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European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine

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

As of 7 November 2026, European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine appears in 35 declared MEP meetings (27 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

35
declared meetings
with current MEPs
27
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
1.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Assurer la liaison entre les associations membres pour : a) parvenir à une solution juste, durable et pacifique de la question palestinienne sur la base des résolutions des Nations Unies. b) promouvoir le développement économique et social dans les territoires palestiniens occupés par l’État d'Israël.”

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“c) faire respecter les conventions et chartes internationales de protection et de promotion des droits de l'homme et de l'enfant à l'égard des Palestiniens. L'association collaborera, pour réaliser ses objectifs, étroitement avec le Comité des Nations Unies pour l'exercice des droits inaliénables du peuple palestinien et avec le Comité international de Coordination des ONG sur la question de la Palestine. Pour réaliser son but, l'association peut : a) organiser des manifestations de toute espèce (séminaires, colloques, conférences, expositions, projections de film...) b) éditer toute publication (journaux, fascicules, catalogues...), livre, affiche et réaliser tout maté (...)”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 35 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats1234%
The Left1131%
Greens/EFA514%
Renew Europe411%
European People's Party39%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (14 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2022
1
2023
3
2024
14
2025
9
2026
8

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

Sirpa Pietikäinen
3 meetings · EPP
Hilde Vautmans
2 meetings · Renew
Marc Botenga
2 meetings · The Left
Matjaž Nemec
2 meetings · S&D
Per Clausen
2 meetings · The Left

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
15 Oct 2026Yvan VerougstraeteHorizon Europe
15 Oct 2026Jonas SjöstedtLegal obligations of the EU in view of the situation in Palestine
15 Oct 2026Benedetta ScuderiThe responsibility of the EU, the European Parliament and the member states in light of ICJ's ruling concerning the obligations not to aid or support illegal situations
15 Oct 2026Ilaria SalisEU`s obligations in the time of genocide
15 Oct 2026Sirpa PietikäinenCurrent situation in Palestine
14 Oct 2026Hilde VautmansMiddle East
14 Oct 2026Anthony SmithHorizon Europe
14 Oct 2026Leoluca OrlandoUpdates on the situation in Palestine
16 Oct 2025Hilde VautmansGaza
16 Oct 2025Marta TemidoRecent developments in Palestine
16 Oct 2025Cecilia StradaExchange of views on the situation in West Bank and Gaza, the defiance of international law and ICJ/ICC rulings, the occupation of territories not being properly addressed and the need for accountability
16 Oct 2025Matjaž NemecOngoing genocide in Palestine
16 Oct 2025Marc BotengaEU-Israel relations
15 Oct 2025Hanna GedinICJ Ruling Not to Aid or Support Illegal Situations
15 Oct 2025Elio di RupoSituation à Gaza et actions de l'UE

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