MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Secretariat of COMECE (Commission of the Episcopates of the European Union)

Religious · Agriculture & food · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 12 September 2026, Secretariat of COMECE (Commission of the Episcopates of the European Union) appears in 10 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with European Conservatives & Reformists.

10
declared meetings
with current MEPs
8
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
6.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The COMECE Secretariat carries out operatively the aims of the Commission of the Episcopates of the European Union (COMECE), partnering EU political processes; monitoring EU activities and informing its Episcopates; communicating to the EU the views of its Episcopates. The COMECE Secretariat supports greater transparency in EU processes. It recognises itself as ‘Organisations representing churches and religious communities’ and agrees…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 10 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European Conservatives & Reformists440%
European People's Party330%
Socialists & Democrats220%
Patriots for Europe110%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2025).

2023
2
2024
1
2025
4
2026
3

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

Antonella Sberna
3 meetings · ECR
György Hölvényi
1 meeting · PfE
Željana Zovko
1 meeting · EPP
Laura Ballarín Cereza
1 meeting · S&D
Laurence Trochu
1 meeting · ECR

The 10 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
3 Jun 2026Laurence TrochuHaine antichrétienne en Europe
12 May 2026Antonella SbernaArt. 17 TFUE
12 May 2026Antonella SbernaArt. 17; inter-religious dialogue.
5 Jun 2025Sabine VerheyenReligion Policies
7 May 2025Laura Ballarín CerezaEU - Vatican relations
6 Mar 2025Željana ZovkoInterreligious dialogue
15 Jan 2025Oliver SchenkEU-China relations
4 Dec 2024Antonella SbernaArticle 17 TFEU
9 Jun 2023György HölvényiHumanitarian aid
16 Feb 2023Kathleen van BremptMercosur

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