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European Association for the Study of Obesity

NGO / non-profit · Health & pharma · HQ: Ireland · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, European Association for the Study of Obesity appears in 21 declared MEP meetings (13 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.

21
declared meetings
with current MEPs
13
MEPs met
€900,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
6.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Established in 1986, EASO is a federation of 40 National Obesity Associations from across the European region. In official relations with WHO EURO, EASO is the voice of European obesity professionals, representing a community of over 20,000 scientists, academics, health care practitioners, physicians, public health experts, early career researchers and students. EASO Mission: To improve health outcomes across society, EASO…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 21 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Renew Europe1048%
European People's Party629%
Socialists & Democrats210%
European Conservatives & Reformists15%
Greens/EFA15%
Patriots for Europe15%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2021).

2019
1
2020
4
2021
7
2022
0
2023
0
2024
3
2025
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

Fabienne Keller
6 meetings · Renew
Malik Azmani
2 meetings · Renew
Oliver Schenk
2 meetings · EPP
Birgit Sippel
2 meetings · S&D
Damian Boeselager
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
28 Oct 2025Elena Nevado del CampoObesity as a chronic disease
4 Jun 2025Michael McNamaraIntroduction
4 Jun 2025Michalis HadjipantelaMeeting
23 Apr 2025Oliver SchenkObesity in the EU
16 Jan 2025András Tivadar KuljaObesity science
15 Jan 2025Oliver SchenkEuropean Health Policy - priorities for the new legislative term
3 Dec 2024Aurelijus VerygaDiscussing strategies to prevent and manage obesity in Europe
3 Dec 2024Laurent CastilloObésité & Europe de la Santé
19 Nov 2024Stine BosseEuropean health policy
4 Dec 2021Susana Solís PérezThe digitalisation of the healthcare sector and its impact on Obesity as a chronic disease
2 Nov 2021Fabienne KellerBriefing sur l’asile et la migration avec la Commission européenne (DG HOME) ; Frontex, EASO, FRA, Europol,
15 Oct 2021Fabienne KellerParticipation à une table ronde lors d’une Conférence EASO « EASO 10-Year Anniversary: EASO to EUAA – 10 years of support » sur asile-migration
30 Sep 2021Birgit SippelExchange of Views
12 Jul 2021Fabienne KellerBudget 2022 de l'agence
4 Mar 2021Malik AzmaniCrisis (and force majeure) Regulation

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