Lobby organisation
European Vegetarian Union
NGO or non-profit · Agriculture & food · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, European Vegetarian Union appears in 32 declared MEP meetings (20 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.
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.”
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“Over the past decade, EVU has been advocating for a European food system that is more sustainable, fair, nutritious, and champions the benefits of a shift to producing and consuming plant-based foods. EVU, founded in 1988, is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organisation that engages in research dissemination to inform decision-makers, and supports evidence-based policies and practices to improve the European food system. EVU adheres to the values of respecting science, integrity, consumer choice, and planetary resource boundaries. It implements a multi-pronged solution approach to increasing the production and consumption of more plant-based foods.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 32 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (11 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
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
The 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jul 2026 | Pär Holmgren | Agricultural policy |
| 24 Jun 2026 | Thomas Waitz | Protein Diversification |
| 11 Jun 2026 | Tilly Metz | CMO |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Anja Hazekamp | CMO |
| 22 Apr 2026 | Seán Kelly | CAP |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Thomas Waitz | Protein Diversification |
| 2 Mar 2026 | Thomas Waitz | Common Agricultural Policy and Diversification |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Katarína Roth Neveďalová | EU plant-based food sector; Danish Plat-based Food Grant |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Pär Holmgren | plant protein, European food system, CAP |
| 16 Feb 2026 | Sigrid Friis | The Protein Project, European Vegetarian Union, ProVeg, WWF, EEB |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Sigrid Friis | CAP |
| 26 Nov 2025 | Thomas Pellerin-Carlin | EU-action plan for plant-based foods |
| 2 Oct 2025 | Maria Walsh | Agricultural Policy |
| 24 Sep 2025 | Thomas Pellerin-Carlin | Transition alimentaire |
| 23 Sep 2025 | Arash Saeidi | campagne européenne pour un plan d’action européen en faveur d’une alimentation plus durable |
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