MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

WaterAid

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

As of 9 September 2026, WaterAid appears in 19 declared MEP meetings (14 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

19
declared meetings
with current MEPs
14
MEPs met
€10,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.1
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“WaterAid's vision is a world where everyone everywhere has safe water, sanitation and hygiene. WaterAid is an international organisation whose mission is to transform the lives of the poorest and most marginalised people by improving access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene. Everything we do is shaped by our six values: Respect Accountability Courage Collaboration Innovation Integrity What we do…”

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.

European People's Party737%
Renew Europe526%
Socialists & Democrats421%
Greens/EFA211%
The Left15%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (14 in 2025).

2021
1
2022
0
2023
0
2024
1
2025
14
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

Barry Andrews
3 meetings · Renew
Pär Holmgren
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Hildegard Bentele
2 meetings · EPP
Sirpa Pietikäinen
2 meetings · EPP
Lukas Mandl
1 meeting · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
5 Jun 2026Sirpa PietikäinenWomen's health
23 Apr 2026Pierfrancesco MaranWater framework directive
22 Jan 2026Sirpa PietikäinenHealth and WASH
9 Dec 2025Hildegard BenteleGlobal Gateway and Water
20 Nov 2025Hildegard BenteleWater Resilience Strategy
30 Oct 2025Marco TarquinioMigration and development
28 Oct 2025Lukas MandlWater resilience in development cooperation
16 Sep 2025Barry AndrewsDEVE
4 Sep 2025Cecilia StradaExchange on gender inequalities in health, in particular in the field of access to clean water, decent toilets, and good hygiene for women and girls
17 Jul 2025Lucia YarGender inequalities in health
15 Jul 2025Heléne FritzonJämställdhet och hälsa
2 Jun 2025Barry AndrewsWater
13 May 2025Jonas SjöstedtWater
7 Apr 2025Barry AndrewsDevelopment
12 Feb 2025Grégory AllioneRéunion WaterAid

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