MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

European Council on Foreign Relations

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

As of 9 September 2026, European Council on Foreign Relations appears in 42 declared MEP meetings (25 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

42
declared meetings
with current MEPs
25
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.4
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“ECFR is the first pan-European think-tank. Launched in October 2007, its objective is to conduct research and promote informed debate across Europe on the development of a coherent and effective European values-based foreign policy. Three distinctive elements define ECFR's activities: 1) A pan-European Council of over three hundred members - politicians, decision-makers, thinkers and business leaders from across Europe -…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 42 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA1331%
Renew Europe1126%
Socialists & Democrats921%
European People's Party410%
Patriots for Europe410%
European Conservatives & Reformists12%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (15 in 2026).

2023
1
2024
12
2025
14
2026
15

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

Hannah Neumann
4 meetings · Greens/EFA
Nathalie Loiseau
4 meetings · Renew
Klára Dobrev
4 meetings · S&D
Bart Groothuis
3 meetings · Renew
Pierre-Romain Thionnet
3 meetings · PfE

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
29 Jul 2026Geadis GeadiDiaspora
1 Jul 2026Hannah NeumannExchange of Views on the Middle East
30 Jun 2026Michał Wawrykiewicz'European Sentiment Compass', ECFR project
18 Jun 2026Klára DobrevECFR Annual Council Meeting 2026
17 Jun 2026Klára DobrevECFR Annual Council Meeting 2026
8 Jun 2026Peter LieseAustausch
29 May 2026Nathalie LoiseauLutte contre la désinformation
27 May 2026Hannah NeumannExchange of Views on Middle East
20 Apr 2026Kathleen van BremptBriefing on China's energy and climate policies and EU-China climate relationship
13 Apr 2026Thierry MarianiPolitiques étrangères européennes
9 Apr 2026Radan KanevClimate policies in the political context of the 2024-29 EP term
9 Apr 2026Mohammed ChahimSocial Climate policy
31 Mar 2026Pierre-Romain ThionnetPolitiques étrangères européennes
25 Mar 2026Michael BlossEnergy security in infrastructure
5 Mar 2026Hannah NeumannExchange of Views on new ECRF Research

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