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Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Member of the European Parliament) and

17 Nov 2025 · Sustainability omnibus - update for civil society

Meeting with Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

3 Nov 2025 · Sustainability omnibus - update for civil society

Meeting with Sirpa Pietikäinen (Member of the European Parliament) and Fern

8 Oct 2025 · Deforestation Regulation

Meeting with Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

2 Oct 2025 · Sustainability omnibus - update for civil society

Meeting with Rasmus Nordqvist (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Sept 2025 · Fossil fuel taxation

Meeting with Nicolo Brignoli (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis) and

18 Jun 2025 · Omnibus

Meeting with Ilhan Kyuchyuk (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Jun 2025 · Omnibus 1 package & simplification efforts

Meeting with Lara Wolters (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

27 May 2025 · Omnibus

Meeting with Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and European Coalition for Corporate Justice

22 May 2025 · Sustainability omnibus and climate transition plans

Meeting with Mika Aaltola (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)

22 May 2025 · EU affairs

Meeting with Ingeborg Ter Laak (Member of the European Parliament)

15 May 2025 · Mining Myanmar

Meeting with Wouter Beke (Member of the European Parliament, Delegation chair)

15 May 2025 · Myanmar - Heavy Rare Earth minerals and earthquake of 28 March

Meeting with Kathleen Van Brempt (Member of the European Parliament)

15 May 2025 · Myanmar - Rare Earth Minerals and the Environmental and Social Impact

Meeting with Bruno Tobback (Member of the European Parliament)

15 May 2025 · Heavy Rare Earth Minerals and the Environmental and Social Impact

Meeting with Robert Biedroń (Member of the European Parliament)

14 May 2025 · Impact of mining in Myanmar

Meeting with Carola Rackete (Member of the European Parliament)

14 May 2025 · Critical minerals in Myanmar

Meeting with Mohammed Chahim (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Heinrich Böll Stiftung e.V.

14 May 2025 · Critical Raw Materials Environmental Affects in Myanmar

Meeting with Lynn Boylan (Member of the European Parliament) and Heinrich Böll Stiftung e.V.

13 May 2025 · Critical Raw Materials extraction in Myanmar

Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

10 Apr 2025 · Omnibus I

Meeting with Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Mar 2025 · Omnibus

Meeting with Gabriele Bischoff (Member of the European Parliament) and Frank Bold Society

20 Mar 2025 · Omnibus

Meeting with Sarah Nelen (Acting Director Environment) and

5 Mar 2025 · EUDR Risk Benchmarking System

Meeting with Terry Reintke (Member of the European Parliament)

29 Jan 2025 · Human Rights, Environmental Protection; Natural Resources

Meeting with Vita Jukne (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall) and

29 Jan 2025 · Upcoming Omnibus proposal

Meeting with Mirzha De Manuel (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis), Nicolo Brignoli (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis) and

20 Jan 2025 · Exchange of views on the simplification policy

Meeting with Catarina Vieira (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Nov 2024 · ENV Defenders Philippines

Meeting with Wouter Beke (Member of the European Parliament, Delegation chair)

12 Nov 2024 · Environment / human rights in the Philippines

Meeting with Marit Maij (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Nov 2024 · Meeting on the environmental situation in the Philippines

Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament) and

15 Oct 2024 · deforestation

Meeting with Peter Van Kemseke (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

9 Oct 2024 · EUDR (NGOs)

Meeting with Chloé Ridel (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Sept 2024 · protecting human rights defenders across the world

Meeting with Delara Burkhardt (Member of the European Parliament) and

18 Sept 2024 · EUDR

Meeting with Delara Burkhardt (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Aug 2024 · EUDR

Meeting with Catarina Vieira (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Jul 2024 · Safeguarding of human rights by companies

Meeting with Kathleen Van Brempt (Member of the European Parliament)

22 Jul 2024 · Deforestation

Meeting with Lara Wolters (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Jul 2024 · CSDDD and Deforestation

Meeting with Thomas Waitz (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Jul 2024 · Due Dilligence, EUDR

Meeting with Christophe Hansen (Member of the European Parliament) and Better Europe

17 Jul 2024 · EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR)

Meeting with Carola Rackete (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Jul 2024 · General Introductions and fields of work

Meeting with Michal Wiezik (Member of the European Parliament) and Greenpeace European Unit

11 Apr 2024 · Financing of ecosystem risk activities

Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

21 Feb 2024 · gas package

Meeting with René Repasi (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion) and Fairshare Educational Foundation (ShareAction)

