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Lobby organisation

Public Libraries 2030

NGO / non-profit · Cross-sector / other · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Public Libraries 2030 appears in 6 declared MEP meetings (6 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

6
declared meetings
with current MEPs
6
MEPs met
€100,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Public Libraries 2030 (PL2030) is a non-profit organisation that grew out of the Public Libraries 2020 programme funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The original programme began in 2014 and aimed to put public libraries on the EU agenda and raise awareness of the important role they play in life-long learning and literacy. Building on the network of…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 6 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats233%
European Conservatives & Reformists117%
European People's Party117%
Greens/EFA117%
Renew Europe117%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2024).

2020
1
2021
0
2022
0
2023
1
2024
2
2025
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

Jana Toom
1 meeting · Renew
Marc Angel
1 meeting · S&D
Sebastian Tynkkynen
1 meeting · ECR
Yannis Maniatis
1 meeting · S&D
Nela Riehl
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 6 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
17 Sep 2025Nela RiehlExchange on the role of Public Libraries in Europe
6 Feb 2025Marc AngelPublic Libraries
5 Nov 2024Sebastian TynkkynenKirjastoalan ajankohtaiset aiheet
5 Nov 2024Yannis ManiatisIntoductory meeting
8 Feb 2023Sabine VerheyenLibraries and Education
5 Mar 2020Jana ToomPublic Libraries 2030

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