Meeting with Jérôme Broche (Head of Unit Maritime Affairs and Fisheries)

15 Oct 2025 · Oceana report ‘Engines under control – the challenge of putting an end to fishing vessel engine power fraud in the Spanish Mediterranean’.

Response to Legislative initiative enabling the development of competitive CO2 markets and CO2 transportation infrastructure.

11 Sept 2025

Meeting with Fernando Andresen Guimaraes (Director Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) and 4 other attendees

5 Sept 2025 · Meeting on the EU’s fisheries external action and policy observations related to a vessel case

Meeting with Mélissa Camara (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

2 Sept 2025 · BBNJ

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 as regards access to waters and resources, control of fisheries, surveillance, inspection and enforcement, deduction of quotas and fishing efforts, data and information, and repealing Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/2011

21 Aug 2025

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Council Regulation (EC) No 1224/2009 by laying down rules on the control of fisheries, on the marketing of fishery and aquaculture products and on the surveillance and inspection of fishing activities, enforcement and compliance

7 Aug 2025

Meeting with Eva Maria Carballeira Fernandez (Head of Unit Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) and 18 other interest representatives

15 Jul 2025 · Recommendations on how to address shortcomings in the ICES advice and requests

Meeting with Costas Kadis (Commissioner) and 6 other interest representatives

10 Jul 2025 · Review of the Common Fisheries Policy, Oceans Pact, and future situation of the fishing activity and marine environment

Meeting with Milena Mihaylova (Head of Unit Maritime Affairs and Fisheries)

7 Jul 2025 · Exchange of views on the West Med MAP in Malta.

Meeting with Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

23 Jun 2025 · Dossiers pêche

Meeting with Patrick Child (Deputy Director-General Environment) and 11 other attendees

3 Jun 2025 · Exchange of views on LIFE

Meeting with Eoin Mac Aoidh (Acting Head of Unit Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) and 2 other interest representatives

22 May 2025 · Exchange of views on the Article 17 of the Common Fisheries Policy Regulation and vade mecum on allocation of fishing opportunities by Member States

Meeting with Axel Hellman (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall), Pernille Weiss-Ehler (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall) and 5 other attendees

20 May 2025 · Ocean Pact and Water Resilience

Meeting with Axel Hellman (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall), Pernille Weiss-Ehler (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall) and 5 other attendees

20 May 2025 · Exchange of views on the upcoming Ocean Pact and Water Resilience Strategy

Meeting with Costas Kadis (Commissioner) and 8 other attendees

13 May 2025 · Bottom Trawling in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

Meeting with Mélissa Camara (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Mar 2025 · CFP

Meeting with Costas Kadis (Commissioner) and 1 other attendee

17 Mar 2025 · Presentation of Oceana and discussion of priorities

Meeting with Milena Mihaylova (Head of Unit Maritime Affairs and Fisheries)

21 Feb 2025 · Wester Mediterranean

Response to A Communication to set a vision of a holistic approach to Ocean related policies in the EU

17 Feb 2025

Meeting with Ana Vasconcelos (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Feb 2025 · European Ocean Pact

Meeting with Charlina Vitcheva (Director-General Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) and 4 other interest representatives

14 Jan 2025 · Meeting with representatives of BirdLife Europe, ClientEarth, Oceana, Seas At Risk, Surfrider Foundation and the WWF Europe to present the upcoming Oceans Pact and civil society interaction.

Meeting with Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Jan 2025 · Ocean Pact

Meeting with Charlina Vitcheva (Director-General Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) and World Wide Fund for Nature Belgium

11 Dec 2024 · “Follow the Fish” statement dated September 2024: traceability and crucial consumer information like species, origin, fishing gear, and production. Meeting with Oceana and WWF, CFFA, Fish Tales.

