MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Water Europe

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

As of 9 September 2026, Water Europe appears in 24 declared MEP meetings (16 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

24
declared meetings
with current MEPs
16
MEPs met
€200,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.9
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Water Europe (WE) is the recognized voice and promotor of water-related innovation, research, and technology development in Europe. WE is a vision-driven multi-stakeholder association with over 300 members, representing the entire range of actors in the innovative water ecosystem. WE was established by the European Commission as a European Technology Platform. WE is guided in all its activities by its…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 24 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1042%
Renew Europe729%
Socialists & Democrats417%
Greens/EFA28%
The Left14%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (16 in 2024).

2022
1
2023
2
2024
16
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

Hildegard Bentele
5 meetings · EPP
Michal Wiezik
4 meetings · Renew
Stine Bosse
2 meetings · Renew
Radan Kanev
1 meeting · EPP
Christophe Clergeau
1 meeting · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
23 Apr 2026Hildegard BenteleWater Resilience Strategy
16 Mar 2026Hildegard BenteleGlobal Gateway and Water Policy
2 Mar 2026Christian EhlerEuropean Competitiveness Fund
27 Oct 2025Thomas BajadaWater Innovation Europe 2025: Keynote Speech
4 Feb 2025Michalis HadjipantelaIntroductory Meeting
18 Dec 2024Stine BosseEuropean water policy
17 Dec 2024Gabriella GerzsenyiIntroductory meeting on the socio-economic benefits of investing in water
17 Dec 2024Christophe ClergeauSEArica
20 Nov 2024Grégory AllioneRéunion Water Europe
22 Oct 2024Sebastian EverdingIntroductory Meeting
14 Oct 2024Lena SchillingWater resilience
10 Oct 2024André Franqueira RodriguesWater resilience and Water intergroup
18 Sep 2024Radan KanevRenewal of "Water Intergroup" in addressing water as a priority resource
17 Sep 2024Majdouline SbaiEchange sur la politique européenne de l'eau
17 Sep 2024Hildegard BenteleWater policy

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