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Vereniging Milieudefensie

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

As of 27 October 2026, Vereniging Milieudefensie appears in 8 declared MEP meetings (5 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

8
declared meetings
with current MEPs
5
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
2.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Milieudefensie has been working toward a sustainable and fair Netherlands since 1971. If we share the earth fairly with each other, end pollution and take no more from the earth than it can support, prosperity will be possible for all: for ourselves, people in other parts of the world and our children and grandchildren.”

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“Milieudefensie works on six themes: Climate justice Transport Industry Food&Agriculture Forests Energy With a focus on a fair transition towards a sustainable society Milieudefensie works collaboratively with as many people as possible: locally, nationally and internationally, as a member of Friends of the Earth International. Milieudefensie is an association with 116.00 members and donors. This association has paid employees and its national headquarters is in Amsterdam.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 8 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats562%
European People's Party112%
Greens/EFA112%
Patriots for Europe112%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2025).

2022
2
2023
1
2024
2
2025
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

Lara Wolters
3 meetings · S&D
Mohammed Chahim
2 meetings · S&D
Kira Marie Peter-Hansen
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Kateřina Konečná
1 meeting · PfE
Ingeborg ter Laak
1 meeting · EPP

The 8 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
3 Nov 2025Ingeborg ter Laak2040 targe
28 Oct 2025Kira Marie Peter-HansenSustainability omnibus and climate transition plans
17 Jul 2025Lara WoltersOmnibus
4 Dec 2024Lara WoltersClimate and Due Diligence
13 Jun 2024Lara WoltersCSDDD
18 Oct 2023Mohammed ChahimCOP28 - position of Dutch NGO's
10 Jan 2022Kateřina KonečnáDeforestation
5 Jan 2022Mohammed ChahimDeforestation regulation

Meeting an MEP is a normal part of democratic life; the record is shown so anyone can see it.