Meeting with Andrea Vettori (Head of Unit Environment) and 5 other interest representatives

19 Nov 2025 · Guidance document on the species protection requirements of the Birds Directive

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EC) 1107/2009, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, Regulation (EU) 528/2012, Regulation (EC) 1831/2003, Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, Regulation 1099/2009, Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and Directive 98/58/EC, as regards simplifying and clarifying food and feed safety requirements

14 Oct 2025

Response to COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Roadmap towards Nature Credits

30 Sept 2025

Meeting with Valérie Hayer (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Sept 2025 · Forest Monitoring

Meeting with Eric Mamer (Director-General Environment) and 1 other attendee

3 Sept 2025 · Exchange on ELO’s role and its initiatives regarding biodiversity conservation and land stewardship

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council for on-farm animal welfare, including in response to the European Citizens’ Initiative “End the Cage Age”, for certain species and categories of animals.

16 Jul 2025

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1991 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing a science-based method for monitoring pollinator diversity and pollinator populations

15 Jul 2025

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions – Strategy for Generational Renewal in agriculture

14 Jul 2025

Meeting with Benoit Cassart (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Jul 2025 · Nutrition animale

Meeting with Barry Cowen (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Jun 2025 · Meeting with the European Landowners Organisation

Meeting with Axel Hellman (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall), Paulina Dejmek Hack (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall)

24 Jun 2025 · To exchange views on the emerging topic of nature credits, with a view to contributing to the ongoing reflection at the EU level.

Meeting with Elsi Katainen (Member of the European Parliament) and John Deere GmbHCo.Kg

5 Jun 2025 · Biofuels: Growing Sustainable Energy

Meeting with Martin Hojsík (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

21 May 2025 · Soil Monitoring Law

Meeting with Christophe Hansen (Commissioner) and 1 other attendee

11 Apr 2025 · Discussion on exploring innovative solutions on the future of agriculture in response to the Vision on Agriculture and Food

Meeting with Jessika Roswall (Commissioner) and 13 other attendees

25 Mar 2025 · Roundtable “Water, Agriculture, and the Food Supply Chain”

Meeting with Herbert Dorfmann (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Feb 2025 · EU Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming Certification (CRCF)

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2024/1991 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a uniform format for national restoration plans

5 Feb 2025

Meeting with Florika Fink-Hooijer (Director-General Environment)

20 Jan 2025 · The discussion focused on the challenges of soil degradation, private conservation of nature and nature credits.

Meeting with Juan Ignacio Zoido Álvarez (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Dec 2024 · Intergroup Biodiversity, Hunting, Countryside

Meeting with Stefan Köhler (Member of the European Parliament) and Nestlé S.A.

12 Nov 2024 · Politischer Austausch

Meeting with Riho Terras (Member of the European Parliament)

7 Nov 2024 · wildlife, countryside

Meeting with Barbara Bonte (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

6 Nov 2024 · Soil Monitoring Law

Meeting with Herbert Dorfmann (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Oct 2024 · Exchange of views following the Strategic Dialogue on the future of Agriculture

Meeting with Elsi Katainen (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Sept 2024 · Ajankohtaiset metsäasiat

Meeting with Martin Hojsík (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

13 Sept 2024 · soil & forest monitoring

Meeting with Céline Imart (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Jul 2024 · Déjeuner avec plusieurs députés

Meeting with Norbert Lins (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Jul 2024 · Forum for the Future of Agriculture

Response to COMMISSION DIRECTIVE (EU) .../… amending Council Directive 91/676/EEC as regards the use of certain fertilising materials from livestock manure

17 May 2024

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the protection of animals during transport and related operations, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005

12 Apr 2024

Meeting with Martin Hojsík (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

4 Apr 2024 · Soil Law

Response to GreenData4All : legislative proposal revising the INSPIRE Directive, and the Directive on Public Access to Environmental Information

22 Mar 2024

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Executive Vice-President) and 25 other interest representatives

