Response to Circular Economy Act

5 Nov 2025

Meeting with Paula Duarte Gaspar (Head of Unit Environment) and SURFRIDER FOUNDATION EUROPE

21 Oct 2025 · Blue carbon Marine Strategy Framework Directive

Meeting with Rasmus Nordqvist (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Sept 2025 · Textile and plastics

Response to Legislative initiative enabling the development of competitive CO2 markets and CO2 transportation infrastructure.

10 Sept 2025

Response to Citizens Energy Package – Protecting and empowering Consumers for the Just Transition. Effective implementation of the EU framework on consumers, including vulnerable ones and promotion of citizens and communities’ participation to the energy transition

10 Sept 2025

Meeting with Christophe Clergeau (Member of the European Parliament) and SURFRIDER FOUNDATION EUROPE

9 Sept 2025 · SEArica

Meeting with Joan Canton (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

8 Sept 2025 · Deep Sea Mining

Response to COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Sustainable fishing in the EU: state of play and orientations for 2026

28 Aug 2025

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) …/… laying down rules for the application of Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the calculation, verification and reporting of data on recycled plastic content in single-use plastic beverage bottles and repealing Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2683

18 Aug 2025

Response to European Grid Package

5 Aug 2025

Meeting with Eva Maria Carballeira Fernandez (Head of Unit Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) and 18 other interest representatives

15 Jul 2025 · Recommendations on how to address shortcomings in the ICES advice and requests

Meeting with Jessika Roswall (Commissioner) and 8 other attendees

1 Jul 2025 · Circular and toxic-free plastic

Response to Communication on a new EU Bioeconomy strategy: Towards a Circular, Regenerative and Competitive Bioeconomy

23 Jun 2025

Meeting with Rasmus Nordqvist (Member of the European Parliament) and Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V.

12 Jun 2025 · EU Oceans Pact

Meeting with Patrick Child (Deputy Director-General Environment) and 11 other attendees

3 Jun 2025 · Exchange of views on LIFE

Meeting with César Luena (Member of the European Parliament)

26 May 2025 · Bycatch in EU waters

Meeting with Eoin Mac Aoidh (Acting Head of Unit Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) and 2 other interest representatives

22 May 2025 · Exchange of views on the Article 17 of the Common Fisheries Policy Regulation and vade mecum on allocation of fishing opportunities by Member States

Meeting with Axel Hellman (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall), Pernille Weiss-Ehler (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall) and 5 other attendees

20 May 2025 · Exchange of views on the upcoming Ocean Pact and Water Resilience Strategy

Meeting with Axel Hellman (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall), Pernille Weiss-Ehler (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall) and 5 other attendees

20 May 2025 · Ocean Pact and Water Resilience

Meeting with Costas Kadis (Commissioner) and 8 other attendees

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

Meeting with Sirpa Pietikäinen (Member of the European Parliament) and 3 other interest representatives

23 Apr 2025 · Environmental action

Meeting with Luis Planas Herrera (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall) and 2 other interest representatives

7 Apr 2025 · Pellets Regulation

Meeting with Rasmus Nordqvist (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Mar 2025 · Oceans pact

Meeting with Lynn Boylan (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Mar 2025 · Offshore wind and biodiversity protection

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... specifying the pre-qualification and award criteria for auctions for the deployment of energy from renewable sources

20 Feb 2025

Response to A Communication to set a vision of a holistic approach to Ocean related policies in the EU

17 Feb 2025

Meeting with Karin Karlsbro (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and SURFRIDER FOUNDATION EUROPE

13 Feb 2025 · Plastpellets

Meeting with Philippe Lamberts (Principal Adviser Inspire, Debate, Engage and Accelerate Action)

11 Feb 2025 · Future of the EU Green Deal

Meeting with Ruth Reichstein (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

27 Jan 2025 · Ocean Policy

Meeting with César Luena (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and 2 other interest representatives

22 Jan 2025 · Pellets Regulation

Meeting with Jan Dusik (Deputy Director-General Climate Action)

16 Jan 2025 · Ocean Climate Issues

Meeting with Isabella Lövin (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Jan 2025 · Deep Sea Mining: Presentation for Swedish Young Greens

Meeting with Jutta Paulus (Member of the European Parliament) and Deutsche Umwelthilfe e.V.

15 Jan 2025 · Podiumsdiskussion: Wind and Waves – Advancing Offshore Wind and Solutions for Marine Sustainability

Meeting with Charlina Vitcheva (Director-General Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) and 4 other interest representatives

14 Jan 2025 · Meeting with representatives of BirdLife Europe, ClientEarth, Oceana, Seas At Risk, Surfrider Foundation and the WWF Europe to present the upcoming Oceans Pact and civil society interaction.

