MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Democracy Reporting International

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

As of 9 September 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
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to 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. 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…”

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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