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Lobby organisation

Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung

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

As of 9 September 2026, Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung appears in 13 declared MEP meetings (9 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

13
declared meetings
with current MEPs
9
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
6.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The object of the foundation is •to foster the democratic and civic education of the German people on the basis of Christianity, •to promote education, popular and vocational training, including scholarships for students, in particular by opening up access to an academic training for gifted people with the appropriate character, •to foster the academic sector, especially by means of conducting…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 13 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group. Every meeting was with a single group.

European People's Party13100%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (5 in 2025).

2023
2
2024
3
2025
5
2026
3

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

Hildegard Bentele
3 meetings · EPP
Antonio López-Istúriz White
2 meetings · EPP
Angelika Niebler
2 meetings · EPP
Markus Ferber
1 meeting · EPP
Tomas Tobé
1 meeting · EPP

The 13 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
7 Apr 2026Marion WalsmannVerteidigungsindustrie
7 Apr 2026Markus FerberVerteidigungsindustrie
25 Mar 2026Antonio López-Istúriz WhiteEU.
6 Nov 2025Hildegard BenteleEU-Israel relations
25 Sep 2025Antonio López-Istúriz WhiteUnited States and EU
24 Jun 2025Reinhold LopatkaMeeting with representatives of the National Council of El Salvador
13 May 2025Andrea WechslerEU Policy
19 Feb 2025Hildegard BenteleSustainable development and economic transformation
20 Nov 2024Nicolás Pascual de la ParteStrengthening Europe’s Defence Industrial Capacity
11 Jan 2024Angelika NieblerWork as a MEP
11 Jan 2024Angelika NieblerEU energy policy
16 Nov 2023Hildegard BenteleEuropean environmental policy
14 Jun 2023Tomas TobéSpeaker webinar on European asylum and migration policy

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