MEP of the week

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.

8
declared meetings
with current MEPs
5
MEPs met
€400,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
7.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

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.

Patriots for Europe450%
Greens/EFA225%
Socialists & Democrats112%
The Left112%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2025).

2023
1
2024
1
2025
4
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

Pál Szekeres
4 meetings · PfE
Brando Benifei
1 meeting · S&D
Alice Kuhnke
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Katrin Langensiepen
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Elena Kountoura
1 meeting · The Left

The 8 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
5 May 2026Katrin LangensiepenEuropean Day of Sign Languages
5 May 2026Alice KuhnkeAgoraEU, anti-discrimination
3 Dec 2025Elena KountouraMeeting with representatives of the European Union of the Deaf
2 Dec 2025Pál Szekeres40th anniversary event of the European Union of the Deaf
5 Nov 2025Pál Szekerescurrent disability issues
8 Oct 2025Pál SzekeresCurrent needs and challenges of the deaf community
4 Nov 2024Pál SzekeresCurrent State of Deaf Issues in Europe
7 Nov 2023Brando BenifeiExchange of views on the European Disability Card's proposal

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