Overview
Lobbying Costs
350,000€
Financial year: Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5.25 Fte (6)
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.
• Coordinate and facilitate promotional activities with a view to raising consumption
• Enhance EU single market and international trade and facilitate the distribution of fresh produce for omproved accessibility and availability for consumers
• Provide a networking platform where sector 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 vegetablesMain EU files targeted
EU agricultural policy
Promotion policy
School fruit scheme
Food and plant safety
Quality, nutrition and consumers health
Trade policy and bilateral agreements
SPS issues for market access
Research and innovation
Customs and trade facilitationAddress
Head Office
Rue de Trèves, 49-51 bte 8
Brussels 1040
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
6
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 5 25% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
5.25
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
4 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 22 Feb 2018
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
Ms Raquel Izquierdo de Santiago (Director Food Law Nutrition and Health)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Philippe Binard (General Delegate)
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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
Observors status at UNECE, OECD
Cooperation with European and international organizations ( horizontal or vertical ) on food or more specific on fruit and vegetables, namely SACAR and CELCAA
FAIB ( Federation of International Associations in Belgium)Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
350,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
6,941 € (Source: Participation to H2020 project)
Other financial info
Freshfel budget comes from membership fee. We estimate that up to 70% of the budget can be directly attributable to interest representation with EU institutions, the other part being relating to administrative and operational tasks, membership networking and advising and reporting to member and other non-lobbying related activities ( studies ,..) .
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
Trade Contact Group#E02134 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=2134 #Member #C#Advisory Group on the Food Chain and Animal and Plant Health#E00860 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=860 #Member #C#Working Group on Plant Health#Working Group on Seeds and Propagating Material#European Platform for Action on Diet, Physical Activity and Health#E00845 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=845 #Member #C#EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste#E03421 #http://ec.europa.eu/transparency/regexpert/index.cfm?do=groupDetail.groupDetail&groupID=3421 #Member #C
Groups (European Parliament)
Wine and horticulture ( when focusing on fruit and vegetables)
Communication activities
Freshfel annually publishes the "Freshfel Consumption Monitor" a report that brings together figures on production, trade and consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables across the EU. The document is available free of charge to Freshfel members and interlocutors of the association in the European institutions, and is available for purchase by non-members.
Once a year, Freshfel publishes its annual activity report. The report gives an overview over the activities of the association.
Freshfel also issues some additional publications. The Fresh Times, a document that collects information on current promotion campaigns, is published every even-numbered month. The "Freshfel Headlines", a document that compiles the latest positions taken by the European fresh produce association, is published every odd-numbered month. Both documents are available for download from the Freshfel website.Other activities
Promotion of agricultural products (fresh fruit and vegetables)
EU and International fresh produce rade
Food safety and environmental issues
Helath related issues and participation to the EU obsesity platform
Sustainable production and consumption
More information is available from Freshfel's Annual Report available from www.freshfel.org- 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
- FoodDrinkEurope
- European agri-cooperatives
- European Vegetarian Union
- International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements EU Regional Group
- European farmers
- Agroecology Europe
- 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 - Roberto Berutti (Cabinet member)
- Janusz Wojciechowski (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists - Centre de liaison des industries transformatrices de viande de l'UE
- European Liaison Committee for Agriculture and agri-food trade
- European Potato Trade Association
- Organisation pour un réseau international d’indications géographiques
- European agri-cooperatives
- Assemblée des Régions Européennes Fruitières, Légumières et Horticoles
- European Dairy Association aisbl
- European Federation of Origin Wines
- Association de l'Aviculture, de l'Industrie et du Commerce de Volailles dans les Pays de l'Union Europeenne asbl
- 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 - 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
- European Forum of Farm Animal Breeders
- European agri-cooperatives
- Centre de liaison des industries transformatrices de viande de l'UE
- Consorzio del Prosciutto di Parma
- European Liaison Committee for Agriculture and agri-food trade
- European Dairy Association aisbl
- European Potato Trade Association
- Assemblée des Régions Européennes Fruitières, Légumières et Horticoles
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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 - Nathalie Chaze (Cabinet member)
- Vytenis Andriukaitis (Commissioner)
Other Lobbyists -
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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