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Lobbying Activity
Meeting with Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Member of the European Parliament) and
17 Nov 2025 · Sustainability omnibus - update for civil society
Meeting with Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
3 Nov 2025 · Sustainability omnibus - update for civil society
Meeting with Sirpa Pietikäinen (Member of the European Parliament) and Fern
8 Oct 2025 · Deforestation Regulation
Meeting with Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
2 Oct 2025 · Sustainability omnibus - update for civil society
Meeting with Rasmus Nordqvist (Member of the European Parliament)
24 Sept 2025 · Fossil fuel taxation
Meeting with Nicolo Brignoli (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis) and
18 Jun 2025 · Omnibus
Meeting with Ilhan Kyuchyuk (Member of the European Parliament)
11 Jun 2025 · Omnibus 1 package & simplification efforts
Meeting with Lara Wolters (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
27 May 2025 · Omnibus
Meeting with Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and European Coalition for Corporate Justice
22 May 2025 · Sustainability omnibus and climate transition plans
Meeting with Mika Aaltola (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)
22 May 2025 · EU affairs
Meeting with Ingeborg Ter Laak (Member of the European Parliament)
15 May 2025 · Mining Myanmar
Meeting with Wouter Beke (Member of the European Parliament, Delegation chair)
15 May 2025 · Myanmar - Heavy Rare Earth minerals and earthquake of 28 March
Meeting with Kathleen Van Brempt (Member of the European Parliament)
15 May 2025 · Myanmar - Rare Earth Minerals and the Environmental and Social Impact
Meeting with Bruno Tobback (Member of the European Parliament)
15 May 2025 · Heavy Rare Earth Minerals and the Environmental and Social Impact
Meeting with Robert Biedroń (Member of the European Parliament)
14 May 2025 · Impact of mining in Myanmar
Meeting with Carola Rackete (Member of the European Parliament)
14 May 2025 · Critical minerals in Myanmar
Meeting with Mohammed Chahim (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Heinrich Böll Stiftung e.V.
14 May 2025 · Critical Raw Materials Environmental Affects in Myanmar
Meeting with Lynn Boylan (Member of the European Parliament) and Heinrich Böll Stiftung e.V.
13 May 2025 · Critical Raw Materials extraction in Myanmar
Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)
10 Apr 2025 · Omnibus I
Meeting with Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Member of the European Parliament)
20 Mar 2025 · Omnibus
Meeting with Gabriele Bischoff (Member of the European Parliament) and Frank Bold Society
20 Mar 2025 · Omnibus
Meeting with Sarah Nelen (Acting Director Environment) and
5 Mar 2025 · EUDR Risk Benchmarking System
Meeting with Terry Reintke (Member of the European Parliament)
29 Jan 2025 · Human Rights, Environmental Protection; Natural Resources
Meeting with Vita Jukne (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall) and
29 Jan 2025 · Upcoming Omnibus proposal
Meeting with Mirzha De Manuel (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis), Nicolo Brignoli (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis) and
20 Jan 2025 · Exchange of views on the simplification policy
Meeting with Catarina Vieira (Member of the European Parliament)
12 Nov 2024 · ENV Defenders Philippines
Meeting with Wouter Beke (Member of the European Parliament, Delegation chair)
12 Nov 2024 · Environment / human rights in the Philippines
Meeting with Marit Maij (Member of the European Parliament)
11 Nov 2024 · Meeting on the environmental situation in the Philippines
Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament) and
15 Oct 2024 · deforestation
Meeting with Peter Van Kemseke (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)
9 Oct 2024 · EUDR (NGOs)
Meeting with Chloé Ridel (Member of the European Parliament)
26 Sept 2024 · protecting human rights defenders across the world
Meeting with Delara Burkhardt (Member of the European Parliament) and
18 Sept 2024 · EUDR
Meeting with Delara Burkhardt (Member of the European Parliament)
23 Aug 2024 · EUDR
Meeting with Catarina Vieira (Member of the European Parliament)
23 Jul 2024 · Safeguarding of human rights by companies
Meeting with Kathleen Van Brempt (Member of the European Parliament)
22 Jul 2024 · Deforestation
Meeting with Lara Wolters (Member of the European Parliament)
17 Jul 2024 · CSDDD and Deforestation
Meeting with Thomas Waitz (Member of the European Parliament)
17 Jul 2024 · Due Dilligence, EUDR
Meeting with Christophe Hansen (Member of the European Parliament) and Better Europe
17 Jul 2024 · EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)
Meeting with Carola Rackete (Member of the European Parliament)
16 Jul 2024 · General Introductions and fields of work
Meeting with Michal Wiezik (Member of the European Parliament) and Greenpeace European Unit
11 Apr 2024 · Financing of ecosystem risk activities
Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
21 Feb 2024 · gas package
Meeting with René Repasi (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion) and Fairshare Educational Foundation (ShareAction)
20 Nov 2023 · EU-Lieferkettengesetz/ Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
27 Oct 2023 · gas regulation
Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
11 Oct 2023 · gas regulation
Meeting with Jens Geier (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and
28 Sept 2023 · Exchange on the gas market directive
Meeting with Jens Geier (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Better Europe
14 Sept 2023 · Exchange on the gas market directive (staff level)
Meeting with Lara Wolters (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
7 Jul 2023 · Staff level: CSDD Directive
Meeting with René Repasi (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion) and Fairshare Educational Foundation (ShareAction)
7 Jul 2023 · EU-Lieferkettengesetz/ Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive - Staff Level
Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament) and
4 Jul 2023 · gas phase out in 2040
Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
21 Jun 2023 · gas package
Meeting with Raphaël Glucksmann (Member of the European Parliament)
20 Jun 2023 · APA Level - CSDDD
Meeting with Jens Geier (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and
7 Jun 2023 · Exchange on the gas market directive (staff level)
Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
6 Jun 2023 · gas package
Meeting with René Repasi (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)
2 May 2023 · EU-Lieferkettengesetz/ Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive - Staff Level
Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament) and
27 Apr 2023 · follow up on deforestation file
Meeting with Jens Geier (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and ClientEarth AISBL
26 Apr 2023 · Exchange on the gas market directive
Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
8 Mar 2023 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Meeting with Karen Melchior (Member of the European Parliament) and
2 Mar 2023 · Discussion of importance of multi-tier compliance obligation, clear definitions and NGO concerns in CSDDD.
Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
26 Jan 2023 · gas regulation
Meeting with Damien Carême (Member of the European Parliament) and
13 Jan 2023 · Le devoir de vigilance des entreprises
Meeting with Heidi Hautala (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
13 Jan 2023 · Due Diligence (staff level)
Meeting with Malte Gallée (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion) and
13 Jan 2023 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
Meeting with Claude Gruffat (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)
6 Dec 2022 · CSDDD
Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
30 Nov 2022 · gas market
Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
23 Nov 2022 · deforestation
Meeting with Pascal Durand (Member of the European Parliament) and ClientEarth AISBL
21 Nov 2022 · CSDDD (APA only)
Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
17 Nov 2022 · deforestation
Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
15 Nov 2022 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Meeting with Heidi Hautala (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
15 Nov 2022 · NGO roundtable on Due Diligence
Meeting with Tiemo Wölken (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion) and
9 Nov 2022 · Lieferkettengesetz
Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
26 Oct 2022 · deforestation
Meeting with Katherine Power (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)
27 Sept 2022 · EU sanctions against Russia
Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
22 Sept 2022 · Due diligence
Meeting with Tiemo Wölken (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)
7 Sept 2022 · Corporate Due Diligence Directive
Meeting with Sara Cerdas (Member of the European Parliament) and
6 Sept 2022 · Desflorestação
Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
2 Sept 2022 · deforestation
Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
31 Aug 2022 · deforestation
Meeting with Michal Wiezik (Member of the European Parliament) and
5 Jul 2022 · Imported Deforestation Regulation
Meeting with Damien Carême (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion) and Climate Action Network Europe
30 Jun 2022 · Devoir de vigilance des entreprises en matière de durabilité
Meeting with Heidi Hautala (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
28 Jun 2022 · Stakeholder consultation on Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence
Meeting with Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and Sandbag Climate Campaign CIC
28 Jun 2022 · Discussion about RePowerEU Plan and the impacts on climate neutrality objectives
Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Greenpeace European Unit
27 Jun 2022 · deforestation
Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
23 Jun 2022 · gas regulation
Meeting with Malte Gallée (Member of the European Parliament) and
10 Jun 2022 · Due Diligence
Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Greenpeace European Unit
1 Jun 2022 · deforestation
Meeting with Lara Wolters (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
30 May 2022 · Webinar - Moment of Truth
Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
10 May 2022 · Due diligence
Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
4 Apr 2022 · deforestation
Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
18 Mar 2022 · deforestation
Meeting with Barry Andrews (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)
17 Mar 2022 · CSDDD
Meeting with Jens Geier (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
16 Mar 2022 · Exchange on the gas market directive
Meeting with Anna Cavazzini (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)
16 Mar 2022 · EU Deforestation Regulation (staff level)
Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
15 Mar 2022 · deforestation
Meeting with Alexandra Geese (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
10 Mar 2022 · Digital Services Act
Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
23 Feb 2022 · deforestation
Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager) and
14 Feb 2022 · Sustainable Corporate Governance
Meeting with Wojtek Talko (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)
9 Feb 2022 · Climate due diligence
Meeting with Antoine Colombani (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and
26 Jan 2022 · Sustainable corporate governance and due diligence
Meeting with Hannah Neumann (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and
7 Dec 2021 · Expert Round Table on EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders
Meeting with Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and
29 Nov 2021 · Due diligence and forced labour
