Olivér Várhelyi

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with MMSZ Egyesület

5 Nov 2025 · Telemedicine used in disease prevention

Meeting with Merck Sharp Dohme Europe Belgium SRL

4 Nov 2025 · Access to medicines

Meeting with International Federation of Pharmaceutial Manufacturers and Associations

4 Nov 2025 · Competitiveness of the pharma industry

Meeting with Eli Lilly and Company

4 Nov 2025 · Competitiveness of the pharma industry

Meeting with Association of the European Self-Care Industry

3 Nov 2025 · Challenges face by the self-care sector

Meeting with

28 Oct 2025 · Follow up to the Fur Free Europe ECI

Meeting with Comité de Liaison des Interprofessions Agricoles et Agroalimentaires

28 Oct 2025 · Animal welfare initiatives ongoing and planned, competitiveness of the animal sector in France

Meeting with Unknown Organization

23 Oct 2025 · Biotech Act

Meeting with European Confederation of Pharmaceutical Entrepreneurs

16 Oct 2025 · Situation of medium sized innovative pharma sector

Meeting with European Microbiome Innovation for Health

16 Oct 2025 · State of play of microbiome related matters

Meeting with

15 Oct 2025 · Competitiveness of EU generic pharma industry

Meeting with Carl Zeiss AG

14 Oct 2025 · Competitiveness of the EU medical devices sector

Meeting with Siemens Healthineers AG

13 Oct 2025 · Competitiveness of the EU health industry sector

Meeting with European University Hospital Alliance

13 Oct 2025 · Forward looking approaches in hospital care

Meeting with Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations

2 Oct 2025 · Biotech Act and ECF

Meeting with European Health Forum Gastein

2 Oct 2025 · Upcoming health challenges

Meeting with

2 Oct 2025 · All pressing portfolio topics

Meeting with European Health Forum Gastein

1 Oct 2025 · Upcoming health priorities

Meeting with

30 Sept 2025 · Public health and tobacco matters

Meeting with

29 Sept 2025 · Presentation of American Humane Society and their certification scheme

Meeting with Baxter Healthcare SA

29 Sept 2025 · Challenges related safe medicines supply

Meeting with Deutscher Bauernverband

25 Sept 2025 · Plant protection products, future Food and Feed Safety Omnibus, NGTs and animal welfare

Meeting with Confederazione Nazionale Coldiretti

25 Sept 2025 · Simplification package on food and feed safety, ultra-processed foods

Meeting with

24 Sept 2025 · Long-distance transport of unweaned calves

Meeting with International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

24 Sept 2025 · Health promotion, Prevention, in particular Cardiovascular Health Plan

Meeting with Special Olympics Europe Eurasia

24 Sept 2025 · Presentation of the Special Olympics movement

Meeting with MedTech Europe

23 Sept 2025 · Preparation for the upcoming EU Cardiovascular Action Plan

Meeting with

22 Sept 2025 · The role of bioplastic and food contact materials in reducing food waste

Meeting with

22 Sept 2025 · Plant protection products, animal welfare, NGTs

Meeting with FH Europe Foundation

18 Sept 2025 · Preparation for the upcoming EU Cardiovasular Action Plan

Meeting with European Liver Patients' Association

18 Sept 2025 · Commission priorities in the area of health

Meeting with Pharma Deutschland e.V

18 Sept 2025 · Current relevant legislative files and geopolitical health trends

Meeting with European Jewish Association

17 Sept 2025 · European Jewish communities

