Lobby organisation
International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers
Business / industry · Media & publishing also Health & pharma · HQ: Netherlands · Transparency Register entry
As of 9 September 2026, International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers appears in 10 declared MEP meetings (9 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.
In their own words
“The mission of STM is to advance trusted research by creating a platform for members to work collaboratively, in respect of competition law. We represent the interest of the STM publishing community in the fields of copyright, technology development, and end user / library relations. STM Aims and Objectives: 1. to assist publishers and their authors in their activities in…”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 10 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2025).
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
The 10 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2026 | Ville Niinistö | Research policy |
| 2 Oct 2025 | Christian Ehler | FP10 |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Eszter Lakos | Scientific publishing |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Pierfrancesco Maran | Priorities new legislature |
| 16 Jan 2025 | Laura Ballarín Cereza | Innovation, STOA |
| 18 Dec 2024 | Borys Budka | AI and European Research Area |
| 4 May 2021 | Lina Gálvez | Digital Services Act |
| 17 Feb 2021 | Christel Schaldemose | DSA |
| 29 Oct 2020 | Sandro Gozi | DSA |
| 30 Jan 2020 | Ville Niinistö | Research and technology (staff level) |
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