Diageo

To represent the European and Global commercial interests of Diageo in dialogue with the EU institutions and to support colleagues working in the EU Member States.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Gijs Schilthuis (Director Agriculture and Rural Development)

12 Nov 2025 · Regenerative agriculture & sustainability aspects of EU agriculture

Meeting with Antonella Rossetti (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen)

30 Sept 2025 · Spirit drinks – regenerative farming – packaging and labelling regulation – trade developments

Meeting with Thomas Bajada (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and European Environmental Bureau

19 May 2025 · Euractiv Stakeholder Workshop "Making the world water-resilient – What are the right steps?"

Meeting with Elena Arveras (Cabinet of Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque)

15 May 2025 · Sustainability Omnibus

Meeting with Sven Gentner (Head of Unit Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)

15 May 2025 · Omnibus I Simplification proposals on CSRD

Meeting with Gijs Schilthuis (Director Agriculture and Rural Development) and

18 Mar 2025 · Exchange of views on the Vision for EU agriculture; discussion on the role of regenerative agriculture, benchmarking, public-private actions and access to finance in the context of transition

Meeting with Christophe Hansen (Commissioner) and

18 Mar 2025 · Exchange of views on the Vision for EU agriculture; discussion on the role of regenerative agriculture, benchmarking, public-private actions and access to finance in the context of transition

Meeting with Adrián Vázquez Lázara (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Feb 2025 · Due Dilligence

Meeting with Javier Moreno Sánchez (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

18 Feb 2025 · Talent Pool proposal

Meeting with Jorge Martín Frías (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Feb 2025 · Intercambio de puntos de vista y prioridades ECON

Meeting with Michał Kobosko (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Feb 2025 · Discussion on sustainability directives

Meeting with Elina Bardram (Director Climate Action)

7 Feb 2025 · Exchange of views on DIAGEO and DG CLIMA priorities

Meeting with Nina Carberry (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Feb 2025 · Introductory Meeting

Meeting with Veronika Vrecionová (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)

20 Nov 2024 · Introductory meeting

Meeting with Lukas Visek (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič) and

6 Feb 2024 · Water resilience

Meeting with Arunas Ribokas (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and

6 Feb 2024 · water resilience

Meeting with Maciej Golubiewski (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski)

28 Jul 2022 · discussion on the TRIS notification from Ireland on alcohol labelling

Meeting with Elina Melngaile (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis), Michael Hager (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and

23 Jun 2021 · EU-US trade relations; Trade relations with other third countries

Meeting with Lesia Radelicki (Cabinet of Commissioner Helena Dalli)

20 Oct 2020 · Best practices in businesses - pay transparency / WOB

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

20 Apr 2020 · trade matters

Meeting with Arunas Vinciunas (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis), Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis) and

31 Jan 2019 · Alcohol labelling

Meeting with Arunas Vinciunas (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis), Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis) and

10 Jan 2019 · Alcohol labelling

Meeting with Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis) and

28 Nov 2018 · Alcohol labelling

Meeting with Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner) and

18 Oct 2018 · Alcohol labelling

Meeting with Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis) and

19 Sept 2018 · Alcohol labelling

Meeting with Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

19 Jul 2018 · Latest developments in Trade policy

Meeting with Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner) and

3 May 2018 · Alcohol labelling

Meeting with Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

26 Apr 2018 · EU free trade agreements and trade negotiation agenda

Meeting with Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis) and

8 Mar 2018 · Alcohol labelling

Meeting with Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

9 Nov 2017 · future of food and drink sector in Europe

Meeting with Arunas Vinciunas (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)

27 May 2016 · Alcohol labelling

Meeting with Dermot Ryan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

15 Mar 2016 · Irish Public Health Bill 2015, notified to the European Commission with TRIS reference number 2016/42/IRL

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

22 Jun 2015 · International Trade

Meeting with Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström), Maria Asenius (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström) and

18 Feb 2015 · Various ongoing trade negotiations