MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

World Jewish Congress

NGO or non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: Switzerland · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, World Jewish Congress appears in 9 declared MEP meetings (7 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

9
declared meetings
with current MEPs
7
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
4.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Since it’s inception in 1936 the WJC - the ‘Diplomatic Arm of the Jewish People’ - has been active in countless campaigns: advocating for justice for Holocaust victims and their heirs and protecting the memory of the Holocaust; combating antisemitism and all forms of racism and discrimination, raising public awareness to the dangers in incitement to religious, racial, or ethnic […]”

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“[…] intolerance, oppression or persecution; fostering inter-faith dialogue; supporting the State of Israel; and promoting gender equality, diversity & inclusiveness and the involvement of younger Jews in communal leadership. WJC encourages and assists the development of Jewish social, religious, and cultural life, and supports Jewish education and the development of Jewish values to ensure Jewish continuity and the transmission of Jewish legacy from one generation to another. WJC strives to cooperate with governments, nations, organizations, and individuals, in the spirit of peace, freedom, equality and justice.”

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.

European People's Party556%
Renew Europe222%
Greens/EFA111%
Socialists & Democrats111%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (5 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2022
2
2023
0
2024
5
2025
1
2026
1

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

Pina Picierno
2 meetings · Renew
Lukas Mandl
2 meetings · EPP
Tomas Tobé
1 meeting · EPP
Sergey Lagodinsky
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 9 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
2 Jun 2026Pina PiciernoDiscussion on the fight against antisemitism with Jewish students
15 Jul 2025Lukas MandlMiddle East
11 Dec 2024Pina PiciernoFight against anti-Semitism in Europe
13 Nov 2024Lukas MandlFight against antisemitism
24 Sep 2024Juan Fernando López AguilarFundamental rights and fight again antisemitism
24 Sep 2024Antonio López-Istúriz WhiteDiscuss the problem of antisemitism in Europe
24 Sep 2024Lena DüpontHow to tackle antisemitism
15 Nov 2022Sergey LagodinskyEP's efforts towards Promoting Jewish Life
9 Nov 2022Tomas TobéWork against antisemitism

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