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Lobby organisation

European Food Forum

NGO / non-profit · Agriculture & food · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, European Food Forum appears in 50 declared MEP meetings (37 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

50
declared meetings
with current MEPs
37
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
4.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The European Food Forum (EFF) is an independent, non-partisan platform founded and led by Members of the European Parliament. Its primary objective is to foster open dialogue on sustainable food systems, by bringing together policymakers, representatives from the food supply chain, civil society organizations, research and academia, Think Thanks, Foundations and other public institutions and Private entities. The EFF focuses…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 50 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party2040%
Socialists & Democrats1122%
Renew Europe714%
Greens/EFA510%
The Left48%
European Conservatives & Reformists24%
Non-attached12%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (21 in 2025).

2021
4
2022
2
2023
0
2024
18
2025
21
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

Maria Walsh
6 meetings · EPP
Salvatore de Meo
4 meetings · EPP
Brando Benifei
2 meetings · S&D
Arash Saeidi
2 meetings · The Left
Anna Strolenberg
2 meetings · Greens/EFA

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
25 Jun 2026Giuseppe AntociConfronto su agroalimentare sostenibile
1 Jun 2026Cristina GuardaOCM
13 May 2026Maria WalshAgricultural Policy
28 Jan 2026Gabriel MatoMeeting with European Food Forum
13 Jan 2026Elsi KatainenCurrent issues in food production and EU policy
8 Dec 2025Arash SaeidiÉvénement Food Forum autour des enjeux de la filière vitivinicole
3 Dec 2025Anna StrolenbergSustainable food systems
3 Dec 2025Arash SaeidiRencontre autour des enjeux de la filière du Vin
11 Nov 2025Brando BenifeiUpcoming European Foodforum initiatives
17 Oct 2025Cristina GuardaFood and agricolture
22 Jul 2025Maria WalshAgricultural Policy
25 Jun 2025Michalis HadjipantelaMembership options
24 Jun 2025Niels FuglsangFood policy
23 May 2025Maria WalshAgricultural policy
22 May 2025Morten LøkkegaardBiotechnology & Food

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