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Voluntary Organisations in Cooperation in Emergencies

NGO / non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Voluntary Organisations in Cooperation in Emergencies appears in 9 declared MEP meetings (6 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.

9
declared meetings
with current MEPs
6
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
4.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“VOICE (Voluntary Organisations in Cooperation in Emergencies) is the largest network of European non governmental organisations that implement principled humanitarian projects and programmes in crisis contexts worldwide. VOICE is the primary interlocutor between European humanitarian NGOs and the European Union (EU), dedicated to fostering effective humanitarian engagement. We use our collective voice towards the European Union and its Member States…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 9 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Renew Europe444%
European People's Party222%
Socialists & Democrats222%
Greens/EFA111%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2024. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2024).

2019
1
2020
1
2021
0
2022
1
2023
0
2024
6

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

Barry Andrews
4 meetings · Renew
Villy Søvndal
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Lukas Mandl
1 meeting · EPP
Evin Incir
1 meeting · S&D
Hildegard Bentele
1 meeting · EPP

The 9 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
23 Oct 2024Barry AndrewsDEVE Committee
24 Sep 2024Lukas MandlHumanitarian assistance and development cooperation
11 Sep 2024Villy SøvndalGeneral point of information on development policy and reception
11 Sep 2024Marit MaijMeeting and welcome reception CONCORD Europe
4 Sep 2024Barry AndrewsDEVE
4 Sep 2024Barry AndrewsMeeting with DEVE Chair
21 Mar 2022Barry AndrewsHumanitarian Aid
17 Dec 2020Hildegard BenteleRoundtable
23 Jul 2019Evin IncirEU budget, development and humanitarian aid

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