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Lobby organisation

Cruelty Free Europe

NGO / non-profit · Environment & climate · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Cruelty Free Europe appears in 19 declared MEP meetings (13 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

19
declared meetings
with current MEPs
13
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Cruelty Free Europe is a network of animal protection groups in the EU and its neighbours with a presence at the heart of EU decision-making, working to end animal testing across Europe. Working with EU bodies and the public, Cruelty Free Europe seeks to ensure animals used in experiments in Europe are taken seriously on the European political agenda and…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 19 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA1158%
The Left421%
European People's Party211%
Renew Europe15%
Socialists & Democrats15%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2025).

2020
1
2021
1
2022
1
2023
4
2024
5
2025
6
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

Tilly Metz
5 meetings · Greens/EFA
Anja Hazekamp
2 meetings · The Left
Majdouline Sbai
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Niels Fuglsang
1 meeting · S&D
Lynn Boylan
1 meeting · The Left

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
17 Mar 2026Tilly MetzAnimal testing
5 Nov 2025Rasmus NordqvistAnimal welfare
20 May 2025Majdouline SbaiRévision du règlement Détergents
30 Apr 2025Tilly MetzAnimal Testing
18 Mar 2025Pär HolmgrenAnimal Testing and REACH
14 Jan 2025Lena SchillingAnimal Testing
14 Jan 2025Stine BosseAnimal testing
21 Nov 2024Catarina Martinsanimal welfare
21 Nov 2024Lynn BoylanAnimal testing in research
20 Nov 2024Niels FuglsangMeeting on animal welfare
16 Oct 2024Majdouline SbaiRévision règlement Détergents
11 Sep 2024Tilly MetzAnimal Welfare
19 Sep 2023Thomas WaitzAnimal Welfare
19 Sep 2023Manuela RipaDetergents Regulation
2 Mar 2023Anja Hazekampclassification and packaging

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