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Lobby organisation

Universiteit Leiden

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

As of 9 September 2026, Universiteit Leiden appears in 10 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

10
declared meetings
with current MEPs
8
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“•Leiden University is an internationally operating research-driven university with a wide range of academic disciplines and degree programmes. It aims for excellence in all its research and teaching. •The University focuses its efforts on achieving the maximum impact from its research and teaching – academic, cultural, societal and economic. It does this in close collaboration with local, regional, national and…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 10 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party440%
Socialists & Democrats330%
Greens/EFA220%
Patriots for Europe110%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2026).

2020
1
2021
0
2022
0
2023
0
2024
2
2025
3
2026
4

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

Mohammed Chahim
2 meetings · S&D
Eszter Lakos
2 meetings · EPP
Kim van Sparrentak
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
René Repasi
1 meeting · S&D
Ingeborg ter Laak
1 meeting · EPP

The 10 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
8 Jun 2026Ton DiepeveenWerkbezoek Bio Science park Leiden
28 Apr 2026Anna StrolenbergScientific analysis of food and feed omnibus
20 Apr 2026René RepasiHorizon Europe
13 Mar 2026Mohammed ChahimCRMA digital stakeholders meeting (3)
13 Oct 2025Christian EhlerInnovation ecosystems
3 Jul 2025Ingeborg ter LaakEducation Africa
9 Jan 2025Kim van SparrentakAddictive design and digital law
21 Nov 2024Eszter LakosEU research policy
3 Oct 2024Eszter LakosResearch and Innovation
8 Sep 2020Mohammed ChahimHorizon Europe

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