Meeting with Mélissa Camara (Member of the European Parliament) and WWF European Policy Programme

11 Dec 2024 · Follow the Fish

Meeting with Thomas Bajada (Member of the European Parliament) and 5 other interest representatives

3 Dec 2024 · Event on Seafood Labelling

Meeting with Mélissa Camara (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

14 Nov 2024 · SFPA Guinea Bissau

Meeting with Sebastian Everding (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Nov 2024 · New commission / Exchange of Views C. Kadis

Response to Council Regulation opening and providing for the management of autonomous Union tariff quotas for certain fisheries products for the 2027-2029 period

29 Oct 2024

Meeting with Eric Sargiacomo (Member of the European Parliament) and Seas At Risk

16 Oct 2024 · PCP, accord pêche UE-Guinée Bissau

Meeting with Michal Wiezik (Member of the European Parliament) and 4 other interest representatives

15 Oct 2024 · Ocean Pact

Meeting with Emma Wiesner (Member of the European Parliament) and 2 other interest representatives

1 Oct 2024 · Lansering av rapport & panelsamtal

Meeting with Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Oct 2024 · Océan et pêche

Meeting with Sebastian Everding (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Oct 2024 · Introductory meeting - Ocean Week

Meeting with Mélissa Camara (Member of the European Parliament) and 2 other interest representatives

10 Sept 2024 · Réunion de présentation de leurs travaux

Response to Better Regulation Evaluation of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy

6 Sept 2024

Meeting with Anja Hazekamp (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Sept 2024 · Bespreking prioriteitne PECH voor nieuwe mandaat

Meeting with Agne Razmislaviciute-Palioniene (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius), Carmen Preising (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and 2 other attendees

28 May 2024 · Decarbonisation process of fisheries

Meeting with Agne Razmislaviciute-Palioniene (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius), Carmen Preising (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and 2 other attendees

21 May 2024 · To listen to the insight provided in the Make Fishing Fair letter, in particular related to the call on the Commission to make fishing fair and to support practices better for people and planet by reallocating resources and opportunities

Meeting with Ruth Reichstein (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

1 Mar 2024 · Ocean policies in the European Green Deal

Meeting with Malte Gallée (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Feb 2024 · Lobby practices with regard to packaging legislation in the EU

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 6 other attendees

19 Feb 2024 · NGOs presented to the Commissioner their Manifesto: An Ocean of Change 2024, and in particular the idea of an Ocean Deal

Meeting with Francisco Guerreiro (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and 3 other interest representatives

11 Oct 2023 · NEAFC transposition

Meeting with Grace O'Sullivan (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Sept 2023 · Fishing opportunities and Marine Protection (taken by assistant)

Response to COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Sustainable fishing in the EU: state of play and orientations for 2024

3 Aug 2023

Meeting with Pierre Karleskind (Member of the European Parliament) and 3 other interest representatives

11 Jul 2023 · écosystèmes marins

Meeting with Maria da Graça Carvalho (Member of the European Parliament)

22 Jun 2023 · energy transition of EU fisheries, EU policies and measures to tackle high energy prices for fishermen, uptake of innovative technologies

Meeting with Rosa D'Amato (Member of the European Parliament) and ClientEarth AISBL

20 Jun 2023 · Energy Transition of the fisheries sector

Meeting with Clara Aguilera (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

22 May 2023 · Fisheries control

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 3 other attendees

15 May 2023 · To discuss the Marine Action Plan

Meeting with Catherine Chabaud (Member of the European Parliament) and 2 other interest representatives

20 Mar 2023 · Event "Ocean Solutions for a Bright Blue Future: The stories of oceans protectors

Meeting with Predrag Fred Matić (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Mar 2023 · Nature restoration - APA level meeting

Meeting with Francisco José Millán Mon (Member of the European Parliament) and Seas At Risk

27 Feb 2023 · Nature Restoration Law

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 7 other attendees

20 Feb 2023 · To explain the “Fisheries and Oceans “ package adopted during that week: CFP Communication, Marine Action Plan and Decarbonisation Initiative.

Response to Fitness check of how the Polluter Pays Principle is applied to the environment

11 Dec 2022

Meeting with Pierre Karleskind (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair) and Stichting BirdLife Europe

6 Dec 2022 · Politique commune de la pêche

Response to Initiative to promote the energy transition of the European Union's fisheries and aquaculture sector

5 Dec 2022

Meeting with Mick Wallace (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

1 Dec 2022 · Nature Restoration Law

Meeting with Caroline Roose (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Oct 2022 · Mise en oeuvre du règlement INN (assistant·e·s)

Meeting with César Luena (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

25 Oct 2022 · Nature Restoration Law

Meeting with Rosa D'Amato (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Oct 2022 · EU mission to the GFCM

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and 3 other interest representatives

14 Oct 2022 · Implementation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the preparation of the Action Plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems

