Overview
Lobbying Costs
150,000€
Financial year: Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75 Fte (3)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
6
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
European Plant-based Foods Association (ENSA)
EU Transparency Register
689045810852-79 First registered on 20 Mar 2013
Goals / Remit
ENSA was established in January 2003 as the voice of natural soyfoods producers in Europe. As the plant-based food category has grown in size but also in diversity, ENSA too has followed the market evolution to become the plant-based foods association. Our members produce plant-based alternatives to dairy and meat, including drinks (based on soy, rice, oats, almond, coconut etc), alternatives to other dairy products (alternatives to yogurt, desserts, creams, ice creams, margarine, cheese) and meat alternatives (tofu, tempeh, seitan, burgers, ready meals etc). Since its establishment in 2003, ENSA has been raising awareness about the role of a plant-based diet in moving towards more sustainable food production and consumption patterns.
Main EU files targeted
The main focus areas of ENSA in EU public affairs are: health and nutrition, labelling, agriculture (protein), sustainable development, environment and taxation.
Address
Head Office
Rue du Luxembourg, 22-24
Brussels 1000
BELGIUM -
People
Total lobbyists declared
3
Employment time Lobbyists 25% 3 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.75
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Ms Vinciane Patelou (ENSA Secretariat)
Person with legal responsibility
Mr Sven Lamote (President of ENSA)
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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
FoodDrinkEurope
Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
150,000€
Other financial info
To avoid double-counting, membership fees paid to FoodDrinkEurope have not been reported in this financial declaration.
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
None
Communication activities
None
Other activities
None declared
- Meetings
Meetings
6 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)
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- Conseil Européen des Jeunes Agriculteurs
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- International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements EU Regional Group
- European agri-cooperatives
- Agroecology Europe
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Date 21 Nov 2022 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Ongoing legislative initiatives on the plant-based food sector Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Joanna Stawowy (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 04 Nov 2021 Location Online Subject Organics (lithothamnium) Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski Portfolio Agriculture Attending - Jorge Pinto Antunes (Cabinet member)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 21 Sep 2021 Location video-call Subject Additives to organic food Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
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Date 20 Apr 2021 Location Brussels - video conference Subject Plant based diets Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
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Date 10 Nov 2020 Location Brussels - webinar Subject Speech on balanced diets Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio European Green Deal Attending - Lukas Visek (Cabinet member)
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