Meeting with Carola Rackete (Member of the European Parliament)

21 Oct 2024 · Ocean health, Blue Manifesto

Meeting with Eric Sargiacomo (Member of the European Parliament) and FUNDACION OCEANA

16 Oct 2024 · PCP, accord pêche UE-Guinée Bissau

Meeting with Michal Wiezik (Member of the European Parliament) and 4 other interest representatives

15 Oct 2024 · Ocean Pact

Meeting with Stéphanie Yon-Courtin (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Oct 2024 · Océan et pêche

Meeting with Isabella Lövin (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Oct 2024 · Criminalising Ecocide to Save Our Ocean - A panel discussion

Meeting with César Luena (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Ecologistas en Accion

2 Oct 2024 · Microplastics

Meeting with Isabella Lövin (Member of the European Parliament) and Low Impact Fishers of Europe

1 Oct 2024 · Rethinking Fisheries! For Thriving Seas and Communities

Meeting with Emma Wiesner (Member of the European Parliament) and 2 other interest representatives

1 Oct 2024 · Lansering av rapport & panelsamtal

Meeting with Thomas Bajada (Member of the European Parliament) and 3 other interest representatives

11 Sept 2024 · Introductory Meeting with Blue NGOs

Meeting with Mélissa Camara (Member of the European Parliament) and 2 other interest representatives

10 Sept 2024 · Réunion de présentation de leurs travaux

Response to Ex-post evaluation of European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF) 2014-2020

5 Sept 2024

Response to Better Regulation Evaluation of Regulation (EU) 1380/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 on the Common Fisheries Policy

5 Sept 2024

Meeting with Anja Hazekamp (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Sept 2024 · Seas at risk meeting

Response to COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL Sustainable fishing in the EU: state of play and orientations for 2025

30 Aug 2024

Meeting with Christophe Clergeau (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Jul 2024 · Protection des océans

Meeting with Eric Sargiacomo (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Jul 2024 · Tous sujets PECH

Meeting with João Albuquerque (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and 2 other interest representatives

9 Apr 2024 · Preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution

Response to Commission Recommendation and guidance to Member States on design elements of renewable energy auctions

1 Mar 2024

Response to Guidance to Member States on good practices and digital and mapping tools to facilitate the designation of renewables acceleration areas for wind and solar

23 Feb 2024

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 6 other attendees

19 Feb 2024 · NGOs presented to the Commissioner their Manifesto: An Ocean of Change 2024, and in particular the idea of an Ocean Deal

Meeting with María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos (Member of the European Parliament) and Ecologistas en Accion

14 Feb 2024 · Discuss the proposed Regulation on preventing plastic pellet losses to reduce microplastic pollution

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Regulations (EU) 2016/1139, (EU) 2018/973 and (EU) 2019/472 as regards the targets for fixing fishing opportunities

31 Jan 2024

Meeting with Caroline Roose (Member of the European Parliament) and Environmental Justice Foundation

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

Meeting with Hildegard Bentele (Member of the European Parliament) and 3 other interest representatives

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

Meeting with Caroline Roose (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and International Fund for Animal Welfare

13 Nov 2023 · Plan d'Action ressources halieutiques et écosystèmes marins

Meeting with Emma Wiesner (Member of the European Parliament) and Climate Leadership Coalition

9 Nov 2023 · Moderator Renew Civil Society Day: Workshop Climate & Environment

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

20 Sept 2023 · Nature Restoration Law

Meeting with Pierre Karleskind (Member of the European Parliament) and 3 other interest representatives

11 Jul 2023 · écosystèmes marins

Meeting with Pierre Karleskind (Member of the European Parliament) and European Association of Fish Producers Organisations

29 Jun 2023 · écosystèmes marins

Meeting with Caroline Roose (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion) and European Association of Fish Producers Organisations

29 Jun 2023 · Conférence SEArica "La dimension marine de la Loi sur la Restauration de la Nature"

Response to Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials and amending Regulations (EU) 168/2013, (EU) 2018/858, 2018/1724 and (EU) 2019/1020

22 Jun 2023

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) …/… laying down rules for the application of Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the calculation verification and reporting of data on recycled plastic content in single-use plastic beverage bottles

25 May 2023

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED REGULATION (EU) …/... amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2139 as regards additional technical screening criteria for determining the conditions under which certain economic activities qualify as contributing substantially to climate change mitigation or climate change adaptation and for determining whether those activities cause no significant harm to any of the other environmental objectives

14 Apr 2023

Meeting with Caroline Roose (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Mar 2023 · Conférence Exploitation Minière des Grands Fonds - Intergroupe SEArica

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

27 Feb 2023 · Nature Restoration Law

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 7 other attendees

20 Feb 2023 · To explain the “Fisheries and Oceans “ package adopted during that week: CFP Communication, Marine Action Plan and Decarbonisation Initiative.

