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Comisión Española de Ayuda al Refugiado

HQ: Spain · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Comisión Española de Ayuda al Refugiado appears in 3 declared MEP meetings (2 different MEPs), most often with The Left.

3
declared meetings
with current MEPs
2
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
6.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“CEAR(fundada en 1979)tiene como objetivos:defender el Derecho de Asilo y Derechos Humanos,contribuir a la erradicación de las causas que provocan los desplazamientos forzados,defender unas políticas migratorias integradoras,promover una ciudadanía universal donde todas las personas tengan acceso a todos los derechos y puedan ejercerlos de forma efectiva y favorecer la convivencia intercultural. La misión de CEAR es defender y promover los…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 3 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group. Every meeting was with a single group.

The Left3100%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2024).

2024
2
2025
1

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

Estrella Galán
2 meetings · The Left
Pernando Barrena Arza
1 meeting · The Left

The 3 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
11 Apr 2025Pernando Barrena ArzaCurrent situation
20 Nov 2024Estrella GalánMeeting with NGOs working on reception and children’s rights
19 Nov 2024Estrella GalánPublic roundtable: “Facing the rise of xenophobia: open dialogue on migration with civil society”

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