MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

European Partnership for Democracy

NGO / non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, European Partnership for Democracy appears in 40 declared MEP meetings (21 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

40
declared meetings
with current MEPs
21
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
8.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The European Partnership for Democracy (EPD) is an independent European non-profit organisation supporting democratic transformations worldwide. As a network of European civil and political society organisations working on democracy assistance, EPD advocates for a stronger presence of democracy support on the European Union’s agenda and facilitates the exchange of knowledge and best practices in democratic transformations around the world. 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 40 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA2358%
Socialists & Democrats922%
European People's Party410%
Renew Europe38%
European Conservatives & Reformists12%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (12 in 2024).

2020
1
2021
2
2022
6
2023
9
2024
12
2025
8
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

Alexandra Geese
13 meetings · Greens/EFA
Daniel Freund
5 meetings · Greens/EFA
Alex Agius Saliba
2 meetings · S&D
Irena Joveva
2 meetings · Renew
Ana Catarina Mendes
2 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
25 Mar 2026Tineke StrikDemocracy and Human Rights
26 Feb 2026Alexandra GeeseEvent: Private Round-table on Digital sovereignty
11 Dec 2025Ana Catarina MendesDemocracy Shield Priorities
4 Dec 2025Hildegard BenteleGlobal Gateway
18 Nov 2025Alexandra GeeseEU democracy shield
13 Nov 2025Alexandra GeeseDemocratic Tech Alliance
14 Oct 2025Alex Agius SalibaDemocracy Shield and Democratic Tech Alliance
18 Sep 2025Kathleen van BremptDemocracy in the Western Balkans - Serbia
10 Jun 2025Pekka ToveriCurrent Topics in EU politics
10 Jun 2025Alexandra GeeseEvent: Civil society exchange on European Democracy Shield
6 Dec 2024Alexandra GeeseEuropean Democracy Shield
5 Dec 2024Sebastian TynkkynenDemokratian tukeminen
26 Nov 2024Alexandra GeeseDemocracy Shield, Defence of Democracy
18 Nov 2024Ana Catarina MendesExchange of views on the Rule of Law Report 2024
14 Nov 2024Robert BiedrońIssues for DROI

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