CropLife Europe

The Association aims to advance research and development of crop protection solutions in Europe and encourage public policies based on science, creating the conditions to bring these tools that protect plant health to the market.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Almut Bitterhof (Head of Unit Health and Food Safety)

3 Nov 2025 · CLE asked E4 for a meeting for an exchange on the EFSA Strategy on Specific Protection Goals for Non-Target Terrestrial Organisms and on Principles for the Assessment of Environmental Risks Acceptability of PPPs

Meeting with Dorota Denning (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis) and

28 Oct 2025 · Roundtable on Simplification for Agricultural Innovation

Meeting with Dorota Denning (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis)

15 Oct 2025 · simplification

Meeting with Jeannette Baljeu (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

8 Oct 2025 · Biocontrol and NGTs

Meeting with Pietro Fiocchi (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

8 Oct 2025 · Omnibus VI

Meeting with Valérie Hayer (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Oct 2025 · Biocontrol, simplification, NGTs

Meeting with Alexander Bernhuber (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

1 Oct 2025 · Biologische Pflanzenschutzmittel

Meeting with Aidan O'Connor (Head of Unit Health and Food Safety), Almut Bitterhof (Head of Unit Health and Food Safety)

29 Sept 2025 · Question on F2F Trends and SUD Audits

Meeting with Ana Vasconcelos (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Sept 2025 · NGTs

Meeting with Claire Bury (Deputy Director-General Health and Food Safety) and

17 Sept 2025 · EFSA’s performance evaluation

Meeting with Carlo Fidanza (Member of the European Parliament) and A2A

2 Jul 2025 · legislative updates

Meeting with Flavio Facioni (Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi)

27 Jun 2025 · Food safety simplification

Meeting with Valérie Hayer (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Jun 2025 · biocontrol

Meeting with Almut Bitterhof (Acting Head of Unit Health and Food Safety)

2 Jun 2025 · Draft Regulation amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 (list of unacceptable co-formulants)

Meeting with Antonella Rossetti (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen)

6 May 2025 · Exchange of views on the implementation of the Vision for Agriculture and Food and Simplification

Meeting with Almut Bitterhof (Acting Head of Unit Health and Food Safety)

30 Apr 2025 · Crop Life Europe requested a meeting to discuss different aspects related pesticide residues Maximum Residue Levels (MRL)

Meeting with Veronika Vrecionová (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)

8 Apr 2025 · Pesticides and biocontrol

Meeting with Jeannette Baljeu (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

31 Mar 2025 · NGTs and Biocontrol

Meeting with Flavio Facioni (Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi)

26 Mar 2025 · Priorities and challenges for the agri-food sector

Meeting with Dimitris Tsiodras (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Mar 2025 · OSOA

Meeting with Irene Sacristan Sanchez (Head of Unit Health and Food Safety)

18 Mar 2025 · Regulatory simplification in plant biotechnology

Meeting with Jeannette Baljeu (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Mar 2025 · NGTs, biocontrol

Meeting with Stefan Köhler (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Mar 2025 · Politischer Austausch

Meeting with Norbert Lins (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Mar 2025 · Vision for European agriculture and food

Meeting with Aurelijus Veryga (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Mar 2025 · Key Priorities for European Agri-Food Policy

Meeting with César Luena (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Mar 2025 · New Genomic Techniques

Meeting with Eric Thévenard (Head of Unit Health and Food Safety)

25 Feb 2025 · PFAS in the context of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009

Meeting with Gabriele Giudice (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto)

24 Feb 2025 · Solutions for farmers operating in conventional pesticides, biopesticides, biotechnology, and digital and precision agriculture

Meeting with Ondřej Krutílek (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Feb 2025 · The role of the plant protection industry in promoting affordability, food safety and sustainability in EU agriculture

Meeting with Gabriela Tschirkova (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis)

13 Feb 2025 · Simplification

Meeting with Veronika Vrecionová (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair) and BASF SE

13 Feb 2025 · The role of the plant protection industry in promoting affordability, food safety and sustainability in EU agriculture

Meeting with Elena Donazzan (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Nov 2024 · Incontro su tematiche industriali relative al settore agricolo

Meeting with Herbert Dorfmann (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Nov 2024 · Exchange of views over the future of European agriculture

Meeting with Jeannette Baljeu (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Nov 2024 · GMO objections, NGTs

Meeting with Silvia Sardone (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair) and Competere - Policies for sustainable development

