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Lobby organisation

Eurogroup for Animals

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

As of 7 November 2026, Eurogroup for Animals appears in 205 declared MEP meetings (73 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

205
declared meetings
with current MEPs
73
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in 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 205 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats6130%
Greens/EFA4321%
The Left3517%
European People's Party2914%
Renew Europe2211%
Patriots for Europe105%
European Conservatives & Reformists52%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (92 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
3
2020
9
2021
8
2022
4
2023
8
2024
41
2025
92
2026
40

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

Anja Hazekamp
27 meetings · The Left
Niels Fuglsang
24 meetings · S&D
Tilly Metz
19 meetings · Greens/EFA
Maria Noichl
10 meetings · S&D
Valérie Hayer
6 meetings · Renew

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
16 Oct 2026Dario NardellaCAP2028-2034 and animal welfare
13 Oct 2026Jonas SjöstedtSorting of unhatched eggs based on sex in poultry industry
1 Oct 2026Eric SargiacomoModification du règlement transport des animaux vivants
29 Sep 2026Charles GoerensEU Livestock Strategy
16 Sep 2026Dimitris TsiodrasEnvironmental policies and animal welfare
15 Sep 2026Ton DiepeveenAnimal Welfare
9 Sep 2026Barbara BonteAnimal Welfare
8 Sep 2026Tilly MetzNon-Animal Testing
2 Sep 2026Barbara BonteMercosur
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

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