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Lobby organisation

European University Institute

Think tank / academic · Think tanks & research · HQ: Italy · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, European University Institute appears in 19 declared MEP meetings (13 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

19
declared meetings
with current MEPs
13
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.7
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The European University Institute (EUI) is an international postgraduate teaching and research institute. Set up in 1972 by the six founding Member States of the European Communities, its aim is to provide advanced academic training for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers and to foster research in fields that are of particular interest for the development of Europe. The EUI opened its…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 19 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats737%
European People's Party632%
Greens/EFA632%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2022).

2021
1
2022
7
2023
1
2024
2
2025
4
2026
4

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
4 meetings · Greens/EFA
Peter Liese
3 meetings · EPP
Sandro Ruotolo
2 meetings · S&D
Norbert Lins
1 meeting · EPP
Alexandra Geese
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
3 Jul 2026Nacho Sánchez AmorTürkiye
6 May 2026Peter LieseAustausch
14 Apr 2026Nicola ZingarettiPact for the Mediterranean
24 Mar 2026Erik MarquardtReturns to Syria
7 Nov 2025Sandro RuotoloSecond annual forum on digital regulation
14 Oct 2025Daniel FreundRoundtable - “Democracy in crisis: Should a permanent European Citizens’ Assembly supplement the European Parliament?”
2 Oct 2025Sandro RuotoloEMFA
30 Jan 2025Lina GálvezInnovation
26 Nov 2024Alexandra GeeseEvent: Panel Discussion on “The Fight Against Gender-Based Violence in Europe: Recent Evolutions
17 Sep 2024Birgit SippelE-Evidence (Staff-Level)
26 Jun 2023Daniel FreundTreaty reform
6 Sep 2022Daniel FreundMedia concentration in the EU
5 Sep 2022Daniel FreundMedia freedom and pluralism in the EU
14 Jul 2022Javier Moreno SánchezChild rights
26 Apr 2022Seán KellyFit for 55 Package

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