SMEunited aisbl
EU lobbying footprint — who they meet, and on what. Built only from official disclosures, every meeting cited.
SMEunited aisbl has 113 disclosed EU lobbying meetings from 2024-09-24 to 2026-06-02: 63 with the European Commission and 50 with Members of the European Parliament. Source: EU Transparency Register no. 55820581197-35, Commission disclosures and MEP declarations.
Lobbying profile
as declared 2026-04-24- Category
- Trade and business associations
- Legal status
- AISBL
- Declared lobbying cost
- €1,250,000
- Lobbying FTEs
- 13
- Members
- 4
Files it’s lobbying on
The org's disclosed policy areas, ranked by number of meetings.
Declared fields of interest
Agriculture and rural development · Banking and financial services · Budget · Business and industry · Climate action · Competition · Consumers · Culture and media · Customs · Digital economy and society · Economy, finance and the euro · Education and training
At a glance
The officials and MEPs most often met, by disclosed-meeting count.
- Philippe Lamberts5
- Ana Carla Pereira3
- Valentina Schaumburger3
- Annukka Ojala2
- Mary Veronica Tovsak Pleterski2
Disclosed meetings
Newest first, showing the most recent 60 of 113. EC = European Commission, EP = Member of the European Parliament.
- NRPPsource ↗
- Vocational Education & Trainingsource ↗
- Social and Employment Policiessource ↗
- 2026-04-27ECAnnukka Ojala · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Roxana MînzatuPay Transparency Directivesource ↗
- ENVI Omnibus (EPR)source ↗
- 2026-04-21ECAlvydas Stancikas · Head of UnitMeeting with business associations on the state of play of the “Terrible Ten barriers” worksource ↗
- 2026-04-21ECMary Veronica Tovsak Pleterski · DirectorMeeting with business associations on the state of play of the “Terrible Ten barriers” worksource ↗
- 2026-04-07ECMirzha De Manuel · Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis DombrovskisImplementation and simplificationsource ↗
- Exchange of viewssource ↗
- Discussion about the next MFFsource ↗
- European Business Walletssource ↗
- 2026-03-18ECJessika Roswall · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallIntroductory meeting with the new President, SME prioritiessource ↗
- 2026-03-17ECStéphane Séjourné · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane SéjournéPriorities for SMEs in the coming monthssource ↗
- 2026-03-17ECTaru Haapaniemi · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenSMEs representaion in fora on farming and food policy (EBAF, Food Dialogues initiative); SMEs protection from buyer retaliation under the UTP Directive; public support for SMEs via the MFF post-2028; cooperation with EIB; access to marketssource ↗
- MFFsource ↗
- 2026-03-05ECEwa Malz · Head of UnitOmnibussource ↗
- Future of the MFFsource ↗
- 2026-03-04ECPeter Berz · Head of UnitThe objective was to discuss a potential interest of SME United to participate in the Market Access Advisory Committee (MAAC) following an invitation by DG TRADE R/2 to join the MAAC.source ↗
- 2026-02-25ECAnna Panagopoulou · Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos TzitzikostasSTRATEGIC DIALOGUE ON THE EU SUSTAINABLE TOURISM STRATEGYsource ↗
- 2026-02-20ECMirzha De Manuel · Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis DombrovskisMeeting on Implementation Dialoguessource ↗
- Mittelstandspolitiksource ↗
- 2026-02-11ECChiara Riondino · Head of UnitExchange of views on the Platform Work Directive and algorithmic management in the workplacesource ↗
- 2026-02-10ECAna Carla Pereira · DirectorFuture Gender Equality Strategy, Quality Jobs Roadmap and Act, and the Pay Transparency Directivesource ↗
- 2026-02-05ECIoana Diaconescu · Head of UnitTAXUD / SME United meeting on Tax Simplificationsource ↗
- SME policysource ↗
- 2026-01-29ECDaniela Bankier · Head of UnitMeeting with EU Business associations on Empowering Consumers for the green transition directive and old stock productssource ↗
- 2026-01-29ECIsabelle Perignon · DirectorMeeting with EU Business associations on Empowering Consumers for the green transition directive and old stock productssource ↗
- 2025-12-10ECPhilippe Lamberts · Principal AdviserAttendance to SME United's Vision 2040 eventsource ↗
- Omnibus 4source ↗
- Small mid capssource ↗
- 2025-11-21ECKaren Vandekerckhove · Head of UnitPresentation of Pay transparency directive and discussion on the implementation, especially of provisions relevant to SMEssource ↗
