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Lobby organisation

Eurodiaconia

NGO or non-profit · Cross-sector / other · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Eurodiaconia appears in 18 declared MEP meetings (13 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

18
declared meetings
with current MEPs
13
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
10.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Eurodiaconia is a European network of churches and Christian NGOs providing social and healthcare services and advocating social justice. Together our membership represents the needs and unique experiences of 61 national and regional organisations in 33 countries. Diakonia is Greek for service and in the biblical sense, this means service for and with people in need.”

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“Driven by our Christian faith, our vision is of a Europe where each person is valued for their inherent God-given worth and dignity and where our societies guarantee social justice for all people, including the most vulnerable and marginalized.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 18 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats844%
Greens/EFA633%
European People's Party317%
Renew Europe16%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (5 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
1
2020
0
2021
0
2022
4
2023
1
2024
4
2025
5
2026
3

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

Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
3 meetings · S&D
Alice Kuhnke
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Marit Maij
2 meetings · S&D
Birgit Sippel
2 meetings · S&D
Tomáš Zdechovský
1 meeting · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
14 Oct 2026Grégory AllioneSujet sur les températures extrêmes au travail
8 Apr 2026Aodhán Ó RíordáinPoverty
5 Mar 2026David CasaESF
23 Jun 2025Aodhán Ó RíordáinAnti-Poverty
6 May 2025Niels GeukingCombatting Housing Exclusion
9 Apr 2025Tomáš ZdechovskýMeeting with NGO representatives on topics of key challenges of Roma refugees from Ukraine, continuous EU support to Roma people and discussion on the recommendations for effective humanitarian and recovery interventions mainstreaming minority rights
8 Apr 2025Aodhán Ó RíordáinHomelessness
6 Mar 2025Anna CavazziniPublic procurement directives reform
5 Dec 2024Marit MaijEU Anti-Poverty Strategy
14 Oct 2024Marit MaijRoundtable with CSOs for input for ESF Plus
1 Oct 2024Maria OhisaloSocial issues
24 Jul 2024Birgit SippelSocial inclusion
16 Feb 2023Tilly MetzStakeholder Exchange on COVID
28 Nov 2022Birgit SippelIntegration Ukrainian refugees
20 Jun 2022Alice KuhnkeAnti-discrimination and Intersectionality

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