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European Movement International

NGO or non-profit · Democracy & civil society · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, European Movement International appears in 29 declared MEP meetings (16 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

29
declared meetings
with current MEPs
16
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
9.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The EUROPEAN MOVEMENT is an international organisation open to all political, economic, social and cultural trends in civil society. Its objective is to "contribute to the establishment of a united, federal Europe founded on the principles of peace, democracy, liberty, solidarity, and respect for basic human rights.”

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“It seeks to provide a structure to encourage and facilitate the active participation of citizens and civil society organisations in the development of a united Europe". Its 39 National Councils and 40 associated Member Organisations work towards bringing together representatives from European associations, political parties, enterprises, trade unions and individual lobbyists. Born over half a century ago, the EUROPEAN MOVEMENT has played a crucial role in the construction of Europe. The EUROPEAN MOVEMENT's main focus of attention centres on influencing political, social and cultural arenas within the framework of the European Civil Society. The EUROPEAN MOVEMEN (...)”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 29 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats1345%
Greens/EFA1138%
Renew Europe310%
European People's Party27%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (12 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
1
2020
0
2021
2
2022
3
2023
1
2024
8
2025
12
2026
2

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

Daniel Freund
6 meetings · Greens/EFA
Klára Dobrev
3 meetings · S&D
Brando Benifei
2 meetings · S&D
Alexandra Geese
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Pär Holmgren
2 meetings · Greens/EFA

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
11 Jun 2026Victor NegrescuMeeting on European democracy, citizen engagement and the future of Europe
18 May 2026Raquel García Hermida-van der WalleEuropean federalism
15 Jul 2025Brando BenifeiSHAPE project and state of play of some constitutional reforms in AFCO committee
24 Jun 2025Marko VešligajEuropean integration
19 May 2025Mika AaltolaEU affairs
25 Mar 2025Juan Fernando López AguilarAFCO priorities
24 Mar 2025Pär HolmgrenEP Work Priorities
18 Mar 2025Helmut BrandstätterExchange of Views
11 Mar 2025Alexandra GeeseDigital policies
10 Mar 2025Alexandra GeeseEvent: Digitalisation and democracy
6 Mar 2025Elio di RupoDossier LIBE à venir
11 Feb 2025Brando BenifeiThe institutional aspects of the Draghi report
3 Feb 2025Pär HolmgrenEU-UK relations
16 Jan 2025Klára DobrevExchange of views
29 Nov 2024Klára DobrevParticipation in an event entitled The Future of Democracy in Hungary

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