Lobby organisation
Jesuit Refugee Service - Europe
NGO or non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, Jesuit Refugee Service - Europe appears in 11 declared MEP meetings (5 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.
In their own words
“JRS Europe is the regional office of Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) in Brussels and has been established in 2004 as aisbl. It coordinates with 23 JRS country offices across Europe, of which 15 are in EU member states. JRS Europe is part of JRS, a worldwide humanitarian organization currently present in 58 countries.”
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“In 2025, JRS provided direct services to 1.2 Mio people affected by persecution, war or disasters. JRS served refugees and forcibly displaced persons in conflict areas, at remote borders and in urban areas through accompaniment, legal advisory, psychosocial support, humanitarian relief and pastoral care. Education and livelihood programs aim at skills development and integration opportunities in host communities. JRS Europe advocates for the rights of refugees with duty bearers on the obligation of their international protection, by representing JRS towards European institutions, and developing common programs together with JRS country offices across Europe.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 11 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2023). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
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 11 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2026 | Birgit Sippel | Return Regulation |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Jan-Christoph Oetjen | Discussion on current migration policies |
| 12 Jun 2025 | Erik Marquardt | Book Launch Event on Refugee Integration |
| 15 Nov 2023 | Erik Marquardt | CEAS and APR |
| 12 Oct 2023 | Birgit Sippel | New Pact on Migration and Asylum |
| 21 Mar 2023 | Lena Düpont | Asylum and Migration |
| 19 Apr 2022 | Lena Düpont | Asylum and Migration |
| 15 Mar 2022 | Lena Düpont | Asylum and Migration |
| 18 Mar 2021 | Malik Azmani | Crisis and Force Majeure Regulations |
| 23 Feb 2021 | Lena Düpont | return directives and migration |
| 19 Nov 2019 | Birgit Sippel | Exchange of Views on the Future of European Migration Policy |
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