MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

RUSI Europe

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

As of 7 November 2026, RUSI Europe appears in 5 declared MEP meetings (5 different MEPs), most often with European Conservatives & Reformists.

5
declared meetings
with current MEPs
5
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
3.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“RUSI Europe is a not-for-profit international organisation, independent of government, and is committed to objectivity, integrity and impartiality in all of its work. RUSI Europe's mission is to leverage the Institute’s research capacities to inform policy-making at the EU, NATO and among their member states.”

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“Based in Brussels, RUSI Europe builds on the Royal United Services Institute’s almost 200 years of expertise in security and defence. RUSI Europe carries out research, provide a forum for security and defence dialogues, and is committed to help solve the most urgent security and defence challenges.”

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.

European Conservatives & Reformists120%
European People's Party120%
Greens/EFA120%
Renew Europe120%
Socialists & Democrats120%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2025–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2026). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2025
2
2026
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

Raphaël Glucksmann
1 meeting · S&D
Bart Groothuis
1 meeting · Renew
Rihards Kols
1 meeting · ECR
Reinier van Lanschot
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Sandra Kalniete
1 meeting · EPP

The 5 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
15 Jul 2026Reinier van LanschotCADA
27 Feb 2026Raphaël GlucksmannSanctions against Russia
3 Feb 2026Bart GroothuisHigh risk vendors
17 Sep 2025Sandra KalnieteSanctions on Russia
22 Apr 2025Rihards KolsForeign Affairs

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