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European Rabbit Association

Business group · Agriculture & food · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 8 October 2026, European Rabbit Association appears in 11 declared MEP meetings (11 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

11
declared meetings
with current MEPs
11
MEPs met
€50k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Created in 2022, the European Rabbit Association brings together national associations and federations of professionals from Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the Netherlands, which are the main rabbit meat producing countries of the European Union. ERA represents the whole production chain (production, processing and marketing of rabbit meat).”

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“Our objectives are: - To promote and represent the interests of the rabbit sector in Europe -To improve the visibility of the sector among EU institutions and stakeholders by contributing to the debate around EU relevant policies -To promote values and quality standards of rabbit meat and encourage the development of the sector in Europe -To support the continuous sustainable transition of the sector through research synergies and exchange of best practices […]”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing - the text on file breaks off mid-sentence where marked […].

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 11 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats436%
Renew Europe218%
Europe of Sovereign Nations19%
European Conservatives & Reformists19%
European People's Party19%
Greens/EFA19%
Patriots for Europe19%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2024).

2024
7
2025
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

Maria Noichl
1 meeting · S&D
Daniel Buda
1 meeting · EPP
Valérie Hayer
1 meeting · Renew
Tilly Metz
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Valérie Deloge
1 meeting · PfE

The 11 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
24 Mar 2025Valérie HayerTransport animaux
17 Feb 2025Rosa Serrano SierraAnimal Transport
5 Feb 2025André Franqueira RodriguesRegulamento do bem estar dos animais durante o transporte
5 Feb 2025Eric SargiacomoEnjeux sur la filière du lapin
13 Dec 2024Stanislav StoyanovExchange of views
12 Dec 2024Benoit CassartReglement Transport des animaux
7 Nov 2024Tilly MetzAnimal transport
5 Nov 2024Valérie DelogeDéfis du secteur cunicole
4 Nov 2024Daniel BudaAnimal welfare during transport
15 Oct 2024Maria NoichlAnimal transport
14 Oct 2024Adrian-George AxiniaTransport of animals

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