Environmental Justice Foundation

EJF

EJF works globally to inform policy and drive reforms to protect our environment and defend human rights.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Fernando Andresen Guimaraes (Director Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) and

5 Sept 2025 · Meeting on the EU’s fisheries external action and policy observations related to a vessel case

Meeting with Sebastian Everding (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Jul 2025 · EU-Beschwerde zu Grundschleppnetzfischerei in deutschen Natura-2000-Gebieten

Meeting with Costas Kadis (Commissioner) and

10 Jul 2025 · Review of the Common Fisheries Policy, Oceans Pact, and future situation of the fishing activity and marine environment

Meeting with Francesca Arena (Cabinet of Commissioner Costas Kadis)

8 Jul 2025 · Implementation of the Control Regulation

Meeting with Costas Kadis (Commissioner) and

1 Jul 2025 · Priorities for the IUU fishing coalition

Meeting with Eoin Mac Aoidh (Acting Head of Unit Maritime Affairs and Fisheries)

22 May 2025 · Exchange of views of article 11 and 20 of the Common Fisheries Policy Regulation.

Meeting with Costas Kadis (Commissioner) and

13 May 2025 · Bottom Trawling in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs)

Meeting with Ilaria Flores Martin (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall) and

8 May 2025 · Bottom trawling in Natura 2000 sites

Meeting with César Luena (Member of the European Parliament, Delegation chair)

19 Mar 2025 · Exploitation of North Korean workers on Chinese ships

Meeting with Sebastian Everding (Member of the European Parliament) and

16 Jan 2025 · Meerespolitik

Meeting with Thomas Bajada (Member of the European Parliament) and

3 Dec 2024 · Event on Seafood Labelling

Meeting with Michal Wiezik (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Sept 2024 · Guided tour of exhibition on Pantanal ecosystem

Meeting with César Luena (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Jul 2024 · Wetlands and deforestation regulation

Meeting with Caroline Roose (Member of the European Parliament) and Seas At Risk

26 Jan 2024 · Projet de la Norvège d'exploitation minière des grands fonds

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

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

Meeting with Isabel Carvalhais (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Nov 2023 · Impacts of bottom trawling in Senegal and level playing field

Meeting with Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

19 Jul 2023 · Forced Labour

Meeting with Nikolaj Villumsen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion) and

11 Apr 2023 · Regulation on forced labour ban

Meeting with Pierre Karleskind (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

22 Mar 2023 · pêche INN

Meeting with Grace O'Sullivan (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

20 Mar 2023 · Fisheries Control - taken by assistant

Meeting with Michal Wiezik (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Mar 2023 · Pantanal tropical wetlands

Meeting with Rosa D'Amato (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)

9 Mar 2023 · Proposal prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market

Meeting with Rosa D'Amato (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)

16 Feb 2023 · Proposal prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market

Meeting with Francisco Guerreiro (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

9 Feb 2023 · The implications of Chinese fishing operations on EU fisheries and the way forward

Meeting with Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

8 Dec 2022 · Trade and sustainable development; deforestation

Meeting with João Albuquerque (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Dec 2022 · Proteção do Pantanal no Brasil

Meeting with Grace O'Sullivan (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

20 Nov 2022 · Fisheries Control Regulation Review, taken by assistant

Meeting with Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and

17 Nov 2022 · forced labour

Meeting with Francisco José Millán Mon (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

10 Nov 2022 · Fisheries Control

Meeting with Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

18 Oct 2022 · Prohibition of products made by forced labour in the EU Market

Meeting with Caroline Roose (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Aug 2022 · Pêche IUU en Afrique de l'Ouest

Meeting with Caroline Roose (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Aug 2022 · Atelier sur la pêche internationale aux Journées d'été des écologistes

Meeting with Ska Keller (Member of the European Parliament)

28 Apr 2022 · Presentation of a Study on Fisheries Policy (Staff Level)

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

8 Mar 2022 · International ocean policies and IUU fishing

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 Charlina Vitcheva (Director-General Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) and

11 May 2021 · Discussion on IUU

Response to EU strategy for textiles

26 Jan 2021

Meeting with Francisco José Millán Mon (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and FUNDACION OCEANA

21 Jan 2021 · Fisheries Control

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and

4 Dec 2020 · Following 2 briefs published by NGOs coalition against Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) on this, to discuss the role that the fight against IUU plays in achieving the implementation of the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Biodiversity Strategy

Meeting with Francisco José Millán Mon (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and FUNDACION OCEANA

4 Nov 2020 · Fisheries Control

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and

29 Jan 2020 · To discuss illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing

Meeting with Marius Vascega (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius)

16 Jan 2020 · Oceans priorities, illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing, transparency as the key to combating IUU fishing

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

15 Jan 2020 · climate change and marine protection

Meeting with Joao Aguiar Machado (Director-General Maritime Affairs and Fisheries)

20 May 2019 · + other NGOs: Exchange of views on the workings of the IUU Coalition

Meeting with Karmenu Vella (Commissioner) and

5 Feb 2019 · IUU Fishing

Meeting with Isaac Valero Ladron (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete), Maria Cristina Lobillo Borrero (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

25 Jan 2018 · Climate change and its role in conflict and displacement

Meeting with Andras Inotai (Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella)

21 Sept 2016 · IUU fishing

Meeting with Andras Inotai (Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella) and

30 Apr 2015 · IUU fishing

Meeting with Andras Inotai (Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella)

17 Apr 2015 · Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing