Barry COWEN

Renew Ireland AGRIHOUSINTA Shadow rapporteur

Data updated 4 Jun 2026 · meetings 16 Jul 2024 – 4 Jun 2026 · official EP meetings page ↗ · official EP profile ↗ · report an error

Disclosure volume

191
meetings published this term · rank 97 of 718
12
held as shadow rapporteur
173
distinct organisations met
19%
of meetings with a counterpart in the Transparency Register
5 Sep 2024 – 29 Apr 2026
first and most recent declared meeting

Shadow-rapporteur compliance

2 of 7
shadowed files with ≥1 related meeting on record (28.6%) · rank 197 of 628
12
meetings declared in shadow-rapporteur capacity

Lower-confidence figures. Matching is by procedure code only — meetings declared without a code will not match, and a low figure may simply mean no lobby meetings took place on those files.

Files shadowed by Barry COWEN (10th parliamentary term (2024–2029)) — source: EP Open Data
Procedure Title Committee Role Appointed Related meeting on record
2023/0456(NLE) EC-Pacific States Interim Partnership Agreement: accession of Tuvalu INTA Shadow rapporteur (report) 30 Sep 2024 none matched
2024/0010(NLE) Accession of Niue to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part INTA Shadow rapporteur (report) 30 Sep 2024 none matched
2024/0048(NLE) Accession of Tonga to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, and the Pacific States INTA Shadow rapporteur (report) 30 Sep 2024 none matched
2024/0319(COD) Strengthening of the position of farmers in the food supply chain AGRI Shadow rapporteur (report) 17 Mar 2025 ✓ yes
2024/2108(INI) Implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement AFET+INTA Shadow rapporteur (report) 2 Dec 2024 none matched
2025/0055(NLE) Accession of Vanuatu to the Interim Partnership Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Pacific States, of the other part INTA Shadow rapporteur (report) 9 Jul 2025 none matched
2025/2052(INI) The future of agriculture and the post-2027 common agricultural policy AGRI Shadow rapporteur (report) 6 Mar 2025 ✓ yes

Declared meetings (191)

Every row comes from the Parliament’s official meetings search; verify any entry on the MEP’s official meetings page ↗.

