Lobby organisation
European Union of the Deaf
NGO / non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 9 September 2026, European Union of the Deaf appears in 8 declared MEP meetings (5 different MEPs), most often with Patriots for Europe.
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. EUD aims to establish and maintain EU level dialogue with…”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 8 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 (4 in 2025).
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 8 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Pál Szekeres | 40th anniversary event of the European Union of the Deaf |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Pál Szekeres | current disability issues |
| 8 Oct 2025 | Pál Szekeres | Current needs and challenges of the deaf community |
| 4 Nov 2024 | Pál Szekeres | Current State of Deaf Issues in Europe |
| 7 Nov 2023 | Brando Benifei | Exchange of views on the European Disability Card's proposal |
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