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Hertie School

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

As of 9 September 2026, Hertie School appears in 10 declared MEP meetings (5 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

10
declared meetings
with current MEPs
5
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The Hertie School is a private non-profit university based in Berlin, recognised by the German state and accredited by the German Science Council. The school’s mission is to prepare students for leadership positions in government, business and civil society institutions; to produce knowledge for good governance and policymaking; and to encourage active engagement for the common good. We offer four…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 10 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA880%
Socialists & Democrats220%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (5 in 2026).

2021
1
2022
1
2023
0
2024
1
2025
2
2026
5

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

Daniel Freund
4 meetings · Greens/EFA
Alice Kuhnke
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Michael Bloss
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Krzysztof Śmiszek
1 meeting · S&D
Christel Schaldemose
1 meeting · S&D

The 10 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
3 Jun 2026Alice KuhnkeAgoraEU
25 Feb 2026Alice KuhnkeAgoraEU - civil society
24 Feb 2026Krzysztof ŚmiszekAgoraEU
23 Feb 2026Alice KuhnkeAgoraEU
29 Jan 2026Daniel FreundRecharching Advocacy for Rights (RARE)
11 Nov 2025Christel SchaldemoseDigital Sovereignty, Democratic resilience and regulatory simplicity under the future EU budget
7 Apr 2025Daniel FreundBUDG/CONT hearing on RoL conditionality
30 Jan 2024Daniel FreundRule of Law
30 Sep 2022Michael BlossRenewable Energy
24 Jun 2021Daniel FreundRule of Law, Transparency and Accountability - Building back better: Getting ahead on the rule of law

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