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Women Against Violence Europe Network

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

As of 9 September 2026, Women Against Violence Europe Network appears in 18 declared MEP meetings (13 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

18
declared meetings
with current MEPs
13
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

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. The WAVE membership is diverse and includes grassroot CSOs representing migrant and…”

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.

Socialists & Democrats633%
The Left633%
Greens/EFA422%
European People's Party16%
Renew Europe16%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2024).

2020
1
2021
0
2022
2
2023
2
2024
6
2025
3
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

Elena Kountoura
4 meetings · The Left
Alice Kuhnke
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus
2 meetings · S&D
Evin Incir
1 meeting · S&D
Saskia Bricmont
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
11 May 2026Lucia YarAgoraEU Programme
23 Apr 2026Elena KountouraMeeting with WAVE representatives
19 Feb 2026Sirpa PietikäinenGender equality, Violence against women
15 Jan 2026Alice KuhnkeAgoraEU
18 Sep 2025Elena KountouraMeeting with WAVE representatives
3 Jul 2025Joanna Scheuring-WielgusCombatting Violence Against Women
3 Jul 2025Elena KountouraMeeting with WAVE representatives
16 Oct 2024Joanna Scheuring-WielgusCommissioners-designate hearings and priorities in the FEMM Committee
16 Oct 2024Elena KountouraMeeting with WAVE representatives
16 Oct 2024Lina GálvezViolence against women
16 Oct 2024Manon AubryDroits des femmes
17 Jul 2024Per ClausenSocial issues for the coming term
16 Jul 2024Klára DobrevThe future of Social Europe
8 Nov 2023Saskia BricmontVictims’ Rights Directive - stakeholders’ consultation meeting
25 Jan 2023Evin IncirViolence against women and domestic violence

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