Lobby organisation
European Association of Research and Technology Organisations
Business / industry · Think tanks & research · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 9 September 2026, European Association of Research and Technology Organisations appears in 28 declared MEP meetings (11 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.
In their own words
“EARTO is a non-profit international association established in Brussels, where it maintains a permanent secretariat. EARTO Vision: a European research and innovation system without borders in which RTOs occupy nodal positions and possess the necessary resources and independence to make a major contribution to a competitive European economy and high quality of life through beneficial cooperation with all stakeholders. EARTO…”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 28 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (12 in 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 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2026 | Bruno Tobback | From Research to Industrial Power: Scaling Europe’s Critical Technologies |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Christian Ehler | FP10 |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Christian Ehler | FP10 |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Eszter Lakos | EU research & innovation policy |
| 13 Mar 2026 | Christian Ehler | FP10 |
| 12 Mar 2026 | Christian Ehler | FP10 |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Ivars Ijabs | Horizon Europe |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Matthias Ecke | Europäischen Fonds für Wettbewerbsfähigkeit |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Christian Ehler | FP10 |
| 5 Feb 2026 | René Repasi | Horizon Europe |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Yvan Verougstraete | European Competitiveness Fund |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Sigrid Friis | ECF roundtable Innovation, research and digital |
| 8 Dec 2025 | Christian Ehler | FP10 |
| 20 Oct 2025 | Christian Ehler | FP10 |
| 14 Oct 2025 | Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez | Innovación |
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