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Environmental Defense Fund Europe (Stichting Environmental Defense Fund International)

NGO or non-profit · Environment & climate · HQ: Netherlands · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Environmental Defense Fund Europe (Stichting Environmental Defense Fund International) appears in 21 declared MEP meetings (9 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

21
declared meetings
with current MEPs
9
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
8.3
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Environmental Defense Fund Europe works in the heart of decision making in Brussels and across Europe, with a strong track record of using economics,science and partnerships to provide pragmatic solutions to the world's most pressing environmental problems.”

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“We collaborate with politicians, policy makers, businesses and academia to hasten the transition to a carbon free economy, develop and implement ambitious environmental policies across Europe, and share learnings from Europe to other parts of the globe. By developing a significant presence in Brussels and raising our profile as a global organisation, we will ensure that we can disseminate the best science and economics to achieve cohesive solutions that are effective locally, regionally and globally.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 21 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA1152%
Socialists & Democrats629%
European People's Party210%
Renew Europe210%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2023). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
1
2020
2
2021
1
2022
2
2023
6
2024
2
2025
3
2026
4

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

Jutta Paulus
8 meetings · Greens/EFA
Jens Geier
5 meetings · S&D
Ville Niinistö
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Peter Liese
1 meeting · EPP
Bart Groothuis
1 meeting · Renew

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
21 Oct 2026Niels Flemming HansenMethane regulation
12 Oct 2026Jutta PaulusDebate on Energy&Climate
18 May 2026Thomas Pellerin-CarlinMethane Regulation
30 Apr 2026Jutta PaulusMethan
29 Aug 2025Peter LieseAustausch
14 Mar 2025Jutta PaulusSecurity of Energy Supply
28 Jan 2025Jens GeierExchange on follow up of the Gas and Hydrogen market dircetive and the Methane Regulation
3 Dec 2024Lena SchillingMethan Emissions
3 Apr 2024Jens GeierExchange on hydrogen and methane emissions and the priorities for the upcoming elections
10 Nov 2023Jutta PaulusMethane
18 Oct 2023Jutta PaulusMeth
5 Oct 2023Jutta PaulusMethane
21 Sep 2023Jutta PaulusMethane
27 Jul 2023Jens GeierExchange on the Methane Regulation (staff level)
12 Jul 2023Jens GeierExchange on the gas market directive (staff level)

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