International Union for Conservation of Nature EU Representative Office

IUCN EURO

The IUCN EU Representative Office focuses on biodiversity, nature conservation, EU policy and Nature-based Solutions.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Humberto Delgado Rosa (Director Environment)

17 Sept 2025 · Exchanges of views on: - Presentation of the IUCN team - The annual IUCN congress - IUCN support under the TSI instrument

Meeting with Gijs Schilthuis (Director Agriculture and Rural Development)

23 Jul 2025 · Exchange of views on sustainable agriculture and biodiversity, as well as sustainable forestry

Meeting with Philippe Tulkens (Head of Unit Research and Innovation)

24 Apr 2025 · Update on progress in NBS activities and discuss and hand over booklet on Network-Nature Annual Event 2024 report

Meeting with Jessika Roswall (Commissioner) and

23 Apr 2025 · Commission Priorities

Meeting with Costas Kadis (Commissioner) and

4 Apr 2025 · Balancing fisheries activities with environmental protection

Meeting with Carmen Preising (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius), Eglantine Cujo (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius)

23 Oct 2023 · ongoing files

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

6 Jun 2023 · Publications on sustainable agriculture (on nature-based solutions and on metrics for biodiversity)

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

4 Oct 2022 · Share information about the two reports they are finishing soon on nature-based solutions and metrics (in relation with sustainable agriculture), as well as about our ongoing discussions with the pesticides and biocontrol industry, farmer ass

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

20 Jul 2022 · Green transition, biodiversity, circular economy and upcoming COP27 and COP15

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President) and

9 Jun 2022 · forest visit

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

14 Dec 2021 · Implementation of biodiversity policies

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

19 Jul 2021 · pollinators

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

23 Apr 2021 · IUCN World Conservation Congress

Meeting with Jean-Eric Paquet (Director-General Research and Innovation)

19 Apr 2021 · Developments on Nature-based Solutions

Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

4 Mar 2021 · Green deal implementation

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

19 Feb 2021 · EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy and forest related initiatives

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

9 Feb 2021 · general meeting on the conservatoin of nature

Response to EU strategy for textiles

2 Feb 2021

Meeting with Marius Vascega (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius)

14 Dec 2020 · Developments in nature-based solutions (NbS) and their potential in relation to the EU Green Deal and the global context (panel at "High level event on Nature-based solutions")

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

1 Dec 2020 · biodiversity and nature protection

Meeting with Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Environment)

28 May 2020 · Biodiversity Strategy

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and

24 Feb 2020 · Priorities for collaboration with the European Commission in relation to European Green Deal and Biodiversity Strategy

Meeting with Jean-Eric Paquet (Director-General Research and Innovation)

21 Feb 2020 · European Green Deal

Meeting with Sarah Nelen (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

23 Jan 2020 · EDG and nature conservation

Response to EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy

20 Jan 2020

Meeting with Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Environment)

2 Dec 2019 · Status of IUCN

Meeting with Anthony Agotha (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans), Helena Braun (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

19 Nov 2019 · discussion on European Sustainability Policies

Meeting with Peter Wehrheim (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

16 May 2019 · Organisation of round-tables with Farmers and NGOs

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

26 Apr 2019 · conservation matters

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

16 Oct 2018 · discussion on Sustainable Development Agenda

Meeting with Karmenu Vella (Commissioner) and

27 Mar 2018 · Biodiversity

Meeting with Nils Behrndt (Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica)

26 Mar 2018 · Nature conservation in the EU's development policy and the future MFF

Meeting with Peter Wehrheim (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

14 Mar 2018 · Discuss potential meeting with Director General of IUCN

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

19 Jan 2018 · Discussion on Circular Economy and Sustainable Development Agenda

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

22 Nov 2017 · Ocean Governance

Meeting with Juergen Mueller (Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella)

4 Apr 2017 · Cooperation Commission - IUCN

Meeting with Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Environment)

1 Mar 2017 · Biodiversity, Aichi targets, Sustainable Development Goals

Meeting with Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

15 Sept 2016 · Circular economy

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

14 Jun 2016 · Conservation Issues

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner) and

14 Jun 2016 · Agriculture and nature conservation

Meeting with Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Environment)

10 Dec 2015 · Biodiversity

Meeting with Fernando Frutuoso De Melo (Director-General Directorate-General for International Partnerships)

7 Sept 2015 · Coopération entre DEVCO et les pays en développement, notamment q° sur la biodiversité

Meeting with Sarah Nelen (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

27 Jul 2015 · Sustainable development

Meeting with Ladislav Miko (acting Director-General Health and Food Safety)

9 Jun 2015 · IUCN - Wild Europe steering group mtg

Meeting with Ladislav Miko (acting Director-General Health and Food Safety)

4 Jun 2015 · urban-health-protected areas

Meeting with Alfredo Sousa De Jesus (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas), Antonio Lowndes Marques De Araujo Vicente (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)

2 Jun 2015 · bio economy

Meeting with Maria-Myrto Kanellopoulou (Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica), Paolo Berizzi (Cabinet of Vice-President Neven Mimica)

6 Feb 2015 · EU IUCN cooperation and development-environment