Lobby organisation
European Union of the Deaf
NGO or non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, European Union of the Deaf appears in 5 declared MEP meetings (5 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.
In their own words
“The European Union of the Deaf (EUD) was founded in 1985. It is the only supranational organisation representing Deaf people at European level and is one of the few ENGOs representing associations from all of the 27 EU Member States, in addition to Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.”
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“EUD aims to establish and maintain EU level dialogue with its relative institutions and officials, in consultation and co-operation with its member NADs. EUD is a full member of the European Disability Forum (EDF) and is a Regional Co-operating Member of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) to tackle issues of global importance, and also has participatory status with the Council of Europe (CoE). EUD is a recipient of the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) programme. The CERV programme seeks to support and develop open, rights-based, democratic, equal and inclusive societies based on the rule of law.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 5 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 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 5 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 2026 | Chiara Gemma | Relay Services in Europe |
| 5 May 2026 | Katrin Langensiepen | European Day of Sign Languages |
| 5 May 2026 | Alice Kuhnke | AgoraEU, anti-discrimination |
| 3 Dec 2025 | Elena Kountoura | Meeting with representatives of the European Union of the Deaf |
| 7 Nov 2023 | Brando Benifei | Exchange of views on the European Disability Card's proposal |
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