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Lobby organisation

European farmers

Business / industry · Agriculture & food · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, European farmers appears in 31 declared MEP meetings (27 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

31
declared meetings
with current MEPs
27
MEPs met
€800,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
4.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The remit of Copa is to: represent the voice of European farmers and set the requisite political objectives to promote their interests; boost their income and defend a strong agricultural sector; influence political decisions on agriculture by lobbying the European Union's public institutions and both European and international organisations; promote the multifunctional role of farmers in society; provide a platform…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 31 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party929%
Renew Europe826%
Socialists & Democrats826%
Greens/EFA26%
The Left26%
European Conservatives & Reformists13%
Patriots for Europe13%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (12 in 2024).

2023
3
2024
12
2025
10
2026
6

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

Valérie Hayer
2 meetings · Renew
Elsi Katainen
2 meetings · Renew
Maria Walsh
2 meetings · EPP
Victor Negrescu
2 meetings · S&D
Siegfried Mureşan
1 meeting · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
14 Jul 2026Tilly MetzAnimal Transport
23 Jun 2026Siegfried MureşanDiscussion about the MFF
10 Jun 2026Victor NegrescuMeeting on the post-2027 CAP and future MFF priorities
20 May 2026Jessica PolfjärdNGT
11 May 2026Christian EhlerEuropean Competitiveness Fund
5 May 2026Per ClausenThe JMR on The UWWTD
10 Dec 2025Victor NegrescuSecuring the Eastern Flank: Ensuring a Level Playing Field for CEE Farmers
19 Nov 2025David CormandEvent: "This Land Is Our Land: Generational Renewal and Access to Land in Europe"
24 Sep 2025Carla TavaresIntroduction
24 Jun 2025Pascal ArimontSustainable crops protection
26 Apr 2025Raphaël GlucksmannGSP
24 Apr 2025Cristina Maestrefarmers' situation
7 Apr 2025Brando BenifeiAmendments to the public procurement INI Report
12 Feb 2025Christine SingerGreen Claims
3 Feb 2025Elisabetta GualminiAGRI Committee

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