MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Resource Matters

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

As of 9 September 2026, Resource Matters appears in 5 declared MEP meetings (4 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.

5
declared meetings
with current MEPs
4
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.1
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Resource Matters est une association à but non lucratif qui vise à mieux comprendre et contribuer à surmonter le contraste entre les richesses naturelles d’un pays et le manque de développement économique de sa population. Elle se focalise principalement sur les investissements industriels dans le secteur minier et électrique en République Démocratique du Congo.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 5 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Renew Europe240%
Socialists & Democrats240%
The Left120%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2025).

2024
2
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

Hilde Vautmans
2 meetings · Renew
Bruno Tobback
1 meeting · S&D
Rima Hassan
1 meeting · The Left
Kathleen van Brempt
1 meeting · S&D

The 5 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
19 May 2025Hilde VautmansDRC
14 May 2025Rima HassanTraçage des matières premières en République Démocratique du Congo
30 Jan 2025Hilde VautmansDRC
18 Nov 2024Kathleen van BremptEU trade policy
18 Nov 2024Bruno Tobbackcritical raw materials from industrial and trade perspectives

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