice Denied - The non-implementation of European Courts’ Judgments and the Rule of Law in the EU"
8 Mar 2024Daniel FreundMoney talks – the Rule of law and the EU budget
1 Feb 2024Daniel FreundThe Rule of Law ahead of the EU elections
6 Mar 2023Katarina BarleyUnabhängigkeit der Gerichte in der EU (staff level)
13 Jul 2022Katarina BarleyExchange of views
15 Feb 2022Daniel FreundRule of law conditionality
6 Dec 2021Terry ReintkeRoundtable on the INI Report on the European Commission’s 2021 Rule of Law Report with Civil Society Representatives and (Shadow-) Rapporteurs

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