European Shipowners | ECSA
EU lobbying footprint — who they meet, and on what. Built only from official disclosures, every meeting cited.
European Shipowners | ECSA has 95 disclosed EU lobbying meetings from 2020-01-22 to 2026-10-01: 67 with the European Commission and 28 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.
- Roxana Lesovici8
- Simone Ritzek-Seidl4
- Anna Panagopoulou4
- Magda Kopczynska3
- Annika Kroon3
Disclosed meetings
Newest first, showing the most recent 60 of 95. EC = European Commission, EP = Member of the European Parliament.
- 2026-10-01ECSimone Ritzek-Seidl · Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos TzitzikostasExchange of views on competitiveness of European shippingsource ↗
- 2026-10-01ECAnna Panagopoulou · Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos TzitzikostasExchange of views on competitiveness of European shippingsource ↗
- 2026-09-30ECJessika Roswall · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallThe roundtable aimed to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to engage with Commissioner Roswall on the main orientations under consideration for the revision of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD).source ↗
- 2026-09-30ECAxel Hellman · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallThe roundtable aimed to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to engage with Commissioner Roswall on the main orientations under consideration for the revision of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD).source ↗
- 2026-09-30ECJan Ceyssens · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallThe roundtable aimed to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to engage with Commissioner Roswall on the main orientations under consideration for the revision of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD).source ↗
- 2026-06-19ECFotini Ioannidou · DirectorDiscussion on Maritime Policysource ↗
- 2026-06-19ECMagda Kopczynska · Director-GeneralDiscussion on Maritime Policysource ↗
- 2026-06-18ECBeatriz Yordi · DirectorETS1 Reviewsource ↗
- 2026-06-08ECCharlotte Merlier · Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš ŠefčovičImplementation dialogue on customs legislationsource ↗
- 2026-06-08ECMaroš Šefčovič · Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš ŠefčovičImplementation dialogue on customs legislationsource ↗
- 2026-05-11ECAnnika Kroon · Head of UnitMeeting with ECSA on Maritime Omnibus Proposalsource ↗
- Economic Value of European Shippingsource ↗
- Austauschsource ↗
- 2026-04-23ECMatthieu Moulonguet · Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke HoekstraShipping decarbonisationsource ↗
- 2026-03-26ECFlorina-Andreea Pantazi · Head of UnitUniversal PFAS restriction under REACHsource ↗
- 2026-03-18ECAnna Panagopoulou · Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos TzitzikostasExchange of viewssource ↗
- 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 ↗
- STIPsource ↗
- 2025-12-01ECFlavio Laina · Head of UnitCompetitiveness of EU Shipping sectorsource ↗
- Maritime Emissions in the EU and internationallysource ↗
- Austauschsource ↗
- Austausch zu EU-Verkehrspolitiksource ↗
- STIPsource ↗
- 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 ↗
- 2025-07-17ECHelena Hinto · 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 ↗
- Clean fuels in maritime transportsource ↗
- Décarbonation des transportssource ↗
- 2025-07-01ECHenrik Nielsen · DirectorEntry/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 ↗
- 2025-07-01ECSimone Ritzek-Seidl · Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos TzitzikostasStrategic Dialogue on the EU Port Strategysource ↗
- 2025-07-01ECAnna Panagopoulou · Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos TzitzikostasStrategic Dialogue on the EU Industrial Maritime Strategysource ↗
- 2025-07-01ECMarc Sulon · Head of UnitEntry/Exit System state of play and next stepssource ↗
- 2025-07-01ECStéphane Séjourné · 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 ↗
- 2025-07-01ECAnne Bergenfelt · 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 ↗
- 2025-05-26ECRuth 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 ↗
- Austausch zu EU Politiksource ↗
- STIP and the European Maritime Industrial Strategysource ↗
- STIP and European Maritime Industrial Strategysource ↗
- 2025-04-28ECPolona Gregorin · Head of UnitGeneral discussion on the upcoming ETS review – Maritimesource ↗
- 2025-03-20ECSofia Asteriadi · Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš ŠefčovičShip Industrysource ↗
- 2025-03-20ECMaroš Šefčovič · Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš ŠefčovičShip Industrysource ↗
- Animal welfare during transportsource ↗
- European Shipping Summit 2025 (event, speaker)source ↗
- 2025-03-19ECAnne Bergenfelt · Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos TzitzikostasExchange of views on maritime policysource ↗
- 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 ↗
Frequently asked
How many EU lobbying meetings has European Shipowners | ECSA disclosed?
European Shipowners | ECSA (EU Transparency Register no. 59004966537-01) appears in 95 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2020-01-22 and 2026-10-01: 67 with the European Commission and 28 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, Social. 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 Roxana Lesovici, Simone Ritzek-Seidl, Anna Panagopoulou, 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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