MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Freedom Now

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

As of 9 September 2026, Freedom Now appears in 5 declared MEP meetings (5 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

5
declared meetings
with current MEPs
5
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Freedom Now is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that protects individuals and communities from government repression and defends human rights through direct legal support, targeted high-leverage advocacy, and capacity-building analysis and assistance.”

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 & Democrats360%
Greens/EFA120%
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

Robert Biedroń
1 meeting · S&D
Nacho Sánchez Amor
1 meeting · S&D
Dan Barna
1 meeting · Renew
Catarina Vieira
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Francisco Assis
1 meeting · S&D

The 5 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
6 Mar 2025Catarina VieiraIntroduction meeting
19 Feb 2025Francisco AssisSituation of human rights in the Azerbaijan
18 Feb 2025Dan BarnaEU-Azerbaijan relations; Situation with human rights and democracy in Azerbaijan
14 Nov 2024Robert BiedrońSituation of political prisoners
9 Feb 2023Nacho Sánchez AmorHuman Rights situation in Central Asia

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