Lobby organisation
European Association for the Study of Obesity
NGO or non-profit · Health & pharma · HQ: Ireland · Transparency Register entry
As of 8 October 2026, European Association for the Study of Obesity appears in 9 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.
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.”
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“EASO Mission: To improve health outcomes across society, EASO empowers, advocates and educates to research, prevent, diagnose, treat and manage the chronic disease of obesity along the life course. EASO Vision: Identifying and solving the challenges of obesity through collaborative action with multidisciplinary stakeholders underpinned by a strong scientific understanding. The Objectives of EASO are: - To establish obesity as chronic relapsing disease - To develop evolving evidence-based approaches for preventing and treating obesity across the lifespan - To promote effective solutions through research, education and policy.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 9 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2025).
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
The 9 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Oct 2025 | Elena Nevado del Campo | Obesity as a chronic disease |
| 4 Jun 2025 | Michael McNamara | Introduction |
| 4 Jun 2025 | Michalis Hadjipantela | Meeting |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Tilly Metz | Public health policy and obesity |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Oliver Schenk | Obesity in the EU |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Oliver Schenk | European Health Policy - priorities for the new legislative term |
| 3 Dec 2024 | Aurelijus Veryga | Discussing strategies to prevent and manage obesity in Europe |
| 19 Nov 2024 | Stine Bosse | European health policy |
| 4 Dec 2021 | Susana Solís Pérez | The digitalisation of the healthcare sector and its impact on Obesity as a chronic disease |
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