20 Nov 2023 · EU-Lieferkettengesetz/ Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

27 Oct 2023 · gas regulation

Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

11 Oct 2023 · gas regulation

Meeting with Jens Geier (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and

28 Sept 2023 · Exchange on the gas market directive

Meeting with Jens Geier (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Better Europe

14 Sept 2023 · Exchange on the gas market directive (staff level)

Meeting with Lara Wolters (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

7 Jul 2023 · Staff level: CSDD Directive

Meeting with René Repasi (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion) and Fairshare Educational Foundation (ShareAction)

7 Jul 2023 · EU-Lieferkettengesetz/ Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive - Staff Level

Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament) and

4 Jul 2023 · gas phase out in 2040

Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

21 Jun 2023 · gas package

Meeting with Raphaël Glucksmann (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Jun 2023 · APA Level - CSDDD

Meeting with Jens Geier (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and

7 Jun 2023 · Exchange on the gas market directive (staff level)

Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

6 Jun 2023 · gas package

Meeting with René Repasi (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)

2 May 2023 · EU-Lieferkettengesetz/ Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive - Staff Level

Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament) and

27 Apr 2023 · follow up on deforestation file

Meeting with Jens Geier (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and ClientEarth AISBL

26 Apr 2023 · Exchange on the gas market directive

Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

8 Mar 2023 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

Meeting with Karen Melchior (Member of the European Parliament) and

2 Mar 2023 · Discussion of importance of multi-tier compliance obligation, clear definitions and NGO concerns in CSDDD.

Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

26 Jan 2023 · gas regulation

Meeting with Damien Carême (Member of the European Parliament) and

13 Jan 2023 · Le devoir de vigilance des entreprises

Meeting with Heidi Hautala (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

13 Jan 2023 · Due Diligence (staff level)

Meeting with Malte Gallée (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion) and

13 Jan 2023 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

Meeting with Claude Gruffat (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

6 Dec 2022 · CSDDD

Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

30 Nov 2022 · gas market

Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

23 Nov 2022 · deforestation

Meeting with Pascal Durand (Member of the European Parliament) and ClientEarth AISBL

21 Nov 2022 · CSDDD (APA only)

Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

17 Nov 2022 · deforestation

Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

15 Nov 2022 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

Meeting with Heidi Hautala (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

15 Nov 2022 · NGO roundtable on Due Diligence

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

9 Nov 2022 · Lieferkettengesetz

Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

26 Oct 2022 · deforestation

Meeting with Katherine Power (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness)

27 Sept 2022 · EU sanctions against Russia

Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

22 Sept 2022 · Due diligence

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

7 Sept 2022 · Corporate Due Diligence Directive

Meeting with Sara Cerdas (Member of the European Parliament) and

6 Sept 2022 · Desflorestação

Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

2 Sept 2022 · deforestation

Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

31 Aug 2022 · deforestation

Meeting with Michal Wiezik (Member of the European Parliament) and

5 Jul 2022 · Imported Deforestation Regulation

Meeting with Damien Carême (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion) and Climate Action Network Europe

30 Jun 2022 · Devoir de vigilance des entreprises en matière de durabilité

Meeting with Heidi Hautala (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

28 Jun 2022 · Stakeholder consultation on Directive on corporate sustainability due diligence

Meeting with Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and Sandbag Climate Campaign CIC

28 Jun 2022 · Discussion about RePowerEU Plan and the impacts on climate neutrality objectives

Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Greenpeace European Unit

27 Jun 2022 · deforestation

Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

23 Jun 2022 · gas regulation

Meeting with Malte Gallée (Member of the European Parliament) and

10 Jun 2022 · Due Diligence

Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Greenpeace European Unit

1 Jun 2022 · deforestation

Meeting with Lara Wolters (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

30 May 2022 · Webinar - Moment of Truth

Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

10 May 2022 · Due diligence

Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

4 Apr 2022 · deforestation

Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

18 Mar 2022 · deforestation

Meeting with Barry Andrews (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)

17 Mar 2022 · CSDDD

Meeting with Jens Geier (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

16 Mar 2022 · Exchange on the gas market directive

Meeting with Anna Cavazzini (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)

16 Mar 2022 · EU Deforestation Regulation (staff level)

Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

15 Mar 2022 · deforestation

Meeting with Alexandra Geese (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

10 Mar 2022 · Digital Services Act

Meeting with Marie Toussaint (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

