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RAND Europe (EU) AISBL

Think tank or academic body · Think tanks & research · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 8 October 2026, RAND Europe (EU) AISBL 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
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
3.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“RAND Europe (EU) is an international non-profit association which in conjunction with its members, RAND Europe CIC and the RAND Corporation, undertakes research in Europe. Our mission is to help improve policy and decision-making through research and analysis.”

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“RAND Europe (EU) is able to draw on the depth of expertise of its members across a broad range of EU policy-relevant topics from defence and security, innovation and technology policy, and criminal justice through to health and social issues. Cutting across topical areas are the methods-focused groups, including evaluation and impact measurement, and choice modelling and valuation. The mix of subject expertise, contextual understanding and innovative methodologies creates insightful yet robust analysis. We share the values of our member organisations. We are objective. We realise our mission by conducting objective, relevant research and analysis to create solutions that are both effective and enduring.”

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%
Renew Europe133%
Socialists & Democrats133%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2025–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2025). All meetings were in one calendar year.

2025
3

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

Brando Benifei
1 meeting · S&D
Barry Andrews
1 meeting · Renew
Aura Salla
1 meeting · EPP

The 3 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
9 Dec 2025Brando BenifeiDigital Sovereignty
18 Sep 2025Barry AndrewsDEVE
22 May 2025Aura SallaEU digital policy

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