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Union of European Football Associations

NGO or non-profit · Cross-sector / other · HQ: Switzerland · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Union of European Football Associations appears in 19 declared MEP meetings (13 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

19
declared meetings
with current MEPs
13
MEPs met
€200k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.1
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“UEFA is the governing body for football in Europe with a membership comprising 55 national football associations across the entire continent, including all 27 Member States of the European Union. Our mission is to develop football at all levels, amateur and professional, and to deal with all questions relating to European football.”

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“At EU level, we focus on how European football can support EU public policy priorities including e.g. climate action, equality for all and social inclusion. We work in partnership with the EU institutions to protect and promote the solidarity and values-based European sports model, including the open, meritocratic and pyramidal structure of European football.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 19 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats737%
Renew Europe526%
European People's Party316%
Greens/EFA316%
The Left15%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (8 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2020
1
2021
0
2022
1
2023
2
2024
3
2025
8
2026
4

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

Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski
2 meetings · EPP
Hannes Heide
2 meetings · S&D
Eero Heinäluoma
2 meetings · S&D
Barry Andrews
2 meetings · Renew
Nikola Minchev
2 meetings · Renew

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
9 Sep 2026Nikola MinchevExchange of views
14 Jul 2026Nikola MinchevExchange of views
6 May 2026Michael BlossSolarenergie
2 Feb 2026Pierfrancesco MaranEuropean Sports Model
10 Dec 2025Bogdan Andrzej ZdrojewskiStakeholder dialogue on establishing the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2028-2034
7 Oct 2025Hannes HeideExchange of views on sports policy
21 May 2025Sabrina ReppEU & Governmental Affairs
28 Apr 2025Diana Riba I GinerEuropean Sports Model
24 Apr 2025Maravillas Abadía JoverRights of workers
18 Mar 2025Erik MarquardtStakeholder Dialogue on The role of EU policies in shaping the European Sport Model
18 Mar 2025Hannes HeideStakeholder dialogue on The role of EU policies in shaping the European Sport Model
18 Mar 2025Bogdan Andrzej ZdrojewskiStakeholder dialogue on The role of EU policies in shaping the European Sport Model
21 Nov 2024Pierfrancesco MaranPriorities new legislature
22 Oct 2024Barry AndrewsSport
25 Sep 2024Lynn BoylanImpact of Brexit on Irish youth football and EU funding opportunities to tackle the challenges

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