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European Blood Alliance

NGO or non-profit · Health & pharma · HQ: Netherlands · Transparency Register entry

As of 8 October 2026, European Blood Alliance appears in 6 declared MEP meetings (4 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

6
declared meetings
with current MEPs
4
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
1.1
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“As the leading voice of public and not-for-profit blood establishments in Europe, EBA provides a reliable source of expertise and evidence-based information to both National and European Institutions and to stakeholders in the wider global Blood community. EBA acts as a facilitators for knowledge exchange and collaboration within its membership with the goal to: 1.”

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“To contribute to the availability, quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of the blood and tissue supply for the citizens of Europe by developing and maintaining an efficient and strong collaboration amongst European blood and tissue services. 2. To increase public and professional awareness of voluntary unpaid donation (VUD) of blood and blood components, and of preparation of blood components as an indispensable therapeutic means to help patients. 3. To assist European blood establishments to continuously improve their performance, based on scientific and ethical principles for the benefit of patients.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 6 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats467%
European People's Party233%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2025).

2022
1
2023
2
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

Tiemo Wölken
1 meeting · S&D
Tomislav Sokol
1 meeting · EPP
Sirpa Pietikäinen
1 meeting · EPP

The 6 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
14 Jul 2025Tiemo WölkenCritical Medicines Act
2 Jul 2025Tomislav SokolHealth policy
13 Feb 2025Sirpa PietikäinenBlood donations in EU
24 Oct 2023Nicolás González CasaresSoHO
25 Jan 2023Nicolás González CasaresSoHO
29 Sep 2022Nicolás González CasaresBlood, Tissues and Cells Regulation

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