Date Capacity Subject Procedure Organisation(s) Register
29 Apr 2026 Committee chair Meeting with Lithuanian Government AGRI officials Lithuanian Government Officials not in register
29 Apr 2026 Committee chair Meeting with Meat & Livestock Australia Meat & Livestock Australia not in register
28 Apr 2026 Member Meeting with FuelsEurope FuelsEurope not in register
28 Apr 2026 Member Meeting with Gerber Steel GmbH Gerber Steel GmbH not in register
28 Apr 2026 Committee chair Meeting with Minister Martin Heydon Martin Heydon not in register
22 Apr 2026 Committee chair Meeting with Danish Plant-Based Food Grant Danish Plant-Based Food Grant not in register
22 Apr 2026 Member Meeting with Irish Cultural Leaders Irish Cultural Leaders not in register
21 Apr 2026 Member Meeting with CEFOI Community Energy Federation of Ireland not in register
21 Apr 2026 Member Meeting with JDE Peets JDE Peet's registered ↗
21 Apr 2026 Committee chair Meeting with Northern Ireland Assembly Northern Ireland Assembly not in register
16 Apr 2026 Committee chair Meeting with European Milk Board European Milk Board registered ↗
15 Apr 2026 Committee chair Meeting with European Meat Network European Meat Network not in register
15 Apr 2026 Committee chair Meeting with Nofence Nofence not in register
15 Apr 2026 Committee chair Meeting with Progress Ireland Fergus McCullough not in register
9 Apr 2026 Committee chair Meeting IFA new animal health chair and animal health executive Irish Farmers' Association registered ↗
25 Mar 2026 Member Meeting with the Perm Rep on housing Permanent Representation of Ireland to the EU not in register
24 Mar 2026 Committee chair IFA Forestry Meeting Irish Farmers Association not in register
24 Mar 2026 Committee chair Meeting with ECVC European Coordination Via Campesina registered ↗
24 Mar 2026 Member Meeting with Nestle Europe Nestle Europe|Gregorio Bonaldi not in register
20 Mar 2026 Committee chair Meeting with INHFA Irish Natura & Hill Farmers Association not in register
13 Mar 2026 Member Meeting with the Chinese Embassy Chinese Embassy not in register
11 Mar 2026 Member Breakfast meeting with Commissioner for Housing Dan Jørgensen Dan Jørgensen not in register
11 Mar 2026 Committee chair Meeting with McDonalds McDonald’s Global Franchising Limited registered ↗
11 Mar 2026 Member Meeting with Peter Boland from the CRCI Peter Boland|Car Related Council Ireland not in register
10 Mar 2026 Member International Women's Day with Roberta Metsola and Jackie Fox Roberta Metsola|Jackie Fox not in register
10 Mar 2026 Committee chair Meeting on CAP with the Perm Rep Damien Flynn|Redmond McEvoy not in register
4 Mar 2026 Committee chair Meeting with the German Farming Association German Farmer Association not in register
3 Mar 2026 Committee chair Meeting with 4PAWS on animal welfare 4PAWS not in register
3 Mar 2026 Committee chair Meeting with EESC President Seamus Boland Seamus Boland not in register
3 Mar 2026 Committee chair Meeting with Financial Services Ireland Financial Services Ireland|Patricia Callan not in register
27 Feb 2026 Committee chair Fianna Fail 100 Anniversary Event Fianna Fail not in register
26 Feb 2026 Committee chair BPFI Housing Event Banking and Payments Federation Ireland not in register
24 Feb 2026 Committee chair Meeting with Irish Beef and Lamb Associates Irish Beef and Lamb Associates not in register
23 Feb 2026 Committee chair Meeting with CEJA CEJA not in register
23 Feb 2026 Committee chair Meeting with Minister Helen McEntee Helen McEntee not in register
23 Feb 2026 Committee chair Meeting with Norbert Lins Norbert Lins not in register
19 Feb 2026 Committee chair Meeting with Valero Energy Will James|James Twohig not in register
19 Feb 2026 Committee chair Meeting with William Dolan IFA William Dolan not in register
11 Feb 2026 Committee chair Meeting Swedish Farmers Association Swedish Farmers Association not in register
11 Feb 2026 Committee chair Meeting with Ambassador to Morocco Ahmed Reda Chami not in register
10 Feb 2026 Committee chair Meeting with UK Heads of Sustainability and Agriculture Scottish & Welsh Heads of Sustainability and Agriculture not in register
