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Lobby organisation

Foundation Max van der Stoel

NGO or non-profit · Think tanks & research · HQ: Netherlands · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Foundation Max van der Stoel appears in 8 declared MEP meetings (3 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

8
declared meetings
with current MEPs
3
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
3.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“De Foundation Max van der Stoel (FMS) is een onafhankelijke politieke stichting met sociaaldemocratische inslag. We zetten ons in voor democratisering in de buurlanden van de EU, een eerlijker Nederlands en EU-beleid ten aanzien van landen in het Mondiale Zuiden, en we stimuleren het publieke debat over deze thema’s in Nederland.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 8 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats788%
Greens/EFA112%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2026). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2023
2
2024
0
2025
2
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

Marit Maij
5 meetings · S&D
Thijs Reuten
2 meetings · S&D
Tineke Strik
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 8 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
14 Oct 2026Marit MaijCritical Raw Materials
1 Jul 2026Marit MaijAfrican Youth Take the Centre Stage
22 Jun 2026Marit MaijNederland-Caribische relaties en de Klimaatzaak Bonaire
23 Feb 2026Marit MaijExchange of views
15 Nov 2025Tineke StrikMigration governance
14 Mar 2025Marit MaijMeeting with representatives from the Foundation Max van der Stoel
22 Sep 2023Thijs ReutenGeneral exchange of views
21 Sep 2023Thijs ReutenBelarus

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