CropLife Europe
EU lobbying footprint — who they meet, and on what. Built only from official disclosures, every meeting cited.
CropLife Europe has 107 disclosed EU lobbying meetings from 2019-02-15 to 2026-09-16: 45 with the European Commission and 62 with Members of the European Parliament. Source: EU Transparency Register no. 0711626572-26, Commission disclosures and MEP declarations.
Lobbying profile
as declared 2026-03-01- Category
- Trade and business associations
- Legal status
- aisbl
- Declared lobbying cost
- €1,250,000
- Lobbying FTEs
- 2.5
- Members
- 4
Files it’s lobbying on
The org's disclosed policy areas, ranked by number of meetings.
Declared fields of interest
Agriculture and rural development · Business and industry · Climate action · Competition · Consumers · Customs · Digital economy and society · Enlargement · Environment · Food safety · Institutional affairs · Public health
At a glance
The officials and MEPs most often met, by disclosed-meeting count.
- Almut Bitterhof5
- Dorota Denning3
- Flavio Facioni3
- Janusz Wojciechowski3
- Lukas Visek3
Disclosed meetings
Newest first, showing the most recent 60 of 107. EC = European Commission, EP = Member of the European Parliament.
- 2026-09-16ECElisa Roller · DirectorExchange of views on the Commission’s simplification and competitiveness agendasource ↗
- Food and Feed Omnibussource ↗
- Food and Feedsource ↗
- 2026-06-24ECDorota Denning · Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis DombrovskisSimplification and Competitivenesssource ↗
- Biotech Act and Food and Feed Omnibussource ↗
- Food And Feedsource ↗
- Food & Feed Omnibussource ↗
- ENVI NGTsource ↗
- Meeting with CropLifesource ↗
- Food Feed Omnibussource ↗
- Biotech Isource ↗
- Omnibus Food and Feed Packagesource ↗
- Food & Feedsource ↗
- 2026-05-06ECFlavio Facioni · Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér VárhelyiFood and feed safety packagesource ↗
- 2026-04-30ECGijs Schilthuis · DirectorExchange of views on the Food and Feed Omnibussource ↗
- 2026-04-30ECOliver Sitar · DirectorExchange of views on the Food and Feed Omnibussource ↗
- 2026-04-14ECAlmut Bitterhof · Head of UnitCLE asked E4 for a meeting to express views on the ongoing discussions to align of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 with the new hazard classes introduced under Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008source ↗
- Biotech actsource ↗
- Omnibus Food and Feedsource ↗
- Meeting with CropLife Europesource ↗
- 2026-03-17ECIrene Sacristan Sanchez · Head of UnitExchange on the implementation of the future Regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques (NGTs)source ↗
- Agricultural Policysource ↗
- 2025/0409 (COD)source ↗
- Austauschsource ↗
- Diverssource ↗
- Nouvelles Techniques Génomiques (NGT)source ↗
- Politischer Austausch über den Food&Feed-Omnibussource ↗
- Simplification Omnibus for Food and Feed Safetysource ↗
- Food and Feed Safety Omnibussource ↗
- Agriculturesource ↗
- Food and Feed Safety Omnibussource ↗
- Food & Feedsource ↗
- 2026-01-13ECFlavio Coturni · Head of UnitExchange of views on the Omnibus regulation.source ↗
- 2025-12-16ECOliver Sitar · DirectorExchange of views on legal cases concerning crop protectionsource ↗
- 2025-11-04ECAntonella Rossetti · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenSimplification proposals from SANTE, following the Vision for agriculture and food Opportunities of precision farming European Board Agriculture and Food (EBAF)source ↗
- 2025-11-04ECChristophe Hansen · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenSimplification proposals from SANTE, following the Vision for agriculture and food Opportunities of precision farming European Board Agriculture and Food (EBAF)source ↗
- Simplification package for food and feed safetysource ↗
- 2025-11-03ECAlmut Bitterhof · Head of UnitCLE asked E4 for a meeting for an exchange on the EFSA Strategy on Specific Protection Goals for Non-Target Terrestrial Organisms and on Principles for the Assessment of Environmental Risks Acceptability of PPPssource ↗
- 2025-10-28ECDorota Denning · Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis DombrovskisRoundtable on Simplification for Agricultural Innovationsource ↗
- 2025-10-15ECDorota Denning · Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskissimplificationsource ↗
- 2025-10-08ECElisabeth Werner · Director-GeneralPlant protection products - maintaining a competitive and resilient agricultural toolbox in the EUsource ↗
- 2025-10-08ECKlaus Berend · DirectorPlant protection products - maintaining a competitive and resilient agricultural toolbox in the EU.source ↗
- 2025-10-08ECSandra Gallina · Director-GeneralPlant protection products - maintaining a competitive and resilient agricultural toolbox in the EU.source ↗
- Biocontrol and NGTssource ↗
- Omnibus VIsource ↗
- Biocontrol, simplification, NGTssource ↗
- Biologische Pflanzenschutzmittelsource ↗
- 2025-09-29ECAlmut Bitterhof · Head of UnitQuestion on F2F Trends and SUD Auditssource ↗
- 2025-09-29ECAidan O'Connor · Head of UnitQuestion on F2F Trends and SUD Auditssource ↗
- NGTssource ↗
- 2025-09-17ECKlaus Berend · DirectorEFSA’s performance evaluationsource ↗
- 2025-09-17ECClaire Bury · Deputy Director-GeneralEFSA’s performance evaluationsource ↗
- 2025-09-17ECAlexandra Nikolakopoulou · Head of UnitEFSA’s performance evaluationsource ↗
- legislative updatessource ↗
- 2025-06-27ECFlavio Facioni · Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér VárhelyiFood safety simplificationsource ↗
- Biologische Pflanzenschutzmittelsource ↗
- biocontrolsource ↗
- 2025-06-02ECAlmut Bitterhof · Acting Head of UnitDraft Regulation amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 (list of unacceptable co-formulants)source ↗
- 2025-05-06ECAntonella Rossetti · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenExchange of views on the implementation of the Vision for Agriculture and Food and Simplificationsource ↗
- 2025-04-30ECAlmut Bitterhof · Acting Head of UnitCrop Life Europe requested a meeting to discuss different aspects related pesticide residues Maximum Residue Levels (MRL)source ↗
Frequently asked
How many EU lobbying meetings has CropLife Europe disclosed?
CropLife Europe (EU Transparency Register no. 0711626572-26) appears in 107 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2019-02-15 and 2026-09-16: 45 with the European Commission and 62 with Members of the European Parliament.
What does CropLife Europe lobby on?
CropLife Europe's disclosed EU meetings most often concern Agriculture, Technology, Climate. Every meeting and its topic is listed with its official source on this page.
Who does CropLife Europe meet in Brussels?
Across its disclosed meetings, CropLife Europe has met Commission officials including Almut Bitterhof, Dorota Denning, Flavio Facioni, and MEPs including BERNHUBER Alexander, BALJEU Jeannette, LUENA César. These are counts of officially disclosed meetings, not a measure of influence.
Primary sources
Every meeting above is a public disclosure by the European Commission or a Member of the European Parliament; counts are of disclosed meetings only and are not a measure of influence. Methodology. Data © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU) & the European Parliament.
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