European Ceramic Industry Association has 57 disclosed EU lobbying meetings from 2024-09-11 to 2026-04-27: 35 with the European Commission and 22 with Members of the European Parliament. Source: EU Transparency Register no. 79465004946-12, Commission disclosures and MEP declarations. Methodology

European Ceramic Industry Association

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

Register no.
79465004946-12
Disclosed meetings
57 (35 Commission · 22 MEP)
Period
2024-09-112026-04-27

Declared fields of interest: Business and industry · Climate action · Competition · Consumers · Customs · Digital economy and society · Economy, finance and the euro · Employment and social affairs · Energy · Enlargement · Environment · External relations

Lobbying profile

as declared 2025-09-26
Category
Trade and business associations
Legal status
AISBL
Declared lobbying cost
€400,000
Lobbying FTEs
4.5
Members
1
LobbyFacts / Transparency Register source ↗

At a glance

Most-met policy areas
  • Climate7
  • Industry7
  • Energy6
  • Trade4
  • Social1
Commission officials
  • Denis Redonnet3
  • Heiko Kunst3
  • Gabriela Tschirkova3
  • Kurt Vandenberghe2
  • Valère Moutarlier2

Disclosed meetings

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

  • 2026-04-27ECDenis Redonnet · Deputy Director-General
    Meeting with Cerame Unie concerning Market Access, FTAs and trade defence prioritiessource ↗
  • 2026-04-27ECKurt Vandenberghe · Director-General
    ETS Review / Benchmarkssource ↗
  • 2026-04-27ECValère Moutarlier · Deputy Director-General
    Ceramic Industrysource ↗
  • 2026-04-27ECHeiko Kunst · Head of Unit
    ETS Review / Benchmarkssource ↗
  • 2026-04-27ECBeatriz Yordi · Director
    ETS Review / Benchmarkssource ↗
  • 2026-04-27ECAurel Ciobanu-Dordea · Director
    Exchange on the upcoming Circular Economy Act, the implementation of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) and the Best Available Techniques Reference document (BREF) for the Ceramics Industry.source ↗
  • 2026-04-27ECStefan Leiner · Head of Unit
    Exchange on the upcoming Circular Economy Act, the implementation of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) and the Best Available Techniques Reference document (BREF) for the Ceramics Industry.source ↗
  • 2026-04-15ECGabriela Tschirkova · Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis
    Electricity trading systemsource ↗
  • 2026-03-17ECBarbara Bonvissuto · Director
    Discussion about the current activities of the European Commission in relation to the ceramic industrysource ↗
  • 2026-01-23ECAleksandra Kordecka · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné
    General presentation of the sector, upcoming Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA).source ↗
  • 2026-01-12ECValère Moutarlier · Deputy Director-General
    Industrial competitiveness of energy intensive industries and the review of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)source ↗
  • 2025-12-18ECHeiko Kunst · Head of Unit
    Product benchmark update – ceramics sectorsource ↗
  • 2025-11-28ECEkaterina Zaharieva · Cabinet of Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva
    Exchange of views on general cooperation and topics related to industry and innovation.source ↗
  • 2025-11-27ECGabriela Tschirkova · Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis
    Simplification: ceramic’s industries legal frameworksource ↗
  • 2025-11-03EPBENTELE Hildegard
    Ceramic Industrysource ↗
  • 2025-11-03EPBENTELE Hildegard
    Climate target /ETS2source ↗
  • 2025-10-16EPWILMÈS Sophie
    Energy and climate transitionsource ↗
  • 2025-10-14EPGUZENINA Maria
    Climate policysource ↗
  • 2025-10-08EPGORI Giorgio
    upcoming ETS revision, CBAM and IEDsource ↗
  • ITRE committeesource ↗
  • 2025-10-07EPWECHSLER Andrea
    EU Energy and industry policysource ↗
  • 2025-10-07EPVAN DIJCK Kris
    Competitiveness of EU ceramic industry - energy prices - ETSsource ↗
  • 2025-10-07EPGRUDLER Christophe
    Politique industrielle européennesource ↗
  • Ceramic industrysource ↗
  • 2025-09-18ECPaula Rey Garcia · Head of Unit
    Electrification, tripartites contracts, storage and flexibility, and gridssource ↗
  • 2025-09-16ECJoan Canton · Head of Unit
    Position of Cerame-Unie on main issues concerning the ceramics industrysource ↗
  • 2025-09-02EPCAVEDAGNA Stefano
    Political discussion on the Climate law proposal and its impact on the ceramic sectorsource ↗
  • Ceramic Industrysource ↗
  • 2025-06-04ECPeter Berz · Head of Unit
