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Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

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

As of 14 September 2026, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung appears in 145 declared MEP meetings (42 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

145
declared meetings
with current MEPs
42
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
10.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Die Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung leistet Beiträge zur Sozialen Demokratie - durch politische Bildung, die ihre Grundwerte stärkt - durch die Förderung junger Wissenschaftler/-innen, die ihr verpflichtet sind - durch öffentliche Dialoge, die ihr politisch die Wege ebnen - durch Entwicklungszusammenarbeit, die globaler Gerechtigkeit dient - durch Forschung und Politikberatung, die ihre Grundlagen erforschen und vermitteln, und - durch Brücken internattionaler Kooperationen, die…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 145 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats13291%
Greens/EFA86%
The Left21%
European People's Party11%
Non-attached11%
Renew Europe11%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (33 in 2025).

2019
3
2020
12
2021
6
2022
28
2023
18
2024
24
2025
33
2026
21

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

Birgit Sippel
27 meetings · S&D
René Repasi
17 meetings · S&D
Udo Bullmann
11 meetings · S&D
Iratxe García Pérez
9 meetings · S&D
Gabriele Bischoff
8 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
8 Sep 2026Marit MaijFair Recruitment in the EU: Regulation, Rights and Remedies
8 Sep 2026Per ClausenParliamentary breakfast on the regulation of private labour recruitment and other labour intermediaries in the EU
1 Jul 2026Dan BarnaHigh-Level Roundtable on European Competitiveness and the Management Quality impact
23 Jun 2026Jens GeierExchange on current EU Energy Policy
4 Jun 2026Birgit Sippelrule of law and conditionality
3 Jun 2026Birgit SippelRoundtable "The current political situation in the V4 countries"
2 Jun 2026Birgit SippelFrühstücksevent: Migrationsdeals mit progressiver Handschrift
29 May 2026Victor NegrescuExchange on EU policy priorities and democratic participation
27 May 2026René RepasiMission der Delegation des Europäischen Parlaments für die Beziehungen zur Volksrepublik China
16 Apr 2026Adnan DibraniTransatlantic relations
24 Mar 2026Birgit SippelWorkshop "Point of (no) return? Europäische Migrationspolitik zwischen Abschiebung und legalen Migrationswegen"
19 Mar 2026Sabrina ReppGender Equality
17 Mar 2026René RepasiChina
10 Mar 2026René RepasiChina Briefing
10 Mar 2026Mélissa Camarawomen's rights

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