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Friends of the Earth Europe

NGO or non-profit · Environment & climate · HQ: Belgium · website · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Friends of the Earth Europe appears in 135 declared MEP meetings (51 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

135
declared meetings
with current MEPs
51
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
6.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Friends of the Earth Europe campaigns for sustainable and just societies and for the protection of the environment. We campaign on today's most urgent environmental and social issues. We challenge the current model of economic and corporate globalization, and promote solutions that will help to create environmentally sustainable and socially just societies.”

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“We promote environmentally sustainable societies on the local, national, regional and global levels. We seek to increase public participation and democratic decision-making. Greater democracy is both an end in itself and is vital to the protection of the environment and the sound management of natural resources. We work towards environmental, social, economic and political justice and equal access to resources and opportunities on the local, national, regional and international levels. Friends of the Earth Europe is committed to transparency about EU interest representation.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 135 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA8261%
Socialists & Democrats2015%
The Left1914%
Renew Europe97%
European People's Party54%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (25 in 2021). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
11
2020
15
2021
25
2022
16
2023
14
2024
21
2025
19
2026
14

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

Marie Toussaint
42 meetings · Greens/EFA
Lynn Boylan
10 meetings · The Left
Jutta Paulus
9 meetings · Greens/EFA
Kira Marie Peter-Hansen
4 meetings · Greens/EFA
Lara Wolters
4 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
3 Jul 2026César LuenaInvestor–State Dispute Settlement (ISDS)
30 Jun 2026Eric Sargiacomopesticides
24 Jun 2026Lynn BoylanUpdate on negotiations on UN Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights
9 Jun 2026Thomas WaitzCAP
16 Apr 2026Kai TegethoffInvestor-State Dispute Settlements
14 Apr 2026Catarina VieiraFair trade Indonesia
13 Apr 2026Dan-Ştefan MotreanuNGTs
10 Apr 2026Lynn BoylanOrganisation of event to launch MEP Fossil Free Politics Pledge
25 Mar 2026Jutta PaulusWebinar Bergbau und Wasserschutz
18 Mar 2026Charles GoerensEU-banned pesticide exports
17 Mar 2026Thomas WaitzFarming
17 Mar 2026Tilly MetzFood and Feed
11 Feb 2026Lynn BoylanFossil Fuel Lobbying
22 Jan 2026Rima HassanUN-level due diligence initiatives
8 Dec 2025Rudi KennesInternational cooperation

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