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Lobby organisation

EUROPE MEDIALAB

Think tank / academic · Think tanks & research · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, EUROPE MEDIALAB appears in 8 declared MEP meetings (7 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

8
declared meetings
with current MEPs
7
MEPs met
€300,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
5.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

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…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 8 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA450%
European People's Party225%
Renew Europe112%
Socialists & Democrats112%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2025).

2019
1
2020
1
2021
0
2022
1
2023
0
2024
0
2025
4
2026
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
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Alexandra Geese
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Tomas Tobé
1 meeting · EPP
Markéta Gregorová
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Klára Dobrev
1 meeting · S&D

The 8 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
11 Jun 2026Markéta GregorováDiscussion with independent journalists from Georgia
27 Oct 2025Tomas TobéEuropean Democracy Shield
6 Mar 2025Alexandra GeeseCall on Medias Role for Democracy
6 Mar 2025Klára DobrevSituation of foreign correspondents
5 Feb 2025Sabine VerheyenMedia Policy
30 Jun 2022Bart GroothuisAPA meeting on Chips Act
19 Nov 2020Daniel FreundInput on European Ethics Body
22 Oct 2019Daniel FreundMedia in Europe

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