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Lobby organisation

European Visual Artists

NGO / non-profit · Cross-sector / other · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, European Visual Artists appears in 7 declared MEP meetings (6 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

7
declared meetings
with current MEPs
6
MEPs met
€200,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“European Visual Artists (EVA) represents the interests of authors' collective management societies for visual arts. 32 collecting societies for visual artists are gathered under its roof as members or observers. Collectively, they manage the rights of close to 170 000 creators of fine art, illustration, photography, design, architecture and other visual works.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 7 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party229%
Greens/EFA229%
Renew Europe114%
Socialists & Democrats114%
The Left114%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2025).

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

Axel Voss
2 meetings · EPP
Urmas Paet
1 meeting · Renew
Alice Kuhnke
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Mario Furore
1 meeting · The Left
Emma Rafowicz
1 meeting · S&D

The 7 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
13 May 2026Mario FuroreCopyright and AI
4 Mar 2026Alice KuhnkeAgoraEU - Culture
3 Sep 2025Nela RiehlStakeholder Roundtable on Creators & Performers
1 Sep 2025Axel VossCopyright and generative AI
13 May 2025Emma RafowiczCULT
6 May 2025Axel VossCopyright and generative AI
5 Dec 2024Urmas PaetDiscussing challenges for visual artists

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