European farmers
EU lobbying footprint — who they meet, and on what.
- Register no.
- 44856881231-49 ↗
- Disclosed meetings
- 137 (126 Commission · 11 MEP)
- Period
- 2024-07-10 → 2026-05-27
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
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
At a glance
- Agriculture25
- Trade17
- Technology10
- Climate9
- Finance5
- Brigitte Misonne8
- Jan Ceyssens6
- Irene Sacristan Sanchez5
- Johannes Van Den Bossche4
- Pierre Bascou4
- SCHNEIDER Christine1
- NEGRESCU Victor1
- ARIMONT Pascal1
- GLUCKSMANN Raphaël1
- BENIFEI Brando1
Disclosed meetings
Newest first, showing the most recent 60 of 137. EC = European Commission, EP = Member of the European Parliament.
- 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 ↗
- 2026-04-01ECAurel 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 ↗
- 2026-02-26ECEric Mamer · Director-GeneralExchange with COPA and COGECA Praesidium on environmental legislation and simplificationsource ↗
- 2026-02-26ECIon Codescu · Acting DirectorExchange 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 ↗
- 2026-01-30ECHadja 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 ↗
- 2026-01-12ECBrigitte Misonne · Acting DirectorPigmeat market situationsource ↗
- 2026-01-12ECCostas Kadis · 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 ↗
- 2025-12-17ECDiego Canga Fano · Acting Deputy Director-GeneralResearch and innovation for agriculture in the MFF.source ↗
- 2025-12-10EPNEGRESCU VictorSecuring the Eastern Flank: Ensuring a Level Playing Field for CEE Farmerssource ↗
- 2025-12-02ECMaxi Espeter · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenUpcoming proposal on organic basic regulationsource ↗
- 2025-11-21ECFlavio Facioni · Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér VárhelyiPlant protection products; simplification package; NGTs; EC initiatives and timeline in the area of animal welfare; Commission’s work in the area of animal healthsource ↗
- 2025-11-20ECBrigitte Misonne · Acting DirectorStocktaking of the October Livestock Workstream meeting and preparation of the December onesource ↗
- 2025-11-20ECGabriela Tschirkova · Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis DombrovskisCBAMsource ↗
- 2025-11-19ECAndrea Vettori · Head of UnitGuidance document on the species protection requirements of the Birds Directivesource ↗
- 2025-11-12ECAlmut Bitterhof · Head of UnitCOPA COGECA asked E4 for a meeting to express views on the ongoing Commission work on the SANTE Simplification Omnibussource ↗
- 2025-11-11ECEsther De Lange · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenFuture CAP, MFF, EUDR, CBAM Ares(2025)9755411source ↗
- 2025-11-03ECIrene Sacristan Sanchez · Head of UnitThe Commission proposal on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques (NGTs).source ↗
- 2025-10-31ECJan Ceyssens · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallEUDR & Bioeconomy Strategysource ↗
- 2025-10-29ECJohannes Van Den Bossche · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenExchange of views on files concerning international trade in agrifoodsource ↗
- 2025-10-28ECDorota Denning · Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis DombrovskisRoundtable on Simplification for Agricultural Innovationsource ↗
- 2025-10-23ECJan Ceyssens · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallEUDRsource ↗
- 2025-10-15ECJan Ceyssens · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallNitrite directive; Industrial Emissionssource ↗
- 2025-10-13ECMaria Gafo Gomez-Zamalloa · Head of UnitPlant protection products / omnibus simplificationsource ↗
- 2025-10-09ECIrene Sacristan Sanchez · Head of UnitExchange of views on the state of play of the interinstitutional negotiations on the Commission proposal for a Regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques (NGT proposal)source ↗
- 2025-10-09ECClaire Bury · Deputy Director-GeneralExchange of views on the state of play of the interinstitutional negotiations on the Commission proposal for a Regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques (NGT proposal)source ↗
- 2025-10-09ECKlaus Berend · DirectorExchange of views on the state of play of the interinstitutional negotiations on the Commission proposal for a Regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques (NGT proposal)source ↗
- 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 ↗
- 2025-10-03ECValdis Dombrovskis · Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis DombrovskisSimplification of non-CAP legislation that affects agriculture and the food chainsource ↗
- 2025-09-30ECAndrea Gavinelli · Head of UnitCDG ON ANIMAL PRODUCTION – POULTRYMEAT AND EGGSsource ↗
- 2025-09-25ECPierre Bascou · Deputy Director-General1. Revision of Regulation 1107/2009 on plant protection products 2. Difficult economic situation of specialist cereals farmerssource ↗
- 2025-09-25ECClaire Bury · Deputy Director-GeneralEFSA’s performance evaluation and SANTE simplification packagesource ↗
- 2025-09-24ECFabien Santini · Head of UnitMeeting requested by the COPA-COGECA Secretariat on the Commission’s proposals to amend the Common Market Organisation (CMO) Regulation (MFF post-2027).source ↗
- 2025-09-22ECLaszlo Kristoffy · Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér VárhelyiPlant protection products, animal welfare, NGTssource ↗
- 2025-09-22ECBrigitte Misonne · Acting DirectorLivestock workstream. & impact of developments in plant protection products (PPPs) on arable cropssource ↗
- 2025-09-22ECKoen Dillen · Head of UnitLivestock workstream. & impact of developments in plant protection products (PPPs) on arable cropssource ↗
- 2025-09-19ECEric Mamer · Director-GeneralExchange of views on policy issues relevant to the agriculture and forestry sectorsource ↗
- 2025-09-19ECStefan Leiner · Head of UnitExchange of views on simplification initiatives for the Industrial Emissions Directivesource ↗
- 2025-09-19ECHumberto Delgado Rosa · DirectorExchange of views on policy issues relevant to the agriculture and forestry sectorsource ↗
- 2025-09-12ECBrigitte Misonne · Acting DirectorPigmeat market situation, trade irritants, livestock workstreamsource ↗
- 2025-09-11ECCatherine Geslain-Laneelle · DirectorExchange on view on the Vision on Agriculture and Foodsource ↗
- 2025-09-04ECGijs Schilthuis · DirectorPlant protectionsource ↗
- 2025-09-03ECIon Codescu · Head of UnitExchange of views on the Commission’s draft amendment of the Nitrates Directive on RENUREsource ↗
- 2025-07-18ECMichael Erhart · DirectorPresentation of the MFF package proposal.source ↗
Lobbying in these areas
Frequently asked
How many EU lobbying meetings has European farmers disclosed?
European farmers (EU Transparency Register no. 44856881231-49) appears in 137 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2024-07-10 and 2026-05-27: 126 with the European Commission and 11 with Members of the European Parliament.
What does European farmers lobby on?
European farmers's disclosed EU meetings most often concern Agriculture, Trade, Technology, Climate. 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 Brigitte Misonne, Jan Ceyssens, Irene Sacristan Sanchez, and MEPs including SCHNEIDER Christine, NEGRESCU Victor, ARIMONT Pascal. These are counts of officially disclosed meetings, not a measure of influence.
Primary sources
- EU Transparency Register profile (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. Data © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU) & the European Parliament.
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