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Lobby organisation

Eurogroup for Animals

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

As of 9 September 2026, Eurogroup for Animals appears in 170 declared MEP meetings (69 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

170
declared meetings
with current MEPs
69
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
9.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“As the pan-European animal protection organisation, the primary focus of Eurogroup for Animals is to work in the interest of animals towards a society in which they are valued and respected as sentient beings. Thanks to a united network, we protect animals by achieving better legislation, standards, enforcement and by driving societal change.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 170 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats4627%
Greens/EFA4024%
European People's Party2716%
The Left2414%
Renew Europe2112%
Patriots for Europe74%
European Conservatives & Reformists53%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (79 in 2025).

2019
3
2020
9
2021
8
2022
4
2023
8
2024
34
2025
79
2026
25

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
19 meetings · Greens/EFA
Anja Hazekamp
18 meetings · The Left
Niels Fuglsang
12 meetings · S&D
Maria Noichl
10 meetings · S&D
Valérie Hayer
6 meetings · Renew

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
8 Sep 2026Tilly MetzNon-Animal Testing
9 Jul 2026Nina CarberryAnimal welfare
7 Jul 2026Tilly MetzNon-Animal Testing
3 Jul 2026Victor NegrescuAnimal welfare priorities at EU level
25 Jun 2026Maria NoichlAnimal transport
23 Jun 2026Raquel García Hermida-van der WalleAnimal rights
17 Jun 2026Ana VasconcelosPerformance Regulation
12 Jun 2026Daniel FreundPerformance Framework, MFF 2028-2034
11 Jun 2026Tilly MetzCMO
2 Jun 2026Barry CowenMeeting with Eurogroup for Animals
13 May 2026Marie ToussaintBiotech Act
7 May 2026Barry CowenMeeting with Eurogroup for Animals
6 May 2026Norbert LinsGAP, NRPP, livestock strategy, animal transport
5 May 2026Norbert LinsTT-VO
29 Apr 2026Tilly MetzNon-Animal Testing

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