Umweltorganisation WWF Central and Eastern Erurope

WWF-CEE

WWF Central and Eastern Europe works to protect biodiversity in the Danube and Carpathian regions.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Alberto Fernandez Diez (Cabinet of Commissioner Marta Kos) and Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment) and

20 Oct 2025 · Implementation of EU acquis across several areas, including environment, climate, labour and animal welfare.

Meeting with Teresa Ribera Rodríguez (Executive Vice-President) and

19 Jun 2025 · Implementation of the clean transition agenda in Bulgaria

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

20 May 2025 · Ocean Pact and Water Resilience

Meeting with Michael Bloss (Member of the European Parliament) and Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment) and

2 May 2024 · Green Industrial Deal

Meeting with Florika Fink-Hooijer (Director-General Environment) and Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment) and

24 Apr 2024 · Current challenges and opportunities related to the European Green Deal in the context of the upcoming elections.

Meeting with Heidi Hautala (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Apr 2024 · Environmental situation in Ukraine

Meeting with Hildegard Bentele (Member of the European Parliament) and Greenpeace European Unit and

26 Jan 2024 · Meeting mit Umweltverbänden: Resolution zu Tiefseebergbau in Norwegen

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and

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

Meeting with Claudia Gamon (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Wirtschaftskammer Österreich and

15 Jun 2022 · Gas & Hydrogen Package

Meeting with Claudia Gamon (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

10 May 2022 · RED III and Hydropower

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and

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.

Response to Preventing illegal trade in wildlife

29 Oct 2021

The Successful Wildlife Crime Prosecution in Europe (SWIPE) LIFE project welcomes the commitment of the European Commission to revise and improve the EU Action Plan Against Wildlife Trafficking and offers its assistance. Please find attached our feedback.
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Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and

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.

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and

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.

Meeting with Eglantine Cujo (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and WWF European Policy Programme

3 Jun 2021 · Dam Construction on Vistula River

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and

12 May 2021 · To discuss the Renewable Energy Directive (RED II), in particular from the bioenergy angle, and the upcoming Forest Strategy.

Meeting with Camilla Bursi (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and Environmental Partnership Association

30 Apr 2021 · Preparation of the EU Forest Strategy and the 3bn trees roadmap

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and European Environmental Bureau and

28 Apr 2021 · Exchange on the preparation of the update of the industrial strategy.

Response to EU Agenda to tackle organised crime (2021-2025)

15 Mar 2021

On behalf of the Successful Wildlife Crime Prosecution in Europe (SWIPE) LIFE project please find our feedback attached.
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Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and

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 Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment) and

15 Sept 2020 · Sustainable finance

Meeting with Gaelle Garnier (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton) and European Environmental Bureau and

8 Sept 2020 · Clean Hydrogen Alliance launch

Response to Wildlife trafficking - EU action plan (evaluation)

18 Mar 2020

WWF CEE and WWF AUSTRIA greatly appreciate the European Union’s acknowledgement of wildlife trafficking as a serious threat to biodiversity and herewith submit the attached feedback to the Action Plan Evaluation, as Beneficiaries of the EU funded project LIFE for Danube Sturgeons and whith a specific regard to sturgeon species. kind regards Beate Striebel (WWF CEE) and Jutta Jahrl (WWF Austria)
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Meeting with Frauke Hoss (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič) and European Environmental Bureau and Naturschutzbund Deutschland e.V.

14 Feb 2020 · One-in One-out; Better regulation; REFIT

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

3 Feb 2020 · European Green Deal going forward, especially on the links between climate and biodiversity, and other WWF priorities

Meeting with Stefano Manservisi (Director-General Directorate-General for International Partnerships)

29 Jan 2019 · Meeting with DG Lambertini