Organisation · Transparency Register · 44856881231-49
European farmers
EU lobbying footprint — who they meet, and on what. Built only from official disclosures, every meeting cited.
In short
European farmers has 297 disclosed EU lobbying meetings from 2019-02-04 to 2026-10-15: 285 with the European Commission and 12 with Members of the European Parliament. Source: EU Transparency Register no. 44856881231-49, Commission disclosures and MEP declarations.
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Lobbying profile
as declared 2025-09-19- Category
- Trade and business associations
- Legal status
- association de fait
- Declared lobbying cost
- €800,000
- Lobbying FTEs
- 4.5
- Members
- 18
Files it’s lobbying on
The org's disclosed policy areas, ranked by number of meetings.
Agriculture68 mtgs
Trade33 mtgs
Climate21 mtgs
Technology15 mtgs
Finance10 mtgs
A disclosed meeting is contact, not influence. Counts are of disclosed meetings only.
Declared fields of interest
Agriculture and rural development · Banking and financial services · Budget · Business and industry · Climate action · Communication · Competition · Consumers · Culture and media · Customs · Digital economy and society · Economy, finance and the euro
At a glance
The officials and MEPs most often met, by disclosed-meeting count.
Commission officials
- Catherine Geslain-Laneelle9
- Janusz Wojciechowski9
- Brigitte Misonne8
- Jan Ceyssens7
- Frans Timmermans7
MEPs met
- METZ Tilly1
- SCHNEIDER Christine1
- NEGRESCU Victor1
- ARIMONT Pascal1
- GLUCKSMANN Raphaël1
Disclosed meetings
Newest first, showing the most recent 60 of 297. EC = European Commission, EP = Member of the European Parliament.
- 2026-10-15ECJessika Roswall · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallEU nature legislation and agriculturesource ↗
- 2026-10-15ECAxel Hellman · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallEU nature legislation and agriculturesource ↗
- 2026-10-14ECEsther De Lange · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenFuture of the CAPsource ↗
- 2026-10-14ECMonika Hencsey · DirectorClarifications related to EUDR implementationsource ↗
- 2026-10-14ECChristophe Hansen · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenFuture of the CAPsource ↗
- 2026-10-14ECMaxi Espeter · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenFuture of the CAPsource ↗
- 2026-10-01ECDenis Redonnet · Deputy Director-GeneralAgriculturesource ↗
- 2026-09-25ECPierre Bascou · Deputy Director-GeneralPigmeat market situationsource ↗
- 2026-09-24ECGeorges Bley · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenAgricultural trade policy - COPA-COGECA positions on EU FTA negotiations and Chinasource ↗
- 2026-09-24ECJohannes Van Den Bossche · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenAgricultural trade policy - COPA-COGECA positions on EU FTA negotiations and Chinasource ↗
- 2026-09-24ECElisabeth Werner · Director-GeneralDiscussion on synergies between environment and agriculturesource ↗
- 2026-09-17ECCatherine Combette · Head of UnitExchange of views about on-going FTA negotiations with Thailand and state of play of agri-food relations with China.source ↗
- 2026-07-15ECPierre Bascou · Deputy Director-GeneralPigmeat market situationsource ↗
- Animal Transportsource ↗
- 2026-07-08ECPatricia Reilly · Cabinet of President Ursula von der LeyenExchange of views on current issues concerning the agricultural sector.source ↗
- 2026-07-07ECJan Ceyssens · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallEUDR Nitrates evaluation IED simplification Urban Waste Water directivesource ↗
- 2026-07-07ECElena Panichi · Head of UnitEU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)source ↗
- 2026-07-07ECLuisa Samarelli · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallEUDR Nitrates evaluation IED simplification Urban Waste Water directivesource ↗
- 2026-06-29ECEmmanuelle Maire · Head of UnitImplementation of the EU Bioeconomy strategysource ↗
- 2026-06-12ECGaelle Marion · Head of UnitFuture Simplification of certain environmental legislationsource ↗
- 2026-06-09ECIon Codescu · Acting DirectorPriority points for simplificationsource ↗
- 2026-06-08ECChristophe Hansen · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenFertilizer Action Plan and other topical issuessource ↗
- 2026-06-08ECAlisa Tiganj · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenFertilizer Action Plan and other topical issuessource ↗
- 2026-06-08ECAntonella Rossetti · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenFertilizer Action Plan and other topical issuessource ↗
- 2026-05-27ECLaszlo Kristoffy · Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér VárhelyiFood and Feed Safety Omnibus, Animal Welfare, Animal Healthsource ↗
- 2026-05-27ECFlavio Facioni · Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér VárhelyiFood and Feed Safety Omnibus, Animal Welfare, Animal Healthsource ↗
- 2026-05-27ECOlivér Várhelyi · Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér VárhelyiFood and Feed Safety Omnibus, Animal Welfare, Animal Healthsource ↗
- 2026-05-26ECChiara Galiffa · Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš ŠefčovičImpacts of FTAs on European agricultural sectorsource ↗
- 2026-05-26ECMaroš Šefčovič · Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš ŠefčovičImpacts of FTAs on European agricultural sectorsource ↗
- 2026-05-20ECJohannes Van Den Bossche · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenAgricultural trade policy — Copa-Cogecapositions on EU FTA negotiationssource ↗
