MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

The European Institute for Animal Law & Policy

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

As of 7 November 2026, The European Institute for Animal Law & Policy appears in 17 declared MEP meetings (10 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

17
declared meetings
with current MEPs
10
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
8.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The European Institute for Animal Law & Policy (The Institute) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to achieve a better treatment of animals in EU law and policies. The Institute conducts advocacy work in the following fields: animal protection, environmental protection, citizens' rights, workers' and consumers' rights, and economic justice.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 17 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA635%
Renew Europe424%
Socialists & Democrats318%
The Left212%
European Conservatives & Reformists16%
European People's Party16%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2024
7
2025
6
2026
4

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

Tilly Metz
5 meetings · Greens/EFA
Maria Noichl
3 meetings · S&D
Michal Wiezik
2 meetings · Renew
Anja Hazekamp
1 meeting · The Left
Veronika Vrecionová
1 meeting · ECR

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
5 Oct 2026Maria NoichlPig welfare
8 Sep 2026Tilly MetzPig welfare
2 Jun 2026Veronika VrecionováAnimal transport and upcoming proposals
21 Jan 2026Maria NoichlBroiler welfare
19 Nov 2025Sirpa PietikäinenEU Sustainability regulation
19 Nov 2025Tilly MetzAnimal transport
25 Jun 2025Michal WiezikAnimal transports
19 Jun 2025Tilly MetzAnimal Transport
5 Feb 2025Tilly MetzAnimal transport
14 Jan 2025Anna StrolenbergDiscussion possible event on Danish presidency
4 Dec 2024Raquel García Hermida-van der WalleAnimal welfare
22 Nov 2024Sigrid FriisPlant-based proteins
30 Sep 2024Maria NoichlAnimal Welfare
11 Sep 2024Emma FourreauCondition animale
11 Sep 2024Michal WiezikAnimal welfare priorities

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