MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung

Think tank or academic body · Think tanks & research · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 8 October 2026, Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung appears in 4 declared MEP meetings (3 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

4
declared meetings
with current MEPs
3
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
2.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Das DIW Berlin betreibt gesellschaftlich relevante, an internationalen Standards orientierte Forschung, Wissenstransfer und Nachwuchsförderung und trägt maßgeblich zum Ausbau der nationalen und internationalen Forschungsdateninfrastruktur in den Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften bei. Das Institut ist Mitglied der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft und dient ausschließlich und unmittelbar gemeinnützigen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 4 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA250%
European People's Party125%
Socialists & Democrats125%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2023. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2020).

2020
2
2021
0
2022
1
2023
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

Michael Bloss
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Peter Liese
1 meeting · EPP
Jens Geier
1 meeting · S&D

The 4 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
19 Apr 2023Jens GeierExchange on the electricity market design
20 Jun 2022Peter LieseETS
15 Jun 2020Michael Blossrenewable energy sources
27 Feb 2020Michael Blossclimate policy

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