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Wetlands International - European Association

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

As of 9 September 2026, Wetlands International - European Association appears in 8 declared MEP meetings (7 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

8
declared meetings
with current MEPs
7
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
7.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“We are an independent, not-for-profit organization with 16 members from 10 European countries. We work to raise awareness about wetland ecosystems and to advocate the sustainable use of wetlands for people and nature, in particular by linking science, policy and practice. Wetlands are the source of water that supports all forms of life. Despite our efforts to promote their importance,…”

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 Party225%
European Conservatives & Reformists112%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2023).

2022
2
2023
3
2024
1
2025
1
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

César Luena
2 meetings · S&D
Maria Noichl
1 meeting · S&D
Hildegard Bentele
1 meeting · EPP
Bert-Jan Ruissen
1 meeting · ECR
Manuela Ripa
1 meeting · EPP

The 8 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
5 Feb 2026Thomas Pellerin-CarlinTour du Valat, a French non-profit research foundation based in the Camargue
14 May 2025Hildegard BenteleWater Policy
24 Sep 2024Annalisa CorradoEU Wetland Partnership for Pantanal
21 Nov 2023Manuela RipaSoil monitoring and resilience directive
6 Nov 2023Maria NoichlSoil health
4 May 2023Bert-Jan RuissenEel regulation
17 Nov 2022César LuenaNature Restoration Law
26 Oct 2022César LuenaNature Restoration Law

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