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The Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael

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

As of 9 September 2026, The Netherlands Institute of International Relations Clingendael appears in 11 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

11
declared meetings
with current MEPs
8
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
7.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The Clingendael Institute is an independent think tank and academy on international affairs which aims to contribute to a secure, sustainable and just world. Through our analyses, training, publications and events we aim to inspire and equip governments, businesses, and civil society in order to contribute to a secure, sustainable and just world. Clingendael offers 40 years of top knowledge…”

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.

Greens/EFA436%
Renew Europe327%
European People's Party218%
Socialists & Democrats218%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (5 in 2024).

2023
3
2024
5
2025
2
2026
1

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

Thijs Reuten
2 meetings · S&D
Reinier van Lanschot
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy
2 meetings · Renew
Martin Hojsík
1 meeting · Renew
Tineke Strik
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 11 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
13 Jan 2026Wouter BekeEffectiviteit en coherentie van het EU-buitenlandbeleid
21 Nov 2025Tineke StrikRule of Law
6 Nov 2025Gerben-Jan GerbrandyGeneral visit
21 Nov 2024Catarina VieiraIntroduction meeting
6 Nov 2024Reinier van LanschotUS elections
5 Nov 2024Dirk GotinkCompetitiveness
27 Sep 2024Reinier van LanschotNL-EU relations and EU enlargement
25 Sep 2024Gerben-Jan GerbrandyMeeting Clingendael Institute
27 Jun 2023Thijs ReutenWestern Balkans
7 Jun 2023Thijs ReutenRussia
30 May 2023Martin HojsíkEU policies, EU legislative process

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