Lobby organisation
Eu for Trisomy 21
NGO or non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, Eu for Trisomy 21 appears in 13 declared MEP meetings (12 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.
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).”
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“We have four missions: - Visibility: People with disabilities are not present in the political environment, are not present in the labour market neither in the media. If people with disabilities are not visible in the society, it’s impossible to create the necessary changes. - Health: The European Union must act in the best interest of people with intellectual disabilities to ensure their right to a “a high level of human health protection” as established by the Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union. - Non-discrimination: EU anti-discrimination legislation has come a long way in recent years for the various minority groups, except for (...)”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 13 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (8 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
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 13 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2026 | Bert-Jan Ruissen | Down syndrome |
| 6 May 2026 | Martine Kemp | Exchange |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Katrin Langensiepen | General, possible collaboration |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Katrin Langensiepen | Possible participation in event |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Ondřej Dostál | Introduction |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Alex Agius Saliba | World Down Syndrome Day Celebration |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Chiara Gemma | Stakeholder meeting |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Marco Tarquinio | Disabilities, human dignity |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Romana Jerković | Meeting |
| 5 Feb 2025 | Tomislav Sokol | Health policy |
| 4 Feb 2025 | Margarita de la Pisa Carrión | Down Syndrome |
| 25 Sep 2024 | Brando Benifei | inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in the political agenda of the European Commission and Parliament |
| 4 Feb 2020 | Saskia Bricmont | Fundamental Rights of people with disabilities in Europe |
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