MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

International Federation of Journalists

Business / industry · Media & publishing also Labour & trade unions · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

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

5
declared meetings
with current MEPs
4
MEPs met
€400,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.6
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“La FIJ, la plus grande organisation de journalistes au monde, représente 600.000 professionnels des médias dans 187 syndicats et associations dans plus de 146 pays. Fondée en 1926, la FIJ est l'organisation qui s'exprime au nom des journalistes au sein des Nations Unies et du mouvement syndical international. D'abord établie en tant que Fédération internationale des journalistes (FIJ) en 1926…”

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%
European People's Party120%
Greens/EFA120%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2024).

2020
1
2021
0
2022
1
2023
0
2024
2
2025
1

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

Cecilia Strada
2 meetings · S&D
Daniel Freund
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Maria Walsh
1 meeting · EPP
Sandro Ruotolo
1 meeting · S&D

The 5 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
23 Sep 2025Sandro RuotoloSupport to journalists in Gaza
22 Oct 2024Cecilia Stradaimportance to uphold the Palestinian civil society both in the West Bank/ Jerusalem as well as in the reconstruction of Gaza
17 Jul 2024Cecilia StradaSituation of journalists in Gaza
6 Dec 2022Maria WalshThe Protection of Journalists around the World
4 Feb 2020Daniel FreundAnti Corruption Intergroup event with NGOs

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