Meeting with Monika Hencsey (Director Environment)

20 Nov 2025 · Panel event on “Deforestation-free Products – Last Minute Simplification and Implications for the Economy and Agriculture”

Meeting with Klaus Berend (Director Health and Food Safety)

11 Nov 2025 · Exchange on forthcoming food and feed safety simplification package in relation plant protection products.

Meeting with Martin Lukas (Director Trade)

21 Oct 2025 · EU-Mercosur agreement

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EC) 1107/2009, Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, Regulation (EU) 528/2012, Regulation (EC) 1831/2003, Regulation (EC) No 852/2004, Regulation (EC) No 853/2004, Regulation 1099/2009, Regulation (EC) No 999/2001, Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009, Regulation (EU) 2017/625 and Directive 98/58/EC, as regards simplifying and clarifying food and feed safety requirements

14 Oct 2025

Response to COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS Roadmap towards Nature Credits

30 Sept 2025

Meeting with Jan Ceyssens (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall) and LandForst Betriebe Österreich / Association of Austrian Land and Forest Owners

9 Sept 2025 · EUDR

Meeting with Philippe Chauve (Head of Unit Competition)

4 Sept 2025 · Exchange of views on the ESG (environmental, social and governance) obligations imposed on farmers by their buyers and ways to alleviate the associated burden.

Meeting with Alexander Bernhuber (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Sept 2025 · Revision der UTP Richtlinie

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council for on-farm animal welfare, including in response to the European Citizens’ Initiative “End the Cage Age”, for certain species and categories of animals.

16 Jul 2025

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Regulation (EU) 2024/1991 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing a science-based method for monitoring pollinator diversity and pollinator populations

16 Jul 2025

Meeting with Sven Gentner (Head of Unit Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union)

3 Jul 2025 · CSRD omnibus/ESRS

Meeting with Klaus Berend (Director Health and Food Safety)

3 Jul 2025 · Exchange on plant protection products and NGTs.

Meeting with Elisabeth Werner (Director-General Agriculture and Rural Development)

3 Jul 2025 · Introductory meeting and discussion on future of the Common Agricultural Policy, Mercosur, EUDR, UTP, nature credits

Meeting with Thomas Waitz (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Jun 2025 · Neugestaltung der Gemeinsamen Agrarpolitik

Meeting with Thomas Waitz (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Jun 2025 · Future CAP, Mff,

Meeting with Martin Lukas (Director Trade)

24 Jun 2025 · EU-Mercosur agreement

Meeting with Klaus Berend (Director Health and Food Safety)

23 Jun 2025 · Exchange on a petition to ban cell-cultured meat

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of relevant commodities and relevant products

13 May 2025

Meeting with Martin Lukas (Director Trade)

26 Mar 2025 · Agriculture and trade (Ukraine and Mercosur)

Meeting with Klaus Berend (Director Health and Food Safety)

26 Mar 2025 · Lack of effective plant protection products for maintaining crop production

Response to Amendments to Taxonomy Delegated Acts

25 Mar 2025

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2021/2115 and (EU) 2021/2116 as regards the strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain

10 Mar 2025

Response to European Water Resilience Strategy

4 Mar 2025

Meeting with Klaus Berend (Director Health and Food Safety)

18 Feb 2025 · Maintenance of production of vegetables and fruits and lack of effective plant protection products.

Meeting with Roman Haider (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Feb 2025 · Pflanzenschutzmittel

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

17 Feb 2025 · Exchange of views on fruit and vegetables in Austria

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2024/1991 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards a uniform format for national restoration plans

7 Feb 2025

Meeting with Olivér Várhelyi (Commissioner)

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

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... on supplementing Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, by further extending the scope of the data to be included in the Union database to cover relevant data from the point of production or collection of the raw material used for the fuel production

7 Nov 2024

Meeting with Alexander Bernhuber (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Nov 2024 · EU-Tiertransportverordnung, aktueller Stand zu Tierseuchen

Response to Proposal for a Council Decision on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union in the Association Committee in Trade configuration established by the Association Agreement between the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community and their Member states, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other concerning the acceleration or broadening of the scope of the elimination of customs duties.

