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Fondazione Telethon ETS

NGO / non-profit · Think tanks & research · HQ: Italy · website · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Fondazione Telethon ETS appears in 5 declared MEP meetings (4 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

5
declared meetings
with current MEPs
4
MEPs met
€25,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Telethon Foundation is an Italian non-profit organization that has been supporting bio-medical research on rare and genetic diseases for more than 30 years. The vision of the Telethon Foundation is to translate research results into therapies available to patients. Telethon, besides being an Italian organization, is committed to treat any patient in the world affected by a rare genetic disease…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 5 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats240%
European People's Party120%
Patriots for Europe120%
Renew Europe120%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2025).

2023
1
2024
1
2025
3

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

Brando Benifei
2 meetings · S&D
Tomislav Sokol
1 meeting · EPP
Ondřej Knotek
1 meeting · PfE
Vlad Vasile-Voiculescu
1 meeting · Renew

The 5 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
22 May 2025Tomislav SokolHealth policy
22 May 2025Ondřej KnotekRare Diseases
21 May 2025Vlad Vasile-VoiculescuIntroductory Meeting
17 Jan 2024Brando BenifeiDiscussion on initiatives on rare diseases issues
25 Oct 2023Brando BenifeiDiscussion on rare diseases

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