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Union of European Clubs

Other (the Transparency Register's catch-all category) · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 8 October 2026, Union of European Clubs appears in 4 declared MEP meetings (4 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

4
declared meetings
with current MEPs
4
MEPs met
€100k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

““Union of European Clubs” abbreviated “UEC” is an international non-profit association of European Football clubs constituted in accordance with the laws of Belgium following the Code on Companies and Associations of 23 March 2019, published the 4th April 2019 in the Belgian official Gazette (hereafter “CCA”). 1.”

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“The objectives of UEC are: a) to promote and advocate for the highest standards of stakeholder participation/representation and social dialogue between all such football stakeholders; b) to advocate for the principle of solidarity as a key element necessary for the healthy and balanced development of football; c) to promote and advocate for the highest standards and principles of good governance, such as accountability, democracy and transparency; d) to promote and advocate for open and balanced sporting competitions; e) to support the sports policies of EU institutions and promote and advocate for the protection and development of a large and healthy profession (...)”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 4 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party125%
Greens/EFA125%
Renew Europe125%
Socialists & Democrats125%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2025).

2024
1
2025
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

Erik Marquardt
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Hannes Heide
1 meeting · S&D
Nikola Minchev
1 meeting · Renew

The 4 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
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
16 Oct 2024Nikola MinchevMeeting

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