European Vegetarian Union

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Overview

WARNING: As this organisation lists one or more EP accredited lobbyists, it may not be probable that its lobbying costs are lower than €10,000.

Lobbying Costs

9,999€

Financial year: Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

0.5 Fte (1)

Lobbyists with EP accreditation

0

High-level Commission meetings

4

Lobbying Costs over the years

  • Info

    European Vegetarian Union   (EVU)

    EU Transparency Register

    109356110578-03 First registered on 05 Feb 2013

    Goals / Remit

    The European Vegetarian Union (EVU) is the voice of the growing number of Europeans choosing vegetarian and vegan products over animal-based nutrition and production (food and non-food). Its aim is to make vegetarian and meat-reduced lifestyles safe for consumers, producers and traders and provide adequate information on related health issues, as well as on plant health, animal health and welfare and environmental protection, with reference to a vegetarian lifestyle.

    The EVU was founded in 1988 and is representing 39 national member organisations in 25 countries. It is funded mainly by membership fees. Any autonomous European organisation working in the vegetarian sector can have full membership with voting rights. The EVU is politically, ethnically and religiously neutral, independent and autonomous.

    The EVU is the only European organisation for the interests of Europeans choosing vegan and vegetarian products and lifestyles.

    The EVU
    - gets in touch with political actors and requires changes where we see shortcomings in policy plans or legal frameworks
    - promotes the production and use of vegetarian products to benefit people, animals and the environment
    - cooperates with other institutions and organisations for greater recognition of vegetarian issues;
    - acts as media resource for the dissemination of information on vegetarianism;
    - gives advice to, promotes and/or acts as a resource for other vegetarian organisations.

    The EVU also provides the European V-label, a quality seal for vegan and vegetarian products. Currently over 400 European companies make use of the V-label on thousands of products. In this way, consumers trust and have confidence in the EU food supply and traders/producers are enabled to supply a trend which is increasingly growing. (http://v-label.eu/)

    Main EU files targeted

    - Implementing Act on Labelling of Food Suitable for Vegans and Vegetarians according to Article 36(3)(b) Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011
    - Proposal for a Regulation on Organic Production and Labelling of Organic Products
    - Commission Consultation on Sustainable Food
    - Commission Proposal on the European School Milk Scheme (COM(2014) 32 of 30 January 2014)
    - Commission Proposal for a Regulation on Novel Foods (COM(2013) 894 final of 18 December 2013)

    Address

    Head Office
    Friedhofstr., 12
    Fischbach 67693
    GERMANY
  • People

    Total lobbyists declared

    1

    Employment timeLobbyists
    50%1

    Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)

    0.5

    Lobbyists with EP accreditation

    All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time

    0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 25 Sep 2015

    Name Start date End Date
    Rafael PINTO 21 Apr 2023 19 Apr 2024
    Ms Caroline FORMONT 21 Apr 2023 19 Aug 2023
    Mr Rafael PINTO 21 Apr 2023 15 Apr 2024
    Mr Elias VAN MARCKE 21 Jun 2022 15 Apr 2023
    Ms Ronja BERTHOLD 20 Nov 2019 20 Nov 2020

    Complementary Information

    None declared

    Person in charge of EU relations

    Mr Till Strecker (Public Affairs)

    Person with legal responsibility

    Mr Francesco Maurelli (President)

  • Categories

    Category

    III - Non-governmental organisations

    Subcategory

    Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar

  • Networking

    Affiliation

    EVU is a member of the International Vegetarian Union (IVU)

    Member organisations

    Vegane Gesellschaft Österreich (VGÖ)(1),
    Tutmonda Esperantista Vegetarana Asocio (TEVA)(1),
    Ethisch Vegetarisch Alternatief (EVA) vzw(1),
    Bulgarian Vegetarian Society(1),
    Animal Friends Croatia (PRIJATELJI ZIVOTINJA)(1),
    Ceska spolecnost pro vyzivu a vegetarianstvi o.s. (CSVV)(1),
    Dansk Vegetarforening(1),
    Vegetarbo(1),
    Association Végétarienne de France(1),
    Société végane(1),
    VEBU (Vegetarierbund Deutschland e.V.)(1),
    Vegetarische Initiative e.V.(1),
    Schützer der Erde e.V.(1),
    Vegetarian Society of the UK(1),
    The Vegan Society(1),
    Kingston and Richmond Vegetarians(1),
    North Riding Vegetarians & Vegans(1),
    Öko-völgy Alapítvány (Eco Valley Foundation)(1),
    Vegetarian Society of Ireland(1),
    Associazione Vegetariana Animalista(1),
    Lietuvos Vegetaru Draugija (Lithuanian Veg. Society)(1),
    Nederlandse Vegetariërsbond (The Dutch Vegetarian Society)(1),
    Nederlandse Vereniging voor Veganisme(1),
    Norwegian Vegan Society(1),
    Fabryka UTU(1),
    Centro Vegetariano(1),
    Sociedade Portuguesa de Naturalogia(1),
    Associação Vegetariana Portuguesa (AVP)(1),
    Societatea Vegetarienilor din Romania(1),
    Eurasian Vegetarian Society (EVS)(1),
    Sloboda za životinje (Freedom for animals)(1),
    Humanitarno drustvo Hrana za zivljenje (Foof for Life Slovenija/Europe(1),
    Asociacion Vegana Espanola (AVE)(1),
    Pasiflora, Asoc. Vegetariana Canaria(1),
    Unión Vegetariana Española (UVE)(1),
    Svenska Vegetariska Föreningen (SVF)(1),
    Schweizerische Vereinigung für Vegetarismus(1),
    Österreichische Vegetarier Union(1),
    Vejetaryen Kulubu(1)

  • Financial Data

    Closed financial year

    Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

    Lobbying costs for closed financial year

    9,999€

    Other financial info

    EVU participated in a learning partnership starting in 2012 within the Grundtvig programme for lifelong learning and was granted 18.000 Euros to do so.

  • EU Structures

    Groups (European Commission)

    None

    ACC

    None

    Groups (European Parliament)

    None

    Communication activities

    -

    Other activities

    -

  • Meetings

    Meetings

    4 meetings found. Download meetings

    The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.

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