- 2026-05-20ECGeorges Bley · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenAgricultural trade policy — Copa-Cogecapositions on EU FTA negotiationssource ↗
- 2026-04-09ECSofia Munoz Albarran · DirectorThe Civil Society Dialogue (CSD) Contact Group discussed trade policy priorities in the current geopolitical context and the upcoming CSD calendar.source ↗
- 2026-04-01ECAurel Ciobanu-Dordea · DirectorUniform Conditions for Operating Rules for Livestock (UCOL).source ↗
- 2026-03-27ECPeter Wehrheim · Head of UnitExchange of views on the R&I innovations and communication on Bioeconomysource ↗
- 2026-03-25ECKerstin Rosenow · Head of UnitAgricultural insurance and reinsurancesource ↗
- 2026-03-23ECChristophe Hansen · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenDiscussion on pigmeat and dairy markets in light of current market developmentssource ↗
- 2026-03-17ECBrigitte Misonne · Acting DirectorEU rice sector situation and safeguard under the GSPsource ↗
- 2026-03-13ECJan Dusik · Deputy Director-General2040 climate target, CRCF Buyers’ Club and CRCF methodologiessource ↗
- 2026-02-26ECIon Codescu · Acting DirectorExchange with COPA and COGECA Praesidium on environmental legislation and simplificationsource ↗
- 2026-02-26ECEric Mamer · Director-GeneralExchange with COPA and COGECA Praesidium on environmental legislation and simplificationsource ↗
- 2026-02-24ECLucia Granelli · Head of UnitMeeting with DG TAXUD and DG TRADE on Fertilisers MFN tariffs Suspensionsource ↗
- 2026-02-23ECKoen Dillen · Head of UnitPlant protein policysource ↗
- 2026-02-17ECDiego Canga Fano · Acting Deputy Director-GeneralInsights on 2026 Work programme for agri-food promotion with focus on: -‘European Food’ campaign - Commission own initiatives - topics and allocated budgets to simple and multi promotion programmes.source ↗
- 2026-02-12ECGaelle Marion · Head of UnitExchange of views on forestry related files relevant for the 3 organisations: upcoming initiative on climate resilience, implementation of the bioeconomy strategy, upcoming initiative on wildfires, implementation and review of the EU Forest Strategysource ↗
- 2026-02-12EPSCHNEIDER ChristineCAP, Winesource ↗
- 2026-02-04ECSylvain Giraud · Head of UnitCommission’s proposal for a Regulation on plant reproductive material (PRM).source ↗
- 2026-01-30ECEdouard Schmidt · Cabinet of Commissioner Hadja LahbibEuropean Commission Communication on Integrated Wildfire Risk Management.source ↗
- 2026-01-30ECHadja Lahbib · Cabinet of Commissioner Hadja LahbibEuropean Commission Communication on Integrated Wildfire Risk Management.source ↗
- 2026-01-30ECLuis Carazo Jimenez · Head of UnitExchange of views on the Commission’s proposal for a targeted amendment of the organic basic regulation and the Roadmap as part of the ‘Organics Package’.source ↗
- 2026-01-28ECApostolos Tzitzikostas · Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos TzitzikostasCourtesy meetingsource ↗
- 2026-01-20ECChristophe Hansen · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenExchange of Views with Farm Leaders on the Day of the Strasbourg Protestssource ↗
- 2026-01-20ECAntonella Rossetti · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenExchange of Views with Farm Leaders on the Day of the Strasbourg Protestssource ↗
- 2026-01-12ECFrancesca Arena · Cabinet of Commissioner Costas KadisEnergy Transition in Fisheriessource ↗
- 2026-01-12ECBrigitte Misonne · Acting DirectorPigmeat market situationsource ↗
- 2026-01-12ECCostas Kadis · Cabinet of Commissioner Costas KadisEnergy Transition in Fisheriessource ↗
- 2026-01-12ECAntonio Basanta Fernandez · Cabinet of Commissioner Costas KadisEnergy Transition in Fisheriessource ↗
- 2025-12-18ECUrsula von der Leyen · Cabinet of President Ursula von der LeyenDiscussion of issues concerning the European agricultural sectorsource ↗
- 2025-12-17ECSofia Munoz Albarran · DirectorThe main topics of the agenda were the WTO MC14 logistics and the rolling calendar of CSD meetings for 2026. Colleagues informed participants about logistics and later participants proposed topics for the 2026 calendar.source ↗
- 2025-12-17ECDiego Canga Fano · Acting Deputy Director-GeneralResearch and innovation for agriculture in the MFF.source ↗
- Securing the Eastern Flank: Ensuring a Level Playing Field for CEE Farmerssource ↗
Frequently asked
How many EU lobbying meetings has European farmers disclosed?
European farmers (EU Transparency Register no. 44856881231-49) appears in 297 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2019-02-04 and 2026-10-15: 285 with the European Commission and 12 with Members of the European Parliament.
What does European farmers lobby on?
European farmers's disclosed EU meetings most often concern Agriculture, Trade, Climate, Technology. Every meeting and its topic is listed with its official source on this page.
Who does European farmers meet in Brussels?
Across its disclosed meetings, European farmers has met Commission officials including Catherine Geslain-Laneelle, Janusz Wojciechowski, Brigitte Misonne, and MEPs including METZ Tilly, SCHNEIDER Christine, NEGRESCU Victor. These are counts of officially disclosed meetings, not a measure of influence.
Primary sources
EU Transparency Register · no. 44856881231-49 ↗European Commission meeting disclosures ↗European Parliament — MEP meeting declarations ↗
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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