Meeting with The EU Vegetable Oil and Proteinmeal Industry

15 Sept 2025 · Challenges in the fields of plant protection products, contaminants, labelling policies

Meeting with Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs

15 Sept 2025 · Consumer protection dimension of specific dossiers

Meeting with EuroCommerce

15 Sept 2025 · Challenges of the retail and wholesale sector in the fields of food safety and animal welfare

Meeting with

11 Sept 2025 · Site visit of UCB factory

Meeting with

11 Sept 2025 · Consumer protection dimension of specific dossiers

Meeting with European Dairy Association aisbl

8 Sept 2025 · Dairy sector’s key priorities in animal welfare and nutrition sectors

Meeting with Unknown Organization

4 Sept 2025 · Promoting multi country clinical trials

Meeting with European Diabetes Forum

4 Sept 2025 · Cardiovascular health and diabetes

Meeting with European Chemical Industry Council

3 Sept 2025 · Strengthening EU capacity in manufacturing active pharmaceutical ingredients (API)

Meeting with FoodDrinkEurope

2 Sept 2025 · Exchange of views on food industry matters

Meeting with European Alcohol Policy Alliance

2 Sept 2025 · Preparation for the upcoming EU Cardiovasular Action Plan

Meeting with European Heart Network

2 Sept 2025 · Cardiovascular

Meeting with EU Coalition on Structural Heart Diseases

16 Jul 2025 · Preparation for the upcoming EU Cardiovascular Action Plan

Meeting with

15 Jul 2025 · Animal welfare

Meeting with EUROPEAN ORGANISATION FOR RARE DISEASES

15 Jul 2025 · Ongoing policy developments

Meeting with Merck

10 Jul 2025 · Exchange of views on the EU pharma and health policy matters

Meeting with European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations

25 Jun 2025 · Exchange of views on the EU pharma policy

Meeting with

25 Jun 2025 · Ongoing policy developments

Meeting with Merck Sharp Dohme Europe Belgium SRL

18 Jun 2025 · EU pharmaceutical policy

Meeting with Eli Lilly and Company

17 Jun 2025 · EU health policy

Meeting with Ultragenyx Europe Gmbh

17 Jun 2025 · Rare diseases

Meeting with

17 Jun 2025 · EU biotech policy

Meeting with Alliance for Regenerative Medicine

10 Jun 2025 · Preparation for the upcoming Biotech Act

Meeting with MedTech Europe

10 Jun 2025 · Competitiveness of the European medical devices industry

Meeting with European Society of Cardiology

10 Jun 2025 · Preparation for the upcoming EU Cardiovascular Action Plan

Meeting with

28 May 2025 · Childhood cancer

Meeting with Pharmaceutical Group of the European Union

28 May 2025 · Role of pharmacists in safe supply of medicines

Meeting with Fédération Européenne des Fabricants d'Aliments Composés

28 May 2025 · Feed safety and imports

Meeting with

27 May 2025 · Animal welfare

Meeting with ALPHAVET Állatgyógyászati Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság

27 May 2025 · Animal health and veterinary medicinal products

Meeting with

27 May 2025 · Food chain

Meeting with The Smoke Free Partnership

27 May 2025 · EU tobacco policy

Meeting with Vaccines Europe

27 May 2025 · Contribution of Vaccines industry to European health union priorities

Meeting with Miltenyi Biomedicine GmbH

21 May 2025 · Biotech Act

Meeting with BarabasiLab - Foodome Europe

20 May 2025 · Food and health

Meeting with EuropaBio

20 May 2025 · EU biotech policy

Meeting with European Health Forum Gastein

15 May 2025 · Preparation of annual European Health Forum Gastein

Meeting with HIPRA, S.A.

