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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.

32
declared meetings
with current MEPs
20
MEPs met
€100k/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.”

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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.

Greens/EFA1238%
Socialists & Democrats516%
The Left516%
Renew Europe412%
European People's Party39%
Non-attached26%
European Conservatives & Reformists13%

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.

2020
1
2021
0
2022
1
2023
0
2024
11
2025
8
2026
11

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

Anja Hazekamp
4 meetings · The Left
Thomas Waitz
4 meetings · Greens/EFA
Pär Holmgren
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
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
24 Jun 2026Thomas WaitzProtein Diversification
11 Jun 2026Tilly MetzCMO
1 Jun 2026Anja HazekampCMO
22 Apr 2026Seán KellyCAP
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

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