MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

European Vegetarian Union

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

As of 9 September 2026, European Vegetarian Union appears in 29 declared MEP meetings (20 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

29
declared meetings
with current MEPs
20
MEPs met
€100,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The European Vegetarian Union (EVU) is the umbrella organisation of 44 vegan and vegetarian associations and societies in 28 countries. EVU advocates for a favourable food environment that makes it easier to choose healthy and sustainable foods by vegetarians, vegans and anyone interested in eating more plant-based diets. Over the past decade, EVU has been advocating for a European food…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 29 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA1138%
Socialists & Democrats517%
Renew Europe414%
The Left414%
European People's Party27%
Non-attached27%
European Conservatives & Reformists13%

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
1
2023
0
2024
10
2025
8
2026
9

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

Thomas Waitz
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Pär Holmgren
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Anja Hazekamp
2 meetings · The Left
Tilly Metz
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Thomas Pellerin-Carlin
2 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
10 Jul 2026Pär HolmgrenAgricultural policy
11 Jun 2026Tilly MetzCMO
1 Jun 2026Anja HazekampCMO
19 Mar 2026Thomas WaitzProtein Diversification
2 Mar 2026Thomas WaitzCommon Agricultural Policy and Diversification
26 Feb 2026Katarína Roth NeveďalováEU plant-based food sector; Danish Plat-based Food Grant
26 Feb 2026Pär Holmgrenplant protein, European food system, CAP
16 Feb 2026Sigrid FriisThe Protein Project, European Vegetarian Union, ProVeg, WWF, EEB
28 Jan 2026Sigrid FriisCAP
26 Nov 2025Thomas Pellerin-CarlinEU-action plan for plant-based foods
2 Oct 2025Maria WalshAgricultural Policy
24 Sep 2025Thomas Pellerin-CarlinTransition alimentaire
23 Sep 2025Arash Saeidicampagne européenne pour un plan d’action européen en faveur d’une alimentation plus durable
23 Sep 2025Valérie Hayerprotein crops
14 Jul 2025Rasmus NordqvistPlant based value chain

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