Overview
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
None declared
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
4
High-level Commission meetings
12
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Freshfel Europe - the forum for the European fresh fruits and vegetables chain (Freshfel)
EU Transparency Register
1637225479-02 First registered on 07 Oct 2008
Goals / Remit
• Represent the interests of small, medium and large companies and associations in the fresh produce sector.
• Enhance the freedom of international trade and facilitate the distribution of fresh produce.
• Provide a networking platform where industry representatives from across the chain can meet, share views and gear positions to one another.
• Update members on recent legislative and commercial developments in the fresh produce sector.
• Enhance health and safety aspects of fresh fruits and vegetables
• Coordinate and facilitate promotional activities with a view to raising consumptionMain EU files targeted
Address
Head Office
Rue de Trèves, 49-51 bte 8
Brussels 1040
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
None declared
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
4 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 10 Feb 2015
Name Start date End Date Joanna NATHANSON 06 Sep 2023 05 Sep 2024 David FERNANDEZ MARCOS 25 Aug 2023 23 Aug 2024 Egle Baecke 25 Aug 2023 23 Aug 2024 Philippe BINARD 25 Aug 2023 23 Aug 2024 Ms Joanna NATHANSON 06 Sep 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr David FERNANDEZ MARCOS 25 Aug 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Egle Baecke 25 Aug 2023 15 Apr 2024 Mr Philippe Binard 25 Aug 2023 15 Apr 2024 Ms Nelli HAJDU 05 Oct 2019 03 Oct 2020 Ms Egle Baecke 05 Oct 2019 03 Oct 2020 Ms Helene Deruwe 05 Oct 2019 03 Oct 2020 Ms Nicola Pisano 05 Oct 2019 03 Oct 2020 Mr Philippe Binard 27 Sep 2019 26 Sep 2020 Ms Natalia SANTOS GARCIA BERNABE 06 Mar 2019 06 Mar 2020 Mr Philippe Binard 03 Oct 2018 27 Sep 2019 Ms Egle Baecke 15 Sep 2018 01 Oct 2019 Ms Helene Deruwe 15 Sep 2018 01 Oct 2019 Ms Nicola Pisano 15 Sep 2018 01 Oct 2019 Ms Natalia SANTOS GARCIA BERNABE 14 Apr 2018 01 Feb 2019 Mr Philippe Binard 01 Aug 2017 29 Jul 2018 Ms Nelli HAJDU 01 Aug 2017 29 Jul 2018 Ms Helene Deruwe 01 Aug 2017 29 Jul 2018 Ms Nicola Pisano 20 Jul 2017 07 Jul 2018 Ms Daphne van Doorn 23 Jan 2017 21 Jul 2017 Ms Egle Baecke 30 Sep 2016 28 Sep 2017 Ms Nelli HAJDU 05 Sep 2016 01 Aug 2017 Ms Helene Deruwe 22 Aug 2016 26 Jul 2017 Mr Philippe Binard 19 Jul 2016 08 Jul 2017 Ms Daphne van Doorn 26 Nov 2015 05 Nov 2016 Ms Nelli HAJDU 22 Sep 2015 06 Sep 2016 Mr Philippe Binard 10 Jul 2015 08 Jul 2016 Mr Andre Feldhof 10 Jul 2015 18 Sep 2015 Ms Raquel Izquierdo de Santiago 05 Jul 2014 03 Jul 2015 Ms Daphne van Doorn 20 Nov 2014 18 Nov 2015 Mr Philippe Binard 08 Jul 2014 04 Jul 2015 Mrs Raquel Izquierdo de Santiago 05 Jul 2014 27 Jan 2015 Mr Andre Feldhof 05 Jul 2014 03 Jul 2015 Mr Philippe Binard 29 Jun 2013 28 Jun 2014 Mrs Raquel Izquierdo de Santiago 29 Jun 2013 28 Jun 2014 Mr Andre Feldhof 29 Jun 2013 28 Jun 2014 Mrs Raquel Izquierdo de Santiago 23 May 2012 01 Mar 2013 Mr Sebastian Kruse 08 May 2012 01 Mar 2013 Mr Philippe Binard 04 May 2012 01 Mar 2013 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
None declared
Person with legal responsibility
Ms Raquel Izquierdo de Santiago (Director Food Law Nutrition and Health)
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Categories
Category
II - In-house lobbyists and trade/business/professional associations
Subcategory
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
None declared
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
None declared
Other financial info
Freshfel budget comes from membership fee. We estimate that around 20 to 30% of the budget can be directly attributable to interest representation with EU institutions, the other 70 to 80% relating to administrative and operational tasks, networking and advising to members, reporting and other non-lobbying related activities.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
None declared
Groups (European Parliament)
None declared
Communication activities
None declared
Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
