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GLOBAL 2000, Friends of the Earth Austria

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

As of 7 November 2026, GLOBAL 2000, Friends of the Earth Austria appears in 18 declared MEP meetings (7 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

18
declared meetings
with current MEPs
7
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
2.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“GLOBAL 2000 (Friends of the Earth Austria) is a non-profit, non-partisan, and non-confessional federal NGO. Donations and membership fees make up 65 per cent of GLOBAL 2000’s revenue and ensure its political independence. GLOBAL 2000 was founded in 1982.”

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“Above all, GLOBAL 2000's focus is on achieving an ecological sustainable society, which provides a good life for everybody, inside the ecological boundaries of the planet. To this end, GLOBAL 2000 closely monitors the development of environmental policy in Austria and the EU and is committed to ecological fairness and a future worth living both locally and around the globe. Since 1982, GLOBAL 2000 has been working to uncover potential hazards for humans and the environment. To reach our goals, we cooperate with other environmental organizations, citizens’ initiatives, independent action groups and selected corporate entities. GLOBAL 2000 is effectively involved in working on the enormous challenges of environmental polic (...)”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 18 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA739%
Socialists & Democrats528%
European People's Party422%
The Left211%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (8 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2022
4
2023
4
2024
0
2025
8
2026
2

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

Alexander Bernhuber
4 meetings · EPP
Günther Sidl
4 meetings · S&D
Kira Marie Peter-Hansen
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Lena Schilling
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Anja Hazekamp
2 meetings · The Left

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
7 Oct 2026Alexander BernhuberFood&Feed Safety Omnibus
22 Jun 2026Lena SchillingFood and Feed Omnibus
1 Dec 2025Evelyn RegnerGeneral Exchange of Views
17 Nov 2025Kira Marie Peter-HansenSustainability omnibus - update for civil society
3 Nov 2025Kira Marie Peter-HansenSustainability omnibus - update for civil society
2 Oct 2025Kira Marie Peter-HansenSustainability omnibus - update for civil society
23 Sep 2025Thomas WaitzEU-Mercosur; Omnibus
17 Sep 2025Lena Schilling2040 Target
29 Jan 2025Günther SidlGeneral Exchange of Views
29 Jan 2025Lena SchillingCSDDD
6 Sep 2023Alexander BernhuberSustainable Use of Pesticides Regulation
26 Apr 2023Anja HazekampSustainable Use of Pesticides
22 Mar 2023Günther SidlGeneral Exchange of View
25 Jan 2023Günther SidlGeneral Exchange of Views
24 Oct 2022Alexander BernhuberSustainable use of Pesticides - Stakeholder Dialog

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