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Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Other / unclassified · Think tanks & research · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft appears in 6 declared MEP meetings (2 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

6
declared meetings
with current MEPs
2
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The DFG is the central self-governing research funding organisation in Germany. It serves the sciences and humanities and promotes research of the highest quality in all its forms and disciplines at universities and non-university research institutions. The DFG funds research projects, creates competitive opportunities and conducts procedures for the review, evaluation, selection and decision of research proposals. It helps shape…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 6 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats467%
European People's Party233%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (5 in 2026).

2022
1
2023
0
2024
0
2025
0
2026
5

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

René Repasi
4 meetings · S&D
Christian Ehler
2 meetings · EPP

The 6 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
12 Jun 2026René RepasiHorizon Europe
27 Apr 2026René RepasiHorizon Europe
20 Apr 2026René RepasiHorizon Europe
26 Mar 2026René RepasiHorizon Europe
3 Mar 2026Christian EhlerEuropean science policy
29 Nov 2022Christian EhlerEuropean Research Area

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