Lobby organisation
SURFRIDER FOUNDATION EUROPE
NGO or non-profit · Environment & climate · HQ: France · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, SURFRIDER FOUNDATION EUROPE appears in 15 declared MEP meetings (13 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.
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.”
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“We have over 13,000 members and are active across 12 countries through 45+ volunteer-run branches. For 30+ years, we have developed impactful programmes in 3 areas: marine litter, water quality and public health, coastal management and climate change. We take action to drastically reduce plastic waste, move away from fossil fuels, fight against climate change and its impacts, and stop marine pollution and the damage to the ocean and coasts through advocacy, campaigns, awareness-raising, events & local actions. Surfrider Europe is a member of the Surfrider international network active in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, Morocco, Senegal & the USA. Visit www.surfrider.eu […]”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing - the text on file breaks off mid-sentence where marked […].
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 15 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
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
The 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 2026 | Rasmus Nordqvist | Circular economy, ocean protection |
| 9 Sep 2025 | Christophe Clergeau | SEArica |
| 22 May 2025 | David Cormand | Event: "Watering the Future: Improving Agricultural Practices for Water Resilience" |
| 24 Mar 2025 | Jutta Paulus | Webinar: How can the EU lead the way in addressing pellet pollution? |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Karin Karlsbro | Plastpellets |
| 5 Feb 2025 | Christophe Clergeau | SEARICA/ENVI |
| 22 Jan 2025 | César Luena | Pellets Regulation |
| 2 Oct 2024 | Isabella Lövin | Ocean Lab: MEPs meet the ocean |
| 11 Sep 2024 | Thomas Bajada | Introductory Meeting with Blue NGOs |
| 10 Sep 2024 | Emma Fourreau | Océan |
| 16 Nov 2023 | Pascal Canfin | Green Deal |
| 27 Sep 2023 | Marina Mesure | Réemploi et recyclage des emballages |
| 14 Sep 2023 | Marie Toussaint | recyclage emballages |
| 12 Oct 2022 | Marina Mesure | Déchets, économie circulaire et recyclage |
| 20 Feb 2020 | Younous Omarjee | Blue Manifesto for the Oceans |
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