Meeting with Carmen Preising (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius), Elena Montani (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and 3 other attendees

14 Oct 2022 · Implementation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the preparation of the Action Plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems

Meeting with Christel Schaldemose (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Oct 2022 · plastic pollution

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the functioning of the Common Fisheries Policy

23 Sept 2022

Meeting with Caroline Roose (Member of the European Parliament) and 3 other interest representatives

21 Sept 2022 · Loi européenne sur la restauration de la nature

Response to COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Towards more sustainable fishing in the EU: state of play and orientations for 2023

22 Aug 2022

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

18 Aug 2022

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 10 other attendees

19 Jul 2022 · To exchange views, upon NGO request, on the upcoming Action plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems, on Commission implementing act on vulnerable marine ecosystems and on European eel status

Meeting with Grace O'Sullivan (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Jul 2022 · EU policies on ocean protection

Meeting with Annie Schreijer-Pierik (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Jul 2022 · Fisheries Peru - Meeting with APA

Meeting with Catherine Chabaud (Member of the European Parliament) and Seas At Risk

28 Jun 2022 · UN conférence sur l'océan

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... laying down a list of specific high-value datasets and the arrangements for their publication and re-use

21 Jun 2022

Meeting with Caroline Roose (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Jun 2022 · Retraite PECH Verts/ALE - Mise en oeuvre de la Politique Commune de la Pêche

Meeting with Grace O'Sullivan (Member of the European Parliament) and Association of National Organisations of Fishing Enterprises in the European Union

16 Jun 2022 · Implementation of the CFP and ongoing political discussion

Meeting with Caroline Roose (Member of the European Parliament) and 2 other interest representatives

13 Jun 2022 · Conférence "There is no ocean B."

Meeting with Carmen Preising (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius), Elena Montani (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and Seas At Risk

19 May 2022 · Nature Restoration Law and the Action Plan on marine ecosystmes.

Meeting with Pierre Karleskind (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and 2 other interest representatives

10 May 2022 · Revision de la PCP

Meeting with Catherine Chabaud (Member of the European Parliament) and France Nature Environnement

28 Apr 2022 · Techniques de pêche destructives

Meeting with François-Xavier Bellamy (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

28 Apr 2022 · Biodiversité

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 16 other attendees

1 Apr 2022 · The follow up meeting with the sector to discuss the Commission response to the crisis in the fisheries sector, to present the measures adopted and planned

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

16 Mar 2022 · Discussion on EU nature restoration law and action plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 10 other attendees

14 Mar 2022 · To discuss the impact of increasing fuel and raw material prices on the fishing sector

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 5 other attendees

22 Feb 2022 · A regular meeting with NGO to discuss various fisheries matters: 2022 TAC setting, upcoming new Commission initiatives, WTO negotiation, cetaceans by-catch in the Bay of Biscay and in the Baltic Sea, control regulation negotiations etc.

Meeting with Andrea Vettori (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and Seas At Risk

2 Dec 2021 · To discuss Nature Restoration Law and marine aspects

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 8 other attendees

29 Oct 2021 · To discuss with the NGOs the perspectives for the 2022 annual fishing opportunities ahead of international consultations and the December AGRIFISH Council.

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 6 other attendees

28 Oct 2021 · NGOs presented their expectations for an ambitious reform and shared views on specific topics in the revision of the EU fisheries control system.

Response to COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Towards more sustainable fishing in the EU: state of play and orientations for 2022

11 Aug 2021

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 8 other attendees

13 Jul 2021 · To exchange views with the ‘’blue’’ NGOs on the upcoming Action Plan on sustainable fisheries and protection of marine resources, annual exercise of fixing total allowable catches and ongoing WTO negotiations on fisheries subsidies.

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) …/… laying down rules for the application of Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the calculation, verification and reporting of data on the separate collection of waste single-use plastic beverage bottles

17 Jun 2021

Response to Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the action plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems

12 May 2021

Meeting with Charlina Vitcheva (Director-General Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) and 4 other interest representatives

11 May 2021 · Discussion on IUU

Response to Back-to-back evaluation and impact assessment for the review of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (Directive 2008/56/EC)

27 Apr 2021

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

17 Mar 2021 · EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy and the preparation of the Action Plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems

Meeting with Rozalina Petrova (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and 2 other interest representatives

17 Mar 2021 · EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy and the preparation of the Action Plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems

Response to Evaluation of the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs)

25 Feb 2021

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 12 other attendees

12 Feb 2021 · To discuss different blue/marine related issues, in particular bycatch emergency measures, EU-UK negotiations and implementation of the Biodiversity Strategy.

