MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

European Heart Network

NGO / non-profit · Health & pharma · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, European Heart Network appears in 7 declared MEP meetings (7 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

7
declared meetings
with current MEPs
7
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
5.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The European Heart Network plays a leading role in the prevention and reduction of cardiovascular diseases, in particular heart disease and stroke, through advocacy, networking, capacity-building, representing patients' interests, and research so that they are no longer a major cause of premature death and disability throughout Europe.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 7 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party229%
Socialists & Democrats229%
European Conservatives & Reformists114%
Greens/EFA114%
The Left114%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2025).

2023
2
2024
0
2025
4
2026
1

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

Romana Jerković
1 meeting · S&D
Tilly Metz
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Maria Walsh
1 meeting · EPP
Aurelijus Veryga
1 meeting · ECR
Sebastian Everding
1 meeting · The Left

The 7 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
15 Apr 2026Aurelijus VerygaWorkshop "From Patient Needs to Action: Data Quality, Trust, and the European Health Data Space (EHDS)"
10 Dec 2025Victor NegrescuCardiovascular Health Summit
9 Dec 2025Sebastian EverdingCardiovascular Health Plan
13 May 2025Romana JerkovićCardiovascular Health
9 Apr 2025Maria WalshCardiovascular Healthcare
13 Dec 2023Sirpa PietikäinenCardiovascular Health
4 Jul 2023Tilly MetzNutrition and Health Claims Regulation

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