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Lobby organisation

The German Marshall Fund of the United States - The Transatlantic Foundation

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

As of 9 September 2026, The German Marshall Fund of the United States - The Transatlantic Foundation appears in 40 declared MEP meetings (24 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

40
declared meetings
with current MEPs
24
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
7.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The Transatlantic Foundation (TF) is the European and EU-registered arm of the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), a nonpartisan organisation dedicated to strengthening the transatlantic partnership and delivering policy and convening work in Europe. With offices across Europe and representations in London and Madrid, TF operates as a hub for policy innovation, dialogue, and leadership development. TF’s…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 40 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA1538%
European People's Party922%
Renew Europe718%
Socialists & Democrats718%
European Conservatives & Reformists25%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (14 in 2025).

2020
6
2021
0
2022
1
2023
3
2024
7
2025
14
2026
9

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

Sergey Lagodinsky
7 meetings · Greens/EFA
Daniel Freund
4 meetings · Greens/EFA
Alexandra Geese
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Arba Kokalari
3 meetings · EPP
Nathalie Loiseau
2 meetings · Renew

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
6 May 2026David McAllisterEU-US relations
5 May 2026Alexandra GeeseEvent: Transatlantic Technology Exchange
21 Apr 2026Sebastian TynkkynenKherson Human Safari
19 Mar 2026Lena DüpontUkraine postwar recovery projects
18 Mar 2026Helmut BrandstätterExchange of Views
17 Mar 2026Reinis PozņaksEU Civil Protection Mechanism
16 Mar 2026Pekka ToveriGMF’s new civil protection program “Unbreakable Europe” / Strategic Democracy Initiatives
24 Feb 2026Mika AaltolaEU Affairs
14 Jan 2026Tineke StrikDemocracy
2 Dec 2025Valérie HayerRelations UE-US
5 Nov 2025Mohammed ChahimOnline Discussion: CBAM & US Foreign Pollution Fee Act
27 Oct 2025Daniel FreundState of Democracy
15 Oct 2025Dan BarnaConference on "The Black Sea Strategic Approach: Time to Deliver"
14 Oct 2025Dan BarnaIntroductory Meeting
29 Sep 2025Alexandra GeeseTech policies

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