1 Oct 2024

Meeting with Sophia Kircher (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Sept 2024 · Driving Licence Directive

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1173 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2021/2116 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the integrated administration and control system in the common agricultural policy

19 Jun 2024

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

12 Jun 2024 · GAP

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the protection of animals during transport and related operations, amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1255/97 and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005

11 Apr 2024

Meeting with Angelika Winzig (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Feb 2024 · ATM EU-Ukraine

Meeting with Alexander Bernhuber (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Feb 2024 · Handelsmaßnahmen Getreideimporte

Meeting with Ursula von der Leyen (President) and 5 other interest representatives

1 Feb 2024 · Meeting with Representatives of Farmers

Response to Evaluation of the Directive (EU) 2019/633 of 17 April 2019 on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain

30 Oct 2023

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste

31 Aug 2023

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Council Directives 2001/110/EC relating to honey, 2001/112/EC relating to fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption, 2001/113/EC relating to fruit jams, jellies and marmalades and sweetened chestnut purée intended for human consumption, and 2001/114/EC relating to certain partly or wholly dehydrated preserved milk for human consumption

14 Jun 2023

Meeting with Günther Sidl (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Jun 2023 · Nature Restoration Law, staff level

Meeting with Martin Häusling (Member of the European Parliament) and Deutscher Bauernverband

26 Apr 2023 · Teilnahme Fachpolitisches Gespräch

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a Union certification framework for carbon removals

23 Mar 2023

Meeting with Alexander Bernhuber (Member of the European Parliament) and 2 other interest representatives

10 Feb 2023 · Nature Restoration Law - Stakeholder Dialog

Meeting with Alexander Bernhuber (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and 5 other interest representatives

24 Oct 2022 · Sustainable use of Pesticides - Stakeholder Dialog

Meeting with Günther Sidl (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Oct 2022 · General Exchange of Views

Meeting with Sarah Wiener (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

28 Sept 2022 · Exchange of views, pesticide reduction targets, administrative burden, Harmonised Risk Indicators

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the sustainable use of plant protection products and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2115

19 Sept 2022

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

5 Sept 2022 · Sustainable use of Pesticides

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans), Stefanie Hiesinger (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and 6 other attendees

31 Aug 2022 · Implementation of the EU Forest Strategy for 2030, and the LULUCF proposal

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on nature restoration

22 Aug 2022

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1217/2009 as regards conversion of the Farm Accountancy Data Network into a Farm Sustainability Data Network

26 Jul 2022

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) …/… setting out the organisational structure and operation of the European CAP network and repealing Implementing Decision 2014/825/EU

14 Jul 2022

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on European Union geographical indications for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, and quality schemes for agricultural products, amending Regulations (EU) No 1308/2013, (EU) 2017/1001 and (EU) 2019/787 and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012

28 Jun 2022

Meeting with Claudia Gamon (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and 7 other interest representatives

15 Jun 2022 · Gas & Hydrogen Package

Meeting with Alexander Bernhuber (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Raiffeisen Bank International AG

30 May 2022 · Stakeholder Exchange on Sustainable Carbon Cycles

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937

17 May 2022

Meeting with Günther Sidl (Member of the European Parliament)

10 May 2022 · General Exchange of Views

Response to Report assessing the rationale and legal feasibility of applying EU health and environmental standards (including animal welfare standards as well as processes and production methods) to imported agricultural and agri-food products as well as identifying the concrete initiatives to ensure better consistency in their application, in conformity with WTO rules

15 Mar 2022

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on ensuring a level playing field for sustainable air transport

18 Nov 2021

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the promotion of energy from renewable sources, and repealing Council Directive (EU) 2015/652

18 Nov 2021

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism

18 Nov 2021

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a system for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Union, Decision (EU) 2015/1814 concerning the establishment and operation of a market stability reserve for the Union greenhouse gas emission trading scheme and Regulation (EU) 2015/757

8 Nov 2021

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EU) 2018/841 as regards the scope, simplifying the compliance rules, setting out the targets of the Member States for 2030 and committing to the collective achievement of climate neutrality by 2035 in the land use, forestry and agriculture sector, and (EU) 2018/1999 as regards improvement in monitoring, reporting, tracking of progress and review

8 Nov 2021

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulation (EU) 2018/842 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to meet commitments under the Paris Agreement

8 Nov 2021

Response to Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste, establishing a Union-wide food waste reduction target to be met by 2030

29 Oct 2021

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an EU framework for a Union sustainable food system

26 Oct 2021

Response to Short-term rentals initiative for a stronger tourism ecosystem

14 Oct 2021

Response to Restoring a Sustainable Carbon Cycle Communication on the Carbon Removal Certification Initiative and the Carbon Farming Initiative

7 Oct 2021

Response to Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EU) No 1370/2013 determining measures on fixing certain aids and refunds related to the common organisation of the markets in agricultural products as regards the aid scheme for the supply of fruit and vegetables, bananas and milk in educational establishments (EU school scheme)

26 Jul 2021

Response to Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers - indication of the list of ingredients and nutrition declaration on alcoholic beverage labels

19 Jul 2021

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and 7 other interest representatives

