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The Heartland Institute

Think tank / academic · Think tanks & research · HQ: United States · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, The Heartland Institute appears in 11 declared MEP meetings (2 different MEPs), most often with Patriots for Europe.

11
declared meetings
with current MEPs
2
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
4.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The Heartland Institute is one of the world’s leading free-market think tanks. It is a national nonprofit research and education organization based in Arlington Heights, Illinois. Its mission since its founding in 1984 is to discover, develop, and promote free-market solutions to social and economic problems.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 11 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Patriots for Europe1091%
Europe of Sovereign Nations19%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2024).

2024
6
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

Harald Vilimsky
10 meetings · PfE
Marcin Sypniewski
1 meeting · ESN

The 11 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
30 Jul 2026Harald VilimskyMeeting with the Heartland Institute
25 Jul 2026Harald VilimskyMeeting with the Heartland Institute
8 May 2026Harald VilimskyTreffen mit dem Heartland Institut
7 Nov 2025Harald VilimskyTreffen mit dem Heartland Institute
14 Jul 2025Harald VilimskyTreffen mit dem Präsidenten des Heartland Institutes
18 Dec 2024Harald VilimskyMeeting with representatives of the Heartland Institute
18 Sep 2024Marcin SypniewskiIntroductory meeting
15 Sep 2024Harald VilimskyMeeting with representatives of the Heartland Institute
13 Sep 2024Harald VilimskyHeartland Institute's 40th Anniversary Event
13 Aug 2024Harald VilimskyMeeting with Heartland Institute and representatives
12 Aug 2024Harald VilimskyMeeting with Heartland Institute and representatives

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