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Lobby organisation

MERGE

Other / unclassified · Think tanks & research · HQ: Finland · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, MERGE appears in 3 declared MEP meetings (3 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

3
declared meetings
with current MEPs
3
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“MERGE is a Horizon Europe funded Coordination and Support Action (CSA) project. The project brings together 16 consortium partners, with the aim to improve the usability and accessibility of inclusive and sustainable wellbeing indicators and integrated policy frameworks. MERGE synthesizes the scientific work of four Horizon Europe and European Research Council grants (ToBe, Wise Horizons, SPES, REAL) and builds the…”

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.

European People's Party133%
Greens/EFA133%
Socialists & Democrats133%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2025–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2025).

2025
2
2026
1

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

Niels Fuglsang
1 meeting · S&D
Sara Matthieu
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Sirpa Pietikäinen
1 meeting · EPP

The 3 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
17 Jun 2026Niels FuglsangECON related
4 Nov 2025Sara MatthieuResearch-based policies and metrics on sustainable and inclusive European economy
12 Jun 2025Sirpa PietikäinenBeyond GDP

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