International Biocontrol Manufacturers' Association

IBMA

BIOLOGY FIRST TO MEET THE NEEDS OF A SUSTAINABLE WORLD.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Eric Sargiacomo (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Oct 2025 · Bioncontrôle

Meeting with Cristina Maestre (Member of the European Parliament)

29 Sept 2025 · Biocontrol

Meeting with Flavio Facioni (Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi) and #SustainablePublicAffairs

2 Jul 2025 · Biocontrol solutions

Meeting with Alisa Tiganj (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen) and #SustainablePublicAffairs

18 Jun 2025 · Measures needed to accelerate the authorisation of biocontrol in the EU, including potential EFSA configurations to increase biocontrol's availability in the EU market

Meeting with Benoit Cassart (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

11 Jun 2025 · Biocontroles

Meeting with Gabriela Tschirkova (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis)

19 Mar 2025 · Simplification

Meeting with Eric Thévenard (Head of Unit Health and Food Safety)

13 Mar 2025 · EFSA role in improving access to market for biocontrol

Meeting with Catherine Geslain-Laneelle (Director Agriculture and Rural Development)

11 Mar 2025 · Exchange on view on the Vision on Agriculture and Food

Meeting with Hildegard Bentele (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and

27 Feb 2025 · Biotech

Meeting with Antonella Rossetti (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen), Maxi Espeter (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen)

27 Feb 2025 · Biocontrol legislation

Meeting with Olivia Gippner (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra)

26 Feb 2025 · The role of biofertilizers and related products in the transition to climate neutrality

Meeting with Alvydas Stancikas (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and

4 Feb 2025 · Collect stakeholders input for the SMET project on authorisation of biosolutions

Response to Single Market Strategy 2025

31 Jan 2025

Meeting with Eric Thévenard (Head of Unit Health and Food Safety)

30 Jan 2025 · Future regulatory activities regarding biocontrol products

Meeting with Majdouline Sbai (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Oct 2024 · Vision mandat

Meeting with Eric Sargiacomo (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Jul 2024 · Biocontrol

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

12 Dec 2023 · Sustainable use of pesticides

Meeting with Maria Arena (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

7 Sept 2023 · Biocontrol

Meeting with Giorgos Rossides (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides), Roberto Reig Rodrigo (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides)

18 Jan 2023 · VTC meeting on the proposal for a regulation on the sustainable use of plant-protection products (SUR)

Meeting with Jan Huitema (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

16 Nov 2022 · Sustainable use of plant protection products

Meeting with Lukas Visek (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

15 Nov 2022 · Sustainable use of pesticides

Meeting with Sarah Wiener (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

10 Oct 2022 · staff only: role of biopesticides, SUR

Meeting with Lukas Visek (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

23 Feb 2022 · Reducing the use and risk of chemical pesticides

Meeting with Joanna Stawowy (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski), Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski)

16 Feb 2022 · Biocontrol and importance for sustainable agriculture

Meeting with Roberto Reig Rodrigo (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides)

8 Dec 2021 · VTC Meeting: Revision of the Sustainable Use of pesticides Directive and biocontrols

Meeting with Lukas Visek (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

7 Oct 2021 · Biopesticides

Meeting with Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)

16 Jun 2020 · VC Meeting on Farm to Fork Strategy

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and

9 Jun 2020 · To discuss bioprotection and organic food production as an element of European Green Deal, possible actions towards the sustainable and restorative agriculture.

Meeting with Lukas Visek (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

15 Apr 2020 · Green Deal

Response to EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy

19 Jan 2020

Meeting with Anne Bucher (Director-General Health and Food Safety)

28 Jun 2019 · Low-risk biological PPPs