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Eu for Trisomy 21

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

As of 9 September 2026, Eu for Trisomy 21 appears in 10 declared MEP meetings (10 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

10
declared meetings
with current MEPs
10
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“A platform for the collaboration of associations, citizens and politicians working together for the celebration of World Down's syndrome Day, to make visible the intellectual disability in general and persons with Trisomy 21 in particular (most common intellectual disability of genetic origin, also called Down Syndrome). We have four missions: - Visibility: People with disabilities are not present in the…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 10 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats330%
European Conservatives & Reformists220%
Greens/EFA220%
European People's Party110%
Non-attached110%
Patriots for Europe110%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2025).

2020
1
2021
0
2022
0
2023
0
2024
1
2025
7
2026
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

Brando Benifei
1 meeting · S&D
Alex Agius Saliba
1 meeting · S&D
Tomislav Sokol
1 meeting · EPP
Katrin Langensiepen
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Saskia Bricmont
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 10 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
12 May 2026Bert-Jan RuissenDown syndrome
5 Mar 2025Katrin LangensiepenPossible participation in event
20 Feb 2025Ondřej DostálIntroduction
20 Feb 2025Alex Agius SalibaWorld Down Syndrome Day Celebration
18 Feb 2025Chiara GemmaStakeholder meeting
17 Feb 2025Marco TarquinioDisabilities, human dignity
5 Feb 2025Tomislav SokolHealth policy
4 Feb 2025Margarita de la Pisa CarriónDown Syndrome
25 Sep 2024Brando Benifeiinclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in the political agenda of the European Commission and Parliament
4 Feb 2020Saskia BricmontFundamental Rights of people with disabilities in Europe

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