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Verbond van Belgische Tuinbouwcoöperaties

Business group · Agriculture & food · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Verbond van Belgische Tuinbouwcoöperaties appears in 3 declared MEP meetings (2 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

3
declared meetings
with current MEPs
2
MEPs met
€50k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“VBT represents and defends, both nationally and internationally, the interests of Belgian producer cooperatives in the fruit and vegetable sector. Where necessary it works in conjunction with other organisations, federations or relevant stakeholders. VBT also offers its members a platform for consultation and exchange of views.”

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“Furthermore, VBT provides sector-relevant information to its members and may, in specific domains, act as service provider.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 3 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group. Every meeting was with a single group.

European People's Party3100%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2026–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2026). All meetings were in one calendar year. Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2026
3

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

Wouter Beke
2 meetings · EPP
Pascal Arimont
1 meeting · EPP

The 3 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
30 Sep 2026Pascal ArimontCommon market organisation (CMO) Regulation
13 Jul 2026Wouter BekeFruit and vegetable sectoral intervention framework
7 May 2026Wouter BekeEuropees Landbouwbeleid

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