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Who's lobbying on CBAM?

On record in the EU Transparency Register: 93 disclosed meetings about the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism — 18 with MEPs and 75 with the European Commission, involving at least 57 organisations. Each row below is a real disclosed meeting - a record that a contact happened, nota measure of influence or of anyone’s position.

How it was voted

The European Parliament adopted the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism on 2023-04-18: Adopted (487 for · 81 against · 75 abstentions).

By political group
EPP141 for · 3 against · 13 abstained
S&D130 for · 0 against · 0 abstained
Renew89 for · 3 against · 6 abstained
Greens68 for · 0 against · 0 abstained
ECR9 for · 46 against · 5 abstained
ID0 for · 15 against · 42 abstained
NI26 for · 12 against · 1 abstained
Left24 for · 2 against · 8 abstained

Among the 13 MEPs who disclosed a meeting referencing this file, 5 cast a recorded vote: 5 for · 0 against · 0 abstained. A disclosed meeting is not evidence of influence — this is the co-occurrence of two public records.

Final plenary adoption. European Parliament record ↗ · roll-call ↗

Most active organisations

  1. 1.The European Steel Association10 meetings
  2. 2.European Steel Processors Association5 meetings
  3. 3.APPLiA (Home Appliance Europe)4 meetings
  4. 4.CEFIC - European Chemical Industry Council4 meetings
  5. 5.EUROMETAL4 meetings
  6. 6.Cement Europe3 meetings
  7. 7.ArcelorMittal2 meetings
  8. 8.Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft2 meetings

Ranked by number of distinct disclosed meetings referencing CBAM. Disclosed contact, not a measure of influence.

Disclosed meetings

Disclosed meetings with the European Commission (most recent 50)

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Disclosed meetings from the EU Transparency Register (European Parliament). A disclosed meeting is a recorded contact, not evidence of influence or of a position taken. Meetings are matched to CBAM by the subject the MEP disclosed. Data © European Union.