Lobby organisation
Association of European Cancer Leagues
NGO or non-profit · Health & pharma · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, Association of European Cancer Leagues appears in 11 declared MEP meetings (6 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.
In their own words
“The Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL) is a non-profit, European umbrella organisation of 34 national and regional cancer societies in 28 WHO Europe countries.”
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“ECL provides an exclusive platform for members to collaborate with their international peers, primarily in the areas of cancer prevention, tobacco control, cancer research, access to medicines and patient support, and creates opportunities to advocate for these issues at the EU and national level. ECL represents cancer leagues in the context of EU policy and advocates for members’ mutual priorities. ECL further provides administrative and technical support while offering a platform for an exchange of experiences and best practices between ECL member societies. ECL members work together primarily in the fields of cancer prevention (e.g., healthy lifestyles, skin protection and vaccinations HBV, HPV), tobacco control, access to medicines, quality of cancer care and support for cancer patients and survivors.”
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.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2023). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
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
The 11 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Mar 2026 | Tilly Metz | Europe's Beating Cancer Plan |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Sirpa Pietikäinen | Cancer |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Tilly Metz | cancer policy, MEPs Against Cancer |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Adam Jarubas | Europesjki Plan Pokonania Raka |
| 10 Dec 2024 | Romana Jerković | Meeting |
| 16 Oct 2024 | Victor Negrescu | European Health Policies and their Impact on CEE Countries and Romania event |
| 21 Feb 2024 | Tilly Metz | Pharmaceutical legislation |
| 10 Oct 2023 | Tilly Metz | Pharma Package |
| 1 Jun 2023 | Sirpa Pietikäinen | EU Pharmaceutical Legislation |
| 2 May 2023 | Tilly Metz | Revision of the Pharma Package |
| 17 Jul 2019 | Irena Joveva | Fight against cancer |
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