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WIFO - Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung

HQ: Austria · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, WIFO - Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung appears in 3 declared MEP meetings (3 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

3
declared meetings
with current MEPs
3
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Die Mission des WIFO ist es, eine Brücke zwischen akademischer Grundlagenforschung und wirtschaftspolitischer Anwendung zu schlagen, um zur Lösung sozioökonomischer Herausforderungen beizutragen und sachliche Grundlagen für Entscheidungen in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft zu schaffen. Im Kern der Brückenfunktion des WIFO stehen mit wissenschaftlicher Sorgfalt und Integrität erarbeitete empirische Analysen. Zum Leistungsspektrum zählen: - Analyse und Prognose der wirtschaftlichen, sozialen und ökologischen…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 3 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats267%
Greens/EFA133%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (1 in 2020).

2020
1
2021
0
2022
0
2023
0
2024
0
2025
1
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

Rasmus Andresen
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Matthias Ecke
1 meeting · S&D
Evelyn Regner
1 meeting · S&D

The 3 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
30 Jan 2026Matthias EckeFinanzmarkt-Besteuerung
1 Dec 2025Evelyn RegnerGeneral Exchange of Views
3 Feb 2020Rasmus AndresenEmission Trading System under the Green Deal

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