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Lobby organisation

MBO Raad

HQ: Netherlands · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, MBO Raad appears in 3 declared MEP meetings (3 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

3
declared meetings
with current MEPs
3
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The MBO Raad is the Association of Colleges in the Netherlands, representing all government funded VET colleges. On behalf of its 63 member institutions (100%) the MBO Raad promotes the collective interest of the sector, supports common activities of the institutions and acts as an employers’ organisation. MBO Raad acts as an intermediary between the VET-colleges and the government, professional…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 3 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats267%
Renew Europe133%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2024. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2024).

2019
1
2020
0
2021
0
2022
0
2023
0
2024
2

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

Brigitte van den Berg
1 meeting · Renew
Lara Wolters
1 meeting · S&D
Marit Maij
1 meeting · S&D

The 3 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
24 Sep 2024Brigitte van den BergVocational training; skills; diploma recognition
24 Sep 2024Marit MaijNetwerkdiner MBO raad
12 Nov 2019Lara WoltersDutch Vocational Education (MBO)

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