BUSINESSEUROPE
EU lobbying footprint — who they meet, and on what. Built only from official disclosures, every meeting cited.
BUSINESSEUROPE has 592 disclosed EU lobbying meetings from 2019-02-04 to 2026-11-05: 449 with the European Commission and 143 with Members of the European Parliament. Source: EU Transparency Register no. 3978240953-79, Commission disclosures and MEP declarations.
Lobbying profile
as declared 2025-08-29- Category
- Trade and business associations
- Legal status
- aisbl (association internationale sans but lucratif)
- Declared lobbying cost
- €6,000,000
- Lobbying FTEs
- 31
Files it’s lobbying on
The org's disclosed policy areas, ranked by number of meetings.
Declared fields of interest
Banking and financial services · Budget · Business and industry · Climate action · Communication · Competition · Consumers · Culture · Culture and media · Customs · Digital economy and society · Economy, finance and the euro
At a glance
The officials and MEPs most often met, by disclosed-meeting count.
- Valdis Dombrovskis15
- Maroš Šefčovič11
- Sabine Weyand10
- Mirzha De Manuel10
- Nicolas Schmit10
Disclosed meetings
Newest first, showing the most recent 60 of 592. EC = European Commission, EP = Member of the European Parliament.
- Exchange of views on ongoing negotiationsource ↗
- Paquet automobilesource ↗
- Weights & Dimensionssource ↗
- 2026-10-15ECPaulina Dejmek Hack · Director-GeneralSIUsource ↗
- Digital Omnibussource ↗
- 2026-10-07ECCeline Gauer · Director-GeneralEnergy prices and competitiveness of European industry; energy policy framework.source ↗
- 2026-10-07ECEdoardo Rulli · Cabinet of Commissioner Maria Luís AlbuquerqueBank Competitiveness Reportsource ↗
- 2026-10-07ECMaria Luís Albuquerque · Cabinet of Commissioner Maria Luís AlbuquerqueBank Competitiveness Reportsource ↗
- Simplification and tradesource ↗
- Industrial Accelerator Actsource ↗
- IAAsource ↗
- Digital Policysource ↗
- 2026-09-23ECAndrius Kubilius · Cabinet of Commissioner Andrius KubiliusParticipation as a speaker at the event “Security, Resilience and Competitiveness: Europe’s Industrial Agenda for a New Geopolitical Era”.source ↗
- 2026-09-23ECMicha Comnick · Cabinet of Commissioner Andrius KubiliusParticipation as a speaker at the event “Security, Resilience and Competitiveness: Europe’s Industrial Agenda for a New Geopolitical Era”.source ↗
- 2026-09-22ECGabriela Tschirkova · Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis DombrovskisSimplificationsource ↗
- 2026-09-22ECValdis Dombrovskis · Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis DombrovskisSimplificationsource ↗
- 2026-09-21ECLauro Panella · Cabinet of Commissioner Maria Luís AlbuquerqueSavings and Investments Union (SIU)source ↗
- 2026-09-21ECMaria Luís Albuquerque · Cabinet of Commissioner Maria Luís AlbuquerqueSavings and Investments Union (SIU)source ↗
- 2026-09-15ECGuillaume Roty · Head of UnitThe High-Level Forum on European Standardisationsource ↗
- 2026-09-14ECTheresa-sophie Stiegler · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane SéjournéBusinessEurope priorities on the Single Marketsource ↗
- 2026-09-11ECVita Jukne · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallEnvironmental Omnibus, with the focus on environmental permittingsource ↗
- 2026-09-10ECMichael Wimmer · DirectorCompetitiveness, reducing regulatory burden, simplificationsource ↗
- 2026-09-09ECManuel Mateo Goyet · Head of UnitCloud and AI development Actsource ↗
- IAAsource ↗
- 2026-09-07ECAna Xavier · Head of UnitExchange of views on the potential intersection of defense spending, industrial policy and innovation.source ↗
- 2026-07-16ECChiara Galiffa · Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš ŠefčovičUpdate on the Brazil and US mission of BusinesEuropesource ↗
- Politique industrielle européennesource ↗
- 2026-07-09ECNathalie Berger · DirectorPublic Procurement Actsource ↗
- 2026-06-30ECIsabelle Perignon · DirectorExchange of views on Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive and old stock situationssource ↗
- 2026-06-25ECArthur Corbin · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane SéjournéIndustrial Accelerator Act, competitiveness of European industry, simplification, ETS revisionsource ↗
