Special Olympics Europe Eurasia
SOEE
The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community SO Europe Eurasia Foundation (SOEEF) is a not for profit organization that provides year-round public health services and activities to children and adults with intellectual disabilities through grass roots sports training and competition, multi-disciplinary health screening and intervention programs, promoting public health and early childhood development in all 27 European an Union Member States, serving over 450,000 participating athletes.
Lobbying Activity
Meeting with Marcos Ros Sempere (Member of the European Parliament)
25 Sept 2025 · Meeting with Special Olympics
Meeting with Elena Kountoura (Member of the European Parliament)
25 Sept 2025 · Meeting with Special Olympic Hellas representatives
Meeting with Pascal Arimont (Member of the European Parliament)
25 Sept 2025 · Special Olympics EU Day
Meeting with Maria Guzenina (Member of the European Parliament)
25 Sept 2025 · Inclusivity in sports
Meeting with Eleonora Meleti (Member of the European Parliament)
24 Sept 2025 · Sport policies
Meeting with Rudi Kennes (Member of the European Parliament)
24 Sept 2025 · Sports and disability rights
Meeting with Nicolae Ștefănuță (Member of the European Parliament)
24 Sept 2025 · Meeting with Special Olympics delegation from Romania; access of people with special needs to sport infrastructure and health services
Meeting with Tilly Metz (Member of the European Parliament)
24 Sept 2025 · Special olympics
Meeting with Nina Carberry (Member of the European Parliament)
24 Sept 2025 · Disability rights & inclusion
Meeting with Seán Kelly (Member of the European Parliament)
24 Sept 2025 · EU support and update on sporting activities at Special Olympics
Meeting with Raúl De La Hoz Quintano (Member of the European Parliament)
24 Sept 2025 · Introduction
Meeting with Sabine Verheyen (Member of the European Parliament)
24 Sept 2025 · Inclusion Policy
Meeting with Olivér Várhelyi (Commissioner)
24 Sept 2025 · Presentation of the Special Olympics movement
Meeting with Angelika Winzig (Member of the European Parliament)
24 Sept 2025 · Meeting with representatives of Special Olympics Europe
Meeting with Marina Kaljurand (Member of the European Parliament)
24 Sept 2025 · Eriolümpia Eesti Ühendus
Meeting with Barry Cowen (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)
24 Sept 2025 · Meeting with the Special Olympics
Meeting with Pál Szekeres (Member of the European Parliament)
24 Sept 2025 · Special Olympics European Union Day
Meeting with Nina Carberry (Member of the European Parliament)
24 Jun 2025 · Sport Policy & Inclusivity
Meeting with Ana Carla Pereira (Director Justice and Consumers)
16 Apr 2025 · Operational follow-up to meeting with CAB Lahbib in February Proposal to establish a Special Olympics European Union Day
Meeting with Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and
18 Mar 2025 · Stakeholder dialogue on The role of EU policies in shaping the European Sport Model
Meeting with Hannes Heide (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
18 Mar 2025 · Stakeholder dialogue on The role of EU policies in shaping the European Sport Model
Meeting with Erica Gerretsen (Director Directorate-General for International Partnerships) and
24 Jan 2025 · Exchange with the Special Olympics Europe on support to persons with intellectual disabilities through sports and games
Meeting with Nikola Minchev (Member of the European Parliament) and MBDA
24 Jan 2025 · Meeting
Meeting with Glenn Micallef (Commissioner) and
23 Jan 2025 · Introductory meeting with Special Olympics
Meeting with Halliki Voolma (Cabinet of Commissioner Hadja Lahbib), Jan Hoogmartens (Cabinet of Commissioner Hadja Lahbib)
22 Jan 2025 · Discussion on the work of the Special Olympics Committee and the inclusion of persons with intellectual disabilities in society.
Meeting with Nikola Minchev (Member of the European Parliament)
2 Dec 2024 · Meeting
Meeting with Glenn Micallef (Commissioner)
2 Dec 2024 · Courtesy meeting to exchange views on sport and people with intellectual disabilities in sport.
Meeting with Nikola Minchev (Member of the European Parliament)
20 Nov 2024 · Meeting
Meeting with Hristo Petrov (Member of the European Parliament)
8 Nov 2024 · Introductory Meeting
Meeting with Nora Bednarski (Cabinet of Commissioner Helena Dalli)
12 Oct 2023 · Commission’s ongoing implementation of the Strategy on the rights of persons with disabilities and Special Olympics’ current work priorities including the global leadership coalition for inclusion.
Meeting with Katarina Barley (Member of the European Parliament)
9 Feb 2023 · EU Budget and application procedure (staff level)
Meeting with Helena Dalli (Commissioner) and
9 Feb 2022 · Upcoming Special Olympics in Malta and Commissioner Dalli's support and participation therein.
Meeting with Anthony Agotha (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)
8 Feb 2022 · Special Olympics
Meeting with Anthony Agotha (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)
4 Dec 2020 · Sports and Refugees
Meeting with Renaud Savignat (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen)
6 Oct 2020 · COVID-19 response
Meeting with Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)
20 Nov 2019 · Special Olympic activities in Europe
Meeting with Szabolcs Horvath (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics)
4 Dec 2014 · Organisation of the winter Special Olympic Games in 2017 in Austria