Lobby organisation
European Athletes and Players Association
Trade union · Cross-sector / other · HQ: Netherlands · website · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, European Athletes and Players Association appears in 5 declared MEP meetings (3 different MEPs), most often with European Conservatives & Reformists.
In their own words
“EAPA is a federation of European players associations and athlete unions representing 27 national associations and 25.000 individual athletes across the continent and across sport disciplines. EAPA was founded in 2007 in order to protect and advance the rights and interests of the professional and elite level athletes in Europe.”
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“We represent the athletes' voice on various issues such as athletes rights, anti-doping, match-fixing and education on the risks of sports betting, dual careers or good governance. EAPA is an excepted stakeholder in the sport sector at the European Union, the Council of Europe, EPAS and other important sport and government committees. EAPA is also integrated into the wider labour movement as a member of World Players Association, the professional sports sector of trade union international UNI Global Union and its European branch UNI Europa.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 5 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2025–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2026). 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 5 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 2026 | Geadis Geadi | Meeting with martial arts coaches and athletes |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Geadis Geadi | Women's Soccer Team |
| 29 Jul 2026 | Geadis Geadi | Woman Soccer |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Hannes Heide | Stakeholder dialogue on The role of EU policies in shaping the European Sport Model |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski | Stakeholder dialogue on The role of EU policies in shaping the European Sport Model |
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