    In his mission letter Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič is tasked to “closely monitor the full enforcement of our trade agreements on market access and rules […]”.source ↗
  • 2025-06-04ECDenis Redonnet · Deputy Director-General
    In his mission letter Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič is tasked to “closely monitor the full enforcement of our trade agreements on market access and rules […]”.source ↗
  • 2025-05-16ECBarbara Bonvissuto · Director
    Presentation of Cerame-Unie, the industries they represent and some statistics about the portfolio of products and their markets.source ↗
  • 2025-05-15ECAdam Romanowski · Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič
    Trade policysource ↗
  • 2025-05-15ECThomas Auger · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez
    Competitiveness of Ceramic Industry Main pointssource ↗
  • 2025-05-15ECDenis Redonnet · Deputy Director-General
    Meeting between DDG Redonnet and Cerame-Unie, ceramic industry – 15/5/2025source ↗
  • 2025-05-15ECJoan Canton · Head of Unit
    The meeting underscored the pressing need to establish a structured Clean Industrial Deal dialogue tailored to the ceramics sectorsource ↗
  • 2025-05-15ECAurel Ciobanu-Dordea · Director
    Exchange of views on ceramic BREF review, and Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).source ↗
  • 2025-05-15ECStefan Leiner · Head of Unit
    Exchange of views on ceramic BREF review, and Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).source ↗
  • Ceramicssource ↗
  • 2025-04-15ECMette Koefoed Quinn · Head of Unit
    Exchange of views on the revision of the EU Emission Trading System and challenges faced by ceramic, glass and pulp and paper sectors.source ↗
  • 2025-04-15ECHeiko Kunst · Head of Unit
    Exchange of views on the revision of the EU Emission Trading System and challenges faced by ceramic, glass and pulp and paper sectors.source ↗
  • Ceramic Industrysource ↗
  • 2025-03-20ECMiguel Jose Garcia Jones · Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra
    Discussion on the future of the ceramic sector in Europe.source ↗
  • 2025-03-14ECAleksandra Kordecka · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné
    Decarbonisation and competitiveness challenges. Clean Industrial Deal for local energy intensive industries and SMEs (heterogeneous, multi-site business structures and small and mid-sized ones). Ceramic BREF under the Industrial Emissions Directive.source ↗
  • 2025-03-13ECYvon Slingenberg · Director
    Information on Cerame-Unie views on the economic (and decarbonization) prospects for the ceramic sector following the adoption of the Clean Industrial Dealsource ↗
  • BREF for ceramic industrysource ↗
  • 2025-02-17ECGabriela Tschirkova · Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis
    Simplification - Local energy intensive industriessource ↗
  • 2025-02-17ECKatharina Knapton-Vierlich · Head of Unit
    Meeting on affordable housing and housing construction with the European ceramic industrysource ↗
  • 2025-02-17ECPeter Van Kemseke · Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen
  • BREF for ceramic industrysource ↗
  • 2025-01-28ECDitte Juul-Joergensen · Director-General
    Competitiveness, Clean Industrial Deal and energy and their impact on European industry.source ↗
  • Ceramicssource ↗
  • 2024-12-03ECKurt Vandenberghe · Director-General
    Clean Industrial Dealsource ↗
  • Impact of ETS on the ceramic sectorsource ↗
  • Revision of Energy Taxation Directivesource ↗
  • European Ceramics Forumsource ↗
  • Preparation of the event on the ceramic sectorsource ↗
  • ITRE Committeesource ↗

Lobbying in these areas

Frequently asked

How many EU lobbying meetings has European Ceramic Industry Association disclosed?

European Ceramic Industry Association (EU Transparency Register no. 79465004946-12) appears in 57 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2024-09-11 and 2026-04-27: 35 with the European Commission and 22 with Members of the European Parliament.

What does European Ceramic Industry Association lobby on?

European Ceramic Industry Association's disclosed EU meetings most often concern Climate, Industry, Energy, Trade. Every meeting and its topic is listed with its official source on this page.

Who does European Ceramic Industry Association meet in Brussels?

Across its disclosed meetings, European Ceramic Industry Association has met Commission officials including Denis Redonnet, Heiko Kunst, Gabriela Tschirkova, and MEPs including GUALMINI Elisabetta, BENTELE Hildegard, WILMÈS Sophie. 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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