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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.

11
declared meetings
with current MEPs
6
MEPs met
€800k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
7.7
lobbyists
full time equivalent

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.

Greens/EFA545%
European People's Party327%
Socialists & Democrats218%
Renew Europe19%

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.

2019
1
2020
0
2021
0
2022
0
2023
3
2024
3
2025
1
2026
3

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

Tilly Metz
5 meetings · Greens/EFA
Sirpa Pietikäinen
2 meetings · EPP
Romana Jerković
1 meeting · S&D
Irena Joveva
1 meeting · Renew
Adam Jarubas
1 meeting · EPP

The 11 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
23 Mar 2026Tilly MetzEurope's Beating Cancer Plan
26 Feb 2026Sirpa PietikäinenCancer
4 Feb 2026Tilly Metzcancer policy, MEPs Against Cancer
19 Nov 2025Adam JarubasEuropesjki Plan Pokonania Raka
10 Dec 2024Romana JerkovićMeeting
16 Oct 2024Victor NegrescuEuropean Health Policies and their Impact on CEE Countries and Romania event
21 Feb 2024Tilly MetzPharmaceutical legislation
10 Oct 2023Tilly MetzPharma Package
1 Jun 2023Sirpa PietikäinenEU Pharmaceutical Legislation
2 May 2023Tilly MetzRevision of the Pharma Package
17 Jul 2019Irena JovevaFight against cancer

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