4 Feb 2026 Committee chair Meeting with BIAZA Alex Blatherwick not in register
28 Jan 2026 Committee chair Meeting with Northern Irish stakeholders Niall Blaney not in register
27 Jan 2026 Member IFA Potato Committee Meeting Irish Farmers' Association registered ↗
27 Jan 2026 Member Meeting with Irish MedTech Irish MedTech not in register
27 Jan 2026 Member Meeting with the British Embassy George Moore|Conor Myers not in register
22 Jan 2026 Member Meeting with TD Jack Chambers and TD James Lawless Jack Chambers|James Lawless not in register
21 Jan 2026 Member Meeting with FoodDrinkEurope FoodDrinkEurope registered ↗
21 Jan 2026 Member Meeting with SpiritsEurope spiritsEUROPE registered ↗
20 Jan 2026 Member Fianna Fail Delegation Meeting with the IFA on Mercosur Irish Farmers' Association not in register
16 Jan 2026 Member Meeting about LEADER John Feerick not in register
16 Jan 2026 Member Meeting with Kildare South farmers Kildare South Farmers not in register
15 Jan 2026 Member Joint meeting of the INTA Monitoring Group on India and the EP delegation for relations with India Mr Charles Whiteley|Mr Christophe Kiener not in register
14 Jan 2026 Member Hosting Wind Energy Ireland Wind Energy Ireland registered ↗
14 Jan 2026 Member Talking Europe Interview Talking Europe not in register
9 Jan 2026 Member Meeting with Knock Men's Shed Knock Men's Shed not in register
12 Dec 2025 Member Irish Grain Growers Event Irish Grain Growers not in register
11 Dec 2025 Member Meeting 'Nofence' on CAP/Livestock Strategy Synn Foss|Benjamin Mazin not in register
11 Dec 2025 Committee chair Meeting of the Monitoring Group India Monitoring Group India not in register
11 Dec 2025 Committee chair Meeting with EESC President Séamus Boland Seamus Boland not in register
10 Dec 2025 Member AGRI Reception Renew Europe AGRI Committee not in register
10 Dec 2025 Committee chair Meeting for Plant Based Meat Alternatives 2026/2583(RPS) Maarten Albers not in register
9 Dec 2025 Committee chair Cynthia IFA Dairy Committee Group Irish Farmers' Association registered ↗
9 Dec 2025 Committee chair Meeting with Cargill AGRI company Cargill AGRI Company not in register
3 Dec 2025 Committee chair Meeting Irish Grain Growers Irish Grain Growers not in register
3 Dec 2025 Committee chair Meeting Minister of State for Transport Sean Canney TD Sean Canney not in register
3 Dec 2025 Committee chair Meeting on auditing and monitoring of food imports Elena Gregg not in register
2 Dec 2025 Committee chair CBAM meeting with Gerassimos Thomas, Director General of DG TAXUD Gerassimos Thomas not in register
2 Dec 2025 Committee chair Invest Europe’s High-Level Conference on Infrastructure Investment Invest Europe registered ↗
2 Dec 2025 Committee chair Meeting with Minister Dooley re PECH Timmy Dooley not in register
1 Dec 2025 Member Nina Carberry IFA Event Irish Farmers' Association registered ↗
24 Nov 2025 Member Dinner with Commissioner Hansen Christophe Hansen not in register
20 Nov 2025 Committee chair Speaking at the Forum for the Future of Agriculture European Landowners' Organization asbl registered ↗
19 Nov 2025 Committee chair Breakfast Meeting with Minister Dara Calleary Minister Dara Calleary not in register
19 Nov 2025 Committee chair Presenting Copa Cogeca Awards Copa Cogeca not in register
19 Nov 2025 Committee chair Speaking at SpiritsEurope Annual Congress spiritsEUROPE registered ↗
18 Nov 2025 Committee chair Meeting with Copa Cogeca Presidents Copa Cogeca not in register
18 Nov 2025 Committee chair Meeting with ICSA Irish Cattle & Sheep Farmers' Association Ltd registered ↗
13 Nov 2025 Committee chair Meeting with SpiritsEurope spiritsEUROPE registered ↗
12 Nov 2025 Committee chair Breakfast Briefing with Irish Medtech Irish Medtech not in register
12 Nov 2025 Committee chair Meeting with Suntory Beverage and Food Europe Suntory Beverage and Food Europe|Rebecca Brusco registered ↗
12 Nov 2025 Committee chair Nina Carberry Breakfast Briefing Nina Carberry|Welsh Government Office|Scottish Government Office|Northern Irish Government Office not in register
