MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

European Pain Federation EFIC

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

As of 9 September 2026, European Pain Federation EFIC appears in 17 declared MEP meetings (12 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

17
declared meetings
with current MEPs
12
MEPs met
€100,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.4
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“We aim to advance research, education, and clinical management of pain and serve as an authoritative, science-based resource on issues related to pain and its treatment. Develop educational programmes to improve pain knowledge amongst healthcare practitioners Raise awareness of the importance of pain, including its management, treatment and prevention, amongst patients and the general public Engage in research projects and…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 17 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats847%
European People's Party741%
Renew Europe212%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2025).

2022
1
2023
5
2024
1
2025
6
2026
4

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

Tomislav Sokol
3 meetings · EPP
Marianne Vind
3 meetings · S&D
Sirpa Pietikäinen
2 meetings · EPP
Romana Jerković
1 meeting · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
10 Jun 2026Sirpa PietikäinenCurrent health policies
1 Jun 2026Marianne VindEmployment considerations of pain
27 Jan 2026Yvan VerougstraeteEuropean Competitiveness Fund
27 Jan 2026Sigrid FriisECF Roundtable Health
15 Jul 2025Eero HeinäluomaImpact of pain in policies
4 Jun 2025Sirpa PietikäinenPain
4 Jun 2025Victor NegrescuPresentation of Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) Platform
4 Jun 2025Dan-Ştefan MotreanuThe Societal Impact of Pain
4 Jun 2025András Tivadar KuljaThe impact of pain and to influencepolicies
3 Jun 2025Romana JerkovićNeurological Disorders
16 Oct 2024Vytenis Povilas AndriukaitisEU health policy
10 Oct 2023Marianne VindMental health and chronic pain at work
20 Jul 2023Tomislav SokolEHDS
31 May 2023Marianne VindPain
21 Mar 2023Alex Agius SalibaThe future of European pain research

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