Lobby organisation
The German Marshall Fund of the United States - The Transatlantic Foundation
Think tank or academic body · Think tanks & research · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, The German Marshall Fund of the United States - The Transatlantic Foundation appears in 43 declared MEP meetings (27 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.
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.”
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“TF’s work centers on strengthening transatlantic security, advancing economic and technological competitiveness and adapting transatlantic relations to a shifting global landscape. TF maintains a network of policymakers, experts, and stakeholders engaged on defence and security, democracy, geopolitics, geoeconomics, China, relations with middle powers, and technology. TF works in Central and Eastern Europe, Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership regions through its long-standing grantmaking, capacity-building, leadership development, networking, and policy initiatives.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 43 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (15 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
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
The 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | Hana Jalloul Muro | US mid-term elections |
| 6 May 2026 | David McAllister | EU-US relations |
| 5 May 2026 | Alexandra Geese | Event: Transatlantic Technology Exchange |
| 4 May 2026 | Reinier van Lanschot | EU affairs and EU Defence |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Sebastian Tynkkynen | Kherson Human Safari |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Lena Düpont | Ukraine postwar recovery projects |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Helmut Brandstätter | Exchange of Views |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Reinis Pozņaks | EU Civil Protection Mechanism |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Pekka Toveri | GMF’s new civil protection program “Unbreakable Europe” / Strategic Democracy Initiatives |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Mika Aaltola | EU Affairs |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Tineke Strik | Democracy |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Valérie Hayer | Relations UE-US |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Mohammed Chahim | Online Discussion: CBAM & US Foreign Pollution Fee Act |
| 27 Oct 2025 | Daniel Freund | State of Democracy |
| 15 Oct 2025 | Dan Barna | Conference on "The Black Sea Strategic Approach: Time to Deliver" |
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