Lobby organisation
European Festivals Association
NGO or non-profit · Cross-sector / other · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, European Festivals Association appears in 9 declared MEP meetings (6 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.
In their own words
“The European Festivals Association is the umbrella organisation for festivals across Europe and beyond. One of the oldest cultural networks in Europe, it was founded in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1952 as a joint initiative of the eminent conductor Igor Markevitch and the great philosopher Denis de Rougemont.”
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“Since its foundation, the Association has grown from 15 festivals into a dynamic network representing about 110 music, dance, theater and multidisciplinary festivals, 12 national festival associations and cultural organisations from 40 countries. The aim of the European Festivals Association is to support festivals, promote festivals’ significance and their important role in international cultural cooperation and societies today. Therefore, EFA seeks primarily to - coordinate the efforts of its members; - facilitate cooperation and co-production; - set common policy; - promote multidisciplinary tendencies; - underline the state of art in society; - act prominently in the (...)”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 9 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 (4 in 2025). 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 9 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 2026 | Sabine Verheyen | Cultural Policy |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Alice Kuhnke | AgoraEU - Culture |
| 3 Feb 2026 | Hannes Heide | Speaker |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Hélder Sousa Silva | Presentation |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Hannes Heide | Exchange of views on cultural policy |
| 2 Oct 2025 | Nela Riehl | European Festivals Association |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Diana Riba I Giner | Festivals and Culture in Europe |
| 29 Nov 2023 | Sabine Verheyen | Cultural Policy |
| 3 Sep 2019 | Sabine Verheyen | General Cultural Policy |
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