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ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability European Secretariat

Public authority · Cross-sector / other · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability European Secretariat appears in 17 declared MEP meetings (14 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

17
declared meetings
with current MEPs
14
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in 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.”

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“We promote local action for global sustainability and supports cities to become sustainable, resilient, resource-efficient, biodiverse, low-carbon; to build a smart infrastructure; and to develop an inclusive, green urban economy with the ultimate aim to achieve healthy and happy communities. ICLEI was founded in 1990 by 200 local governments from 43 countries who convened for the first World Congress of Local Governments for a Sustainable Future at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Operations started in 1991 at the World Secretariat in Toronto, Canada, and the European Secretariat in Freiburg, Germany. Today ICLEI is operating through 17 Secretariats and Offices around the World.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 17 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA635%
Socialists & Democrats635%
European People's Party318%
Renew Europe212%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (8 in 2026). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2021
1
2022
0
2023
0
2024
1
2025
7
2026
8

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

Vivien Costanzo
2 meetings · S&D
Ana Vasconcelos
2 meetings · Renew
Cristina Guarda
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Jutta Paulus
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
David Cormand
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
27 Oct 2026Dirk GotinkPublic Procurement
29 Sep 2026Benedetta ScuderiEuropean Competitiveness Fund
5 May 2026David CormandStakeholder’s consultation event on the National and Regional Partnership Plans (NRPP) Regulation
14 Apr 2026Christian EhlerEuropean Competitiveness Fund
30 Mar 2026Vivien CostanzoExchange on regional and urban policy
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
29 Apr 2025Vivien CostanzoExchange of views on Urban Mobility and Development
27 Mar 2025Thomas Pellerin-CarlinThe role of cities and regions in the EU's competitiveness policies

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