14 Mar 2024 · High level dialogue on forest-based bioeconomy

Meeting with Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner) and 7 other attendees

14 Feb 2024 · ECR Spanish Delegation & Leaders of the Spanish Agri Association

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on a monitoring framework for resilient European forests

7 Feb 2024

Response to Proposal for a DECISION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Council Decision 89/367/EEC setting up a Standing Forestry Committee

23 Jan 2024

Meeting with Martin Hojsík (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

11 Jan 2024 · Soil Health Law

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the production and marketing of plant reproductive material in the Union, amending Regulations (EU) 2016/2031, 2017/625 and 2018/848 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Council Directives 66/401/EEC, 66/402/EEC, 68/193/EEC, 2002/53/EC, 2002/54/EC, 2002/55/EC, 2002/56/EC, 2002/57/EC, 2008/72/EC and 2008/90/EC (Regulation on plant reproductive material)

7 Dec 2023

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625

26 Oct 2023

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste

26 Oct 2023

Meeting with Martin Hojsík (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and 17 other interest representatives

28 Sept 2023 · Soil Health Law

Response to Mid-term evaluation of the LIFE programme 2021-2027

14 Sept 2023

Meeting with Florika Fink-Hooijer (Director-General Environment)

13 Sept 2023 · ELO presents its point of view on relevant EU legislation

Response to Legislative initiative to ensure that hazardous chemicals banned in the European Union are not produced for export

26 Jul 2023

Meeting with Jérémy Decerle (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Jul 2023 · Restauration de la nature et grands carnivores

Meeting with Elena Montani (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and 6 other interest representatives

15 Jun 2023 · EU forest related policies, including the upcoming forest monitoring proposal

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and 6 other interest representatives

15 Jun 2023 · EU forest related policies, including the upcoming forest monitoring proposal

Meeting with Christine Schneider (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

23 May 2023 · nature restoration

Meeting with Tom Vandenkendelaere (Member of the European Parliament) and 2 other interest representatives

23 May 2023 · Nature restoration law

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President) and 4 other interest representatives

29 Mar 2023 · Forest owners’ perspectives regarding the state of forests in the EU and discussion about EU policies impacting forest-based bioeconomy activities

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... as regards the content and format of the records of plant protection products kept by professional users pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council

2 Nov 2022

Meeting with Pascal Arimont (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Oct 2022 · Jury EU Bee Award

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the sustainable use of plant protection products and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115

19 Sept 2022

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on nature restoration

22 Aug 2022

Response to Revision of the EU Pollinators Initiative

8 Jun 2022

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President) and 4 other interest representatives

7 Apr 2022 · European Green Deal and forest related policies, including the new European Forest Strategy for 2030

Response to Proposal for a Directive on protecting, sustainably managing and restoring EU soils - Soil Health Law

16 Mar 2022

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and 2 other interest representatives

16 Mar 2022 · Preparation for EVP Timmermans’ meeting with the representatives of CEPF, COPA-COGECA and ELO on forest related policies

Response to Report assessing the rationale and legal feasibility of applying EU health and environmental standards (including animal welfare standards as well as processes and production methods) to imported agricultural and agri-food products as well as identifying the concrete initiatives to ensure better consistency in their application, in conformity with WTO rules

14 Mar 2022

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism

18 Nov 2021

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton) and 5 other interest representatives

8 Nov 2021 · Forest based industries

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EU) 2018/841 as regards the scope, simplifying the compliance rules, setting out the targets of the Member States for 2030 and committing to the collective achievement of climate neutrality by 2035 in the land use, forestry and agriculture sector, and (EU) 2018/1999 as regards improvement in monitoring, reporting, tracking of progress and review

5 Nov 2021

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an EU framework for a Union sustainable food system

21 Oct 2021

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and 7 other interest representatives

2 Jul 2021 · European Green Deal and the next EU Forest Strategy

Meeting with Camilla Bursi (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and 7 other interest representatives

2 Jul 2021 · European Green Deal and the next EU Forest Strategy

Meeting with Camilla Bursi (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and 4 other interest representatives

