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European Policy Centre

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

As of 7 November 2026, European Policy Centre appears in 57 declared MEP meetings (28 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

57
declared meetings
with current MEPs
28
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
9.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The European Policy Centre (EPC) is an independent, not-for-profit think tank dedicated to fostering European integration through analysis and debate, supporting and challenging European decision-makers at all levels to make informed decisions based on evidence and analysis, and providing a platform for engaging partners, stakeholders and citizens in EU policy-making and in the debate about the future of Europe.”

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“In line with its multi-constituency approach, members of the EPC comprise companies, professional and business federations, trade unions, diplomatic missions, regional and local bodies, as well as NGOs representing a broad range of civil society interests, foundations, international and religious organisations. The EPC has around 400 member organisations. Membership changes throughout the year and the latest information can be found on the EPC website which is regularly updated: https://www.epc.eu/en/members […]”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing - the text on file breaks off mid-sentence where marked […].

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 57 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA2137%
Socialists & Democrats1323%
European People's Party1119%
Renew Europe1018%
European Conservatives & Reformists24%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (17 in 2026). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
1
2020
3
2021
3
2022
7
2023
3
2024
13
2025
10
2026
17

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
15 meetings · Greens/EFA
Birgit Sippel
6 meetings · S&D
Bart Groothuis
3 meetings · Renew
Rasa Juknevičienė
3 meetings · EPP
Thomas Waitz
2 meetings · Greens/EFA

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
28 Sep 2026Nathalie LoiseauUtilisation des avoirs russes gelés
22 Sep 2026Birgit SippelRule of law conditionality
25 Jun 2026Aura SallaDigital Omnibus
24 Jun 2026Birgit SippelRoundtable “From Pact Implementation to New Strategic Priorities: What Way Forward for EU Migration Policy”
2 Jun 2026Marit MaijTempory Protection, Permanent Impact: Ukrainian Women in Europe
24 Apr 2026Lukas MandlTürkiye
15 Apr 2026Daniel FreundRule of Law
5 Mar 2026Mika AaltolaEU Affairs
24 Feb 2026Sebastian TynkkynenEuroopan tuki Ukrainalle
10 Feb 2026Birgit SippelEvent EU-UK cooperation on the innovative use of sanctions (Countering Migrant Smuggling)
6 Feb 2026Thomas WaitzNorth Macedonia's EU accession
5 Feb 2026Thomas WaitzNorth Macedonia's EU accession
29 Jan 2026Daniel FreundRecharching Advocacy for Rights (RARE)
28 Jan 2026Daniel FreundDemocracy and the rule of law
26 Jan 2026Marit Maijlabour migration

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