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Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven

Think tank / academic · Think tanks & research · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven appears in 11 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

11
declared meetings
with current MEPs
8
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
6.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“1. Educating the best people 2. Performing excellent research 3. Serving society https://www.kuleuven.be/english/about-kuleuven/mission-statement”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 11 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats655%
European Conservatives & Reformists218%
European People's Party218%
Greens/EFA19%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2025).

2022
1
2023
3
2024
0
2025
4
2026
3

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

Brando Benifei
2 meetings · S&D
Bruno Tobback
2 meetings · S&D
Kathleen van Brempt
2 meetings · S&D
Johan van Overtveldt
1 meeting · ECR
Thomas Waitz
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 11 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
23 Mar 2026Johan van OvertveldtInterview over het 'echte' Europa
17 Feb 2026Bruno TobbackMFF
12 Jan 2026Thomas WaitzResearch on SAPCs
17 Nov 2025Kris van DijckECF - FP10
24 Sep 2025Bruno TobbackEuropees onderzoeks- en innovatiebeleid
20 Mar 2025Brando BenifeiIA
5 Feb 2025Hildegard BenteleNot in my Country, Serbia’s Lithium Dilemma
5 Dec 2023Christian EhlerIndustrial research
30 May 2023Brando Benifei"Short-term rentals" file in IMCO (meeting held by assistant responsible)
9 Feb 2023Kathleen van BremptAcces to Medicines and pandemic preparedness (APA)
13 May 2022Kathleen van BremptStatistical Data Analysis on the COVID-19 Pandemic

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