MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

European Blind Union

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

As of 9 September 2026, European Blind Union appears in 4 declared MEP meetings (4 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

4
declared meetings
with current MEPs
4
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.3
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“EBU works towards an accessible and inclusive society with equal opportunities for blind and partially sighted people to fully participate in all aspects of social, economic, cultural and political life. Its members are national organisations of the visually impaired in 41 European countries, including 25 EU member states. Its goals are: - To voice the concerns of blind and partially…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 4 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA250%
Renew Europe250%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2025).

2019
1
2020
0
2021
0
2022
0
2023
0
2024
0
2025
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

Katrin Langensiepen
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Maria Ohisalo
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Barry Cowen
1 meeting · Renew
Cynthia Ní Mhurchú
1 meeting · Renew

The 4 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
19 Feb 2025Maria OhisaloThe Rights of Persons with Disabilities
18 Feb 2025Cynthia Ní MhurchúInclusive EU policies for Visually Impaired People
18 Feb 2025Barry CowenVision Ireland meeting
11 Dec 2019Katrin LangensiepenMeeting

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