MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

League of European Research Universities

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

As of 9 September 2026, League of European Research Universities appears in 18 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

18
declared meetings
with current MEPs
8
MEPs met
€1.0M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
5.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The League of European Research Universities (LERU) is an association of twenty-four leading research-intensive universities that share the values of high-quality teaching within an environment of internationally competitive research. Founded in 2002, LERU advocates education through an awareness of the frontiers of human understanding; the creation of new knowledge through basic research, which is the ultimate source of innovation 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 18 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1372%
Non-attached211%
Renew Europe211%
Socialists & Democrats16%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (9 in 2025).

2021
1
2022
1
2023
1
2024
2
2025
9
2026
4

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
10 meetings · EPP
Laurence Farreng
2 meetings · Renew
Tomislav Sokol
1 meeting · EPP
René Repasi
1 meeting · S&D
Eszter Lakos
1 meeting · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
5 May 2026Christian EhlerFP10
25 Mar 2026Christian EhlerFP10
12 Mar 2026Christian EhlerFP10
29 Jan 2026René RepasiHorizon Europe
1 Dec 2025Christian EhlerFP10
17 Nov 2025Eszter LakosUpcoming ERA Act
7 May 2025Christian EhlerFP10
10 Apr 2025Laurence FarrengAccord de Commerce et de Coopération avec le Royaume-Uni - enseignement supérieur
12 Mar 2025Malika SorelAlliances universitaires européennes
12 Mar 2025Tomislav SokolPolitical priorities
12 Mar 2025Laurence FarrengRéunion des parties prenantes sur le futur des alliances d'Universités européennes
20 Feb 2025Fernand KartheiserResearch Universities
27 Jan 2025Christian EhlerFP10
17 Sep 2024Christian EhlerEuropean science policy
11 Mar 2024Christian EhlerScience and research policy

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