Lobby organisation
European Federation of Journalists
Trade union · Labour & trade unions · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, European Federation of Journalists appears in 59 declared MEP meetings (37 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.
In their own words
“The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) is the largest organisation of journalists in Europe, representing over 296,000 journalists in 75 journalists’ organisations across 44 countries. The EFJ was created in 1994 within the framework of the IFJ Constitution to represent the interests of journalists’ unions and associations and their journalists.”
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“It has established an independent legal status (number: 0503.985.472) as an international non-profit association (AISBL, association internationale sans but lucratif) since February 2013 according to the Belgian law. The EFJ fights for social and professional rights of journalists working in all sectors of the media across Europe through strong trade unions and associations. The EFJ promotes and defends the rights to freedom of expression and information as guaranteed by Article 10 of the European convention on human rights. The EFJ is recognized by the European Union, the Council of Europe and the European Trade Union Con (...)”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 59 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 (19 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 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | Sabine Verheyen | AgoraEU |
| 23 Sep 2026 | Alice Kuhnke | AgoraEU |
| 23 Sep 2026 | Mario Furore | AgoraEU |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Sabine Verheyen | AgoraEU |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Sabine Verheyen | Media Policy |
| 8 Jun 2026 | Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus | AgoraEU |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Alice Kuhnke | AgoraEU |
| 8 May 2026 | Lucia Yar | AgoraEU Programme |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Nela Riehl | Journalism in the EU |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Alice Kuhnke | AgoraEU |
| 5 Mar 2026 | Alice Kuhnke | AgoraEU - News media |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Alice Kuhnke | AgoraEU - News media |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Marc Botenga | European Competitiveness Fund |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Benedetta Scuderi | Media |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Mario Furore | AgoraEU |
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