Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2025 | Andrea Vettori Head of Unit | Guidance document on the species protection requirements of the Birds Directive | SRC |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Andrea Vettori Head of Unit | Guidance document on the species protection requirements of the Birds Directive | — |
| 03 Sept 2025 | Humberto Delgado Rosa Director | Exchange on ELO’s role and its initiatives regarding biodiversity conservation and land stewardship | SRC |
| 03 Sept 2025 | Eric Mamer Director-General | Exchange on ELO’s role and its initiatives regarding biodiversity conservation and land stewardship | SRC |
| 03 Sept 2025 | Humberto Delgado Rosa Director | Exchange on ELO’s role and its initiatives regarding biodiversity conservation and land stewardship | — |
| 03 Sept 2025 | Eric Mamer Director-General | Exchange on ELO’s role and its initiatives regarding biodiversity conservation and land stewardship | — |
| 24 Jun 2025 | Paulina Dejmek Hack Cabinet member | To exchange views on the emerging topic of nature credits, with a view to contributing to the ongoing reflection at the EU level. | — |
| 24 Jun 2025 | Axel Hellman Cabinet member | To exchange views on the emerging topic of nature credits, with a view to contributing to the ongoing reflection at the EU level. | SRC |
| 24 Jun 2025 | Axel Hellman Cabinet member | To exchange views on the emerging topic of nature credits, with a view to contributing to the ongoing reflection at the EU level. | — |
| 24 Jun 2025 | Paulina Dejmek Hack Cabinet member | To exchange views on the emerging topic of nature credits, with a view to contributing to the ongoing reflection at the EU level. | SRC |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Christophe Hansen Commissioner | Discussion on exploring innovative solutions on the future of agriculture in response to the Vision on Agriculture and Food | SRC |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Christophe Hansen Commissioner | Discussion on exploring innovative solutions on the future of agriculture in response to the Vision on Agriculture and Food | — |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Maxi Espeter Cabinet member | Discussion on exploring innovative solutions on the future of agriculture in response to the Vision on Agriculture and Food | SRC |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Axel Hellman Cabinet member | Roundtable “Water, Agriculture, and the Food Supply Chain” | SRC |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Jan Ceyssens Cabinet member | Roundtable “Water, Agriculture, and the Food Supply Chain” | — |
| 25 Mar 2025 | Jan Ceyssens Cabinet member | Roundtable “Water, Agriculture, and the Food Supply Chain” | SRC |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Florika Fink-Hooijer Director-General | The discussion focused on the challenges of soil degradation, private conservation of nature and nature credits. | SRC |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Florika Fink-Hooijer Director-General | The discussion focused on the challenges of soil degradation, private conservation of nature and nature credits. | — |
| 14 Mar 2024 | Maroš Šefčovič Executive Vice-President | High level dialogue on forest-based bioeconomy | SRC |
| 14 Mar 2024 | Maroš Šefčovič Executive Vice-President | High level dialogue on forest-based bioeconomy | — |
| 14 Feb 2024 | Roberto Berutti Cabinet member | ECR Spanish Delegation & Leaders of the Spanish Agri Association | — |
| 14 Feb 2024 | Roberto Berutti Cabinet member | ECR Spanish Delegation & Leaders of the Spanish Agri Association | SRC |
| 13 Sept 2023 | Florika Fink-Hooijer Director-General | ELO presents its point of view on relevant EU legislation | — |
| 13 Sept 2023 | Florika Fink-Hooijer Director-General | ELO presents its point of view on relevant EU legislation | SRC |
| 15 Jun 2023 | Helena Braun Cabinet member | EU forest related policies, including the upcoming forest monitoring proposal | SRC |
Mission & Goals
The European Landowners Organization (ELO), created in 1972, is a unique federation of national associations from Europe, which represents the interests of the landowners, land managers, rural entrepreneurs and family businesses at the European political level. Independent and non-profit making and registered as such in Belgian law, ELO is the only organisation able to stand for all rural actors. Such a broad scope gives it an unmatched credibility and communication ability in its relations with the European decision makers, at the highest level and with the public opinion. ELO statutory commitment is to defend and promote sustainable development, conservation, protection and melioration of the environment and the responsible use of natural resources. ELO promotes a prosperous countryside through sustainable management. In the EU27, rural territories cover up to 90% of the European area. Therefore, a balanced development of these territories in connection with the development (...)
EU Legislative Interests
CAP, EU Biodiversity Strategy, EPBD, EIAD, energy EED, Green Deal, large carnivore, Natura 2000, EU Forestry strategy, EU soil, Farm to Fork, Water framework, EUDR, Forest Monitoring Law, Nature Restauration Law;
Communication Activities
Forum for the Future of agriculture, Biodiversity conference, Innovation conference, Innovators by Nature, Bee award, Soil award, an average of 1 workshop/month. Countryside Magazine, EP Intergroup "biodiversity hunting countryside" events. All event & publications on https://www.europeanlandowners.org
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Natura 2000 Users Forum, Rural Coalition, FoE, EPC, RISE foundation, Europa Nostra, Alliance 3.3, Soil Alliance, property alliance, IUCN
Organisation Members
https://europeanlandowners.org/members/
Additional Information
The closed financial year (2024) grants include both projects where ELO is a partner and the grants come via a project coordinator, and projects where ELO is project coordinator, where the grant comes directly via the EU and part of it is redistributed to project partners.