Union Européenne du Commerce du Bétail et des Métiers de la Viande

U.E.C.B.V.

The UECBV pursues the following objectives: - to represent and to defend livestock and meat trade, and livestock and meat industry; - to promote Community trade and international trade; - to deepen the internal market; - to combat distortions of competition.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Brigitte Misonne (Acting Director Agriculture and Rural Development)

10 Nov 2025 · EU policies relevant for meat trade

Meeting with Caroline Boeshertz (Head of Unit Health and Food Safety)

18 Sept 2025 · HPAI situation in Brazil in relation to imports of poultry into the EU

Meeting with Alisa Tiganj (Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe Hansen) and

30 Apr 2025 · • ELV five recommendations for the Vision for the Future of EU Agriculture and for the mandate • Presentation of ELV (European Livestock Voice) • Exchange of views: Vision for the future of Livestock • EU Trade policy review: State of play

Meeting with Brigitte Misonne (Acting Director Agriculture and Rural Development)

14 Apr 2025 · Exchange of views on the meat market situation and on the EU Vision for Agriculture and Food

Meeting with Pierre Bascou (Deputy Director-General Agriculture and Rural Development) and

17 Mar 2025 · Exchange of views on the Vision for the Future of Agriculture and agri-food trade.

Meeting with Catherine Combette (Head of Unit Agriculture and Rural Development) and

28 Jan 2025 · Exchange of views on the on-going trade negotiations in the Indo-Pacific region

Meeting with Elisabetta Siracusa (Director Agriculture and Rural Development) and

28 Jan 2025 · Introduction of CELCAA’s new President and exchange of views on recent developments on international agricultural trade.

Meeting with Brigitte Misonne (Head of Unit Agriculture and Rural Development), Luis Carazo Jimenez (Head of Unit Agriculture and Rural Development)

21 Jan 2025 · Exchange of views on the implementation of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement

Meeting with Sandra Gallina (Director-General Health and Food Safety)

11 Apr 2023 · Legislative framework for sustainable food systems Animal welfare

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President) and

31 May 2021 · Exchange on Farm to Fork Strategy with European Livestock Voice

Meeting with Carlos Morais Pires (Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel)

15 Dec 2020 · To introduce UECBV (European Livestock and Meat Trades Union) and YEMCo (Young European Meat Committee).

Meeting with Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner) and

23 Nov 2020 · Green Deal and Farm to Fork objectives.

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

12 Nov 2020 · Increasing sustainability in the meat sector

Meeting with Annukka Ojala (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides), Ines Prainsack (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides)

9 Nov 2020 · VC Meeting - Farm to Fork Strategy and Animal Health

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

16 Sept 2020 · current African swine fever (ASF) situation

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

8 Apr 2020 · An exchange of views for market-stabilization

Response to EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy

20 Jan 2020

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

9 Sept 2019 · MFF

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

30 Jan 2019 · introductory meeting

Meeting with Jerzy Bogdan Plewa (Director-General Agriculture and Rural Development)

26 Mar 2018 · Exchange of view

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

22 Jan 2018 · Agriculture matters

Meeting with Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner) and

23 Nov 2017 · African swine fever

Meeting with Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

20 Sept 2017 · FTA negotiations with Mercosur

Meeting with Peter Power (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

18 Sept 2017 · EU offer on beef

Meeting with Christiane Canenbley (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan) and European farmers

11 Jul 2017 · Future of the CAP

Meeting with Jean-Luc Demarty (Director-General Trade)

24 Jan 2017 · USTR MoU on tariff rate quota on high quality beef

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

18 Jan 2017 · Business discussion

Meeting with Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

18 Jan 2017 · Issues related to the beef industry

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

22 Nov 2016 · Agri matters

Meeting with Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner) and

20 Oct 2016 · Country of origin labelling, Russian ban on exports from EU, African swine fever, Horse meat in the food chain

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

13 Oct 2016 · AGRI matters

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

12 Oct 2016 · Agri matters

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

15 Sept 2016 · Business discussion

Meeting with Marco Valletta (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)

27 May 2016 · Russian pork ban

Meeting with Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner) and

18 May 2016 · Russian pork ban

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

22 Jan 2016 · Courtesy visit

Meeting with Arunas Ribokas (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)

19 Jan 2016 · Russian Restrictions of pig mean exports

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

19 Jan 2016 · Business discussion

Meeting with Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner) and

9 Dec 2015 · Animal health, Animal welfare, Food authenticity and integrity, Official controls, Market access and SPS barrier

Meeting with Arunas Ribokas (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)

18 Nov 2015 · Export of pork meat to Russia

Meeting with Tom Tynan (Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan)

18 Nov 2015 · Business discussion

Meeting with Phil Hogan (Commissioner)

12 May 2015 · Agri Issues

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

24 Apr 2015 · Follow-up of the meeting of 6 February 2015

Meeting with Maria Asenius (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström), Miguel Ceballos Baron (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

22 Apr 2015 · Meat exports to Russia and elsewhere

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

26 Feb 2015 · GM import authorizations

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

6 Feb 2015 · Take stock of the issue with Russia following the agreement reached in Berlin

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

19 Dec 2014 · Export of agricultural products