Lobby organisation
Sea-Watch e.V.
NGO or non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, Sea-Watch e.V. appears in 13 declared MEP meetings (7 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.
In their own words
“Die Lücke einer institutionalisierten, flächendeckenden und europäischen Seenotrettung versuchen wir so lange wie möglich und im Rahmen unserer Möglichkeiten zu füllen. Dies ist unsere humanitäre Pflicht. Dass jedoch private Organisationen die Seenotrettung im Mittelmeer anstelle von Staaten übernehmen, kann und darf kein Dauerzustand werden!”
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“Wir fordern eine internationale, institutionalisierte Seenotrettung mit eindeutigem Mandat und auf lange Sicht vor allem legale und sichere Einreisewege für Schutzsuchende im Sinne einer #SafePassage. Seit Anfang 2015 arbeitet unsere ständig wachsende Organisation, die aus engagierten Freiwilligen und Hauptamtlichen aus ganz Europa besteht, an der Projekt-Organisation und Umsetzung von Sea-Watch.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 13 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 (5 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 13 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2026 | Nicola Zingaretti | Pact for the Mediterranean |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Birgit Sippel | Facilitation Directive |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Estrella Galán | Participation in the Search and Rescue Conference 10th Anniversary Mediterranean |
| 3 Oct 2024 | Birgit Sippel | Facilitation Directive (staff-level) |
| 10 Jul 2024 | Tineke Strik | Migration and asylum |
| 2 May 2023 | Rasmus Andresen | GEAS |
| 27 Mar 2023 | Tineke Strik | EU migration policy |
| 15 Mar 2023 | Tineke Strik | situation in the Central Mediterranean |
| 2 Feb 2023 | Tineke Strik | Frontex |
| 2 Feb 2023 | Tineke Strik | situation in the Central Mediterranean |
| 7 Dec 2020 | Saskia Bricmont | Rescue ships / migration |
| 10 Jun 2020 | Delara Burkhardt | Seenotrettung |
| 2 Oct 2019 | Birgit Sippel | Exchange of Views on Situation of Private Search and Rescue NGOs in the Central Mediterranean |
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