Lobby organisation
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.
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.
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.
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 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2026 | Marit Maij | Anti Poverty Day |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Villy Søvndal | Anti-Poverty Strategy |
| 5 Mar 2026 | David Casa | ESF |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Marit Maij | Anti-Poverty Day Event |
| 16 Jul 2025 | Marie Toussaint | Anti Poverty Intergroup |
| 3 Jul 2025 | Sirpa Pietikäinen | Anti-poverty |
| 30 Jun 2025 | Li Andersson | EU Anti-Poverty Strategy |
| 8 Apr 2025 | Marie Toussaint | intergroup fighting against poverty |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Idoia Mendia | Meeting with EAPN |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Marie Toussaint | fighting poverty |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Marie Toussaint | fighting poverty |
| 18 Nov 2024 | Ana Catarina Mendes | Exchange of views on the Rule of Law Report 2024 |
| 14 Oct 2024 | Marit Maij | Roundtable with CSOs for input for ESF Plus |
| 24 Sep 2024 | Marit Maij | poverty strategy |
| 24 Sep 2024 | Anthony Smith | Lutte contre la pauvreté en Europe |
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