Lobby organisation
Sustainable Eel Group
NGO or non-profit · Environment & climate · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, Sustainable Eel Group appears in 5 declared MEP meetings (2 different MEPs), most often with European Conservatives & Reformists.
In their own words
“The Sustainable Eel Group was formed to take action to support the recovery of the European Eel. It is a non-profit organisation, registered as a ASBL in Belgium, with a wide diversity of stakeholders representing environmental, social and economic interests, from all over Europe and across the eel's range (sometimes beyond the EU).”
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“Our aim: to accelerate the recovery of the European eel Our objectives: - To support the delivery of the of the objectives of the EU Eel Regulation - To provide an effective leadership alliance for advocacy, influencing and collaborative working - To influence the reduction of illegal eel trade - To enable a responsible and more sustainable eel sector (fishing, trading, restocking and consumption) - To influence the improvement of the health of aquatic ecosystems (improved migration and connectivity, habitat quality)”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 5 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2023). 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 5 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2026 | Bert-Jan Ruissen | Eel |
| 12 May 2026 | Carmen Crespo Díaz | Situation of the European eel |
| 5 Mar 2025 | Bert-Jan Ruissen | Fisheries |
| 19 Apr 2023 | Bert-Jan Ruissen | Aalverordening |
| 5 Apr 2023 | Bert-Jan Ruissen | Aalverordening |
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