Lobby organisation
SOS MEDITERRANEE
NGO / non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: Italy · website · Transparency Register entry
As of 9 September 2026, SOS MEDITERRANEE appears in 5 declared MEP meetings (4 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.
In their own words
“SOS MEDITERRANEE is an international maritime and humanitarian organization dedicated to saving lives at sea. It was founded by citizens in May 2015 in response to the escalating humanitarian crisis in the Central Mediterranean and authorities’ failure to to take action to prevent more deaths. SOS MEDITERRANEE operates as a European network with teams in Germany, France, Italy, and Switzerland.…”
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.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2023).
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 5 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2025 | Mounir Satouri | Droits d'asile - Sauvetage en mer |
| 14 Nov 2023 | Fabienne Keller | Participation à un séminaire de réflexion avec les acteurs institutionnels et associatifs impliqués dans les opérations de recherche et de sauvetage en mer |
| 10 Feb 2023 | Fabienne Keller | Rencontre et débat avec les jeunes de l’Académie Notre Europe et SOS Méditerranée sur "l’Europe des migrations et des droits humains" |
| 26 Oct 2022 | Erik Marquardt | Current Situation in the Mediterranean |
| 2 Oct 2019 | Birgit Sippel | Exchange of Views on Situation of Private Search and Rescue NGOs in the Central Mediterranean |
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