MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability European Secretariat

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

As of 9 September 2026, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability European Secretariat appears in 13 declared MEP meetings (11 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

13
declared meetings
with current MEPs
11
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.9
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“ICLEI is the world's leading association of cities and local governments dedicated to sustainable development. We are a powerful movement of 12 mega-cities, 100 super-cities and urban regions, 450 large cities as well as 450 medium-sized cities and towns in 84 countries. We promote local action for global sustainability and supports cities to become sustainable, resilient, resource-efficient, biodiverse, low-carbon; to…”

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.

Greens/EFA538%
Socialists & Democrats431%
European People's Party215%
Renew Europe215%

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
0
2024
1
2025
6
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

Ana Vasconcelos
2 meetings · Renew
Cristina Guarda
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Jutta Paulus
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
David Cormand
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Sara Matthieu
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 13 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
5 May 2026David CormandStakeholder’s consultation event on the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation
14 Apr 2026Christian EhlerEuropean Competitiveness Fund
16 Mar 2026Cristina GuardaSchool scheme
5 Mar 2026Ana VasconcelosPerformance Regulation
28 Jan 2026Ana VasconcelosPerformance Regulation
3 Sep 2025Carla TavaresExchange about the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2028-2034
16 Jul 2025Sara MatthieuLunch Meeting Utrecht & Rotterdam Deputy Mayors on Circular Economy
3 Jul 2025Thomas BajadaMeeting on the upcoming MFF and water resilience
24 Jun 2025Bruno Tobbacklocal governments for sustainability
4 Jun 2025Sirpa PietikäinenMFF and regional innovation policy
27 Mar 2025Thomas Pellerin-CarlinThe role of cities and regions in the EU's competitiveness policies
27 Nov 2024Cristina GuardaCities, regional development
15 Feb 2021Jutta Paulusexchange of views

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