12 Nov 2025 Committee chair Seafood Alliance Follow Up Visit to EU Parliament Seafood Ireland Alliance not in register
11 Nov 2025 Committee chair Meeting with Arla Foods Arla Foods amba|Emma Hadrovic registered ↗
11 Nov 2025 Committee chair Meeting with Mother & Baby Homes Survivors Mother & Baby Homes Survivors not in register
6 Nov 2025 Committee chair Mercosur Meeting 2025/0322(COD) Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit registered ↗
5 Nov 2025 Committee chair Meeting with Fertilizers Association of Ireland Fertilizers Association of Ireland not in register
4 Nov 2025 Committee chair IFA Meeting Irish Farmers' Association registered ↗
4 Nov 2025 Committee chair Meeting with IBI Independent Broadcasters of Ireland not in register
16 Oct 2025 Committee chair Meeting with Mercosur Stakeholders Mercosur Stakeholders not in register
16 Oct 2025 Committee chair Meeting with the delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (DANZ) Angus Campbell not in register
15 Oct 2025 Committee chair Meeting with Tony Murphy, Court of Auditors Tony Murphy not in register
14 Oct 2025 Committee chair Dinner with the Indian Ambassador Saurabh Kumar not in register
14 Oct 2025 Committee chair Meeting with Airbnb Derek Nolan not in register
8 Oct 2025 Other Meeting with the Chinese Ambassador to the EU Minister Counsellor Yanghua YUE not in register
8 Oct 2025 Committee chair Meeting with the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) Willie Kavanagh|David Kitching not in register
7 Oct 2025 Committee chair Meeting with Ambassador Cáit Moran Cáit Moran not in register
7 Oct 2025 Committee chair Meeting with Bayer Matthias Berninger not in register
2 Oct 2025 Committee chair Meeting with the Irish Environmental Pillar Irish Environmental Pillar not in register
25 Sep 2025 Committee chair Meeting with Jim O'Callaghan Jim O'Callaghan not in register
24 Sep 2025 Committee chair Meeting Drinks Industry Ireland on India Drinks Industry Ireland not in register
24 Sep 2025 Committee chair Meeting with the Special Olympics Special Olympics Europe Eurasia registered ↗
23 Sep 2025 Committee chair Meeting with FoodDrinkEurope FoodDrinkEurope registered ↗
10 Sep 2025 Committee chair Meeting with Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, and Permanent Representative to the EU Thomas Byrne|Aingeal O'Donoghue not in register
9 Sep 2025 Committee chair Meeting with CEPM European Confederation of Maize Producers|Celine Duroc not in register
16 Jul 2025 Committee chair Meeting with Diabetes Ireland Diabetes Ireland not in register
9 Jul 2025 Committee chair Meeting MSD on the impact of agricultural policies on the veterinary sector in the EU Merck Sharp & Dohme Europe Belgium SRL not in register
9 Jul 2025 Member Meeting with UK's Deputy Ambassador to the EU Caroline Read not in register
8 Jul 2025 Member Breakfast meeting with Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic Maros Sefcovic not in register
8 Jul 2025 Member Meeting with Commissioner Hansen Christophe Hansen not in register
8 Jul 2025 Other Meeting with Derek Vaughan Derek Vaughan not in register
2 Jul 2025 Member Meeting with Primark Primark not in register
25 Jun 2025 Committee chair Meeting with New Zealand Commissioner Simon Upton not in register
25 Jun 2025 Member Meeting with the European Landowners Organisation European Landowners' Organization asbl registered ↗
25 Jun 2025 Member Perm Rep Meeting with Minister of State for European Affairs and Defense Thomas Byrne TD not in register
24 Jun 2025 Member Meeting with Plant Based Foods Europe European Plant-based Foods Association registered ↗
18 Jun 2025 Member Meeting with the European Forum of Farm Animal Breeders European Forum of Farm Animal Breeders registered ↗
17 Jun 2025 Shadow rapporteur Meeting with Medicines for Europe 2024/2104(INI) MEDICINES FOR EUROPE registered ↗
3 Jun 2025 Member HOUS Meeting with Michael O'`Flynn O'Flynn Group not in register
3 Jun 2025 Member Meeting with Tara Mines Tara Mines not in register
