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European Fishing Tackle & Trade Association

Business / industry · Consumer & retail · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, European Fishing Tackle & Trade Association appears in 15 declared MEP meetings (14 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

15
declared meetings
with current MEPs
14
MEPs met
€200,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

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. In 2021, EFTTA moved its headquarters to Brussels and is now registered as a…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 15 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party533%
Renew Europe533%
Socialists & Democrats213%
European Conservatives & Reformists17%
Greens/EFA17%
Patriots for Europe17%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2024).

2019
1
2020
0
2021
1
2022
0
2023
0
2024
7
2025
2
2026
4

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

Michal Wiezik
2 meetings · Renew
Željana Zovko
1 meeting · EPP
Jessica Polfjärd
1 meeting · EPP
Jan-Christoph Oetjen
1 meeting · Renew
Asger Christensen
1 meeting · Renew

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
14 Jul 2026Asger ChristensenCFP
8 Jul 2026Stephen Nikola BartulicaEuropean angling industry
19 Feb 2026Ingeborg ter LaakWater Framework Directive
4 Feb 2026Stefan KöhlerPolitischer Austausch zum Umweltomnibus
1 Jul 2025António Tânger CorrêaMeeting
12 Feb 2025Christophe ClergeauSEARICA/ENVI
10 Dec 2024Ana VasconcelosWater Resilience Initiative
4 Nov 2024Jan-Christoph OetjenGeneral exchange on challenges for anglers and the fisheries sector
3 Oct 2024César LuenaWater Resilience and free flowing rivers
18 Sep 2024Jessica PolfjärdFishery policy
17 Sep 2024Željana ZovkoFisheries policies
17 Sep 2024Michal WiezikEuropean Parliament Forum on Recreational Fisheries and Aquatic Environment
17 Sep 2024Marco FalconePesca ricreativa nell'UE
14 Apr 2021Ville NiinistöEU biodiversity strategy
18 Sep 2019Michal WiezikForum on Recreational Fisheries and Aquatic Environment

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