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Stiftung Mercator

NGO / non-profit · Think tanks & research · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Stiftung Mercator appears in 19 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

19
declared meetings
with current MEPs
8
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Die Stiftung Mercator ist eine private, unabhängige Stiftung. Sie strebt mit ihrer Arbeit eine Gesellschaft an, die sich durch Weltoffenheit, Solidarität und Chancengleichheit auszeichnet. Dabei konzentriert sie sich darauf, Europa zu stärken, den Bildungserfolg benachteiligter Kinder und Jugendlicher insbesondere mit Migrationshintergrund zu erhöhen, Qualität und Wirkung kultureller Bildung zu verbessern, Klimaschutz voranzutreiben und Wissenschaft zu fördern. Die Stiftung Mercator steht…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 19 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA1789%
European People's Party15%
Socialists & Democrats15%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2025).

2021
2
2022
3
2023
1
2024
4
2025
7
2026
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

Alexandra Geese
8 meetings · Greens/EFA
Daniel Freund
5 meetings · Greens/EFA
Pär Holmgren
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Tomas Tobé
1 meeting · EPP
Damian Boeselager
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
18 May 2026Alexandra GeeseEvent: re:publica 2026
5 May 2026Alexandra GeeseEvent: Transatlantic Technology Exchange
3 Dec 2025Tomas TobéEuropean Democracy Shield
2 Sep 2025Alexandra GeeseEvent: Democratic Tech Alliance
28 Aug 2025Alexandra GeeseEvent: European Forum Alpbach „European Digital Sovereignty in Times of Geopolitical Competition“
9 Jul 2025Alexandra GeeseTech policies
4 Jun 2025Daniel FreundEU civil society strategy
3 Jun 2025Sergey LagodinskyExchange of view
20 Mar 2025Birgit SippelEuro-Stack
1 Oct 2024Alexandra GeeseDiscussions on the side of the Tech and Society Summit
24 Sep 2024Alexandra GeeseEvent: Toward European Digital Independence
8 Apr 2024Daniel FreundPaneldiskussion "Duisburger Zukunftsgespräche"
1 Feb 2024Daniel FreundThe Rule of Law ahead of the EU elections
29 Mar 2023Damian BoeselagerMigration
16 Nov 2022Anna CavazziniDemocracy in Latin America, EU Mercosur agreement

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