Meeting with Elena Montani (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and Environmental Coalition on Standards

18 Jan 2023 · Green Deal implementation on the fight against microplastic pollution

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton) and Environmental Coalition on Standards

18 Jan 2023 · Green Deal implementation on the fight against microplastic pollution

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and Environmental Coalition on Standards

18 Jan 2023 · Green Deal implementation on the fight against microplastic pollution

Meeting with Margrete Auken (Member of the European Parliament) and Environmental Coalition on Standards

13 Jan 2023 · Microplastic in EU law

Response to Initiative to promote the energy transition of the European Union's fisheries and aquaculture sector

5 Dec 2022

Response to European Critical Raw Materials Act

24 Nov 2022

Meeting with Caroline Roose (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Nov 2022 · Deep-Sea Mining (assistant·e·s)

Meeting with Carmen Preising (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius), Elena Montani (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and 3 other attendees

14 Oct 2022 · Implementation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the preparation of the Action Plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and 3 other interest representatives

14 Oct 2022 · Implementation of the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 and the preparation of the Action Plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems

Meeting with Anthony Agotha (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

30 Sept 2022 · Black carbon risk

Meeting with Caroline Roose (Member of the European Parliament) and 3 other interest representatives

21 Sept 2022 · Loi européenne sur la restauration de la nature

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 DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, Directive 2010/31/EU on the energy performance of buildings and Directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency

27 Jul 2022

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 10 other attendees

19 Jul 2022 · To exchange views, upon NGO request, on the upcoming Action plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems, on Commission implementing act on vulnerable marine ecosystems and on European eel status

Meeting with Catherine Chabaud (Member of the European Parliament) and FUNDACION OCEANA

28 Jun 2022 · UN conférence sur l'océan

Meeting with Carmen Preising (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius), Elena Montani (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and FUNDACION OCEANA

19 May 2022 · Nature Restoration Law and the Action Plan on marine ecosystmes.

Response to Proposal for a DIRECTIVE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL on the protection of the environment through criminal law and replacing Directive 2008/99/EC

21 Apr 2022

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 2 other attendees

1 Apr 2022 · To discuss deep sea mining and the negotiations of the mining code in the International Seabed Authority

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and 2 other interest representatives

16 Mar 2022 · Discussion on EU nature restoration law and action plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 5 other attendees

22 Feb 2022 · A regular meeting with NGO to discuss various fisheries matters: 2022 TAC setting, upcoming new Commission initiatives, WTO negotiation, cetaceans by-catch in the Bay of Biscay and in the Baltic Sea, control regulation negotiations etc.

Response to Joint Communication on Setting the Course for a Sustainable Blue Planet

15 Feb 2022

Response to Measures to reduce the release of microplastics in the environment

16 Dec 2021

Meeting with Andrea Vettori (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and FUNDACION OCEANA

2 Dec 2021 · To discuss Nature Restoration Law and marine aspects

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 8 other attendees

29 Oct 2021 · To discuss with the NGOs the perspectives for the 2022 annual fishing opportunities ahead of international consultations and the December AGRIFISH Council.

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 6 other attendees

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.

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) …/... implementing Regulation (EU) No 2021/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Maritime, Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund on cases of non-compliance and cases of serious non-compliance with the rules of the common fisheries policy that may lead to an interruption of a payment deadline or suspension of payments under that fund

23 Aug 2021

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 8 other attendees

13 Jul 2021 · To exchange views with the ‘’blue’’ NGOs on the upcoming Action Plan on sustainable fisheries and protection of marine resources, annual exercise of fixing total allowable catches and ongoing WTO negotiations on fisheries subsidies.

Response to COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING DECISION (EU) …/… laying down rules for the application of Directive (EU) 2019/904 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the calculation, verification and reporting of data on the separate collection of waste single-use plastic beverage bottles

17 Jun 2021

Response to Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the action plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems

12 May 2021

Response to Back-to-back evaluation and impact assessment for the review of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (Directive 2008/56/EC)

6 May 2021

Meeting with Rozalina Petrova (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and 2 other interest representatives

17 Mar 2021 · EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy and the preparation of the Action Plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems

Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and 2 other interest representatives

17 Mar 2021 · EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy and the preparation of the Action Plan to conserve fisheries resources and protect marine ecosystems

Response to COMMISSION DELEGATED DECISION (EU) …/… establishing the multiannual Union programme for the collection and management of biological, environmental, technical and socioeconomic data in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors from 2022

15 Mar 2021

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 12 other attendees

12 Feb 2021 · To discuss different blue/marine related issues, in particular bycatch emergency measures, EU-UK negotiations and implementation of the Biodiversity Strategy.

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions - Towards a strong and sustainable EU Algae sector

14 Jan 2021

Meeting with Carmen Preising (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and 2 other interest representatives

14 Dec 2020 · Fisheries related matters

Response to Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on a new approach for a sustainable blue economy in the EU

7 Dec 2020

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

6 Nov 2020

Meeting with Carmen Preising (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and 2 other interest representatives

5 Nov 2020 · Action Plan fisheries and fishing opportunities, offshore renewable energy strategy

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Commissioner) and 6 other attendees

14 Oct 2020 · To discuss the upcoming Commission proposals for fishing opportunities for the North Sea/ Atlantic and for the Deep Sea.

Meeting with Charlina Vitcheva (Director-General Maritime Affairs and Fisheries) and 15 other interest representatives

16 Sept 2020 · Workings of the Advisory Councils

Meeting with Carmen Preising (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and 2 other interest representatives

1 Jul 2020 · economic recovery and marine ecosystems