Avaaz Foundation

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Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Hana Jalloul Muro (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)

18 Sept 2025 · Middle East Peace

Meeting with Sergey Lagodinsky (Member of the European Parliament)

7 May 2025 · Exchange of Views

Meeting with Katarina Barley (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Apr 2025 · Digitalpolitik

Meeting with Carola Rackete (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Mar 2025 · EACOP in Tanzania

Meeting with Alex Agius Saliba (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Mar 2025 · Addictive design of social media

Meeting with Maria Walsh (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Mar 2025 · Online Platforms and Mental Health

Meeting with Christel Schaldemose (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

6 Mar 2025 · Protection of minors

Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Mar 2025 · social media addiction

Meeting with Egelyn Braun (Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrath)

5 Mar 2025 · Exchange of views on digital addiction and the Digital Fairness Act

Meeting with Kim Van Sparrentak (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Mar 2025 · Tech safety

Meeting with Birgit Sippel (Member of the European Parliament) and

19 Feb 2025 · Guidelines for banned AI use cases and the definition of AI (Staff-level)

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)

4 Feb 2025 · GPAI Code of Conduct

Meeting with Michael Mcnamara (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Feb 2025 · AI Code of Practice

Meeting with Alexandra Geese (Member of the European Parliament)

2 Oct 2024 · New mandate, disinformation, protection of minors

Meeting with Zuzana Dorazilova (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

9 Aug 2024 · human rights, anti-discrimination policies, elections

Meeting with Klára Dobrev (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Jun 2024 · Exchange of views on Avaaz activities

Meeting with Zuzana Dorazilova (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

26 Jun 2024 · human rights, anti-discriminations policies

Meeting with Terry Reintke (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Jun 2024 · Democracy and Rule of Law

Meeting with Alexandra Geese (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Apr 2024 · Rightwing extremism and upcoming mandate

Meeting with Evin Incir (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

7 Dec 2023 · Violence against women

Meeting with Brando Benifei (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

6 Dec 2023 · Exchange of views on AI Act

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

5 Dec 2023 · Artificial intelligence act

Meeting with Maurits-Jan Prinz (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

5 Dec 2023 · AI

Meeting with Maurits-Jan Prinz (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

18 Sept 2023 · AI Act

Meeting with Brando Benifei (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and

6 Sept 2023 · AI Act and fundamental rights impact assessment

Meeting with Maurits-Jan Prinz (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

1 Sept 2023 · AI Act

Meeting with Tiemo Wölken (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Mar 2023 · Inclusion of Ecocide as an offence (staff level)

Meeting with Eleonora Ocello (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

8 Mar 2023 · DSA and disinformation

Meeting with Salima Yenbou (Member of the European Parliament) and

22 Feb 2023 · DPAL Mission to Palestine

Meeting with Grace O'Sullivan (Member of the European Parliament) and Amnesty International Limited

22 Feb 2023 · Situation of think thanks and NGOs on the ground

Meeting with Ernest Urtasun (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Feb 2023 · Campaigns around tax

Meeting with Claude Gruffat (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Feb 2023 · Wealth Tax

Meeting with Jonás Fernández (Member of the European Parliament)

7 Feb 2023 · EU economic policy

Meeting with Brando Benifei (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and FTI Consulting Belgium

31 Jan 2023 · Discussion on the AIA

Meeting with Dragoş Tudorache (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

31 Jan 2023 · Artificial Intelligence

Meeting with Alexandra Geese (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Oct 2022 · Disinformation and the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Meeting with Jutta Paulus (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

30 Aug 2022 · RED

Meeting with Sergey Lagodinsky (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

7 Jul 2022 · Artificial Intelligence Act

Meeting with Kim Van Sparrentak (Member of the European Parliament)

28 Jun 2022 · AI

Meeting with Věra Jourová (Vice-President) and

16 Jun 2022 · Disinformation

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

16 Mar 2022 · DSA and the fight against disinformation

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

10 Mar 2022 · DSA

Meeting with Alexandra Geese (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

10 Mar 2022 · Digital Services Act

Meeting with Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President)

10 Mar 2022 · Digital Services Act

Meeting with Christel Schaldemose (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

2 Mar 2022 · DSA

Meeting with Michael Bloss (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Feb 2022 · Taxonomie Kampagne

Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

10 Dec 2021 · DSA

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

6 Dec 2021 · Digital Services Act

Meeting with Kim Van Sparrentak (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Sept 2021 · The EU AI Act

Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

29 Sept 2021 · Fight against disinformation

Meeting with Kim Van Sparrentak (Member of the European Parliament)

7 Sept 2021 · AI Act

Meeting with Věra Jourová (Vice-President)

24 Jun 2021 · Webinar on disinformation

Meeting with Daniel Braun (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

24 Jun 2021 · Code of Practice on disinformation

Meeting with Daniel Braun (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová), Wojtek Talko (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

17 May 2021 · Disinformation

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

26 Apr 2021 · Presentation of their report on disinformation, Digital Services Act

Meeting with Daniel Braun (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová), Marie Frenay (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová), Wojtek Talko (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

25 Mar 2021 · Disinformation

Meeting with Didier Reynders (Commissioner) and

18 Mar 2021 · Substainable Corporate Governance

Meeting with Daniel Braun (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová), Wojtek Talko (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

16 Feb 2021 · Disinformation

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

9 Dec 2020 · Roundtable with NGOs on DSA and DMA

Meeting with Daniel Braun (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová), Wojtek Talko (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

25 Nov 2020 · Disinformation

Meeting with Lucrezia Busa (Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders)

6 Nov 2020 · DSA and EDAP

Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

6 Nov 2020 · DSA and EDAP

Meeting with Daniel Braun (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

3 Nov 2020 · Disinformation

Meeting with Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton) and

15 Jul 2020 · Responsibility and accountability of online platforms

Meeting with Damyana Stoynova (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans), Stefanie Hiesinger (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

19 Mar 2020 · Climate action in the context of the European Green Deal

Meeting with Maria Luisa Cabral (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

30 Jan 2020 · Avaaz work and discussion with the Commission's role against Misinformation.

Meeting with Marie Frenay (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip), Ulrik Trolle Smed (Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King)

18 Feb 2019 · Disinformation

Meeting with Daniel Braun (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová), Monika Ladmanova (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

18 Feb 2019 · Disinformation

Meeting with Manuel Mateo Goyet (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

10 Jan 2019 · Disinformation

Meeting with Daniel Braun (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová), Monika Ladmanova (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

16 Oct 2018 · Introducing Avaaz, Disinformation

Meeting with Mariya Gabriel (Commissioner)

15 Oct 2018 · Disinformation

Meeting with Julian King (Commissioner)

15 Oct 2018 · Election Security

Meeting with Julie Ruff (Cabinet of Commissioner Julian King)

12 Oct 2018 · Election Security

Meeting with Juhan Lepassaar (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip), Manuel Mateo Goyet (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel), Vivian Loonela (Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip)

10 Oct 2018 · Disinformation

Meeting with Andras Inotai (Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella)

6 Sept 2018 · Marine Protected Areas

Meeting with Pierre Moscovici (Commissioner)

28 Jun 2018 · Meeting on Digital taxation, FTT and CBCR

Meeting with Manuel Mateo Goyet (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

28 Jun 2018 · Disinformation

Meeting with Andras Inotai (Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella), Andrew Bianco (Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella), Brian Synnott (Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella)

28 Jun 2018 · Biodiversity, Ocean Governance

Meeting with Ann Mettler (Director-General Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action)

26 Jun 2018 · Civil Society Outreach

Meeting with Manuel Mateo Goyet (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

20 Apr 2018 · Disinformation

Meeting with Léon Delvaux (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker) and

6 Apr 2018 · Neonicotinoids

Meeting with Léon Delvaux (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

16 Aug 2017 · Acquisition of Monsanto by Bayer AG

Meeting with Carlo Zadra (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

25 Jun 2015 · Migration

Meeting with Telmo Baltazar (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker) and Third Generation Environmentalism Ltd

17 Jun 2015 · Climate Action and Energy

Meeting with Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)

12 Jun 2015 · Avaaz campaign on glyphosate: - IARC report, monograph, wording of the mandate for EFSA; - Role of corporate-funded science in public health regulation;- Next steps in glyphosate review process;- Further engagement with Avaaz members (Meeting with Bert Wander)

Meeting with Fabrizia Panzetti (Cabinet of High Representative / Vice-President Federica Mogherini)

27 May 2015 · Migration Agenda