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Lobby organisation

CARE International Aisbl

NGO or non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, CARE International Aisbl appears in 14 declared MEP meetings (7 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

14
declared meetings
with current MEPs
7
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
8.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Our Vision: We seek a world of hope, inclusion and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and all people live in dignity and security. Our Mission: CARE works around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty and achieve social justice.”

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“Our Focus: We put women and girls in the centre because we know that we cannot overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities. Principles: Independent of political, commercial, military, ethnic or religious objectives CARE promotes the protection of humanitarian space. We provide assistance on the basis of need, regardless of race, creed or nationality addressing the rights of vulnerable groups, particularly women and girls. CARE follows a set of programming principles. Programme Outcome Areas: -Food and Nutrition Security and Climate Change Resilience -Humanitarian Response -Right to a Life Free from Violence -Sexual, Reproductive & Maternal Health and Rights -Women's Economic Empowerment […]”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing - the text on file breaks off mid-sentence where marked […].

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 14 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats750%
European People's Party214%
Renew Europe214%
The Left214%
Greens/EFA17%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2022
2
2023
0
2024
1
2025
7
2026
4

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

Marit Maij
4 meetings · S&D
Lynn Boylan
2 meetings · The Left
Lukas Mandl
2 meetings · EPP
Barry Andrews
2 meetings · Renew
Birgit Sippel
2 meetings · S&D

The 14 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
16 Jul 2026Birgit SippelGender-based violence in EU asylum policy
9 Apr 2026Marit MaijGAP IV and Global Europe
31 Mar 2026Marit MaijOn the situation in Sudan
27 Mar 2026Marit MaijCash & Market Programming in Sudan: Positioning Cash as a Core Pillar of Famine and Conflict Response
10 Dec 2025Lynn BoylanSituation in Gaza and the West Bank
5 Nov 2025Lukas MandlDevelopment cooperation, Global Gateway
5 Nov 2025Murielle LaurentNutrition in Southern Africa
16 Oct 2025Barry AndrewsDEVE
25 Sep 2025Barry AndrewsDEVE
14 May 2025Marit MaijRoundtable discussion on Financing for Development with MEP Charles Goerens and MEP Marit Maij
25 Mar 2025Lynn BoylanHumanitarian Aid for Palestine
3 Dec 2024Lukas MandlDevelopment work and humanitarian aid
8 Dec 2022Alice KuhnkeEU Textile Strategy (staff level)
27 Jan 2022Birgit SippelPeople on the Move in the Western Balkans

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