2 Jul 2021 · European Green Deal and the next EU Forest Strategy

Meeting with Camilla Bursi (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and 7 other interest representatives

2 Jul 2021 · European Green Deal and the next EU Forest Strategy

Response to Commission proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up a network for the collection of data on the incomes, business operation, environmental practices and social aspects of agricultural holdings in the European Union

28 Jun 2021

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... on establishing operational guidance on the evidence for demonstrating compliance with the sustainability criteria for forest biomass laid down in Article 29 of Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council

28 Apr 2021

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... authorising certain products and substances for use in organic production and establishing their lists

21 Apr 2021

Response to Proposal for a of Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on information provision and promotion measures concerning agricultural products implemented in the internal market and in third countries (recast R 1144/2014)

4 Mar 2021

Response to Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 on the provision of food information to consumers

21 Jan 2021

Response to Proposal for a Regulation on a Union system to protect geographical indications for non-agricultural products

23 Dec 2020

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council by establishing the technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which an economic activity qualifies as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation or climate change adaptation and for determining whether that economic activity causes no significant harm to any of the other environmental objectives

18 Dec 2020

Response to New EU Soil Strategy - healthy soil for a healthy life

10 Dec 2020

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on amending Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies

10 Dec 2020

Response to 2030 Biodiversity Strategy – Proposal for setting legally binding EU nature restoration targets

2 Dec 2020

Response to Proposal for amendment of the Regulation (EU) 2018/842 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on binding annual greenhouse gas emission reductions by Member States from 2021 to 2030 contributing to climate action to deliver economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions reductions as part of the European Green deal

26 Nov 2020

Response to Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2018/841 to deliver economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions reductions as part of the European Green deal

26 Nov 2020

Response to Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC to contribute to delivering economy-wide greenhouse gas emissions reductions as part of the European Green Deal by enhancing cost-effective emission reductions and low-carbon investments, and ensuring that other sectors, such as shipping contribute to the emissions reductions needed to move to climate neutrality

26 Nov 2020

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 640/2014 as regards the rules on non-compliances in relation to the system for the identification and registration for bovine, ovine and caprine animals and on the calculation of the level of administrative penalties in respect of declared animals under animal aid schemes or animal-related support measures

6 Nov 2020

Response to EU Action Plan Towards a Zero Pollution Ambition for air, water and soil

29 Oct 2020

Response to Proposal to amend Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources

21 Sept 2020

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - An EU strategy to reduce methane emissions

22 Jul 2020

Response to Revision of Directive 94/62/EC on Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive to reinforce the essential requirements for packaging and assess the feasibility to establish EU level packaging waste prevention measures and targets

23 Jun 2020

Response to Commission Delegated Regulation with regard to the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment

27 Apr 2020

Response to Amendment to the Regulation (EC) No 1367/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 September 2006 on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies

3 Apr 2020

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the Farm to Fork Strategy for a Sustainable Food System

16 Mar 2020

Response to EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy

20 Jan 2020

Meeting with Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Environment)

13 Jun 2019 · CAP, large carnivores, NEC Directive

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1185 laying down rules for the application of Regulations (EU) No 1307/2013 and (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards notifications to the Commission of information and documents

11 Jun 2019

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 2016/1141 to update the list of invasive alien species of Union concern

4 Apr 2019

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on minimum requirements for water reuse

10 Aug 2018

Response to Evaluation of the EU agricultural promotion policy – internal and third country markets

24 Jul 2018

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on unfair trading practices in business-to-business relationships in the food supply chain

12 Jun 2018

Response to Implementation of the Aarhus Convention by the European Union (EU) in the area of access to justice in environmental matters

4 Jun 2018

Meeting with Peter Wehrheim (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

22 Feb 2018 · Future of the Common Agriculture Policy

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to risk assessments in relation to invasive alien species

22 Dec 2017

Response to Fitness Check (evaluation) of the Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) and the Floods Directive (2007/60/EC)

15 Nov 2017

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Regulation (EC) No 589/2008 as regards marketing standards for free range eggs where hens' access to open air runs is restricted

4 Sept 2017

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Delegated Regulation (EU) No 639/2014 as regards the control measures relating to the cultivation of hemp, certain provisions on the greening payment, the payment for young farmers in control of a legal person, the calculation of the per unit amount in the framework of voluntary coupled support, the fractions of payment entitlements and certain notification requirements relating to the single area payment scheme and the voluntary coupled support, and amending Annex X to Regulation (EU) No 1307/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council

4 Jan 2017

Response to COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) …/… setting out scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine disrupting properties and amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) 1107/2009

28 Jul 2016

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President) and 3 other interest representatives

4 Dec 2014 · Energy and Climate Policy