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European Industrial Hemp Association

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

As of 9 September 2026, European Industrial Hemp Association appears in 16 declared MEP meetings (13 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.

16
declared meetings
with current MEPs
13
MEPs met
€200,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The "European Industrial Hemp Association (EIHA)" has formed itself as an association of Hemp primary processing companies within the EU (regular members). Associate members are associations, national organisations, companies and individuals working in the field of Hemp or other natural fibres. Aims of the EIHA are - To support the cultivation, processing and use of industrial Hemp - i.e. Hemp…”

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.

Renew Europe425%
European People's Party319%
Greens/EFA319%
European Conservatives & Reformists212%
Socialists & Democrats212%
The Left212%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (10 in 2024).

2020
1
2021
0
2022
0
2023
0
2024
10
2025
2
2026
3

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

Norbert Lins
2 meetings · EPP
Valérie Hayer
2 meetings · Renew
Cristina Guarda
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Jérémy Decerle
1 meeting · Renew
Veronika Vrecionová
1 meeting · ECR

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
21 May 2026Norbert LinsGAP, CMO
4 Mar 2026Eric SargiacomoOCM
3 Mar 2026Jérémy DecerleCMO
12 Mar 2025Valérie HayerDivers
27 Jan 2025Cristina GuardaHemp - sector challenges
2 Dec 2024Veronika VrecionováHemp in agriculture
2 Dec 2024Ondřej KrutílekChanges in CAP after 2027
2 Dec 2024Stefan KöhlerPolitischer Austausch
15 Oct 2024Arash SaeidiRencontre au sujet de la filière chanvre
2 Oct 2024Michal WiezikIndustrial hemp sector
26 Sep 2024Cristina MaestreIntroductory meeting with EIHA
24 Sep 2024Martin HäuslingExchange on CAP and Hemp in the EU
24 Sep 2024Cristina GuardaAgricolture
12 Sep 2024Valérie HayerHemp
11 Sep 2024Sebastian EverdingIntroductory meeting

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