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.