Lobby organisation
European Patients' Forum (EPF)
NGO or non-profit · Health & pharma · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, European Patients' Forum (EPF) appears in 47 declared MEP meetings (23 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.
In their own words
“The European Patients’ Forum is a not-for-profit, independent umbrella organisation of patients’ organisations active in the field of European public health and health advocacy. EPF’s vision is a Europe where patient organisations are valued partners in creating equitable, person-centered, accessible, and sustainable healthcare systems, based on patients’ unique expertise.”
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“Our mission is to advance the interests of patients and patients’ communities by strengthening their collective impact across Europe through effective advocacy, education, empowerment, and partnership. As per our Strategic Plan (https://www.eu-patient.eu/about-epf/about-us/), our strategic goals are 1:Shaping A New European Agenda For Patients; 2:Meaningful Patient Involvement In Co-Creating Better Health Policy, Practice, Research And Education; 3:Digital Transformation That Delivers For Patients; 4:Accessing The Healthcare We Need With No Discrimination; 5:Strengthening Patient Communities Across Europe […]”
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 47 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 (14 in 2026). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2026 | Ingeborg ter Laak | Biotech Act |
| 3 Jun 2026 | Ondřej Knotek | Medical Devices Regulation |
| 11 May 2026 | Andreas Glück | MDR revision |
| 4 May 2026 | Oliver Schenk | Medical Device regulation |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Ingeborg ter Laak | Biotech Act |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Tiemo Wölken | MDR/IVDR |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Ingeborg ter Laak | Biotech Act |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Tomislav Sokol | Health policy |
| 8 Apr 2026 | Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis | Biotech Act |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Christophe Clergeau | santé |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Tilly Metz | Critical Medicines Act |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Kristian Vigenin | EU4Health |
| 18 Feb 2026 | Victor Negrescu | Exchange on operational grants and health funding in the MFF |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Yvan Verougstraete | European Competitiveness Fund |
| 21 Nov 2025 | Victor Negrescu | Operating Grants in EU4Health |
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