Lobby organisation
Women Against Violence Europe Network
NGO or non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: Austria · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, Women Against Violence Europe Network appears in 18 declared MEP meetings (13 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.
In their own words
“WAVE is a network of 190+ women’s CSOs in 46 European countries, which are all working towards preventing and combating violence against women, their children and girls (VAWG). Our members are mainly women's specialist services (WSS) such as shelters, centers and helplines, as well as related national networks.”
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“The WAVE membership is diverse and includes grassroot CSOs representing migrant and refugee women, Roma women, women with disabilities and women of colour. WAVE applies an intersectional approach to its work and represents more than 1,800 WSS in Europe. WAVE’s core work areas are: 1) Advocacy and campaigning to strengthen legislative action to prevent and combat VAWG 2) Capacity building of WAVE members through trainings, partnership projects, working groups, networking events & conferences, as well as resource mobilization 3) Building an evidence-base on the status and value of WSS in Europe through data collection, policy papers and other publications on VAWG.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 18 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
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 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | Lucia Yar | AgoraEU Programme |
| 23 Apr 2026 | Elena Kountoura | Meeting with WAVE representatives |
| 19 Feb 2026 | Sirpa Pietikäinen | Gender equality, Violence against women |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Alice Kuhnke | AgoraEU |
| 18 Sep 2025 | Elena Kountoura | Meeting with WAVE representatives |
| 3 Jul 2025 | Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus | Combatting Violence Against Women |
| 3 Jul 2025 | Elena Kountoura | Meeting with WAVE representatives |
| 16 Oct 2024 | Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus | Commissioners-designate hearings and priorities in the FEMM Committee |
| 16 Oct 2024 | Elena Kountoura | Meeting with WAVE representatives |
| 16 Oct 2024 | Lina Gálvez | Violence against women |
| 16 Oct 2024 | Manon Aubry | Droits des femmes |
| 17 Jul 2024 | Per Clausen | Social issues for the coming term |
| 16 Jul 2024 | Klára Dobrev | The future of Social Europe |
| 8 Nov 2023 | Saskia Bricmont | Victims’ Rights Directive - stakeholders’ consultation meeting |
| 25 Jan 2023 | Evin Incir | Violence against women and domestic violence |
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