EU-ASEAN Business Council has 33 disclosed EU lobbying meetings from 2024-11-20 to 2026-03-25: 26 with the European Commission and 7 with Members of the European Parliament. Source: EU Transparency Register no. 704948052076-27, Commission disclosures and MEP declarations. Methodology

EU-ASEAN Business Council

EU lobbying footprint — who they meet, and on what.

Register no.
704948052076-27
Disclosed meetings
33 (26 Commission · 7 MEP)
Period
2024-11-202026-03-25

Declared fields of interest: Agriculture and rural development · Banking and financial services · Business and industry · Climate action · Consumers · Customs · Digital economy and society · Economy, finance and the euro · Energy · Environment · External relations · Food safety

Lobbying profile

as declared 2025-11-18
Category
Trade and business associations
Legal status
Registered Society
Declared lobbying cost
€50,000
Lobbying FTEs
2.5
LobbyFacts / Transparency Register source ↗

At a glance

Most-met policy areas
  • Climate4
  • Trade3
  • Transport2
  • Technology2
  • Energy1
Commission officials
  • Renate Nikolay2
  • Gerassimos Thomas2
  • Christophe Kiener2
  • Magda Kopczynska2
  • Myriam Ferran1

Disclosed meetings

Newest first. EC = European Commission, EP = Member of the European Parliament.

  • 2026-03-25ECMyriam Ferran · Deputy Director-General
    Discuss the EU’s priorities in ASEAN under Global Gateway, recent developments, and future opportunities for cooperation with European businesses active in the region.source ↗
  • 2026-03-25ECJohannes Ten Broeke · Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra
    The role of fusion energy in Europe’s climate and industrial agendasource ↗
  • 2026-03-25ECLaszlo Andrejko · Cabinet of Commissioner Olivér Várhelyi
    Health and food safetysource ↗
  • 2026-03-25ECStefano Paci · Head of Unit (Ad interim)
    Exchange of views on EU-ASEAN transport relationssource ↗
  • 2026-03-25ECKoen Doens · Director-General
    Discuss the EU’s priorities in ASEAN under Global Gateway, recent developments, and future opportunities for cooperation with European businesses active in the region.source ↗
  • 2026-03-25ECRenate Nikolay · Deputy Director-General
    Discussion on digital and trade cooperation with ASEANsource ↗
  • 2026-03-24ECCatherine Combette · Head of Unit
    EU-ASEAN relationssource ↗
  • 2026-03-24ECElisabeth Werner · Director-General
    EU-ASEAN relationssource ↗
  • 2026-03-24ECGerassimos Thomas · Director-General
    Physical meeting - Exchange of views on CBAMsource ↗
  • 2026-03-23ECAlexandra Jour-Schroeder · Deputy Director-General
    EU-Asean relationssource ↗
  • 2026-03-23EPBEKE Wouter
    EU–ASEAN economic cooperationsource ↗
  • 2026-02-03ECPierpaolo Settembri · Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas
    Exchange of viewssource ↗
  • 2025-09-24ECBernd Biervert · Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič
    Consultations on EU-ASEAN Economic Cooperation and FTA Negotiations.source ↗
  • 2025-09-03ECWopke Hoekstra · Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra
    Meeting with EU-ASEAN Business Councilsource ↗
  • Trade policy prioritiessource ↗
  • Trade relationssource ↗
  • 2025-03-28ECGerassimos Thomas · Director-General
    Physical meeting - Exchange of views on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)source ↗
  • 2025-03-28ECKanto Petri · Head of Unit
    Physical meeting - Exchange of views on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)source ↗
  • 2025-03-28ECNatividad Lorenzo · Cabinet of Commissioner Jozef Síkela
    Global Gatewaysource ↗
  • 2025-03-27ECChristophe Kiener · Head of Unit
    Exchange of views on EU-ASEAN trade relationssource ↗
  • 2025-03-26ECXavier Coget · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen
    Discussion with the EU-ASEAN Business Council on work ongoing within ASEANsource ↗
  • 2025-03-25ECLeopoldo Rubinacci · Deputy Director-General
    Exchange of views on EU-ASEAN trade relationssource ↗
  • 2025-03-25ECPeteris Ustubs · Director
    Exchange on Global gateway and EU private sector engagement in the region.source ↗
  • 2025-03-24ECIoan-Dragos Tudorache · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné
    Discussion on key developments in Europe in light of the Competitiveness Compass, the Clean Industrial Deal and the Omnibus legislation and how this might assist European businesses operating in Southeast Asia by enhancing the EU-ASEAN relationshipsource ↗
  • 2025-03-24ECPaulina Dejmek Hack · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall
    EU-ASEAN relationssource ↗
  • 2025-03-24ECRenate Nikolay · Deputy Director-General
    Exchange of views Digital Partnership Agreementssource ↗
  • 2025-03-24ECMagda Kopczynska · Director-General
    Exchange of views with EU aviation and land transport industry on key policy developments in Singapore and ASEANsource ↗
  • 2025-01-23ECChristophe Kiener · Head of Unit
    Exchange of views on EU-ASEAN trade relationssource ↗
  • 2024-12-12EPMAESTRE Cristina
    EU-ASEAN trade and investment relationssource ↗
  • 2024-12-11EPMARIANI Thierry
    L'actualité des relations commerciales et d'investissement entre l'UE et l'ASEAN, notamment les négociations commerciales en cours avec l'Indonésie, la Thaïlande et les Philippines.source ↗
  • 2024-12-09EPHAHN Svenja
    EU-ASEAN trade relations, ongoing FTA negotiations with ASEAN countriessource ↗
  • 2024-12-09EPGROOTHUIS Bart
    EU-ASEAN relationssource ↗
  • 2024-11-20ECMagda Kopczynska · Director-General
    SAF / Air connectivity – CATA / decarbonisation of transportationsource ↗

Lobbying in these areas

Frequently asked

How many EU lobbying meetings has EU-ASEAN Business Council disclosed?

EU-ASEAN Business Council (EU Transparency Register no. 704948052076-27) appears in 33 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2024-11-20 and 2026-03-25: 26 with the European Commission and 7 with Members of the European Parliament.

What does EU-ASEAN Business Council lobby on?

EU-ASEAN Business Council's disclosed EU meetings most often concern Climate, Trade, Transport, Technology. Every meeting and its topic is listed with its official source on this page.

Who does EU-ASEAN Business Council meet in Brussels?

Across its disclosed meetings, EU-ASEAN Business Council has met Commission officials including Renate Nikolay, Gerassimos Thomas, Christophe Kiener, and MEPs including VAN BREMPT Kathleen, BEKE Wouter, MAESTRE Cristina. 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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