European Barge Union

EU lobbying footprint — who they meet, and on what. Built only from official disclosures, every meeting cited.

Disclosed meetings29 (25 EC · 4 EP)

Period2019-10-16 → 2026-09-07

In short

European Barge Union has 29 disclosed EU lobbying meetings from 2019-10-16 to 2026-09-07: 25 with the European Commission and 4 with Members of the European Parliament. Source: EU Transparency Register no. 36944616803-45, Commission disclosures and MEP declarations.

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Lobbying profile

as declared 2026-01-08

Category: Trade and business associations
Legal status: association
Declared lobbying cost: €50,000
Lobbying FTEs: 0.75
Members: 1

LobbyFacts / Transparency Register source ↗

Files it’s lobbying on

The org's disclosed policy areas, ranked by number of meetings.

Climate5 mtgs

Transport3 mtgs

A disclosed meeting is contact, not influence. Counts are of disclosed meetings only.

Declared fields of interest

Banking and financial services · Budget · Climate action · Competition · Digital economy and society · Economy, finance and the euro · Employment and social affairs · Energy · Environment · Institutional affairs · Justice and fundamental rights · Maritime affairs and fisheries

At a glance

The officials and MEPs most often met, by disclosed-meeting count.

Commission officials

Simone Ritzek-Seidl4
Torsten Klimke2
Anne Bergenfelt2
Anna Panagopoulou2
Daniel Mes2

MEPs met

Disclosed meetings

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

2026-09-07ECSimone Ritzek-Seidl · Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas
Exchange on the situation on Danube corridorsource ↗
2026-04-30ECAndreea Staicu · Acting Head of Unit
Discussion on the strategic role of inland waterway tourism and contribution to the future European Tourism Strategysource ↗
2026-04-30ECMaja Bakran · Deputy Director-General
Discussion on the strategic role of inland waterway tourism and contribution to the future European Tourism Strategysource ↗
2026-02-03EPGIESEKE Jens
Binnenschiffahrts- und Hafensektorsource ↗
2026-01-20ECSimone Ritzek-Seidl · Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas
Exchange on inland waterways and portssource ↗
2025-09-19ECTorsten Klimke · Head of Unit
Regular courtesy visit of the Inland Waterway (IWT) sector to the Head of Unit in charge of IWTsource ↗
2025-07-02ECPolona Gregorin · Head of Unit
General discussion on the challenges inland waterway transport faces on its path to decarbonization.source ↗
2025-07-01ECSimone Ritzek-Seidl · Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas
Strategic Dialogue on the EU Industrial Maritime Strategysource ↗
2025-07-01ECSimone Ritzek-Seidl · Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas
Strategic Dialogue on the EU Port Strategysource ↗
2025-07-01ECStéphane Séjourné · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné
EU Strategic Dialogue on the EU Industrial Maritime Strategy.source ↗
2025-07-01ECArthur Corbin · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné
EU Strategic Dialogue on the EU Industrial Maritime Strategy.source ↗
2025-07-01ECAnne Bergenfelt · Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas
Strategic Dialogue on the EU Industrial Maritime Strategysource ↗
2025-07-01ECAnna Panagopoulou · Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas
Strategic Dialogue on the EU Port Strategysource ↗
2025-07-01ECAnna Panagopoulou · Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas
Strategic Dialogue on the EU Industrial Maritime Strategysource ↗
2025-03-03ECAnne Bergenfelt · Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas
Courtesy visit of the Inland Waterway Transport (IWT) sector to Cab member in charge of IWTsource ↗
2025-02-03EPOETJEN Jan-Christoph
General exchange on current shipping topicssource ↗
2025-01-28EPGIESEKE Jens
Austausch zu EU Politiksource ↗
2025-01-16ECTorsten Klimke · Head of Unit
Courtesy visit of the Inland Waterway (IWT) sector to the new MOVE director and Head of Unit in charge of IWTsource ↗
2025-01-16ECFotini Ioannidou · Director
Courtesy visit of the Inland Waterway (IWT) sector to the new MOVE director and Head of Unit in charge of IWTsource ↗
2024-09-24EPKIRCHER Sophia
River Information Servicessource ↗
2023-11-07ECFilip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu · Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean
Solidarity lanes and infrastructure improvement, both fairway and ports Modal Shift and CTD Dredging in taxonomy IWW Speakers CED plenaries EP Port reportsource ↗
2022-09-20ECPablo Fabregas Martinez · Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean
transportsource ↗
2021-06-21ECDaniel Mes · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
Keynote speech on inland waterway transport to deliver the European Green Dealsource ↗
2021-03-22ECRachel Smit · Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean
Introductory meeting between Cabinet and EBU to present EBU and give more detail on the upcoming EBU event.source ↗
2020-10-27ECStefanie Hiesinger · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
The position of the European Inland Navigation sector on the public consultation for the FuelEU maritime initiative and the sector’s contribution on delivering the European Green Deal.source ↗
2020-10-14ECDaniel Mes · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
Inland waterways and Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategysource ↗
2020-06-09ECRoxana Lesovici · Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean
Recovery and European Green dealsource ↗
2020-02-04ECDiederik Samsom · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans
European Green Dealsource ↗
2019-10-16ECHenrik Hololei · Director-General
Exchange on EU’s policy on inland waterwayssource ↗

Frequently asked

How many EU lobbying meetings has European Barge Union disclosed?

European Barge Union (EU Transparency Register no. 36944616803-45) appears in 29 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2019-10-16 and 2026-09-07: 25 with the European Commission and 4 with Members of the European Parliament.

What does European Barge Union lobby on?

European Barge Union's disclosed EU meetings most often concern Climate, Transport. Every meeting and its topic is listed with its official source on this page.

Who does European Barge Union meet in Brussels?

Across its disclosed meetings, European Barge Union has met Commission officials including Simone Ritzek-Seidl, Torsten Klimke, Anne Bergenfelt, and MEPs including GIESEKE Jens, OETJEN Jan-Christoph, KIRCHER Sophia. These are counts of officially disclosed meetings, not a measure of influence.

Primary sources

EU Transparency Register · no. 36944616803-45 ↗European Commission meeting disclosures ↗European Parliament — MEP meeting declarations ↗

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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