Lobby organisation
European Liberal Forum
Think tank or academic body · Think tanks & research · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, European Liberal Forum appears in 16 declared MEP meetings (10 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.
In their own words
“The European Liberal Forum (ELF) is the think-tank and the official political foundation of the European Liberal Party, the ALDE Party. Together with 54 member organisations, we work all over Europe to bring new ideas into the political debate, to provide a platform for discussion, and to empower citizens to make their voices heard.”
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“Our work is guided by liberal ideals and a belief in the principle of freedom. We stand for a future-oriented Europe that offers opportunities for every citizen. ELF is engaged on all political levels, from the local to the European. We bring together a diverse network of national foundations, think tanks and experts. In this role, our forum serves as a space for an open and informed exchange of views between a wide range of different EU stakeholders.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 16 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group. Every meeting was with a single group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2024). 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 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | Sophie Wilmès | Nuclear |
| 10 Sep 2026 | Petras Auštrevičius | Enlargement |
| 1 Jul 2026 | Dan Barna | High-Level Roundtable on European Competitiveness and the Management Quality impact |
| 30 Jun 2026 | Dan Barna | The enlargement of the European Union |
| 22 Sep 2025 | Sophie Wilmès | SMR |
| 14 May 2025 | Bart Groothuis | EU defence policy |
| 22 Apr 2025 | Sophie Wilmès | Informal discussion |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu | Introductory Meeting |
| 20 Nov 2024 | Anouk van Brug | Panel talk |
| 20 Nov 2024 | Jeannette Baljeu | ELF event on future of energy |
| 16 Oct 2024 | Jeannette Baljeu | Competitiveness |
| 3 Apr 2024 | Nathalie Loiseau | Caucase du Sud |
| 28 Feb 2022 | Abir Al-Sahlani | Panelsamtal - How Europe can combat hate speech against the LGBTI community in liberal societies |
| 17 Aug 2020 | Irena Joveva | Liberal political participation |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Abir Al-Sahlani | Roundtable: i-Voting a European solution for citizens living abroad? |
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