Royal Schiphol Group

Schiphol

Royal Schiphol Group is an airport company with an important socio-economic task.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Jeannette Baljeu (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Nov 2025 · Aviation decarbonisation

Meeting with Johannes Ten Broeke (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra), Matthieu Moulonguet (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra), Myriam Jans (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra)

6 Nov 2025 · Aviation decarbonisation policies

Schiphol Airport urges reclassification of international flight waste

5 Nov 2025
Feedback on — EU Circular Economy Act aims to boost recycling and secondary materials use.
Their ask — Royal Schiphol Group requests reclassification of International Catering Waste (ICW) from Category 1 to Category 3 under EU animal by-products rules. They argue current rules force incineration of 3,000 tonnes annually despite no evidence linking airline waste to disease outbreaks. Alternatively, they seek a quantitative risk assessment of actual health risks.123
How it helps them — This would enable recycling and composting of waste currently incinerated, reducing environmental impact.45
Who loses — Animal health authorities lose precautionary controls against potential disease transmission via waste.6

Meeting with Magda Kopczynska (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

13 May 2025 · Schiphol Airport developments and sustainability

Meeting with Jeannette Baljeu (Member of the European Parliament)

29 Jan 2025 · Intercontinental catering waste

Meeting with Tom Berendsen (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Jan 2025 · Work visit

Meeting with Marieke Ehlers (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Nov 2024 · Study visit

Meeting with Jeannette Baljeu (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Oct 2024 · Airport legislation

Meeting with Wopke Hoekstra (Commissioner)

3 Apr 2024 · Sustainable aviation priorities

Meeting with Caroline Nagtegaal (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Feb 2024 · Ontwikkelingen in de luchtvaart

Meeting with Mohammed Chahim (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Jan 2024 · Reductie CO2 in de luchtvaart

Meeting with Tom Berendsen (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Sept 2023 · Connectivity

Meeting with Esther De Lange (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Jan 2023 · Aviation files Green Deal - APA

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

19 Oct 2022 · Schiphol airport

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

21 Mar 2022 · WEF and EU Green deal

Meeting with Caroline Nagtegaal (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

14 Jan 2022 · AFIR

Meeting with Samira Rafaela (Member of the European Parliament)

3 May 2021 · Working visit, INI trade & COVID

Meeting with Diederik Samsom (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and

5 Feb 2020 · European Green Deal

Meeting with Mauro Raffaele Petriccione (Director-General Climate Action)

15 Jan 2020 · Developments for the aviation sector

Meeting with Diederik Samsom (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and

9 Dec 2019 · Sustainable fuel for aviation