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The Good Food Institute Europe (Belgium)

Think tank / academic · Agriculture & food also Think tanks & research · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, The Good Food Institute Europe (Belgium) appears in 11 declared MEP meetings (9 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

11
declared meetings
with current MEPs
9
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
4.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The Good Food Institute Europe is a nonprofit think tank helping to build a more sustainable, secure and just food system by diversifying protein production. We work with scientists, businesses and policymakers to advance options like plant-based and cultivated meat – ensuring they are delicious, affordable and accessible across Europe. By making meat from plants and fermentation, and cultivating it…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 11 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA655%
Renew Europe327%
European People's Party218%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2024).

2021
1
2022
0
2023
1
2024
4
2025
4
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

Tilly Metz
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Kira Marie Peter-Hansen
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Wouter Beke
1 meeting · EPP
Stefan Köhler
1 meeting · EPP
Anna Strolenberg
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 11 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
1 Apr 2026Wouter BekeEU Biotech Act I
12 Jun 2025João Cotrim de FigueiredoFood biotechnology
19 May 2025Sigrid FriisSustainable agrifood systems
6 Mar 2025Morten LøkkegaardBiotech
14 Jan 2025Stefan KöhlerPolitischer Austausch
28 Oct 2024Tilly MetzPlant-based proteins
16 Oct 2024Benedetta Scuderiplant-based, fermentation-derived and cultivated meat
3 Oct 2024Anna StrolenbergProtein diversification
3 Oct 2024Kira Marie Peter-HansenBiotech Act and economic potential of cultivated meat
9 Mar 2023Tilly MetzProtein Strategy INI
14 Apr 2021Kira Marie Peter-HansenVeggie burger ban

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