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Informal Group of RTD Liaison Offices

Other / unclassified · Think tanks & research · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Informal Group of RTD Liaison Offices appears in 4 declared MEP meetings (2 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

4
declared meetings
with current MEPs
2
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“As an informal network of Brussels-based non-profit R&I liaison offices, IGLO’s primary aim is to facilitate and enhance the interaction, information exchange and co-operation between Members of IGLO, their national research systems and the European institutions on issues related to EU research and innovation actions, in particular, the EU-Framework Programme for Research and Innovation and education programmes like Erasmus+. The…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 4 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party375%
Socialists & Democrats125%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2026).

2024
1
2025
1
2026
2

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

Christian Ehler
3 meetings · EPP
René Repasi
1 meeting · S&D

The 4 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
4 Feb 2026René RepasiHorizon Europe
4 Feb 2026Christian EhlerFP10
26 Aug 2025Christian EhlerFP10
3 Dec 2024Christian EhlerFuture of R&I in Europe

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