MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung

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

As of 7 November 2026, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung appears in 160 declared MEP meetings (45 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

160
declared meetings
with current MEPs
45
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in 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 zum Aufbau weltweiter Demokratie beitragen.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 160 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats14591%
Greens/EFA85%
The Left32%
Non-attached21%
European People's Party11%
Renew Europe11%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (41 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
3
2020
12
2021
6
2022
28
2023
18
2024
24
2025
41
2026
28

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
28 meetings · S&D
René Repasi
18 meetings · S&D
Udo Bullmann
13 meetings · S&D
Iratxe García Pérez
9 meetings · S&D
Gabriele Bischoff
8 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
15 Sep 2026Tobias CremerAFET - Australia
8 Sep 2026Birgit SippelBreakfast: Fair Recruitment in the EU: Regulation, Rights and Remedies
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
7 Sep 2026Vivien CostanzoExchange on current situation in Middle East
1 Jul 2026Marit MaijAfrican Youth Take the Centre Stage
1 Jul 2026Dan BarnaHigh-Level Roundtable on European Competitiveness and the Management Quality impact
23 Jun 2026Jens GeierExchange on current EU Energy Policy
22 Jun 2026Tobias CremerAustralia
17 Jun 2026Udo BullmannExchange of views on trade union organisations in South Africa
4 Jun 2026Birgit Sippelrule of law and conditionality
4 Jun 2026Mohammed ChahimEvent:Heating Without Upfront Costs: Can Social Leasing Deliver Affordable Warmth in Europe
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

Meeting an MEP is a normal part of democratic life; the record is shown so anyone can see it.