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Huis van de Nederlandse Provincies

NGO / non-profit · Cross-sector / other · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Huis van de Nederlandse Provincies appears in 11 declared MEP meetings (7 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

11
declared meetings
with current MEPs
7
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
15.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Het HNP heeft de volgende doelstellingen gedefinieerd: (1) Het verbeteren van de contacten van de Nederlandse provincies met de Europese instellingen, de Nederlandse Permanente Vertegenwoordiging (PV) bij de EU en andere regionale bureaus in Brussel; (2) Synergie tot stand brengen tussen de provincies om te komen tot een efficiënte vertegenwoordiging van de gezamenlijke belangen; (3) Het verstrekken van voldoende en…”

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.

European People's Party436%
Renew Europe327%
Socialists & Democrats218%
Greens/EFA19%
Patriots for Europe19%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2025).

2021
1
2022
0
2023
1
2024
2
2025
6
2026
1

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

Ingeborg ter Laak
2 meetings · EPP
Dirk Gotink
2 meetings · EPP
Auke Zijlstra
1 meeting · PfE
Thijs Reuten
1 meeting · S&D

The 11 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
26 Feb 2026Raquel García Hermida-van der WalleCohesiebeleid
30 Sep 2025Raquel García Hermida-van der WalleProvinciale belangen in Brussel
11 Sep 2025Raquel García Hermida-van der WalleRegionaal beleid
2 Sep 2025Dirk GotinkHousing
22 May 2025Auke ZijlstraGovernance
7 May 2025Ingeborg ter LaakIndustrie, circulaire economie en landbouw
22 Apr 2025Ingeborg ter LaakClean Industrial Deal
14 Nov 2024Anna StrolenbergIntroduction to Huis van de Nederlandse provincies
11 Sep 2024Dirk GotinkEvenement Grensoverschrijdende samenwerking
30 Mar 2023Lara WoltersCvdR seminar "Reducing EU regulatory burdens on SMEs"
12 Oct 2021Thijs ReutenZeeland

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