14 May 2025 · Introduction of HIPRA

Meeting with European Animal Research Association

13 May 2025 · Animal welfare and biotechnology

Meeting with MedicalMountains GmbH

7 May 2025 · Situation of SMEs in the medical devices sector

Meeting with H.+ H. Maslanka

7 May 2025 · Visit of factory site of H+H Maslanka

Meeting with MEDICINES FOR EUROPE

30 Apr 2025 · Exchange of views on the EU pharma policy

Meeting with European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations

30 Apr 2025 · Exchange of views on the EU pharma policy

Meeting with Bundesarbeitskammer Österreich

9 Apr 2025 · 'Children and Youth Health 2030' Summit

Meeting with European Alliance for Cardiovascular Health

9 Apr 2025 · Cardiovascular

Meeting with

8 Apr 2025 · Meeting with representatives of American/Global Humane Society

Meeting with Koninklijke Philips

8 Apr 2025 · Discussion on the future of the European medical devices sector

Meeting with Comité Européen des Entreprises Vins

7 Apr 2025 · Priorities and challenges for the European wine companies

Meeting with Confederazione Nazionale Coldiretti

7 Apr 2025 · Priorities and challenges for the agri-food sector in the fields of animal welfare and food safety

Meeting with CONFAGRICOLTURA EMILIA-ROMAGNA

7 Apr 2025 · Priorities and challenges for the agri-food sector in the fields of animal welfare and food safety

Meeting with Cia Agricoltori italiani

7 Apr 2025 · Priorities and challenges for the agri-food sector in the fields of animal welfare and food safety

Meeting with

31 Mar 2025 · Meeting with representatives of AnimalhealthEurope

Meeting with Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften

27 Mar 2025 · Use of novel technologies in preventive health

Meeting with Richter Gedeon Nyrt.

26 Mar 2025 · Visit of Richter Gedeon - Exchange on matters related to pharmaceuticals

Meeting with HUNGAROPHARMA Gyógyszerkereskedelmi Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság

26 Mar 2025 · Meeting with Hungaropharma Llc. - Exchange on matters related medicines wholesale distribution

Meeting with Egis Pharmaceuticals Private Limited Company

26 Mar 2025 · Visit of EGIS - Exchange on matters related to pharmaceuticals

Meeting with Felelős Élelmiszergyártók Szövetsége

26 Mar 2025 · Meeting with representatives of the Association of Responsible Food Producers

Meeting with Nemzeti Agrárgazdasági Kamara

26 Mar 2025 · Meeting with representatives of the National Chamber of Agriculture

Meeting with Semmelweis Egyetem

26 Mar 2025 · Exchange on cardiovascular health

Meeting with European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations

20 Mar 2025 · Exchange of views on the EU health policy

Meeting with Bayer AG

19 Mar 2025 · EU health policy

Meeting with International Flavors & Fragrances

18 Mar 2025 · Biotech

Meeting with Blue Door Consulting

18 Mar 2025 · Discussion on Commission health priorities

Meeting with World Jewish Congress

3 Mar 2025 · Health and animal welfare – Fostering Jewish life

Meeting with Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America

28 Feb 2025 · Health and animal welfare – EU-US relations

Meeting with

26 Feb 2025 · Healthcare, biotech and agri-food policies

Meeting with

25 Feb 2025 · EU animal welfare and food safety

Meeting with

13 Feb 2025 · Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) and animal welfare

Meeting with

13 Feb 2025 · Animal welfare and animal health

Meeting with EIT Health

13 Feb 2025 · Food

Meeting with Farm Europe

13 Feb 2025 · EU food system and animal welfare

Meeting with European Healthcare Distribution Association

6 Feb 2025 · Role of full line wholesalers in the safe supply of medicines in the EU

Meeting with Federazione Italiana dell'Industria Alimentare

6 Feb 2025 · Priorities of the new Commission in areas related to health and food safety

Meeting with

5 Feb 2025 · Mental health

Meeting with Standing Committee of European Doctors

5 Feb 2025 · Exchange of views on EU health policy

Meeting with European Jewish Association

5 Feb 2025 · Health and animal welfare – Fostering Jewish life

Meeting with European Union Chamber of Commerce in China

4 Feb 2025 · EU-China relations in the areas of health and animal welfare

Meeting with European Cancer Organisation

4 Feb 2025 · Exchange of views on Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan

Meeting with Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America

29 Jan 2025 · EU-US relations in the areas of health and animal welfare

Meeting with MEDICINES FOR EUROPE

29 Jan 2025 · Exchange of views on EU health policy

Meeting with European Diabetes Forum

15 Jan 2025 · Exchange of views on tackling diabetes

Meeting with Deutsche Krankenhausgesellschaft e.V.

