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Lobby organisation

Samaritan International

HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Samaritan International appears in 3 declared MEP meetings (3 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

3
declared meetings
with current MEPs
3
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.7
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The SAMARITAN INTERNATIONAL (SAM.I.) network was founded on 11 August 1994. Today, SAM.I. consists of 22 member organisations working in social services, rescue services, first-aid training, civil protection and humanitarian aid. Over three million individual members, 150,000 volunteers and 45,000 full-time employees in 20 countries form the basis of the SAM.I. network. SAM.I. serves to coordinate the activities among its…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 3 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group. Every meeting was with a single group.

Socialists & Democrats3100%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2024. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (1 in 2022).

2022
1
2023
1
2024
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

Gabriele Bischoff
1 meeting · S&D
Andreas Schieder
1 meeting · S&D
Iratxe García Pérez
1 meeting · S&D

The 3 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
14 Feb 2024Iratxe García PérezCooperation between S&D and Samaritan International
18 Sep 2023Andreas SchiederExchange of Views on driving licences
9 Feb 2022Gabriele BischoffKonferenz zur Zukunft Europas

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