29 May 2025 Member Meeting with Minister of State Thomas Byrne Thomas Byrne not in register
21 May 2025 Member Meeting with Minister-Counsellor Yue Minister Counsellor Yue not in register
15 May 2025 Member Meeting with ICSA via Zoom Superintelligence Computing Systems SICSAI AB not in register
14 May 2025 Member Meeting with the Northern and Western Regional Assembly Northern and Western Regional Assembly not in register
13 May 2025 Member Meeting with AMG Lithium AMG Lithium GmbH registered ↗
6 May 2025 Member Meeting with VDMA VDMA e.V. not in register
30 Apr 2025 Shadow rapporteur Meeting with the European Biodiesel Board (EBB) 2025/2052(INI) European Biodiesel Board registered ↗
29 Apr 2025 Shadow rapporteur CMO Meeting with erman Dairy Cooperative 2025/2052(INI) Deutsches Milchkontor not in register
28 Apr 2025 Member Meeting with the European Association of Sugar Manufacturers ASSUC- European Association of Sugar Traders not in register
24 Apr 2025 Shadow rapporteur CAP meeting with Albert Schweitzer Foundation 2025/2052(INI) Albert Schweitzer Stiftung für unsere Mitwelt not in register
24 Apr 2025 Shadow rapporteur Meeting with EuroChem 2025/0241(COD) Eurochem Group AG not in register
24 Apr 2025 Shadow rapporteur Meeting with Independent Retail Europe 2025/0241(COD) Independent Retail Europe (formerly UGAL - Union of Groups of Independent Retailers of Europe) not in register
23 Apr 2025 Member Challenges for the tillage sector Tillage Industry Ireland CLG registered ↗
23 Apr 2025 Shadow rapporteur CMO Regulation 2024/0319(COD) EuroCommerce registered ↗
22 Apr 2025 Member Discussion on CMO regulation ECOCERT Group not in register
10 Apr 2025 Member Meeting with Schwarz Group retailers Nino Jikia, Public Affairs Manager not in register
8 Apr 2025 Member Meeting with Nursing Homes Ireland Representatives of Nursing Homes Ireland not in register
8 Apr 2025 Shadow rapporteur Meeting with the Irish delegation of Chief Executives from the Leader Programme 2025/2052(INI) Irish delegation of Chief Executives from the Leader Programme not in register
8 Apr 2025 Member Meeting with the Irish Farmers Association 2023/0448(COD) Liam MacHale, director of European affairs not in register
2 Apr 2025 Member Meeting with Mettacomms Ellen Gunning, CEO Networking & Lead Generation not in register
1 Apr 2025 Shadow rapporteur Meeting with the German Farmers’ Association 2025/2052(INI) Mr Joachim Rukwied, President of the German Farmers’ Association (DBV not in register
1 Apr 2025 Member Meeting with the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union Thomas Byrne, Minister of State not in register
28 Mar 2025 Member Visit to meet ITBA, IFA and Tidy Towns 2023/0448(COD) Irish Thoroughbred Breeders Association|Irish Farmers Association|Tidy Towns not in register
27 Mar 2025 Member Certified Irish Angus Students event • FCJ Bunclody, Wexford • Sacred Heart Community School Clonakilty • Newport College, Tipperary • St. Brendan’s Community School, Birr • Coláiste Mhuire Ballygar not in register
26 Mar 2025 Member meeting with the winner of the prestigious Global Award for Social Impact Donal O'Shea not in register
24 Mar 2025 Member Meeting with Meeting with Minister Martin Heydon Martin Heydon, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine not in register
11 Mar 2025 Member INTERBEV meeting 2023/0448(COD) INTERBEV not in register
11 Mar 2025 Member Meeting with AIM (European Brands Association) AIM (European Brands Association) not in register
6 Mar 2025 Member European Milk Board European Milk Board registered ↗
27 Feb 2025 Member AWS breakfast event Apple Inc.|Amazon Web Services registered ↗
27 Feb 2025 Member Meeting with the Irish Farmers Journal Irish Farmers Journal not in register
26 Feb 2025 Member Visit to the Dexcom manufacturing facility Dexcom International Ltd registered ↗
25 Feb 2025 Member Irish Hotels Federation Conference Irish Hotels Federation Conference not in register
18 Feb 2025 Member Gates Foundation Breakfast event Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation|The European Food Forum registered ↗
