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Lobby organisation

foodwatch

NGO or non-profit · Consumer & retail · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, foodwatch appears in 19 declared MEP meetings (10 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

19
declared meetings
with current MEPs
10
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
1.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“foodwatch is a consumer rights organisation focussing on the food sector with offices in France, the Netherlands, Germany and Austria. The international work is coordinated by foodwatch International based in Berlin and reinforced by two part-time representatives in Brussels. foodwatch is independent of governments, EU-bodies and the food industry and financed through membership fees and donations.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 19 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA1053%
Socialists & Democrats526%
European People's Party211%
Renew Europe211%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2021). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2021
4
2022
2
2023
4
2024
2
2025
4
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

Martin Häusling
5 meetings · Greens/EFA
Biljana Borzan
3 meetings · S&D
Tilly Metz
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Günther Sidl
2 meetings · S&D
Manuela Ripa
2 meetings · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
7 Apr 2026Biljana BorzanFood safety omnibus
26 Mar 2026Gerben-Jan GerbrandyFood & Feed
17 Mar 2026Tilly MetzFood and Feed
9 Sep 2025Manuela RipaPublic Health and Prevention
6 May 2025David CormandFood Policy
10 Apr 2025Biljana BorzanEnergy drinks
24 Mar 2025Tilly Metzfood labelling, health, animal welfare
2 Dec 2024Martin HäuslingVeranstaltung: Methan & Milch in der Klimadebatte
19 Feb 2024Martin HäuslingVirtuelle Euractiv-Konferenz "Pestizid­verordnung - Was ist der deutsche Ansatz?"
5 Sep 2023Günther SidlBreakfast Directive
25 Apr 2023Martin HäuslingAllgemeiner Austausch
28 Mar 2023Pascal CanfinGreen Deal
31 Jan 2023Saskia BricmontCETA (meeting with APA)
17 Nov 2022Martin HäuslingKonferenz zu GMO-Free Europe
15 Sep 2022Biljana BorzanEmpowering consumers for the green transition

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