Klaus Berend
Lobbying Activity
Meeting with Landwirtschaftskammer Österreich
11 Nov 2025 · Exchange on forthcoming food and feed safety simplification package in relation plant protection products.
Meeting with European farmers
9 Oct 2025 · Exchange of views on the state of play of the interinstitutional negotiations on the Commission proposal for a Regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques (NGT proposal)
Meeting with
1 Oct 2025 · Evaluation of ethanol as active substance in biocidal products.
Meeting with La Unió Llauradora i Ramadera del País Valencià
29 Sept 2025 · Origin labelling of rice.
Meeting with International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements EU Regional Group
22 Sept 2025 · Exchange on the Commission proposal on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques (NGTs) and the status of negotiations.
Meeting with
17 Sept 2025 · EFSA’s performance evaluation
Meeting with European Council of the Paint, Printing Ink and Artists' Colours Industry
17 Sept 2025 · Antifouling biocidal products.
Meeting with European Chemical Industry Council
11 Sept 2025 · Data protection under Article 95 of Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 on biocidal products (BPR)
Meeting with EuropaBio
17 Jul 2025 · EU Biotech Act
Meeting with Deutscher Bauernverband
17 Jul 2025 · New genomic techniques, pesticides
Meeting with
10 Jul 2025 · Exchange of views on the state of play of the interinstitutional negotiations on the Commission proposal for a Regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques (NGT proposal) - Patent-related aspects.
Meeting with Euroseeds
7 Jul 2025 · Exchange of views on the state of play of the interinstitutional negotiations on the Commission proposal for a Regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques (NGT proposal) – Patent-related aspects.
Meeting with Forward Global
3 Jul 2025 · SELMA’s Vision for a competitive and sustainable European livestock sector.
Meeting with Landwirtschaftskammer Österreich
3 Jul 2025 · Exchange on plant protection products and NGTs.
Meeting with
3 Jul 2025 · Mercury levels in canned fish.
Meeting with Bene Meat Technologies
25 Jun 2025 · Exchange with the Commission on the company’s proposals to speed up the authorisation process for cell-culture based meat.
Meeting with Landwirtschaftskammer Österreich
23 Jun 2025 · Exchange on a petition to ban cell-cultured meat
Meeting with Cellular Agriculture Europe
19 Jun 2025 · Exchange on the Commission’s upcoming Biotech Act.
Meeting with Kreab Worldwide
10 Jun 2025 · AEFA proposals aimed at facilitating the access to low-risk plant protection products, biocontrol and basic substances
Meeting with Land- en Tuinbouw Organisatie Nederland
5 Jun 2025 · Exchange on proposals to accelerate access to market of biocontrol active substances and plant protection products (PPP)
Meeting with International Confederation of European Beet Growers
12 May 2025 · Difficulties to combat pests and diseases affecting sugar beet.
Meeting with Glastuinbouw Nederland
29 Apr 2025 · Exchange on greenhouse horticulture and EU floriculture on plant health.
Meeting with Irish Farmers' Association
28 Apr 2025 · Availability of pesticides in the toolbox of Irish tillage farmers.
Meeting with Cosmetics Europe
7 Apr 2025 · Evaluation of ethanol under the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR)
Meeting with Landwirtschaftskammer Österreich
26 Mar 2025 · Lack of effective plant protection products for maintaining crop production
Meeting with BASF SE
18 Mar 2025 · Plant protection products and their residues.
Meeting with Deutscher Bauernverband
17 Mar 2025 · New genomic techniques, pesticides
Meeting with European Chemical Industry Council
6 Mar 2025 · Data protection under the Biocidal Products Regulation.
Meeting with Deutscher Bauernverband
26 Feb 2025 · Legislative proposals on plants obtained by certain NGTs and biopestcides.
Meeting with Zentralverband des Deutschen Handwerks e.V.
20 Feb 2025 · State of play and envisaged action for certain DG SANTE food files.
Meeting with Nordzucker AG
19 Feb 2025 · Maintenance of production of sugar beets in the light of new pests and lack of effective plant protection products.
Meeting with Landwirtschaftskammer Österreich
18 Feb 2025 · Maintenance of production of vegetables and fruits and lack of effective plant protection products.
Meeting with European Paper Packaging Alliance
18 Feb 2025 · Reuse obligations under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and Food contact materials (FCMs) legislation
Meeting with Biocontrol Coalition
12 Feb 2025 · Exchange on Commission initiatives on biocontrol
Meeting with European Biosolutions Coalition
11 Feb 2025 · Exchange on the Commission biotech initiatives.
Meeting with DSM-Firmenich
30 Jan 2025 · Exchange on the future of the European biotech and biomanufacturing sector.
Meeting with foodwatch
28 Jan 2025 · Meeting for the handover of a petition from Foodwatch to prevent mineral oil contamination of food and an exchange of views on the state of play of setting maximum limits for them in food.