BASF SE
EU lobbying footprint — who they meet, and on what. Built only from official disclosures, every meeting cited.
BASF SE has 160 disclosed EU lobbying meetings from 2024-07-16 to 2026-07-15: 44 with the European Commission and 116 with Members of the European Parliament. Source: EU Transparency Register no. 7410939793-88, Commission disclosures and MEP declarations.
Lobbying profile
as declared 2026-03-04- Category
- Companies & groups
- Legal status
- SE
- Declared lobbying cost
- €4,500,000
- Lobbying FTEs
- 22.95
- Members
- 11
Files it’s lobbying on
The org's disclosed policy areas, ranked by number of meetings.
Declared fields of interest
Agriculture and rural development · Banking and financial services · Budget · Business and industry · Climate action · Competition · Consumers · Customs · Digital economy and society · Economy, finance and the euro · Education and training · Employment and social affairs
At a glance
The officials and MEPs most often met, by disclosed-meeting count.
- Kurt Vandenberghe4
- Olivia Gippner2
- Vita Jukne2
- Michael Hager2
- Stéphane Séjourné2
Disclosed meetings
Newest first, showing the most recent 60 of 160. EC = European Commission, EP = Member of the European Parliament.
- Politique industrielle européennesource ↗
- EU Competitivenesssource ↗
- Food & Feed Omnibussource ↗
- cirkulär ekonomi och kemikaliersource ↗
- Food & Feed Omnibussource ↗
- IAAsource ↗
- Allgemeiner Austausch über Pflanzenschutzmittelzulassungensource ↗
- Feed & Food Omnibussource ↗
- Industrial Accelerator Actsource ↗
- Omnibus Food and Feedsource ↗
- Pesticide regulationsource ↗
- Austauschsource ↗
- 2026-04-23ECHans Ingels · Head of UnitEU Feed Ingredients: Discussion on vitamins A and E as possible critical moleculessource ↗
- IAAsource ↗
- Exchange on CBAM and ETSsource ↗
- 2026-04-14ECTerhi Lehtonen · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera RodríguezCompetitiveness of the chemical sectorsource ↗
- 2026-04-14ECChristiane Kirketerp De Viron · Acting DirectorImplementation of CRA and simplificationsource ↗
- 2026-03-31ECOlivia Gippner · Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke HoekstraDecarbonisation in the chemicals sectorsource ↗
- 2026-03-27ECOlivia Gippner · Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke HoekstraETS, industrial competitiveness and decarbonisation in the chemicals sectorsource ↗
- 2026-03-25ECVita Jukne · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallREACH review; PFAS dossiersource ↗
- ETS and CBAMsource ↗
- 2026-02-26ECAstrid Dentler · Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke HoekstraETSsource ↗
- 2026-02-24ECAlmut Bitterhof · Head of UnitBASF asked SANTE E4 for a meeting to exchange on several topics, in particular on matters related to BASF active substancessource ↗
- 2026-02-12ECKurt Vandenberghe · Director-GeneralDecarbonisation of the chemical sector with CCSsource ↗
- 2026-02-12ECBeatriz Yordi · DirectorChemical Industry trends and ETS Reviewsource ↗
- 2026-02-11ECArthur Corbin · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane SéjournéInvestment conditions and future of chemical production in Europe.source ↗
- Chemical Industrysource ↗
- Exchange on ETS and CBAMsource ↗
- 2026-01-29ECPhilippe Lamberts · Principal AdviserPlant visit to BASF Antwerp Main points of discussion were - major survivability concerns for the EU chemical industry - energy prices - carbon pricing (ETS) - REACH See attachment for details of BASF positionssource ↗
- 2026-01-21ECEric Mamer · Director-GeneralGeneral discussion on DG ENV prioritiessource ↗
- Topical things on chemicals and food and feed omnibussource ↗
- Topical things on chemicals and food and feed omnibussource ↗
- circular economysource ↗
- Parliamentary Dinnersource ↗
- Chemie- und Pharmasektor in der EUsource ↗
- Austauschsource ↗
- Umweltausschuss Ausblick 2026source ↗
- Industriepolitischen Weichenstellungen für Europa: Clean Industrial Dealsource ↗
- Competitiveness in the European industrysource ↗
- Industriepolitiksource ↗
- Climate goals in the european industrial policysource ↗
- US tariffssource ↗
- chemicals and sustainabilitysource ↗
- End of Life Vehiclessource ↗
- Legislative developments in trade policy and the implementation of the EU-US Agreementsource ↗
- Pesticides, biocontrol, omnibussource ↗
- CLP, Cosmetics Regulation, Chemicals omnibussource ↗
- Visit of BASF plantsource ↗
- Chemical Omnibussource ↗
- 2025-11-07ECMichael McGrath · Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrathDiscussion on the challenges faced by EU companies in China.source ↗
- 2025-11-06ECFlorina-Andreea Pantazi · Head of UnitChallenges and needs across the value chain for advancing safer and more sustainable chemistrysource ↗
- 2025-11-06ECKristin Schreiber · DirectorChallenges and needs across the value chain for advancing safer and more sustainable chemistrysource ↗
- Pflanzenschutzsource ↗
- 2025-11-05ECAleksandra Baranska · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera RodríguezCompetition policysource ↗
- 2025-10-28ECDorota Denning · Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis DombrovskisRoundtable on Simplification for Agricultural Innovationsource ↗
- Environment Policysource ↗
- ELVRsource ↗
- Recent legislative developments in trade policy and the implementation of the EU–US agreementsource ↗
- EU tradesource ↗
- Exchange on agriculture sectoral challenges and innovative solutionssource ↗
Frequently asked
How many EU lobbying meetings has BASF SE disclosed?
BASF SE (EU Transparency Register no. 7410939793-88) appears in 160 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2024-07-16 and 2026-07-15: 44 with the European Commission and 116 with Members of the European Parliament.
What does BASF SE lobby on?
BASF SE's disclosed EU meetings most often concern Climate, Industry, Trade, Finance. Every meeting and its topic is listed with its official source on this page.
Who does BASF SE meet in Brussels?
Across its disclosed meetings, BASF SE has met Commission officials including Kurt Vandenberghe, Olivia Gippner, Vita Jukne, and MEPs including SINGER Christine, GIESEKE Jens, GEIER Jens. These are counts of officially disclosed meetings, not a measure of influence.
Primary sources
Every meeting above is a public disclosure by the European Commission or a Member of the European Parliament; counts are of disclosed meetings only and are not a measure of influence. Methodology. Data © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU) & the European Parliament.
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