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HateAid gGmbH

NGO or non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian also Public affairs & consultancy · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, HateAid gGmbH appears in 30 declared MEP meetings (17 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

30
declared meetings
with current MEPs
17
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
4.1
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“HateAid is a non-profit organisation founded in 2018 and headquartered in Berlin. We advocate for human rights in the digital sphere and combat digital violence and its consequences at both social and political levels. HateAid supports people affected by online violence through counselling and litigation funding. How we operate: 1. Counselling: Emotionally supporting people affected by digital violence.”

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“We offer nationwide assistance through emotional, communicative and cyber-security counselling. 2. Litigation financing: Bringing perpetrators to justice and empower those affected. HateAid enables those affected to take legal action against hate on the internet without bearing the risk of a court case. 3. Advocacy: Advising European policymakers and the German Parliament. We are also being consulted as an expert by various stakeholders, including the judiciary and police. 4. Public Relations: Raising awareness through political campaigns.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 30 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA1963%
Socialists & Democrats723%
European People's Party310%
The Left13%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (10 in 2021). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2020
2
2021
10
2022
5
2023
0
2024
1
2025
3
2026
9

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

Alexandra Geese
13 meetings · Greens/EFA
Katarina Barley
2 meetings · S&D
Daniel Freund
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Tiemo Wölken
1 meeting · S&D
Martin Schirdewan
1 meeting · The Left

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
22 Sep 2026Alexandra GeeseEvent: Platform regulation
9 Jul 2026Verena MertensVorstellung ihrer Publikation „Safety by Design – Wege zu sichereren sozialen Netzwerken“
3 Jun 2026Birgit SippelSafety by Design – Wege zu sichereren sozialen Netzwerken
9 Apr 2026Christian DoleschalDSA
25 Feb 2026Matthias EckeDigitalrechte
25 Feb 2026Katarina BarleyHass im Netz
24 Feb 2026Anna CavazziniUS sanctions
4 Feb 2026David CormandUS sanctions against Hate Aid / Tech topics
4 Feb 2026Katarina BarleyHass im Netz
6 Jun 2025Jutta PaulusDelegationsklausur, Treffen mit Interessens­verbänden
6 Jun 2025Erik MarquardtAustausch im Rahmen eines Events der Europagruppe Grüne
6 Jun 2025Daniel FreundDelegationsklausur
2 Nov 2024Alexandra GeeseEvent: Campact anniversary; Die Rolle und Verantwortung von Plattformen und Medien für den Aufstieg der Rechten
24 Nov 2022Alexandra GeeseCSO roundtable on gender based violence
14 Nov 2022Evin IncirCombating violence against women and domestic violence

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