Lobby organisation
European Pain Federation EFIC
NGO or non-profit · Health & pharma · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, European Pain Federation EFIC appears in 17 declared MEP meetings (12 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.
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.”
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“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 disseminate research funding, in order to advance the scientific understanding of pain Lobby politicians to improve policies that affect pain and to increase funding for pain in public research programmes Organise the largest scientific congress on pain in Europe, showcasing the latest research and clinical management approaches […]”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing - the text on file breaks off mid-sentence where marked […].
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 17 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 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 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jun 2026 | Sirpa Pietikäinen | Current health policies |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Marianne Vind | Employment considerations of pain |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Yvan Verougstraete | European Competitiveness Fund |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Sigrid Friis | ECF Roundtable Health |
| 15 Jul 2025 | Eero Heinäluoma | Impact of pain in policies |
| 4 Jun 2025 | Sirpa Pietikäinen | Pain |
| 4 Jun 2025 | Victor Negrescu | Presentation of Societal Impact of Pain (SIP) Platform |
| 4 Jun 2025 | Dan-Ştefan Motreanu | The Societal Impact of Pain |
| 4 Jun 2025 | András Tivadar Kulja | The impact of pain and to influencepolicies |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Romana Jerković | Neurological Disorders |
| 16 Oct 2024 | Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis | EU health policy |
| 10 Oct 2023 | Marianne Vind | Mental health and chronic pain at work |
| 20 Jul 2023 | Tomislav Sokol | EHDS |
| 31 May 2023 | Marianne Vind | Pain |
| 21 Mar 2023 | Alex Agius Saliba | The future of European pain research |
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