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Lobby organisation

European Startup Network ivzw

NGO / non-profit · Cross-sector / other · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, European Startup Network ivzw appears in 9 declared MEP meetings (6 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

9
declared meetings
with current MEPs
6
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The European Startup Network is the largest startup organization in Europe, with circa 40 member associations. It unifies national and regional startup associations to create a common voice for European startups so that more can start, scale, and succeed in Europe. With no funding from US hyperscalers, it offers an independent, European view of startup, scaleup and tech policy topics.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 9 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA667%
Renew Europe222%
Socialists & Democrats111%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2025).

2024
1
2025
7
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

Alexandra Geese
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Damian Boeselager
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Svenja Hahn
1 meeting · Renew
Rasmus Andresen
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
René Repasi
1 meeting · S&D

The 9 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
1 Jun 2026Rasmus AndresenEvent zu den Merger Guidelines
2 Sep 2025Alexandra GeeseEvent: Democratic Tech Alliance
17 Jul 2025René Repasi28. Regime
17 Jul 2025Pascal Canfin28th Regime
5 Jun 2025Damian BoeselagerStart-ups & Scale-ups
5 Jun 2025Damian BoeselagerCompetitiveness / start-ups
12 May 2025Alexandra GeeseConference: Free our Feeds
29 Jan 2025Svenja HahnRenew Europe Stakeholder Roundtable: “Elevator Pitch for Better Single Market Rules”
2 Dec 2024Alexandra GeeseStartups & Data Sovereignty

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