11 Dec 2024 · Priorities and challenges of the EU health policy

Meeting with European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations

11 Dec 2024 · Priorities and initiatives concerning pharma industry

Meeting with European Jewish Association

9 Dec 2024 · Priorities for the Health and Animal Welfare portfolio

Meeting with EU Watch

9 Dec 2024 · External dimension of the Health and Animal Welfare portfolio

Meeting with Landwirtschaftskammer Österreich

4 Dec 2024 · Outlook for the Health and Animal Welfare portfolio

Meeting with MAGYAR-IZRAELI BARÁTI TÁRSASÁGOK ÉS KÖRÖK ORSZÁGOS SZÖVETSÉGE

20 Nov 2024 · EU-Israel relations

Meeting with Federal Union of European Nationalities

11 Sept 2024 · Ukraine's accession to the EU - meeting with the Cultural Alliance of Hungarians in Sub-Carpathia

Meeting with

20 Jun 2024 · Agriculture in the context of EU enlargement

Meeting with KfW Bankengruppe

18 Jun 2024 · Exchange of views on current cooperation and discuss the next development plans

Meeting with Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

20 Mar 2024 · EU enlargement

Meeting with

7 Mar 2024 · Ukraine

Meeting with 4iG Plc.

28 Nov 2023 · EU-Western Balkans relations

Meeting with Federal Union of European Nationalities

15 Nov 2023 · Ukraine's accession to the EU - meeting with the Cultural Alliance of Hungarians in Sub-Carpathia

Meeting with The British Chambers of Commerce

14 Nov 2023 · Economic and Investments Plans, as well as Growth Plan for the Western Balkans

Meeting with EuroAtlantic Consulting Investment PLC

6 Nov 2023 · Enlargement process

Meeting with

24 Oct 2023 · Economic and Investments Plans, as well as Growth Plan for the Western Balkans.

Meeting with EUROPA COLLEGE STICHTING VAN OPENBAAR NUT

28 Jun 2023 · Future cooperation concerning Natolin4Capacity programme

Meeting with Western Balkans 6 Chamber Investment Forum

30 May 2023 · EU and WB6CIF support to economic growth and regional economic cooperation on the Western Balkans

Meeting with Szövetség a Polgári Magyarországért Alapítvány

23 May 2023 · EU-Western Balkans relations

Meeting with Federal Union of European Nationalities

23 May 2023 · Minority rights in the EU enlargement process - meeting with the Cultural Alliance of Hungarians in Sub-Carpathia

Meeting with Samaritan International

29 Mar 2023 · Supporting the Western Balkans in social policies

Meeting with Orange

29 Mar 2023 · Digital transition in the Middle East and North Africa

Meeting with Naftogaz of Ukraine

28 Mar 2023 · Situation in Ukraine's energy sector

Meeting with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

28 Mar 2023 · Administrative reform and decentralization in Ukraine

Meeting with ODI Europe

21 Mar 2023 · Cooperation opportunities between ODI and DG NEAR in the neighborhood countries

Meeting with Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America

1 Feb 2023 · International cooperation in Ukraine reconstruction plan, and implementation of the EU Economic and Investment Plans for the Western Balkans, Eastern partnership and Southern Neighbourhood

Meeting with AJC Transatlantic Institute

26 Jan 2023 · EU strategy on combatting anti-Semitism and fostering Jewish life

Meeting with Action and Protection League

13 Dec 2022 · EU strategy on combatting anti-Semitism and fostering Jewish life

Meeting with Mathias Corvinus Collegium Foundation

10 Nov 2022 · Presentation of the work of MCC linked to EU enlargement and neighbourhood policy

Meeting with B'nai B'rith International

9 Nov 2022 · EU strategy on combatting anti-Semitism and fostering Jewish life

Meeting with Trans Adriatic Pipeline

19 Sept 2022 · TAP’s role in EU and Western Balkans energy supply

Meeting with Federation of Associations for Hunting & Conservation of the EU

19 Sept 2022 · Protection of biodiversity and nature

Meeting with European Health Forum Gastein

8 Sept 2022 · Resilience of the health Sector in the Western Balkans

Meeting with Caritas Europa

6 Sept 2022 · IPA III

Meeting with Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

16 Jun 2022 · Religious diversity of Ukraine

Meeting with Trans Adriatic Pipeline

16 Jun 2022 · Southern Gas Corridor

Meeting with Secretariat of COMECE (Commission of the Episcopates of the European Union)

