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Danish Refugee Council Brussels

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

As of 9 September 2026, Danish Refugee Council Brussels appears in 36 declared MEP meetings (19 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

36
declared meetings
with current MEPs
19
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
9.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The goals of DRC Brussels ASBL (ref. Constitution, ASBL, Article 1.5 But): - to protect refugees and internally displaced people within their country; - to promote durable solutions to refugees based on the humanitarian and human rights principles; Therefore, the ASBL can promote and further develop activities that contribute, directly or indirectly, to the fulfillment of the above mentioned goals,…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 36 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats1336%
Greens/EFA1131%
Renew Europe719%
European People's Party411%
The Left13%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (15 in 2025).

2020
2
2021
1
2022
3
2023
3
2024
7
2025
15
2026
5

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

Birgit Sippel
6 meetings · S&D
Barry Andrews
3 meetings · Renew
Mélissa Camara
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Jan-Christoph Oetjen
2 meetings · Renew
Erik Marquardt
2 meetings · Greens/EFA

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
16 Apr 2026Birgit SippelWebinar: Presentation Global Displacement Forecast Report 2026
17 Mar 2026Cecilia StradaExchange on the situation in Syria, with a specific focus on migratory flows and the socio-economic situation in certain areas of the country
17 Mar 2026Hannah NeumannExchange of Views on Syria
17 Mar 2026Erik Marquardthumanitarian situation Syria
16 Mar 2026Jeroen LenaersCurrent state of Syria and future strategy
4 Dec 2025Giorgio GoriActivities of the Danish Refugee Council (DRC) in Tunisia
17 Nov 2025Mélissa CamaraReturn regulation
17 Nov 2025François-Xavier BellamyReturn Regulation
5 Nov 2025Mélissa CamaraReturns Regulation Proposal
3 Oct 2025Barry Andrewsdeve
16 Jul 2025Giorgio GoriIntroductory Meeting on the Activities of the Danish Refugee Council (DRC)
2 Jul 2025Murielle LaurentReturn regulation
2 Jul 2025François-Xavier BellamyRèglement retour
2 Jul 2025Malik AzmaniReturn Regulation
1 Jul 2025Mélissa CamaraDroits des exilés

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