30 Oct 2024 · ENVI COMMITTEE

Meeting with Ana Vasconcelos (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Oct 2024 · Digital Farming and NGTs

Meeting with Eric Sargiacomo (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Oct 2024 · Agriculture

Meeting with André Rodrigues (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Sept 2024 · Iniciativas no âmbito da proteção das  plantas e da agricultura sustentável

Meeting with Krzysztof Hetman (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Sept 2024 · Agriculture policy of the EU

Meeting with Veronika Vrecionová (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)

18 Sept 2024 · Priorities of the AGRI committee in the 2024-2029 mandate.

Meeting with Pekka Toveri (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Sept 2024 · The future of European agriculture

Meeting with Christine Singer (Member of the European Parliament) and

18 Sept 2024 · Austausch neue Legislaturperiode

Meeting with Valérie Hayer (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Sept 2024 · Pesticides, biocontrol and innovation

Meeting with Alexander Bernhuber (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Jul 2024 · SUR, NGTs, general political outlook

Meeting with César Luena (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Jul 2024 · NBT

Meeting with Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner) and

15 May 2024 · The most pressing challenges facing agriculture today, including pest resistance, the impact of climate change and the need to increase productivity to meet the growing demand for food.

Meeting with Lukas Visek (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

22 Feb 2024 · Sustainable food systems

Meeting with Cyrus Engerer (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

19 Jan 2024 · Green Claims Directive

Meeting with Mercedes Bresso (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Jan 2024 · Plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed

Meeting with Tiemo Wölken (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

19 Dec 2023 · SPC for Plant Protection Products (staff level)

Meeting with Ulrike Müller (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Dec 2023 · NGT

Meeting with Norbert Lins (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Dec 2023 · NGT

Meeting with Brando Benifei (Member of the European Parliament)

21 Nov 2023 · Exchange of views on SUR

Meeting with Marco Campomenosi (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Nov 2023 · Meeting on Sustainable Use of Pesticide Regulation

Meeting with Christophe Clergeau (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

26 Oct 2023 · Table ronde avec les représentants de l'industrie sur la proposition de règlement sur les nouveaux OGM

Meeting with Jan Huitema (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

24 Oct 2023 · New Genomic Techniques

Meeting with Juozas Olekas (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Oct 2023 · SUR

Meeting with Franc Bogovič (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

3 Oct 2023 · Meeting on SUR regulation

Meeting with Jan Huitema (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

3 Oct 2023 · Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products Regulation

Meeting with Herbert Dorfmann (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

25 Sept 2023 · NGTs

Meeting with Tiemo Wölken (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

15 Sept 2023 · SPC Plant Protection Products (staff level)

Meeting with Salvatore De Meo (Member of the European Parliament)

7 Sept 2023 · Various

Meeting with Nils Torvalds (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Jul 2023 · NGT

Meeting with Juozas Olekas (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Jul 2023 · New genomic techniques in plant breeding

Meeting with Norbert Lins (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)

12 Jul 2023 · New Genomic Techniques Proposal

Meeting with Franc Bogovič (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

12 Jul 2023 · Meeting on SUR regulation proposal

Meeting with Paola Ghidoni (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

11 Jul 2023 · The sustainable use of plant protection products and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115

Meeting with Silvia Sardone (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Jul 2023 · Introductory meeting

Meeting with Alexander Bernhuber (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Jul 2023 · New Genomic Techniques

Meeting with Clara Aguilera (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion) and

4 Jul 2023 · Sustainable Use of Pesticides Regulation

Meeting with Mercedes Bresso (Member of the European Parliament)

23 May 2023 · Legislation on Plant Protection Products (PPPs)

Meeting with Irène Tolleret (Member of the European Parliament) and

10 May 2023 · Pesticides

Meeting with Franc Bogovič (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

10 May 2023 · Meeting on SUR regulation proposal

Meeting with Camilla Laureti (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Mar 2023 · ecological transiction

Meeting with Salvatore De Meo (Member of the European Parliament)

14 Mar 2023 · SUR

Meeting with Jan Huitema (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

10 Mar 2023 · Sustainable use of plant protection products

Meeting with Camilla Laureti (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Mar 2023 · Dossier 2023 APA level

Meeting with Sylvia Limmer (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

17 Jan 2023 · Verordnungsentwurf für die nachhaltige Verwendung von Pflanzenschutzmitteln und zur Änderung der Verordnung (EU) 2021/2115