15 Jun 2022 · Celebrating the European Year of Youth

Meeting with KfW Bankengruppe

15 Jun 2022 · - Support to Ukraine - EFSD+ Guarantee Call for Proposal - Western Balkans Energy Sector Crisis - Horizontal Issues in Delegation Agreements

Meeting with The Ad Hoc Partnership Limited

14 Jun 2022 · Economic and Investment Plans

Meeting with KfW Bankengruppe

17 Feb 2022 · Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans and for the Neighbourhood

Meeting with Anna Lindh Foundation

8 Feb 2022 · Cooperation with the Southern Neighbourhood

Meeting with Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia

20 Jan 2022 · Western Balkans Economic and Investment Plan

Meeting with Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego

13 Dec 2021 · COVID-19 vaccine sharing for the Eastern Partnership

Meeting with Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia

7 Dec 2021 · Western Balkans 6 Chamber Investment Forum (WB6 CIF)

Meeting with Jesuit European Social Centre

11 Nov 2021 · Exchange of views between the generations on EU policies

Meeting with TUSIAD-Turkish Industry&Business Association

10 Nov 2021 · EU - Turkey Economic and Trade Relations

Meeting with Raiffeisen Bank International AG

27 Oct 2021 · Economic and Investment Plan of the Western Balkans

Meeting with IKV, Fondation pour le Développement Economique

14 Oct 2021 · EU-Turkey investment relations, opportunities and challenges

Meeting with Confédération Générale des Entreprises du Maroc

30 Sept 2021 · EU-Morocco cooperation on trade and investment

Meeting with Secretariat of COMECE (Commission of the Episcopates of the European Union)

29 Jun 2021 · Exchange of views on the future of Lebanon

Meeting with KfW Bankengruppe

18 Jun 2021 · Western Balkans Economic and Investment Plan

Meeting with European Endowment for Democracy

23 Mar 2021 · The presentation of the 2020 Annual Report of EED

Meeting with Assemblée des Régions d'Europe

1 Mar 2021 · Regional cooperation

Meeting with International Centre for Migration Policy Development

23 Feb 2021 · Updates about the policies on Southern Neighbourhood, Turkey and Western Balkans

Meeting with Secretariat of COMECE (Commission of the Episcopates of the European Union)

18 Jan 2021 · The state of play on the Southern Neighbourhood policy

Meeting with

25 Nov 2020 · Green transition of Ukraine

Meeting with European Jewish Community Centre

29 Sept 2020 · Meeting with Jewish leaders to celebrate Rosh Hashanah

Meeting with Western Balkans Green Center Nonprofit Llc.

9 Jul 2020 · Exchange of views on the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans

Meeting with World Economic Forum

16 Jun 2020 · Exchange of views on the WEF’s Strategic Dialogue on the Western Balkans.

Meeting with EUROCHAMBRES – Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry

9 Jun 2020 · Enhancing cooperation with the Western Balkans and Eastern Partnership countries.

Meeting with International Centre for Migration Policy Development

24 Apr 2020 · During the COVID 19 crisis the state of play of migration issues

Meeting with EUROGAS

20 Feb 2020 · Renewables & Power Total on green deal

Meeting with Secretariat of COMECE (Commission of the Episcopates of the European Union)

4 Feb 2020 · EU Enlargement and opening of accession talks with Albania

Meeting with Anna Lindh Foundation

22 Jan 2020 · Exchange of views with Ms Elisabeth Guigou, President of the Anna Lindh Foundation