- 2025-11-05ECPhilippe Lamberts · Principal AdviserParticipation to SME United sustainability WGsource ↗
- 2025-11-05ECJan Ceyssens · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallSimplificationsource ↗
- Mittelstandspolitiksource ↗
- 2025-10-21ECXavier Coget · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna VirkkunenSMEunited General Assemblysource ↗
- Just Transition in the World of Worksource ↗
- 2025-10-14ECMichele Piergiovanni · Cabinet of President Ursula von der LeyenProposal for a late payment Regulation 45th Anniversary Conference – “Vision 2040 by Crafts & SMEs”source ↗
- 2025-10-14ECStefan Fuehring · Head of UnitProposal for a late payment Regulation 45th Anniversary Conference – “Vision 2040 by Crafts & SMEs"source ↗
- 2025-10-09ECSteven Engels · Head of UnitSMEUnited position paper on the future Skills Portability Initiativesource ↗
- 2025-10-09ECAnna Banczyk · Head of UnitSMEUnited position paper on the future Skills Portability Initiativesource ↗
- 2025-10-07ECValentina Schaumburger · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane SéjournéImplementation of the Single Market Strategysource ↗
- 2025-09-23ECAna Carla Pereira · DirectorThe discussion focused on three points: 1) The event organized by the COM on the Roadmap for Women’s Rights 2) A study visit of SMEunited members on the Pay Transparency Directive 3) SMEunited input on the next Gender Equality Strategysource ↗
- 2025-09-23ECAnnukka Ojala · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Roxana MînzatuQuality Jobs Roadmap and Actsource ↗
- 2025-09-18ECMary Veronica Tovsak Pleterski · DirectorMeeting with business associations on the way forward of the implementation of the Single Market Strategy/”Terrible Ten”source ↗
- 2025-09-18ECRosalinde Van Der Vlies · DirectorDiscussion on the energy efficiency support measures for the SMEs, including those enshrined in the Affordable Energy Action Plansource ↗
- Omnibus Isource ↗
- 2025-09-08ECDaniele Calisti · Head of UnitReview of the Merger Guidelinessource ↗
- 2025-07-17ECAna Maria Blass Rico · Acting Head of UnitExchange of views on the REACH Revision, proposal for the European Chemicals Agency (‘ECHA’) Basic Regulation and expected timelines for the PFAS restriction proposal.source ↗
- Gender Equality Strategysource ↗
- 2025-07-11ECCharlotte Merlier · Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš ŠefčovičImplementation dialogue on customs legislation - Rules of originsource ↗
- 2025-07-09ECHenning Ehrenstein · Head of UnitRevision Public Procurement directive 2014source ↗
- 2025-07-04ECGabriela Tschirkova · Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis DombrovskisSimplificationsource ↗
- 2025-07-02ECArthur Corbin · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane SéjournéEU Clean Industrial Dialogue on Circularitysource ↗
- 2025-06-06ECPaulina Dejmek Hack · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallKeynote speech and Q&A at the SMEunited General Assembly, the association of Crafts and SMEs in Europesource ↗
- 2025-05-22ECMonique Negenman · Head of UnitExchange of views on EU payment marketssource ↗
- 2025-05-22ECMaria Velentza · DirectorExchange of views on EU payment marketssource ↗
- 2025-05-20ECValentina Schaumburger · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane SéjournéDiscussion of the up-coming Single Market Strategy and SMC omnibus.source ↗
- Omnibus Isource ↗
- INI SMEs and scale-ups financingsource ↗
- Omnibus 1 package revision discussionsource ↗
Frequently asked
How many EU lobbying meetings has SMEunited aisbl disclosed?
SMEunited aisbl (EU Transparency Register no. 55820581197-35) appears in 113 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2024-09-24 and 2026-06-02: 63 with the European Commission and 50 with Members of the European Parliament.
What does SMEunited aisbl lobby on?
SMEunited aisbl's disclosed EU meetings most often concern Transport, Climate, Energy, Social. Every meeting and its topic is listed with its official source on this page.
Who does SMEunited aisbl meet in Brussels?
Across its disclosed meetings, SMEunited aisbl has met Commission officials including Philippe Lamberts, Ana Carla Pereira, Valentina Schaumburger, and MEPs including WALSMANN Marion, CANFIN Pascal, VAN DEN BERG Brigitte. 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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