28 Apr 2021 · to discuss the Preparation of the EU Forest Strategy

Meeting with Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski) and 3 other interest representatives

28 Apr 2021 · to discuss the preparation of the EU Forest Strategy.

Response to Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (as amended by Directive (EU) 2018/844/EU of 30 May 2018)

19 Mar 2021

Meeting with Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner) and 5 other attendees

3 Feb 2021 · New EU Forest Strategy.

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation or climate change adaptation and for determining whether that economic activity causes no significant harm to any of the other environmental objectives

18 Dec 2020

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic And Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on an EU Forest Strategy

4 Dec 2020

Response to 2030 Biodiversity Strategy – Proposal for setting legally binding EU nature restoration targets

2 Dec 2020

Meeting with Agne Razmislaviciute-Palioniene (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and 5 other interest representatives

25 Nov 2020 · Exchange of views on the upcoming EU Forest Strategy

Meeting with Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski) and 4 other interest representatives

25 Nov 2020 · Meeting with forest stakeholders on the review of the Forest Strategy

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and 5 other interest representatives

25 Nov 2020 · Exchange of views on the upcoming EU Forest Strategy

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and WWF European Policy Programme

10 Nov 2020 · European Green Deal, agriculture and the 3 billion trees initiative

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Action Plan for the development of organic production in the European Union. On the way to 2030.

23 Oct 2020

Meeting with Wolfgang Burtscher (Director-General Agriculture and Rural Development)

9 Oct 2020 · Exchange on CAP reform and Green Deal Strategies

Meeting with Camilla Bursi (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius)

10 Sept 2020 · To discuss EU BIODIVERSITY and PRIVATE LAND CONSERVATION

Response to Revision of Directive 2009/128/EC on the sustainable use of pesticides with accompanying Impact Assessment

4 Aug 2020

Meeting with Catherine Geslain-Laneelle (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski)

7 Jul 2020 · Opening address at the FFA 2020 dinner - lessons to be learnt from COVID-19 in revitalising the fight for creating a more resilient and sustainable food system, with special mention to the Green Deal & the Farm to Fork Strategy.

Meeting with Wolfgang Burtscher (Director-General Agriculture and Rural Development)

24 Jun 2020 · Exchange of views on the EU Green Deal and its forthcoming strategies

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards minimum standards for EU Climate Transition Benchmarks and EU Paris-aligned Benchmarks

6 May 2020

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the Farm to Fork Strategy for a Sustainable Food System

16 Mar 2020

Response to Fitness Check of the Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) and the EU Timber Regulations

28 Feb 2020

Meeting with Marius Vascega (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius)

20 Jan 2020 · Present their organization and its objectives, including the labelling system for rural land management (wildlife estate initiative) that ELO runs, address the issue of private land conservation, and raise some concerns in relation with large carnivores and the Green Deal, in particular as regards forests.

Meeting with Karmenu Vella (Commissioner) and 1 other attendee

24 May 2019 · Wolf study

Meeting with Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Environment)

17 May 2019 · Study on large carnivores

Meeting with Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Environment)

19 Nov 2018 · Wolves

Meeting with Karmenu Vella (Commissioner) and 1 other attendee

13 Jul 2018 · EU Large Carnivore Platform , Wolfs, Nature Directives

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

12 Jul 2017 · Agri Matters

Meeting with Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

12 Jul 2017 · CAP modernisation and simplification

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

28 Mar 2017 · Address conference

Meeting with Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan) and Certisys

18 Nov 2016 · Reform of organic regulation

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… setting out scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine disrupting properties and amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) 1107/2009

28 Jul 2016

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

22 Mar 2016 · Keynote address on 9th Forum for the Future of Agriculture

Meeting with Miguel Arias Cañete (Commissioner) and 2 other interest representatives

25 Feb 2016 · Review of the EED and EPBD

Meeting with Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Environment)

3 Dec 2015 · ELO's activity-Biodiversity