Lobby organisation
Goethe-Institut e.V.
Other (the Transparency Register's catch-all category) · Cross-sector / other · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, Goethe-Institut e.V. appears in 11 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.
In their own words
““The objective of the Association is to promote knowledge of the German language outside Germany, to maintain international cultural cooperation and to propagate a comprehensive picture of Germany by means of information on cultural, social and political life. The Association pursues exclusively and directly non-profit making objectives in the sense of the section “Tax-favoured objectives” of the German Fiscal Code.”
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“It promotes science and research, education and schooling, art and culture as well as understanding between peoples. The objective of the Articles of Association is realised in particular through the fulfilment of the duties arising from the basic agreement between the Federal Republic of Germany and Goethe-Institut e.V. in its respective current form. Goethe-Institut e.V. maintains cultural institutes outside Germany and in Germany. Its headquarters are in Munich. The headquarters have a representation in Berlin and branch offices in Germany. “ § 2.1 of the Artic (...)”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 11 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 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 11 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2026 | Helmut Brandstätter | Reception |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Sabine Verheyen | Cultural Policy |
| 30 Jul 2025 | Vivien Costanzo | Skills shortage and education in Namibia |
| 27 Mar 2025 | Peter Liese | Austausch |
| 4 Feb 2025 | Peter Liese | Veranstaltung Goethe Institut |
| 7 Oct 2023 | Katrin Langensiepen | Austausch zu Syrien |
| 7 Mar 2023 | Christian Ehler | Allgemeiner Austausch |
| 8 Sep 2022 | Christian Ehler | Allgemeiner Austausch |
| 1 Feb 2021 | Christian Ehler | Horizon Europe / Budget 2022 |
| 13 Oct 2020 | Hannes Heide | Exchange of views on cultural policy |
| 20 Nov 2019 | Katarina Barley | Introduction |
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