Lobby organisation
EUROPE MEDIALAB
Think tank or academic body · Think tanks & research · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, EUROPE MEDIALAB appears in 11 declared MEP meetings (10 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.
In their own words
“The MEDIALAB (ex. Fondation EURACTIV) is a think-and-do-tank dedicated to fostering a healthy media community in Europe. It was set up in 2004 as a ‘Fondation d’Utilité Publique’ under Belgian law.We aim in particular to: 1) Support a healthy media sector by fostering a more proactive EU media policy 2) Advocate for media independence, media pluralism and language diversity in […]”
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“[…] Europe 3) Support media coverage of EU policy both at a national and local level 4) Promote media innovation projects for media and related stakeholders Our activities: provide analysis and facilitate a dialogue between media professionals and EU stakeholders; promote debates and the sharing of best practices through conferences, training programmes and workshops; implement projects fostering media sector’s innovation and skills; communicate relevant news on Europe’s media via a monthly newsletter. Maison du MédiaLab: residence hosting Eastern European Brussels correspondents (UA, GE, AM, MD)”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 11 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
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
The 11 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Sep 2026 | Lukas Sieper | Meeting |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Pekka Toveri | Current topics of EU-Ukraine cooperation and support of the work of Ukrainian correspondents in Brussels |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Victor Negrescu | Bi-annual Stars4Media Reception |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Markéta Gregorová | Discussion with independent journalists from Georgia |
| 27 Oct 2025 | Tomas Tobé | European Democracy Shield |
| 6 Mar 2025 | Alexandra Geese | Call on Medias Role for Democracy |
| 6 Mar 2025 | Klára Dobrev | Situation of foreign correspondents |
| 5 Feb 2025 | Sabine Verheyen | Media Policy |
| 30 Jun 2022 | Bart Groothuis | APA meeting on Chips Act |
| 19 Nov 2020 | Daniel Freund | Input on European Ethics Body |
| 22 Oct 2019 | Daniel Freund | Media in Europe |
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