European Shipowners | ECSA
EU lobbying footprint — who they meet, and on what. Built only from official disclosures, every meeting cited.
European Shipowners | ECSA has 53 disclosed EU lobbying meetings from 2024-07-16 to 2026-05-11: 26 with the European Commission and 27 with Members of the European Parliament. Source: EU Transparency Register no. 59004966537-01, Commission disclosures and MEP declarations.
Lobbying profile
as declared 2025-08-12- Category
- Trade and business associations
- Legal status
- asbl
- Declared lobbying cost
- €900,000
- Lobbying FTEs
- 9.1
Files it’s lobbying on
The org's disclosed policy areas, ranked by number of meetings.
Declared fields of interest
Banking and financial services · Borders and security · Business and industry · Climate action · Competition · Customs · Digital economy and society · Education and training · Employment and social affairs · Energy · Environment · External relations
At a glance
The officials and MEPs most often met, by disclosed-meeting count.
- Annika Kroon3
- Polona Gregorin3
- Apostolos Tzitzikostas2
- Kurt Vandenberghe2
- Simone Ritzek-Seidl2
Disclosed meetings
Newest first. EC = European Commission, EP = Member of the European Parliament.
- 2026-05-11ECAnnika Kroon · Head of UnitMeeting with ECSA on Maritime Omnibus Proposalsource ↗
- Austauschsource ↗
- Economic Value of European Shippingsource ↗
- 2026-04-23ECMatthieu Moulonguet · Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke HoekstraShipping decarbonisationsource ↗
- 2026-03-26ECFlorina-Andreea Pantazi · Head of UnitUniversal PFAS restriction under REACHsource ↗
- 2026-03-18ECApostolos Tzitzikostas · Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos TzitzikostasExchange of viewssource ↗
- 2026-02-24ECKurt Vandenberghe · Director-GeneralEU ETSsource ↗
- 2026-01-28ECPolona Gregorin · Head of UnitDiscussion on ETS revenues and the risk of evasionsource ↗
- ETSsource ↗
- ECSA 60 Years Anniversary Receptionsource ↗
- 2025-12-01ECFlavio Laina · Head of UnitCompetitiveness of EU Shipping sectorsource ↗
- Maritime Emissions in the EU and internationallysource ↗
- STIPsource ↗
- Austausch zu EU-Verkehrspolitiksource ↗
- Austauschsource ↗
- STIPsource ↗
- 2025-10-22ECKurt Vandenberghe · Director-Generaldiscuss about the recent developments and the alignment of the EU legislation with the international measuressource ↗
- 2025-10-07ECLuis Planas Herrera · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallCircular economysource ↗
- 2025-07-18ECAnnika Kroon · Head of UnitMeeting with ECSA representatives on reporting obligationssource ↗
- 2025-07-17ECSimone Ritzek-Seidl · Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos TzitzikostasImplementation Dialogue on ramping up renewable and low-carbon maritime and aviation fuels production in the EUsource ↗
- General exchange on the European Maritime Industrial Strategysource ↗
- Décarbonation des transportssource ↗
- Clean fuels in maritime transportsource ↗
- 2025-07-01ECHenrik Nielsen · DirectorEntry/Exit System state of play and next stepssource ↗
- 2025-07-01ECMarc Sulon · Head of UnitEntry/Exit System state of play and next stepssource ↗
- 2025-07-01ECSimone Ritzek-Seidl · Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos TzitzikostasStrategic Dialogue on the EU Industrial Maritime Strategysource ↗
- 2025-07-01ECArthur Corbin · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane SéjournéEU Strategic Dialogue on the EU Industrial Maritime Strategy.source ↗
- 2025-07-01ECAnna Panagopoulou · Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos TzitzikostasStrategic Dialogue on the EU Port Strategysource ↗
- 2025-05-26ECRuth Reichstein · Cabinet of President Ursula von der LeyenShipping industrysource ↗
- 2025-05-20ECAnnika Kroon · Head of UnitIMO Net zero framework and FuelEU review processsource ↗
- Maritime Port Strategysource ↗
- STIP and the European Maritime Industrial Strategysource ↗
- STIP and European Maritime Industrial Strategysource ↗
- Austausch zu EU Politiksource ↗
- 2025-04-28ECPolona Gregorin · Head of UnitGeneral discussion on the upcoming ETS review – Maritimesource ↗
- 2025-03-20ECMaroš Šefčovič · Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš ŠefčovičShip Industrysource ↗
- Animal welfare during transportsource ↗
- European Shipping Summit 2025 (event, speaker)source ↗
- 2025-03-19ECApostolos Tzitzikostas · Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos TzitzikostasExchange of views on maritime policysource ↗
- 2025-03-06ECMagda Kopczynska · Director-GeneralExchange of views on initiatives regarding the shipping sectorsource ↗
- Meeting KVNRsource ↗
- Priorities for this mandatesource ↗
- 2025-02-12ECPolona Gregorin · Head of UnitDiscussion on the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) extension to maritime and the situation of cable-layers vesselssource ↗
- 2025-01-14ECAnne Bergenfelt · Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos TzitzikostasIntroductory meetingsource ↗
- 2025-01-13ECSofia Asteriadi · Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš ŠefčovičCourtesy Visitsource ↗
- 2024-12-04ECKerstin Jorna · Director-GeneralEU Shipping Industry priorities for the Clean Industry Deal and Maritime Industrial Strategysource ↗
- Meeting with ECSA representativessource ↗
- Austausch zu maritimer Politiksource ↗
- Klimapolitiksource ↗
- Major challenges faced by the shipping industry and maritime transportsource ↗
- Introductory Meeting with ECSAsource ↗
- Maritime Affairssource ↗
- Introductory Meetingsource ↗
Frequently asked
How many EU lobbying meetings has European Shipowners | ECSA disclosed?
European Shipowners | ECSA (EU Transparency Register no. 59004966537-01) appears in 53 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2024-07-16 and 2026-05-11: 26 with the European Commission and 27 with Members of the European Parliament.
What does European Shipowners | ECSA lobby on?
European Shipowners | ECSA's disclosed EU meetings most often concern Climate, Transport, Energy, Industry. Every meeting and its topic is listed with its official source on this page.
Who does European Shipowners | ECSA meet in Brussels?
Across its disclosed meetings, European Shipowners | ECSA has met Commission officials including Annika Kroon, Polona Gregorin, Apostolos Tzitzikostas, and MEPs including LIESE Peter, GIESEKE Jens, ATTARD Daniel. 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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