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European Space Policy Institute

NGO / non-profit · Think tanks & research · HQ: Austria · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, European Space Policy Institute appears in 5 declared MEP meetings (4 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

5
declared meetings
with current MEPs
4
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The European Space Policy Institute, founded in 2003, is the independent think tank for space based in Vienna, Austria – the world’s capital of space diplomacy. ESPI is supported by its 23 member organisations and Advisory Council composed of internationally recognised experts from a range of domains. Working in a non-profit capacity, as an Quasi-International Organisation under the Austrian Host…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 5 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats240%
European People's Party120%
Patriots for Europe120%
Renew Europe120%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2025).

2024
1
2025
3
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

Giorgio Gori
2 meetings · S&D
Massimiliano Salini
1 meeting · EPP
Christophe Grudler
1 meeting · Renew
András Gyürk
1 meeting · PfE

The 5 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
26 Jan 2026András Gyürk18th European Space Conference-event
17 Nov 2025Giorgio GoriSpace Act
21 May 2025Christophe GrudlerPolitique Spatiale européenne
20 Mar 2025Giorgio GoriEuropean Space Policy
11 Sep 2024Massimiliano SaliniEU Space Law

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