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Institut Montaigne

Think tank or academic body · Think tanks & research · HQ: France · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Institut Montaigne appears in 16 declared MEP meetings (11 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.

16
declared meetings
with current MEPs
11
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
4.3
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“L’Institut Montaigne est un laboratoire d’idées, ou "think tank". Organisation vouée à l’intérêt général, il s’est donné pour mission d'élaborer des propositions concrètes au service de l’efficacité de l’action publique, du renforcement de la cohésion sociale, de l’amélioration de la compétitivité et de l’assainissement des finances publiques de la France et de la construction européenne.”

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“Adressés aux pouvoirs publics, aux acteurs économiques et politiques ainsi qu’aux citoyens français, nos travaux sont le fruit d'une méthode d'analyse rigoureuse, critique et ouverte sur les comparaisons internationales et en particulier européennes.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 16 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Renew Europe1062%
Socialists & Democrats319%
European People's Party212%
Greens/EFA16%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2020
2
2021
1
2022
0
2023
1
2024
0
2025
7
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

Bart Groothuis
3 meetings · Renew
Christophe Grudler
2 meetings · Renew
Thomas Pellerin-Carlin
2 meetings · S&D
Pascal Canfin
2 meetings · Renew
Svenja Hahn
1 meeting · Renew

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
22 Oct 2026Oliver SchenkExchange of views on the European Chips Act 2.0
22 Sep 2026Bart GroothuisChips Act 2 and Semiconductor Developments
12 May 2026Christophe GrudlerPolitique industrielle européenne
4 Feb 2026François-Xavier BellamyPolitique énergétique
16 Jan 2026Pascal CanfinETS
24 Oct 2025Thomas Pellerin-CarlinGreen rein­dus­tria­li­za­tion
4 Jul 2025Bart GroothuisChina policies event
4 Jul 2025Michael BlossChina Strategie
20 Jun 2025Nathalie LoiseauSituation géopolitique
14 May 2025Thomas Pellerin-CarlinRéin­dus­tria­li­sa­tion à Dunkerque
27 Jan 2025Pascal CanfinEnergy
9 Jan 2025François KalfonDébat sur l'accord UE-Mercosur
8 Mar 2023Bart GroothuisChips Act
3 Jun 2021Svenja HahnArtificial Intelligence
18 Sep 2020Christophe GrudlerProgramme spatial européen

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