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Danish Refugee Council Brussels

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

As of 7 November 2026, Danish Refugee Council Brussels appears in 38 declared MEP meetings (19 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

38
declared meetings
with current MEPs
19
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in 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, […]”

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“[…] including activities to supplement the income within the confinements of what is legally authorised and of which all benefits shall be used for obtaining the above-mentioned goals. The ASBL can provide aid and take part in any activity that is in accordance with its 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 38 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats1334%
Greens/EFA1232%
Renew Europe821%
European People's Party411%
The Left13%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (16 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2020
2
2021
1
2022
3
2023
3
2024
7
2025
16
2026
6

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
Jan-Christoph Oetjen
3 meetings · Renew
Tineke Strik
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Barry Andrews
3 meetings · Renew
Mélissa Camara
3 meetings · Greens/EFA

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
21 Sep 2026Tineke StrikMigration and asylum in Uganda
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

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