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Overview
Lobbying Costs
600,000€ - 699,999€
Financial year: Nov 2020 - Oct 2021
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
10
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
National Farmers Union (NFU)
EU Transparency Register
961181120948-12 First registered on 07 Mar 2016
Goals / Remit
The NFU of England and Wales champions British farming and growing and provides professional
representation and services to its members. Its main aims and objectives are to:
1. Provide political representation to farmers and growers in England and Wales through effective
lobbying at regional, national and European levels
2. Inform its members about important political, commercial or legislative changes that may impact
on their businesses in order to allow them to make informed decisions
3. Provide special advisory services to its members on legal and technical matters affecting British
agriculture
4. Offer wider services to its members for example, discounted rates of insurance, private medical
care etc
5. To be a public voice for agriculture and horticulture ensuring that the British public is informed
about the importance and value of British agriculture
The NFU works very closely with sister organisations in Scotland and Northern Ireland and is a member of Copa-CogecaMain EU files targeted
Agricultural policy, including the CAP
EU budget
State aid
Food Supply Chain (including unfair trading practices)
Research & Innovation
Rural transport
Rural Development & structural funds
Market sectors (arable, sugar, livestock, poultry and eggs, horticulture
Employment, including seasonal labour
Health & Safety
Sustainable Production & Consumption
Organics
Animal Health
Environment and climate change
Renewable Energy
Sustainable use of pesticides
Fertilisers, including anti-dumping measures
Farm to Fork
Biodiversity Strategy
Water
Trade in agricultural products, including EU/UK trade relationshipAddress
Head Office
NFU Agriculture House Stoneleigh Park, Stoneleigh
Warwickshire CV8 2TZ
UNITED KINGDOMEU Office
British Agriculture Bureau rue de Treves 61, 6th floor
Brussels 1040
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 4 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
4
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
3 Policy staff
1 Admin staffPerson in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Trade unions and professional associations
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Networking
Affiliation
The NFU is a member of Copa-Cogeca, the umbrella organisation representing EU professional farming
organisations and co-operatives. Through this organisation it has an extensive network with other
professional farming organisations in the European Union
It is also a member of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), a representative body for British
business associations.
The British Agriculture Bureau is additionally a member of the British Chamber of Commerce in
Belgium (BCCB). The BCCB organises events on behalf of its members of both a political and
commercial nature.Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Nov 2020 - Oct 2021
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
600,000€ - 699,999€
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
600,000€ - 699,999€
Other financial info
None declared
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
Outreach events and networking
Webinars and seminars e.g. on future EU/UK trading relationship
Involvement in European events such as GreenWeek
Involved in European events with EU counterparts and Copa-Cogeca
Hosting group visits (farmers and members)
Various communication campaigns on UK agriculture
Not applicableOther activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
10 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.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.
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Date 11 Mar 2020 Location Brussels Subject Discussion regarding Britain’s departure from the EU Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 11 Mar 2020 Location Brussels Subject Discussion regarding Britain’s departure from the EU Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 15 Jun 2018 Location Brussels Subject Business discussion Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 03 May 2018 Location Birmingham Subject Farming Issues Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 10 Apr 2018 Location Birmingham Subject Farming Issues Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 23 Feb 2018 Location Brussels Subject Business discussion Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 19 Feb 2018 Location Brussels Subject Agri Issues Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 29 Sep 2017 Location London Subject Agriculture matters Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Phil Hogan (Commissioner)
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Date 21 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject AGRI issues Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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Date 09 Jun 2016 Location Brussels Subject AGRI issues Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Phil Hogan Portfolio Agriculture & Rural Development Attending - Tom Tynan (Cabinet member)
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