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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften

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

As of 9 September 2026, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften appears in 11 declared MEP meetings (3 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

11
declared meetings
with current MEPs
3
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Die Max-Planck-Gesellschaft ist Deutschlands erfolgreichste Forschungsorganisation – mit 31 Nobelpreisträgerinnen und Nobelpreisträgern steht sie auf Augenhöhe mit den weltweit besten und angesehen­sten Forschungsinstitutionen. Die mehr als 15.000 Publikationen jedes Jahr in interna­tional renommierten Fachzeitschriften sind Beleg für die hervorragende Forschungsar­beit an Max-Planck-Instituten – viele Artikel davon dürfen sich zu den meist zitierten Publikationen in ihrem jeweiligen Fachgebiet zählen.”

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.

European People's Party873%
Socialists & Democrats218%
Renew Europe19%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (5 in 2025).

2022
1
2023
0
2024
1
2025
5
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
8 meetings · EPP
René Repasi
2 meetings · S&D
Jan-Christoph Oetjen
1 meeting · Renew

The 11 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
13 May 2026Christian EhlerFP10
12 May 2026René RepasiHorizon Europe "Choosing Academic Freedom: Europe’s Path to Competitiveness and Democratic Resilience"
17 Mar 2026René RepasiStrategische Herausforderungen der europäischen Forschungspolitik
16 Feb 2026Christian EhlerUpcoming event preparation
5 Nov 2025Jan-Christoph OetjenDiscussion on We-ID Project on demographic change and migration
28 Aug 2025Christian EhlerFP10
4 Jun 2025Christian EhlerEuropean science policy
4 Mar 2025Christian EhlerFP10
3 Mar 2025Christian EhlerFP10
15 Jul 2024Christian EhlerEuropean science policy
29 Nov 2022Christian EhlerEuropean Research Area

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