23 Feb 2022 · deforestation

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager) and

14 Feb 2022 · Sustainable Corporate Governance

Meeting with Wojtek Talko (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

9 Feb 2022 · Climate due diligence

Meeting with Antoine Colombani (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and

26 Jan 2022 · Sustainable corporate governance and due diligence

Meeting with Hannah Neumann (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and

7 Dec 2021 · Expert Round Table on EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders

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

29 Nov 2021 · Due diligence and forced labour

Meeting with Lara Wolters (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Nov 2021 · CSRD

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager) and Business Human Rights Resource Centre

12 Nov 2021 · EU Sustainable Corporate Governance

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

9 Nov 2021 · Governance, hydrogen

Meeting with Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski) and

9 Nov 2021 · Forestry

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

8 Nov 2021 · Sustainable Corporate Governance

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

28 Oct 2021 · Sustainable corporate governance initiative

Meeting with Ivana McDowell (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit)

23 Sept 2021 · proposal on sustainable corporate governance

Meeting with Agnieszka Skonieczna (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton), Filomena Chirico (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

22 Sept 2021 · Sustainable Corporate Governance

Meeting with Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

21 Sept 2021 · East Med gas projects – state of play

Meeting with Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski) and ClientEarth AISBL

20 Sept 2021 · Human Rights and Deforestation

Meeting with Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen) and ClientEarth AISBL

20 Sept 2021 · upcoming deforestation regulation and human rights (meeting organized by CAB Wojciechowski)

Meeting with Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen), Renaud Savignat (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen) and

17 Sept 2021 · upcoming proposal on sustainable corporate governance

Meeting with Simona Constantin (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová) and Frank Bold Society

27 Jul 2021 · Sustainable Corporate Governance

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager) and

7 Jul 2021 · Sustainable corporate governance

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

27 May 2021 · Due diligence

Meeting with Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski) and European Environmental Bureau

21 May 2021 · Renewable Energy Directive / "Fit for 55" package

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

7 May 2021 · Deforestation

Meeting with Eglantine Cujo (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and

7 May 2021 · Discussion about Commission's legislative proposal on deforestation and forest degradation

Meeting with Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen) and

30 Apr 2021 · upcoming regulation on deforestation

Meeting with Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski) and

29 Apr 2021 · Deforestation and forest degradation.

Meeting with Toma Šutić (Cabinet of Vice-President Dubravka Šuica)

22 Apr 2021 · EU Sustainable Corporate Governance & Corporate Due Diligence

Meeting with Diana Montero Melis (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen), Renaud Savignat (Cabinet of Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen) and

22 Mar 2021 · corporate due diligence

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

8 Mar 2021 · Due diligence

Meeting with Laure Chapuis (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson) and

9 Feb 2021 · - EU climate neutrality, role of gas - East Med gas project

Meeting with Aleksandra Tomczak (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans), Anthony Agotha (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and

9 Feb 2021 · - EU climate neutrality, role of gas - East Med gas project

Meeting with Kitti Nyitrai (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson) and

14 Jan 2021 · TEN-E

Meeting with Didier Reynders (Commissioner) and

4 Dec 2020 · Substainable corporate governance

Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

30 Nov 2020 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

Meeting with Barry Andrews (Member of the European Parliament)

27 Nov 2020 · Sustainability

Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

22 Sept 2020 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

Meeting with Mikuláš Peksa (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Jun 2020 · Natural resources corruption

Meeting with Didier Reynders (Commissioner) and

5 Jun 2020 · Sustainable corporate governance

Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and European Coalition for Corporate Justice

2 Jun 2020 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

Response to EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy

20 Jan 2020

Meeting with Monika Ladmanova (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

19 Dec 2019 · Risks around EU residency and passport schemes

Meeting with Hilde Hardeman (Head of service Foreign Policy Instruments)

13 Jun 2018 · Diamond supply chain

Meeting with Kevin O'Connell (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

26 Sept 2017 · AMLD

Meeting with Jon Nyman (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

8 Sept 2017 · Work of Global Witness on the extractives industry in Myanmar, and negotiations on an EU-Myanmar investment protection agreement.

Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Vice-President) and

27 Oct 2016 · Sustainable Finance; CMU

Meeting with Cecile Billaux (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström) and Amnesty International Limited

28 Apr 2016 · conflict minerals

Meeting with Aurore Maillet (Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella)

18 Nov 2015 · EU Timber Regulation, Illegal Logging

Meeting with Cecile Billaux (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

8 Oct 2015 · Conflict minerals