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Aid to the Church in Need

Religious · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Aid to the Church in Need appears in 4 declared MEP meetings (4 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

4
declared meetings
with current MEPs
4
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“As set out in the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Charitable Company the objects of Aid to the Church in Need’s mission are: - to advance the Christian religion by supporting and promoting the Church, especially in countries where Christians are suffering persecution or discrimination; - to further the other charitable work of the Church by providing practical…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 4 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party250%
European Conservatives & Reformists125%
Greens/EFA125%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2024).

2019
1
2020
0
2021
0
2022
0
2023
0
2024
2
2025
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

Villy Søvndal
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Davor Ivo Stier
1 meeting · EPP
Charlie Weimers
1 meeting · ECR
Miriam Lexmann
1 meeting · EPP

The 4 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
4 Nov 2025Miriam LexmannFreedom of Religion, Human Rights
20 Nov 2024Villy SøvndalGaza
5 Sep 2024Davor Ivo StierPosition of Christian minorities in the Middle East
26 Nov 2019Charlie WeimersPersecution of Christians

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