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Lobby organisation

European Trade Union Institute

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

As of 7 November 2026, European Trade Union Institute appears in 39 declared MEP meetings (25 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

39
declared meetings
with current MEPs
25
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
0.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The European Trade Union Institute is the independent research and training centre of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) which itself affiliates European trade unions into a single European umbrella organisation.”

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“The ETUI places its expertise – acquired in particular in the context of its links with universities, academic and expert networks – in the service of workers’ interests at European level and of the strengthening of the social dimension of the European Union. The Institute is composed of two departments: - A research department with three units: •Europeanisation of industrial relations; •Economic, employment and social policies; •Working conditions, health and safety. - An education department The ETUI conducts studies on socio-economic topics and industrial relations and monitors European policy developments of strategic importance for the world of labour. It creates, what is more, bridges between the academic sphere, the world of resea (...)”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 39 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats1846%
Greens/EFA1026%
The Left923%
European People's Party13%
Non-attached13%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (16 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
4
2020
1
2021
4
2022
2
2023
3
2024
3
2025
16
2026
6

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

Gabriele Bischoff
3 meetings · S&D
Kira Marie Peter-Hansen
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
René Repasi
3 meetings · S&D
Anthony Smith
3 meetings · The Left
Mounir Satouri
2 meetings · Greens/EFA

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
13 Oct 2026Leila ChaibiDigital Omnibus
10 Jun 2026Özlem Demirel28. Regime
8 Jun 2026Fabio de Masi28th regime (corporate legal regime proposal)
26 Mar 2026René Repasi28. Regime
18 Mar 2026Anthony SmithAssises de la santé et de la sécurité au travail 2026
17 Mar 2026Anthony SmithAssises de la santé et de la sécurité au travail 2026
17 Dec 2025Nora MebarekRévision de la directive sur les agents cancérigènes, mutagènes et reprotoxiques
8 Dec 2025Birgit SippelDigital Omnibus
17 Nov 2025Kira Marie Peter-HansenSustainability omnibus - update for civil society
3 Nov 2025Kira Marie Peter-HansenSustainability omnibus - update for civil society
14 Oct 2025René Repasi28th Regime
2 Oct 2025Kira Marie Peter-HansenSustainability omnibus - update for civil society
25 Sep 2025Evelyn RegnerDebate 28th Regime
11 Sep 2025René Repasi28. Regime
25 Jun 2025Kathleen van BremptUS trade policy

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