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Association for the European Citizens' Initiative e.V.

NGO / non-profit · Technology & digital · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Association for the European Citizens' Initiative e.V. appears in 11 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

11
declared meetings
with current MEPs
8
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.6
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Our organization has its origins in the Constitutional Convention on the Future of Europe (2002/03) in which we successfully campaigned for the legal introduction of the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) – the world’s first and only tool of transnational, participatory and digital democracy. Today we work on the successful introduction of the ECI. We closely monitor ECI implementation and support…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 11 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA655%
Socialists & Democrats327%
Renew Europe218%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2021).

2019
1
2020
0
2021
3
2022
0
2023
1
2024
3
2025
1
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

Daniel Freund
4 meetings · Greens/EFA
Tilly Metz
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Gabriele Bischoff
1 meeting · S&D
René Repasi
1 meeting · S&D
Raquel García Hermida-van der Walle
1 meeting · Renew

The 11 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
9 Mar 2026Lukas SieperMeeting
4 Mar 2026Catarina VieiraDouble Standards
18 Jul 2025René RepasiExchange on the use of Article 122 TFEU
26 Nov 2024Krzysztof ŚmiszekDemocracy and European Citizens Initiative
22 Oct 2024Raquel García Hermida-van der WalleEuropean Citizens Initiative
17 Jul 2024Tilly MetzCitizen Participation
19 Apr 2023Gabriele BischoffECI Review
17 Nov 2021Daniel FreundEuropean Citizens Initiative
23 Oct 2021Daniel FreundExchange on the Conference on the Future of Europe
10 Jan 2021Daniel FreundPanel Discussion on perspectives for the Conference on the Future of Europe
17 Oct 2019Daniel FreundConsultation about the future of the European Citizens' Initiative

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