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Wissenschaftsgemeinschaft Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz e. V.

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

As of 9 September 2026, Wissenschaftsgemeinschaft Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz e. V. appears in 8 declared MEP meetings (2 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

8
declared meetings
with current MEPs
2
MEPs met
€400,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
4.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Die Leibniz-Gemeinschaft Die Leibniz-Gemeinschaft verbindet 96 selbständige Forschungseinrichtungen. Ihre Ausrichtung reicht von den Natur-, Ingenieur- und Umweltwissenschaften über die Wirtschafts-, Raum- und Sozialwissenschaften bis zu den Geisteswissenschaften. Leibniz-Institute widmen sich gesellschaftlich, ökonomisch und ökologisch relevanten Fragen. Sie betreiben erkenntnis- und anwendungsorientierte Grundlagenforschung, unterhalten wissenschaftliche Infrastrukturen und bieten forschungsbasierte Dienstleistungen an. Die Leibniz-Gemeinschaft setzt Schwerpunkte im Wissenstransfer. Sie berät und informiert…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 8 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party788%
Socialists & Democrats112%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2025).

2024
2
2025
4
2026
2

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

Christian Ehler
7 meetings · EPP
René Repasi
1 meeting · S&D

The 8 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
13 May 2026Christian EhlerFP10
12 May 2026René RepasiHorizon Europe "Choosing Academic Freedom: Europe’s Path to Competitiveness and Democratic Resilience"
13 Nov 2025Christian EhlerFP10/Exchange on research policy with visitors group of research managers
10 Sep 2025Christian EhlerResearch policy exchange with visitor group of researchers
28 Aug 2025Christian EhlerFP10
4 Jun 2025Christian EhlerEuropean science policy
23 Sep 2024Christian EhlerEuropean science policy
14 May 2024Christian EhlerScience and research policy

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