12 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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Date 27 Jun 2023 Location Brussels Subject Fit for 55 DG Climate Action Attending - Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General)
Other Lobbyists - European Plant-based Foods Association
- European agri-cooperatives
- FoodDrinkEurope
- European Vegetarian Union
- International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements EU Regional Group
- Agroecology Europe
- European farmers
- Euro Coop - European Community of Consumer Co-operatives
- European Coordination Via Campesina
- Slow Food
- Conseil Européen des Jeunes Agriculteurs
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Date 27 Jan 2022 Location Online Subject 2022 Annual Work Programme of the EU Promotion Policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner)
- Roberto Berutti (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - Assemblée des Régions Européennes Fruitières, Légumières et Horticoles
- European Liaison Committee for Agriculture and agri-food trade
- Organisation pour un réseau international d’indications géographiques
- European agri-cooperatives
- European Potato Trade Association
- Centre de liaison des industries transformatrices de viande de l'UE
- Association de l'Aviculture, de l'Industrie et du Commerce de Volailles dans les Pays de l'Union Europeenne asbl
- European Dairy Association aisbl
- European Federation of Origin Wines
- European farmers
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Date 14 Dec 2021 Location Brussels Subject Agricultural Promotion Policy Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Johannes Hahn Portfolio Budget and Administration Attending - Christiane Kirketerp De Viron (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists - European Forum of Farm Animal Breeders
- Centre de liaison des industries transformatrices de viande de l'UE
- European agri-cooperatives
- European Liaison Committee for Agriculture and agri-food trade
- Consorzio del Prosciutto di Parma
- European Dairy Association aisbl
- European Potato Trade Association
- Assemblée des Régions Européennes Fruitières, Légumières et Horticoles
- Association de l'Aviculture, de l'Industrie et du Commerce de Volailles dans les Pays de l'Union Europeenne asbl
- European Federation of Origin Wines
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Date 29 Nov 2018 Location Brussels Subject exchange of views on fruit market DG Agriculture and Rural Development Attending - Jerzy Bogdan Plewa (Director-General)
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Date 27 Mar 2018 Location Brussels Subject exchange of view on the Communication on Food and Farming DG Agriculture and Rural Development Attending - Jerzy Bogdan Plewa (Director-General)
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Date 20 Apr 2017 Location Brussels Subject Presentation of their latest brochure Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Dec 2016 Location Brussels Subject Dimethoate Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Arunas Vinciunas (Cabinet member)
- Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject Priorities of the CE on the fruit and vegetables dossier Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet member)
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Date 14 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject Fruit & vegetable Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet member)
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Date 08 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject exchange on the outlook for appels and pears sectors DG Agriculture and Rural Development Attending - Jerzy Bogdan Plewa (Director-General)
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Date 04 Apr 2016 Location Brussels Subject Endocrine disruptors Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis Portfolio Health & Food Safety Attending - Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner)
- Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
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Date 26 Mar 2015 Location Brussels Subject SPS barriers in Third Countries for fruit and vegetables Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Cristina Rueda Catry (Cabinet member)
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