- 2026-06-25ECAleksandra Kordecka · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane SéjournéIndustrial Accelerator Act, competitiveness of European industry, simplification, ETS revisionsource ↗
- 2026-06-25ECBertrand L'Huillier · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane SéjournéIndustrial Accelerator Act, competitiveness of European industry, simplification, ETS revisionsource ↗
- 2026-06-25ECPascal Leardini · Deputy Secretary-GeneralSimplification, Better regulation, One Europe One Market Roadmapsource ↗
- 2026-06-25ECPaula Rey Garcia · Head of UnitExchange of views on the role of electrification in the EU industry’s competitiveness, including the role of PPAs, and on the post-2030 framework for renewablessource ↗
- 2026-06-24ECChiara Galiffa · Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš ŠefčovičState of play of EU-US relationssource ↗
- 2026-06-24ECUrsula von der Leyen · Cabinet of President Ursula von der LeyenThe discussion focussed on Europe’s geopolitical challenges and competitivenesssource ↗
- Meeting on international partnershipssource ↗
- 2026-06-23ECIsabelle Perignon · DirectorExchange of views on Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive (ECGT) and old stock productssource ↗
- Chinasource ↗
- EU-China tradesource ↗
- Competitivenesssource ↗
- 2026-06-18ECOlivia Gippner · Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke HoekstraReview of the ETS directive, industrial competitiveness and decarbonisationsource ↗
- 2026-06-18ECJohannes Ten Broeke · Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke HoekstraReview of the ETS directive, industrial competitiveness and decarbonisationsource ↗
- FP10source ↗
- 2026-06-08ECMaroš Šefčovič · Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš ŠefčovičImplementation dialogue on customs legislationsource ↗
- 2026-06-08ECUrsula von der Leyen · Cabinet of President Ursula von der LeyenFirst introduction of the new President-elect of BusinessEuropesource ↗
- 2026-06-08ECCharlotte Merlier · Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš ŠefčovičImplementation dialogue on customs legislationsource ↗
- Legislation on deregulationsource ↗
- 2026-06-05ECPeter Van Kemseke · Cabinet of President Ursula von der LeyenETSsource ↗
- FP10source ↗
- 2026-06-04ECEric Mamer · Director-GeneralEU environmental policysource ↗
- 2026-06-04ECIsabelle Perignon · DirectorExchange of views on Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition Directive (ECGT) and old stock productssource ↗
- 2026-05-28ECLuis Planas Herrera · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallLunch with Mr. Fredrik Persson, President of BusinessEurope and Mr. Spyros Theodoropoulos, Chairman of Hellenic Federation of Entreprises (SEV)source ↗
- 2026-05-28ECLuis Planas Herrera · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallPanel discussion, Circular Economy Act.source ↗
- 2026-05-28ECJessika Roswall · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallLunch with Mr. Fredrik Persson, President of BusinessEurope and Mr. Spyros Theodoropoulos, Chairman of Hellenic Federation of Entreprises (SEV)source ↗
- 2026-05-28ECJessika Roswall · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallPanel discussion, Circular Economy Act.source ↗
- Meeting on the Industrial Emissions Directivesource ↗
- 2026-05-26ECLaia Pinos Mataro · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane SéjournéReview of the EU ETS Directivesource ↗
- Internal marketsource ↗
- Digital policiessource ↗
Frequently asked
How many EU lobbying meetings has BUSINESSEUROPE disclosed?
BUSINESSEUROPE (EU Transparency Register no. 3978240953-79) appears in 592 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2019-02-04 and 2026-11-05: 449 with the European Commission and 143 with Members of the European Parliament.
What does BUSINESSEUROPE lobby on?
BUSINESSEUROPE's disclosed EU meetings most often concern Trade, Social, Climate, Energy. Every meeting and its topic is listed with its official source on this page.
Who does BUSINESSEUROPE meet in Brussels?
Across its disclosed meetings, BUSINESSEUROPE has met Commission officials including Valdis Dombrovskis, Maroš Šefčovič, Sabine Weyand, and MEPs including TOBÉ Tomas, CANFIN Pascal, WARBORN Jörgen. 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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