Lobby organisation
Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe
NGO or non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 8 October 2026, Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe appears in 13 declared MEP meetings (9 different MEPs), most often with European Conservatives & Reformists.
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.”
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“FAFCE work consists in bringing the voices of its member associations to the EU level and in informing them about European current affairs on family issues. The activities of FAFCE can be summed up as a work of representation and promotion of the family within the European institutions.”
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.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 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 13 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 2025 | Tomislav Sokol | Freedom of Belief and Religion Policy |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Bert-Jan Ruissen | human dignity |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Bert-Jan Ruissen | human dignity |
| 5 Feb 2025 | Malika Sorel | Le défi de la démographie dans l'Union européenne |
| 5 Feb 2025 | Catherine Griset | Echange sur les politiques pour soutenir la démographie européenne et la protection des mineurs |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Bert-Jan Ruissen | human dignity |
| 8 Oct 2024 | Antonella Sberna | Promoting Family Support: A Collective Approach to Strengthening Families, Parents, the Elderly, and Future Generations, Gender Equality Week 2024 |
| 17 Jul 2024 | Davor Ivo Stier | Intergroup ''Demography, family work life balance and next generations'' |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Lukas Mandl | Demography |
| 9 Jul 2024 | Bert-Jan Ruissen | Freedom of religion |
| 9 Jul 2024 | Miriam Lexmann | Future EP initiatives on demography |
| 5 Dec 2023 | Bert-Jan Ruissen | Human Dignity |
| 18 Feb 2020 | Carlo Fidanza | courtesy meeting |
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