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SURFRIDER FOUNDATION EUROPE

NGO / non-profit · Environment & climate · HQ: France · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, SURFRIDER FOUNDATION EUROPE appears in 12 declared MEP meetings (10 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

12
declared meetings
with current MEPs
10
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Surfrider Europe is a non-profit organisation whose purpose is to protect the ocean, the coastline, all aquatic environments & their users. Created in 1990 by a group of surfers who wanted to preserve their playground, it now gathers a community of Ocean lovers. Grass-roots activism is at the core of our NGO. We have over 13,000 members and are active…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 12 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA433%
Socialists & Democrats433%
The Left325%
Renew Europe18%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (5 in 2025).

2020
1
2021
0
2022
1
2023
3
2024
2
2025
5

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

Marina Mesure
2 meetings · The Left
Christophe Clergeau
2 meetings · S&D
Jutta Paulus
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
David Cormand
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
César Luena
1 meeting · S&D

The 12 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
9 Sep 2025Christophe ClergeauSEArica
22 May 2025David CormandEvent: "Watering the Future: Improving Agricultural Practices for Water Resilience"
24 Mar 2025Jutta PaulusWebinar: How can the EU lead the way in addressing pellet pollution?
5 Feb 2025Christophe ClergeauSEARICA/ENVI
22 Jan 2025César LuenaPellets Regulation
2 Oct 2024Isabella LövinOcean Lab: MEPs meet the ocean
11 Sep 2024Thomas BajadaIntroductory Meeting with Blue NGOs
16 Nov 2023Pascal CanfinGreen Deal
27 Sep 2023Marina MesureRéemploi et recyclage des emballages
14 Sep 2023Marie Toussaintrecyclage emballages
12 Oct 2022Marina MesureDéchets, économie circulaire et recyclage
20 Feb 2020Younous OmarjeeBlue Manifesto for the Oceans

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