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Netherlands House for Education and Research (Neth-ER)

NGO or non-profit · Think tanks & research · HQ: Netherlands · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Netherlands House for Education and Research (Neth-ER) appears in 37 declared MEP meetings (13 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

37
declared meetings
with current MEPs
13
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
8.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Neth-ER (Netherlands house for Education and Research) is een vereniging naar Nederlands recht, opgericht door acht Nederlandse organisaties werkzaam op de gebieden onderzoek, onderwijs en innovatie. Hun gezamenlijke doelen zijn: 1. het informeren van het Nederlandse kennisveld over relevante Europese beleidsontwikkelingen op het terrein van onderwijs, onderzoek en innovatie; 2.”

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“het beter positioneren van de leden van Neth-er in de dialoog met de Europese instellingen en andere Europese stakeholderorganisaties. Het eerste doel is een wettelijke opdracht, uitgevoerd onder de verantwoordelijkheid van het Nederlandse ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschappen. De vereniging kent 8 leden en 3 geassocieerde leden.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 37 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1746%
Socialists & Democrats1232%
Patriots for Europe411%
Renew Europe411%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (14 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
1
2020
0
2021
0
2022
1
2023
0
2024
8
2025
14
2026
13

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
14 meetings · EPP
Marit Maij
5 meetings · S&D
René Repasi
3 meetings · S&D
Brigitte van den Berg
3 meetings · Renew
Auke Zijlstra
2 meetings · PfE

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
14 Oct 2026Sabrina ReppEU Week of Regions and Cities
15 Sep 2026Sabrina ReppEU regions week
16 Jul 2026Christian EhlerEuropean R&I policies
7 Jul 2026Brigitte van den BergEducation
8 Jun 2026Mohammed ChahimWerkbezoek Bio Science Park Leiden
28 May 2026Dirk GotinkAI and innovation
21 Apr 2026Marit MaijErasmus +
30 Mar 2026Christian EhlerEuropean R&I policy
30 Mar 2026Christian EhlerDual-use in FP10
26 Mar 2026Auke ZijlstraFP10
11 Mar 2026Christian EhlerPreparing upcoming meeting
2 Feb 2026René RepasiHorizon Europe
28 Jan 2026Bogdan Andrzej ZdrojewskiStakeholder dialogue on establishing the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2028-2034
9 Dec 2025René RepasiHorizon Europe
20 Nov 2025René RepasiNeth-ER Network Conference ‘Double Knowledge’

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