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Biodynamic Federation Demeter International e.V.

Business group · Agriculture & food · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Biodynamic Federation Demeter International e.V. appears in 12 declared MEP meetings (3 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

12
declared meetings
with current MEPs
3
MEPs met
€25k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The Biodynamic Federation Demeter International is an umbrella organisation of 55 member organisations active in 41 countries worldwide dedicated to biodynamic agriculture, a holistic, ecological and ethical approach of farming. It was founded four years ago to unite, promote, and support a worldwide sustainable agricultural impulse, which celebrated its centenary in 2024.”

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“The Federation is the only organisation that has built up a certification for biodynamic farming worldwide labelled with the Demeter brand. This brand is used by more than 7,000 certified farms in 62 countries worldwide.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 12 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA1083%
European People's Party18%
Socialists & Democrats18%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2023). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2022
1
2023
4
2024
3
2025
3
2026
1

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Martin Häusling
10 meetings · Greens/EFA
Norbert Lins
1 meeting · EPP
Christophe Clergeau
1 meeting · S&D

The 12 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
12 Feb 2026Martin HäuslingStandbesuche Biofach
19 Nov 2025Martin HäuslingAustausch über Öffnung EU-Öko-VO und NGT
16 Sep 2025Martin HäuslingVeranstaltung zur neuen Gentechnik
14 Feb 2025Martin HäuslingBiofach: Standbesuche
1 Mar 2024Martin HäuslingÖffentlicher Fachtag: Potenziale regionaler Land­wirtschaft
16 Feb 2024Martin HäuslingAllgemeiner Austausch
16 Feb 2024Martin HäuslingDiskussionsver­anstaltung "Die Gemeinsame Agrarpolitik der EU: Wo stehen wir - wo wollen wir hin?"
29 Nov 2023Norbert LinsNGTs
26 Oct 2023Christophe ClergeauTable ronde avec les représentants de la société civile sur la proposition de règlement sur les nouveaux OGM
16 Feb 2023Martin HäuslingStandgespräche Biofach-Messe
7 Feb 2023Martin HäuslingÜbergabe der Petition “Keep New GMOs regulated and labelled!”
22 Jun 2022Martin HäuslingGemeinsame Saatgut­konferenz mit anderen MdEPs und Organisationen zum Thema "EU Seeds Marketing Reform - Which seeds for organic, agroecology, low-input & peasant seed systems?"

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