Lobby organisation
European Fishing Tackle & Trade Association
Business group · Consumer & retail · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, European Fishing Tackle & Trade Association appears in 16 declared MEP meetings (15 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.
In their own words
“The European Fishing Tackle & Trade Association (EFTTA) was established in London in 1981 with the aim of representing the interests of the European tackle trade and recreational angling industry. To this end, the association lobbies and raises awareness in the political field and public relations.”
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“In 2021, EFTTA moved its headquarters to Brussels and is now registered as a non-profit lobbying association. EFTTA's mission is to promote and protect the recreational angling industry, foster its growth, and influence policy and legislation that affect the tackle trade and recreational anglers. EFTTA encourages nature conservation and promotes the restoration and protection activities by anglers and industry players around recreational angling for a sustainable environment. Membership is open to manufacturers, in/exporters, wholesalers, agents, press, related businesses and fishing and tackle trade associations.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 16 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
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
The 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 2026 | Asger Christensen | CFP |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Stephen Nikola Bartulica | European angling industry |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Jutta Paulus | REACH |
| 19 Feb 2026 | Ingeborg ter Laak | Water Framework Directive |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Stefan Köhler | Politischer Austausch zum Umweltomnibus |
| 1 Jul 2025 | António Tânger Corrêa | Meeting |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Christophe Clergeau | SEARICA/ENVI |
| 10 Dec 2024 | Ana Vasconcelos | Water Resilience Initiative |
| 4 Nov 2024 | Jan-Christoph Oetjen | General exchange on challenges for anglers and the fisheries sector |
| 3 Oct 2024 | César Luena | Water Resilience and free flowing rivers |
| 18 Sep 2024 | Jessica Polfjärd | Fishery policy |
| 17 Sep 2024 | Željana Zovko | Fisheries policies |
| 17 Sep 2024 | Michal Wiezik | European Parliament Forum on Recreational Fisheries and Aquatic Environment |
| 17 Sep 2024 | Marco Falcone | Pesca ricreativa nell'UE |
| 14 Apr 2021 | Ville Niinistö | EU biodiversity strategy |
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