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European Anti Poverty Network

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

As of 7 November 2026, European Anti Poverty Network appears in 32 declared MEP meetings (19 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

32
declared meetings
with current MEPs
19
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
9.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The goal of EAPN is to establish across Europe a democratic and effective network of voluntary groups or non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working against poverty, which shall primarily be an expression of the desire of people experiencing poverty to initiate and effect change in the structures that keep people in a marginalised position.”

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“The explicit and main purpose of groups that join the Network must be to empower people and groups experiencing poverty and social exclusion to fulfil their responsibilities, to exercise their rights, to break their isolation and counter their social exclusion. The Network shall pursue three main objectives:  To promote and enhance the effectiveness of actions against poverty and social exclusion;  To help shape social policies and design action programmes  To lobby for and with people and groups experiencing poverty and social exclusion. While EAPN is committed to the eradication of poverty globally the primary focus of our (...)”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 32 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA1650%
Socialists & Democrats1134%
The Left39%
European People's Party26%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (8 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
4
2020
1
2021
4
2022
2
2023
2
2024
8
2025
8
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

Marit Maij
5 meetings · S&D
Marie Toussaint
5 meetings · Greens/EFA
Katrin Langensiepen
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Daniel Freund
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Alice Kuhnke
2 meetings · Greens/EFA

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
13 Oct 2026Marit MaijAnti Poverty Day
18 Mar 2026Villy SøvndalAnti-Poverty Strategy
5 Mar 2026David CasaESF
5 Nov 2025Marit MaijAnti-Poverty Day Event
16 Jul 2025Marie ToussaintAnti Poverty Intergroup
3 Jul 2025Sirpa PietikäinenAnti-poverty
30 Jun 2025Li AnderssonEU Anti-Poverty Strategy
8 Apr 2025Marie Toussaintintergroup fighting against poverty
18 Mar 2025Idoia MendiaMeeting with EAPN
30 Jan 2025Marie Toussaintfighting poverty
21 Jan 2025Marie Toussaintfighting poverty
18 Nov 2024Ana Catarina MendesExchange of views on the Rule of Law Report 2024
14 Oct 2024Marit MaijRoundtable with CSOs for input for ESF Plus
24 Sep 2024Marit Maijpoverty strategy
24 Sep 2024Anthony SmithLutte contre la pauvreté en Europe

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