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Lobby organisation

European Anti Poverty Network

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

As of 9 September 2026, European Anti Poverty Network appears in 28 declared MEP meetings (19 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

28
declared meetings
with current MEPs
19
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to 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. The explicit and main purpose of groups that…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 28 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA1554%
Socialists & Democrats829%
The Left311%
European People's Party27%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2024).

2019
4
2020
1
2021
4
2022
2
2023
2
2024
7
2025
6
2026
2

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

Marie Toussaint
4 meetings · Greens/EFA
Katrin Langensiepen
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Daniel Freund
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Alice Kuhnke
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Aurore Lalucq
2 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
18 Mar 2026Villy SøvndalAnti-Poverty Strategy
5 Mar 2026David CasaESF
16 Jul 2025Marie ToussaintAnti Poverty Intergroup
3 Jul 2025Sirpa PietikäinenAnti-poverty
30 Jun 2025Li AnderssonEU Anti-Poverty Strategy
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 2024Anthony SmithLutte contre la pauvreté en Europe
24 Sep 2024Benedetta ScuderiPoverty
11 Sep 2024Marie Toussaintanti poverty
11 Sep 2024Marit MaijBreakfast Fighting against poverty
23 Jul 2024Tilly MetzPoverty

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