18 Feb 2025 Member Vision Ireland meeting Visions Ireland|The European Blind Union not in register
5 Feb 2025 Member DFA Management Board Breakfast meeting The Management Board of Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs not in register
5 Feb 2025 Member European Movement Ireland meet and greet European Movement Ireland registered ↗
5 Feb 2025 Shadow rapporteur IFA Meeting 2025/2052(INI) The Irish Farmers Association|Tadhg Buckley, Director of Policy/Chief Economist not in register
4 Feb 2025 Member The European Food Forum Event The European Food Forum not in register
31 Jan 2025 Member Meeting with Business Post Ireland Laura Roddy not in register
30 Jan 2025 Member IMRO Breakfast Meeting The Irish Music Rights Organisation not in register
29 Jan 2025 Shadow rapporteur Agricultural Policy Meeting 2025/2052(INI) Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine not in register
28 Jan 2025 Member IEEP Breakfast Event The Institute for European Environmental Policy not in register
24 Jan 2025 Shadow rapporteur European Agricultural Policy Meeting 2025/2052(INI) Professor Alan Matthews not in register
15 Jan 2025 Member Thermal Batteries Zoom Meeting Rory Power, Director of Business Development not in register
13 Jan 2025 Member Novo Nordisk Ireland Meeting Novo Nordisk Ireland not in register
18 Dec 2024 Member Meeting with Chinese Minister Counselor Ms. Wang Jin, Minister Counselor responsible for parliamentary affairs of the China Mission to the EU not in register
17 Dec 2024 Member Danone Jessica Faure, Head of EU Public Affairs/Senior EU Public Affairs Manager not in register
9 Dec 2024 Member EnergyCloud Ireland event Offaly County Council not in register
9 Dec 2024 Member Roundtable event: Where to Next? Looking Ahead to the New EU Mandate the European Parliament Liaison Office not in register
6 Dec 2024 Member Panel Discussion with the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) The Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) not in register
5 Dec 2024 Member ARIA Awards ceremony ARIA Awards ceremony not in register
5 Dec 2024 Member Irish Farmers Association meeting Irish Farmers Association not in register
22 Nov 2024 Member Donegal County Council Cllr Ciaran Brogan not in register
20 Nov 2024 Member The Port of Galway Conor O'Dowd not in register
12 Nov 2024 Member IFA Dairy Farmers Group Visit The Irish Farmers Association not in register
6 Nov 2024 Member Chambers Ireland breakfast event Chambers Ireland registered ↗
6 Nov 2024 Member Meeting with Forest Industry Ireland Forest Industry Ireland not in register
6 Nov 2024 Member Meeting with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Muir, the newly appointed Minister for Agriculture, not in register
5 Nov 2024 Member Meeting with ESB Sean Murphy|Paddy Hayes not in register
17 Oct 2024 Member Medtronic Meeting Medtronic registered ↗
16 Oct 2024 Member Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Lucy Hayes not in register
15 Oct 2024 Member IFA Breakfast Event - Irish Agriculture Information Briefing Edward Carr, The ICOS President|IFA Deputy President, Mrs Alice Doyle not in register
10 Oct 2024 Member Meeting with the ECA Tony Murphy, head of ECA not in register
8 Oct 2024 Member Meeting with Michael McGrath Michael McGrath not in register
2 Oct 2024 Member Meeting with the Directors of the Regional Assemblies of Ireland The Directors of the Regional Assemblies of Ireland not in register
1 Oct 2024 Member Seafood Ireland Alliance Cormac Burke not in register
1 Oct 2024 Member The Irish Farmers Association The Irish Farmers Association not in register
25 Sep 2024 Member Football Association of Ireland Mark Scanlon, League of Ireland Director|Will Clarke, League of Ireland Academy Development Manager not in register
11 Sep 2024 Member Irish Delegation to the Committee of the Regions Teresa Lennon not in register
5 Sep 2024 Member Zoetis Pharmaceutical company Jeannette Ferran Astorga, Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Sustainability Officer|Florian Schalke, International Public Affairs Lead not in register