Meeting with Lara Wolters (Member of the European Parliament)
18 Nov 2021 · CSRD
Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager) and Business Human Rights Resource Centre
12 Nov 2021 · EU Sustainable Corporate Governance
Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and
9 Nov 2021 · Governance, hydrogen
Meeting with Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski) and
9 Nov 2021 · Forestry
Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and
8 Nov 2021 · Sustainable Corporate Governance
Meeting with Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and
28 Oct 2021 · Sustainable corporate governance initiative
Meeting with Ivana McDowell (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit)
23 Sept 2021 · proposal on sustainable corporate governance
Meeting with Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton), Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)
22 Sept 2021 · Sustainable Corporate Governance
Meeting with Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)
21 Sept 2021 · East Med gas projects – state of play
Meeting with Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski) and ClientEarth AISBL
20 Sept 2021 · Human Rights and Deforestation
Meeting with Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen) and ClientEarth AISBL
20 Sept 2021 · upcoming deforestation regulation and human rights (meeting organized by CAB Wojciechowski)
Meeting with Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen), Renaud Savignat (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen) and
17 Sept 2021 · upcoming proposal on sustainable corporate governance
Meeting with Simona Constantin (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová) and Frank Bold Society
27 Jul 2021 · Sustainable Corporate Governance
Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager) and
7 Jul 2021 · Sustainable corporate governance
Meeting with Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis), Caroline Boeshertz (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and
27 May 2021 · Due diligence
Meeting with Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski) and European Environmental Bureau
21 May 2021 · Renewable Energy Directive / "Fit for 55" package
Meeting with Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis), Caroline Boeshertz (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and
7 May 2021 · Deforestation
Meeting with Eglantine Cujo (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and
7 May 2021 · Discussion about Commission's legislative proposal on deforestation and forest degradation
Meeting with Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen) and
30 Apr 2021 · upcoming regulation on deforestation
Meeting with Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski) and
29 Apr 2021 · Deforestation and forest degradation.
Meeting with Toma Šutić (Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica)
22 Apr 2021 · EU Sustainable Corporate Governance & Corporate Due Diligence
Meeting with Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen), Renaud Savignat (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen) and
22 Mar 2021 · corporate due diligence
Meeting with Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)
8 Mar 2021 · Due diligence
Meeting with Laure Chapuis (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson) and
9 Feb 2021 · - EU climate neutrality, role of gas - East Med gas project
Meeting with Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans), Anthony Agotha (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and
9 Feb 2021 · - EU climate neutrality, role of gas - East Med gas project
Meeting with Kitti Nyitrai (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson) and
14 Jan 2021 · TEN-E
Meeting with Didier Reynders (Commissioner) and
4 Dec 2020 · Substainable corporate governance
Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
30 Nov 2020 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Meeting with Barry Andrews (Member of the European Parliament)
27 Nov 2020 · Sustainability
Response to Proposal for legislation fostering more sustainable corporate governance in companies
8 Oct 2020
Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
22 Sept 2020 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Meeting with Mikuláš Peksa (Member of the European Parliament)
30 Jun 2020 · Natural resources corruption
Meeting with Didier Reynders (Commissioner) and
5 Jun 2020 · Sustainable corporate governance
Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and European Coalition for Corporate Justice
2 Jun 2020 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence
Response to EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy
20 Jan 2020
Meeting with Monika Ladmanova (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)
19 Dec 2019 · Risks around EU residency and passport schemes
Response to Communication on stepping up EU Action against Deforestation and Forest Degradation
15 Jan 2019
Meeting with Hilde Hardeman (Head of service Foreign Policy Instruments)
13 Jun 2018 · Diamond supply chain
Meeting with Kevin O'Connell (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)
26 Sept 2017 · AMLD
Meeting with Jon Nyman (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)
8 Sept 2017 · Work of Global Witness on the extractives industry in Myanmar, and negotiations on an EU-Myanmar investment protection agreement.
Response to Joint Communication Elements for a new EU Strategy in Afghanistan
2 May 2017
Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President) and
27 Oct 2016 · Sustainable Finance; CMU
Meeting with Cecile Billaux (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström) and Amnesty International Limited
28 Apr 2016 · conflict minerals
Meeting with Aurore Maillet (Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella)
18 Nov 2015 · EU Timber Regulation, Illegal Logging
Meeting with Cecile Billaux (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)
8 Oct 2015 · Conflict minerals