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Lobby organisation

Plantum

Business / industry · Agriculture & food · HQ: Netherlands · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Plantum appears in 15 declared MEP meetings (7 different MEPs), most often with Patriots for Europe.

15
declared meetings
with current MEPs
7
MEPs met
€50,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Plantum is de branchevereniging voor bedrijven uit de sector plantaardig uitgangsmateriaal. De leden van Plantum zijn actief in veredeling, vermeerdering, opkweek en handel van zaden, bollen, knollen, stekken en jonge planten. Plantum behartigt de belangen van haar leden en treedt namens de sector op als gesprekspartner voor overheden en belangengroeperingen. Versteviging van de internationale concurrentiepositie van de sector en van…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 15 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Patriots for Europe640%
European Conservatives & Reformists533%
European People's Party213%
Renew Europe213%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2024).

2021
1
2022
0
2023
0
2024
7
2025
6
2026
1

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

Auke Zijlstra
4 meetings · PfE
Bert-Jan Ruissen
3 meetings · ECR
Ingeborg ter Laak
2 meetings · EPP
Ton Diepeveen
2 meetings · PfE
Jeannette Baljeu
2 meetings · Renew

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
17 Jun 2026Sander SmitNGT Law and Vote
16 Oct 2025Auke ZijlstraInnovation in agriculture
15 Oct 2025Jessika van LeeuwenUitdagingen sector
15 Oct 2025Jeannette BaljeuNGTs
6 May 2025Auke ZijlstraInnovation
2 Apr 2025Auke ZijlstraMoldova
29 Jan 2025Ingeborg ter LaakClimate, Food Resilience, NGTs
9 Dec 2024Bert-Jan RuissenDiner meeting
23 Oct 2024Bert-Jan RuissenAgriculture
23 Oct 2024Ton DiepeveenPrioriteiten Plantum mandaat 2024-2029
23 Oct 2024Jeannette BaljeuEU legislation relevant for plant breeders
22 Oct 2024Ingeborg ter LaakPlantum Dinner
15 Oct 2024Ton DiepeveenKennismakingsgesprek
18 Jul 2024Auke ZijlstraInnovatie
8 Mar 2021Bert-Jan RuissenPlant variety rights

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