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European agri-cooperatives

Business group · Agriculture & food · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, European agri-cooperatives appears in 23 declared MEP meetings (14 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.

23
declared meetings
with current MEPs
14
MEPs met
€700k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
4.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Represent the general and specific interests of European agricultural, forestry, fishing and agri-food cooperatives, and contribute to the development of cooperatives in general; influence political decisions that affect the activities of agricultural cooperatives by lobbying the European Union's public institutions and both European and international organisations; promote the role of agricultural, forestry, fishing and agri-food cooperatives; provide a platform for […]”

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“[…] members to debate political and business-related matters, the added value of agricultural goods, and trade between its members, organisations and cooperatives; seek and promote solutions to important matters of mutual concern; facilitate communication and coordination between its members and between its members' national offices in Brussels and provide services to help cooperatives network; foster exchanges of opinion and debates.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 23 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Renew Europe1148%
European People's Party417%
Socialists & Democrats313%
The Left313%
European Conservatives & Reformists29%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (12 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2023
3
2024
12
2025
3
2026
5

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

Martin Hojsík
7 meetings · Renew
Siegfried Mureşan
2 meetings · EPP
Elsi Katainen
2 meetings · Renew
Arash Saeidi
2 meetings · The Left
Karin Karlsbro
1 meeting · Renew

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
23 Jun 2026Siegfried MureşanDiscussion about the MFF
10 Jun 2026Victor NegrescuMeeting on the post-2027 CAP and future MFF priorities
11 May 2026Christian EhlerEuropean Competitiveness Fund
5 May 2026Per ClausenThe JMR on The UWWTD
16 Apr 2026Diego SolierViews on Rice Crisis & General Scheme of Preferences
25 Nov 2025Christine SingerNGTs
9 Apr 2025Arash SaeidiEchange de point de vue
24 Mar 2025Siegfried MureşanMultiannual Financial Framework (MFF)
4 Dec 2024Martin HojsíkSoil Monitoring Law
19 Nov 2024Karin KarlsbroUkraine and agriculture
13 Nov 2024Giuseppe LupoPECH activities
6 Nov 2024Arash SaeidiEchanges sur l'agriculture et la culture des céréales
31 Oct 2024Martin HojsíkSoil Monitoring Law
28 Oct 2024Elsi KatainenEU Deforestation Regulation
14 Oct 2024Céline ImartAgriculture

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