Meeting with Francisco José Millán Mon (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Environmental Justice Foundation

21 Jan 2021 · Fisheries Control

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

15 Dec 2020 · marine environment

Meeting with Carmen Preising (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and 2 other interest representatives

5 Nov 2020 · Action Plan fisheries and fishing opportunities, offshore renewable energy strategy

Meeting with Francisco José Millán Mon (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Environmental Justice Foundation

4 Nov 2020 · Fisheries Control

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 6 other attendees

14 Oct 2020 · To discuss the upcoming Commission proposals for fishing opportunities for the North Sea/ Atlantic and for the Deep Sea.

Meeting with Charlina Vitcheva (Director-General Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) and 15 other interest representatives

16 Sept 2020 · Workings of the Advisory Councils

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 9 other attendees

16 Jul 2020 · To discuss the fishing opportunities exercise for 2021, in particular for the Baltic Sea, as well as issues related to the Biodiversity Strategy.

Meeting with Carmen Preising (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and 2 other interest representatives

1 Jul 2020 · economic recovery and marine ecosystems

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

1 Jul 2020 · economic recovery and marine ecosystems

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 4 other attendees

2 Jun 2020 · To discuss the fisheries governance in the Mediterranean and issues relevant for the sustainability of Mediterranean fisheries

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

27 May 2020 · EU Green Deal and marine biodiversity

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 5 other attendees

4 Feb 2020 · To discuss outcome of the Council of December 2019 and the NGO views regarding the process of setting the TACs and quotas

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 5 other attendees

29 Jan 2020 · To discuss illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

Meeting with Anthony Agotha (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and 5 other interest representatives

20 Nov 2019 · Exchange of views on sustainability, climate change and maritime issues

Meeting with Andrew Bianco (Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella)

10 Apr 2019 · Mediterranean fisheries and MedFish4Ever progress

Meeting with Karmenu Vella (Commissioner) and 5 other attendees

5 Feb 2019 · IUU Fishing

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a multi-annual plan for the fisheries exploiting demersal stocks in the western Mediterranean Sea

2 May 2018

Meeting with Karmenu Vella (Commissioner) and 6 other attendees

23 Jan 2018 · common fisheries policy, multi-annual plans and fisheries control regulation

Meeting with Andras Inotai (Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella) and 6 other interest representatives

11 Jan 2018 · Fisheries Control Regulation

Meeting with Andras Inotai (Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella) and 3 other interest representatives

24 Nov 2017 · implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy

Meeting with Andras Inotai (Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella)

6 Oct 2016 · Blue Growth, ICCAT, Our Ocean 2017

Meeting with Joao Aguiar Machado (Director-General Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) and 3 other interest representatives

28 Sept 2016 · South Western Waters Advisory Council

Meeting with Joao Aguiar Machado (Director-General Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) and 5 other interest representatives

10 Nov 2015 · Implementation of CFP / fighting against IUU

Meeting with Karmenu Vella (Commissioner) and 4 other interest representatives

28 Sept 2015 · Ocean Governance, IUU

Meeting with Karmenu Vella (Commissioner) and 6 other interest representatives

22 Sept 2015 · Common Fisheries Policy

Meeting with Joao Aguiar Machado (Director-General Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) and 2 other interest representatives

7 Sept 2015 · Courtesy visit / Common Fisheries Policy

Meeting with Karmenu Vella (Commissioner) and 6 other interest representatives

23 Jun 2015 · Ocean Governance

Meeting with Karmenu Vella (Commissioner) and 4 other interest representatives

4 Feb 2015 · Blue and green growth, Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Marine litter, Aquaculture, Seabed mining

Meeting with Karmenu Vella (Commissioner) and 2 other interest representatives

19 Jan 2015 · Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

Meeting with Karmenu Vella (Commissioner) and 8 other attendees

4 Dec 2014 · Implementation of the reformed Common Fisheries Policy, Ocean Governance, Deep Sea Access