Lobby organisation
Bahá'í International Community
Religious body · Cross-sector / other · HQ: Belgium · website · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, Bahá'í International Community appears in 49 declared MEP meetings (41 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.
In their own words
“The Baha’i International Community (BIC) is an international non-governmental organization with affiliates in over 180 countries and territories that seeks to contribute to the betterment of society by engaging and collaborating with other like minded actors and organizations. Its contributions are guided by the teachings of the Baha'i Faith.”
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“It also draws insight from the worldwide Baha'i community’s experience to address the challenges and opportunities that present themselves to humanity today by translating these teachings into action. The Baha'i International Community has been present at the United Nations for over 60 years and has offices in Addis Ababa, Cairo, Jakarta, Geneva and New York. It has a Brussels office which operates at the European level and seeks to engage with institutions and agencies of the European Union, the Council of Europe, civil society and other relevant organizations.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 49 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 (24 in 2025). 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 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2026 | Hannah Neumann | Exchange of Views on Repression in Iran |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Daniel Attard | Present political and economical and human rights situation in Iran |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Nela Riehl | Bahaí Germany |
| 10 Apr 2026 | Laura Ballarín Cereza | EU-Africa Relations |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Isabel Wiseler-Lima | Bahá’ís in Iran and in Egypt and Human Rights concerns |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Katrin Langensiepen | Exchange |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Fernand Kartheiser | Human Rights |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Tobias Cremer | Religious Freedom |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Benedetta Scuderi | EU Youth Strategy |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Marit Maij | AU-EU Inter-Parliamentary Meeting |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Nikos Papandreou | Update on the Bahai in Middle East |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Daniel Attard | Political situation in Iran |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Tineke Strik | Human Rights |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Lukas Mandl | Freedom of religion |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Antonio López-Istúriz White | BAHAI. Women and minorities. |
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