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Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe

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

As of 9 September 2026, Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe appears in 13 declared MEP meetings (9 different MEPs), most often with European Conservatives & Reformists.

13
declared meetings
with current MEPs
9
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The Federation of Catholic Family Association in Europe is an umbrella organisation of 32 family associations from all over Europe. The General Secretariat is based in Brussels, Belgium. The federation holds a participatory status with the Council of Europe since 2001 and is a member of the Fundamental Rights Platform of the European Union. FAFCE work consists in bringing the…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 13 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European Conservatives & Reformists754%
European People's Party431%
Non-attached18%
Patriots for Europe18%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2025).

2020
1
2021
0
2022
0
2023
1
2024
5
2025
6

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

Bert-Jan Ruissen
5 meetings · ECR
Davor Ivo Stier
1 meeting · EPP
Lukas Mandl
1 meeting · EPP
Tomislav Sokol
1 meeting · EPP
Miriam Lexmann
1 meeting · EPP

The 13 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
4 Nov 2025Tomislav SokolFreedom of Belief and Religion Policy
25 Mar 2025Bert-Jan Ruissenhuman dignity
4 Mar 2025Bert-Jan Ruissenhuman dignity
5 Feb 2025Malika SorelLe défi de la démographie dans l'Union européenne
5 Feb 2025Catherine GrisetEchange sur les politiques pour soutenir la démographie européenne et la protection des mineurs
14 Jan 2025Bert-Jan Ruissenhuman dignity
8 Oct 2024Antonella SbernaPromoting Family Support: A Collective Approach to Strengthening Families, Parents, the Elderly, and Future Generations, Gender Equality Week 2024
17 Jul 2024Davor Ivo StierIntergroup ''Demography, family work life balance and next generations''
16 Jul 2024Lukas MandlDemography
9 Jul 2024Bert-Jan RuissenFreedom of religion
9 Jul 2024Miriam LexmannFuture EP initiatives on demography
5 Dec 2023Bert-Jan RuissenHuman Dignity
18 Feb 2020Carlo Fidanzacourtesy meeting

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