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Open Society European Policy Institute

NGO / non-profit · Think tanks & research · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Open Society European Policy Institute appears in 16 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

16
declared meetings
with current MEPs
8
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Open Society European Policy Institute (OSEPI) is the legal entity of the Brussels office of the Open Society Foundations, a private foundation that has worked for three decades to promote vibrant and tolerant democracies. OSEPI staff works to inform decision-making on EU laws, policy, funding, and external action to maintain and promote open societies in Europe and beyond. We provide…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 16 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA1062%
Socialists & Democrats531%
European People's Party16%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2019).

2019
3
2020
2
2021
3
2022
3
2023
1
2024
1
2025
1
2026
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

Daniel Freund
9 meetings · Greens/EFA
Hannah Neumann
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Robert Biedroń
1 meeting · S&D
Andreas Schieder
1 meeting · S&D
René Repasi
1 meeting · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
3 Mar 2026Andreas SchiederExchange of Views
3 Mar 2026Robert BiedrońGlobal Europe Instrument
12 Jun 2025Antonio López-Istúriz WhiteEU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (GHRSR)
16 Sep 2024Daniel FreundRule of Law in Hungary
13 Sep 2023Lara WoltersStaff level: CSDD Directive
16 Jun 2022René RepasiCSDD
18 Mar 2022Daniel FreundRule of Law
23 Feb 2022Daniel FreundEU's outlook and response to current crises
7 Dec 2021Hannah NeumannExpert Round Table on EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders
26 Jun 2021Daniel FreundCorruption in Hungary (Staff Level)
21 Apr 2021Daniel FreundAdvocacy Forum
2 Oct 2020Daniel FreundExchange on the lobby register
4 Feb 2020Daniel FreundAnti Corruption Intergroup event with NGOs
29 Nov 2019Daniel FreundCitizens' Participation in the Conference on the Future of Europe
25 Sep 2019Birgit SippelExchange of Views on Fundamental Rights, Rule of Law, Migration and Asylum, Antidiscrimination

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