Lobby organisation
Cruelty Free Europe
NGO or non-profit · Environment & climate · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, Cruelty Free Europe appears in 17 declared MEP meetings (13 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.
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.”
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“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 to campaign for humane modern science and progressive legislation. The power of Cruelty Free Europe lies in combining the expertise and focus of a central team of science and regulatory experts with the national perspective, skills and energy of associate member groups across the countries of Europe. With a broad geographical spread, associates bring knowledgeable, dedicated national voices to the table, sharing that expertise with others and with the central team. Cruelty Free Europe is inclusive and works in a focused way. The organisation holds two Associate Member meetings a year, one of which is hosted in person an associate.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 17 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
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
The 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2026 | Tilly Metz | Animal testing |
| 5 Nov 2025 | Rasmus Nordqvist | Animal welfare |
| 20 May 2025 | Majdouline Sbai | Révision du règlement Détergents |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Tilly Metz | Animal Testing |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Pär Holmgren | Animal Testing and REACH |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Lena Schilling | Animal Testing |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Stine Bosse | Animal testing |
| 21 Nov 2024 | Catarina Martins | animal welfare |
| 21 Nov 2024 | Lynn Boylan | Animal testing in research |
| 20 Nov 2024 | Niels Fuglsang | Meeting on animal welfare |
| 16 Oct 2024 | Majdouline Sbai | Révision règlement Détergents |
| 11 Sep 2024 | Tilly Metz | Animal Welfare |
| 19 Sep 2023 | Thomas Waitz | Animal Welfare |
| 19 Sep 2023 | Manuela Ripa | Detergents Regulation |
| 1 Mar 2023 | Sirpa Pietikäinen | Classification, Labelling, and Packaging (CLP) Regulation |
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