Lobby organisation
European Social Network AISBL
Public authority · Cross-sector / other · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, European Social Network AISBL appears in 9 declared MEP meetings (7 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.
In their own words
“The European Social Network (ESN) is the network for local public social services bringing together social services welfare departments at national, regional, and local levels with statutory duties for planning, managing, funding, delivering, and inspecting public social services. ESN supports the development of effective social services and social/health care practices through the exchange of knowledge.”
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“ESN gathers its members with the aim to inform them about the latest European policy and trends, to learn from each other’s experience. Members participate in the knowledge exchange and building activities organised by ESN including seminars, working groups, training programmes, peer learning visits and activities outside the co-funded EC programme, such as the European Social Services Conference and the European Social Services Awards. ESN is financed by the EaSI Programme operating grants and is currently involved in 11 EU Funded Projects.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 9 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 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 9 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 2026 | Marit Maij | The Future of Social Services in the next MFF |
| 19 Feb 2026 | Estelle Ceulemans | MFF |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Marit Maij | Meeting with NGO on anti-poverty strategy |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Hannes Heide | General exchange of views |
| 5 Feb 2025 | Idoia Mendia | Meeting with European Social Network |
| 15 Jan 2025 | Kim van Sparrentak | Public Procurement Report |
| 21 Nov 2024 | Terry Reintke | New European Commission |
| 3 Oct 2024 | Jana Toom | Social and Inclusive Growth |
| 28 Nov 2019 | Jana Toom | Eureopean Social Service Excellence Awards 2019 |
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