Lobby organisation
Public Libraries 2030
NGO or non-profit · Cross-sector / other · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 8 October 2026, Public Libraries 2030 appears in 7 declared MEP meetings (7 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.
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.”
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“Building on the network of library leaders and European policy-makers which came together under PL2020, PL2030 works to give libraries across Europe an extra edge through the curation of innovative projects and effective advocacy. PL2030 will demonstrate that public libraries are the ideal partner for innovative projects aiming to tackle the global issues that EU citizens are facing. It will also link policy makers, businesses and civil society groups with a ready made pan-European network of public spaces that are ideally placed to raise civic awareness on major societal challenges, develop citizens’ basic literacy and digital skills, (...)”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 7 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2024).
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
The 7 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 2025 | Nela Riehl | Exchange on the role of Public Libraries in Europe |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Marc Angel | Public Libraries |
| 5 Nov 2024 | Marit Maij | Bibliothekendag in het EP |
| 5 Nov 2024 | Sebastian Tynkkynen | Kirjastoalan ajankohtaiset aiheet |
| 5 Nov 2024 | Yannis Maniatis | Intoductory meeting |
| 8 Feb 2023 | Sabine Verheyen | Libraries and Education |
| 5 Mar 2020 | Jana Toom | Public Libraries 2030 |
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