Meeting with Franc Bogovič (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

14 Dec 2022 · Meeting on agriculture related legislation

Meeting with Sylvia Limmer (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

18 Oct 2022 · Verordnungsentwurf für die nachhaltige Verwendung von Pflanzenschutzmitteln und zur Änderung der Verordnung (EU) 2021/2115

Meeting with Veronika Vrecionová (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Oct 2022 · Sustainable Use of Pesticides

Meeting with Franc Bogovič (Member of the European Parliament) and Bayer AG

18 Oct 2022 · Meeting on agriculture related legislation

Meeting with Alexander Bernhuber (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

27 Sept 2022 · Sustainable use of Pesticides

Meeting with Michaela Šojdrová (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Sept 2022 · The import of GM crops into the EU

Meeting with Irène Tolleret (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Jul 2022 · Sécurité alimentaire

Meeting with Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner) and

5 May 2022 · Ukraine and Food Security

Meeting with Annukka Ojala (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides), Roberto Reig Rodrigo (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides)

13 Jan 2022 · VTC Meeting: Economic study on the impact of the 2030 Green Deal targets for crop production

Meeting with Lukas Visek (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

14 Jul 2021 · Impacts of the Farm to Fork Strategy

Meeting with Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner) and

13 Jul 2021 · F2F cumulative impact assessment

Meeting with Lukas Visek (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

17 Feb 2021 · Sustainable food systems

Meeting with Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner) and

12 Jan 2021 · European Crop Protection Association/CropLife Europe 2030 commitments in support of the European Green Deal.

Meeting with Wolfgang Burtscher (Director-General Agriculture and Rural Development)

14 Sept 2020 · Farm to Fork targets and plant protection

Meeting with Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)

11 Jun 2020 · VC Meeting on Farm to Fork Strategy

Meeting with Catherine Geslain-Laneelle (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski)

30 Mar 2020 · To discuss the upcoming Farm to Fork Strategy.

Meeting with Anne Bucher (Director-General Health and Food Safety)

2 Mar 2020 · Farm to Fork: Significant reduction of use and risk of chemical pesticides; Measures to develop innovative ways to protect harvests from pests and diseases and the potential role of new innovative techniques to improve the sustainability of the food system; Concrete measures to be taken to increase organic farming in the EU. REFIT of 1107/2009: Status and potential improvement of its application

Meeting with Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)

7 Feb 2020 · Discussion on food safety

Response to EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy

20 Jan 2020

Meeting with Fredrik Beckvid Tranchell (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

29 Mar 2019 · SPS issues in Ukraine

Meeting with Anne Bucher (Director-General Health and Food Safety)

15 Feb 2019 · introductory meeting

Meeting with Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis) and

17 May 2018 · Import tolerance, Commission's proposal on general food law, REFIT on pesticides

Meeting with Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

20 Feb 2018 · guidance documentation

Meeting with Léon Delvaux (Cabinet of President Jean-Claude Juncker)

30 Mar 2017 · Latest Commission proposal on comitology

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

3 Feb 2017 · Business discussion

Meeting with Arunas Vinciunas (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis), Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis) and

14 Dec 2016 · Dimethoate

Meeting with Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)

11 Oct 2016 · Introductory meeting

Meeting with Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis) and European Chemical Industry Council

28 Jun 2016 · Endocrine disruptors

Meeting with Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström), Maria Asenius (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

12 Apr 2016 · Endocrine disruptors and pesticides

Meeting with Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner) and

4 Apr 2016 · Endocrine disruptors

Meeting with Dermot Ryan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

24 Feb 2016 · Endocrine Disruptor Criteria (for pesticides and biocides)

Meeting with Xavier Prats Monné (Director-General Health and Food Safety)

21 Jan 2016 · Introductory visit

Meeting with Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)

16 Nov 2015 · Cut-off criteria; classification proposal by EFSA

Meeting with Ladislav Miko (acting Director-General Health and Food Safety)

4 Aug 2015 · Organisation of an EU bee health workshop

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

10 Jun 2015 · Application of the pesticide regulatory framework

Meeting with Ladislav Miko (acting Director-General Health and Food Safety)

27 May 2015 · Regulatory issues including endocrine and bees

Meeting with Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner) and

2 Mar 2015 · EU POLICY ON PESTICIDES

Meeting with Dermot Ryan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

2 Feb 2015 · Meeting with European Crop Protection Association

Meeting with Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)

8 Jan 2015 · Plant Protection Material