The Brewers of Europe
EU lobbying footprint — who they meet, and on what. Built only from official disclosures, every meeting cited.
The Brewers of Europe has 49 disclosed EU lobbying meetings from 2019-04-11 to 2026-10-29: 18 with the European Commission and 31 with Members of the European Parliament. Source: EU Transparency Register no. 81610896372-23, Commission disclosures and MEP declarations.
Lobbying profile
as declared 2026-01-06- Category
- Trade and business associations
- Legal status
- International Non Profit Association under Belgian Law (AISBL)
- Declared lobbying cost
- €600,000
- Lobbying FTEs
- 2
Files it’s lobbying on
The org's disclosed policy areas, ranked by number of meetings.
Declared fields of interest
Agriculture and rural development · Business and industry · Climate action · Consumers · Culture · Culture and media · Customs · Digital economy and society · Education and training · Employment and social affairs · Energy · Environment
At a glance
The officials and MEPs most often met, by disclosed-meeting count.
- Luis Planas Herrera2
- Stefano Soro1
- Ruth Reichstein1
- Thomas Schmitz1
- Chiara Galiffa1
Disclosed meetings
Newest first. EC = European Commission, EP = Member of the European Parliament.
- 2026-10-29ECStefano Soro · Head of UnitCompetitiveness of the beer sectorsource ↗
- Discussion on the economic and cultural significance of the European brewing sector, its current challenges and policy priorities. Exchange of views with industry representatives on the sector's contribution to the EU economy and its future developmesource ↗
- Brewing sectorsource ↗
- Brewing sectorsource ↗
- 2026-09-30ECRuth Reichstein · Cabinet of President Ursula von der LeyenPackaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)source ↗
- European Brewing Sectorsource ↗
- Tourism topicssource ↗
- Europe’s Beating Cancer Plansource ↗
- 2026-06-22ECThomas Schmitz · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna VirkkunenMediasource ↗
- 2026-06-09ECChiara Galiffa · Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš ŠefčovičEU Trade Policy, Customs Reformsource ↗
- 2026-06-09ECCharlotte Merlier · Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš ŠefčovičEU Trade Policy, Customs Reformsource ↗
- Preparatory meeting eventsource ↗
- Food labelingsource ↗
- 2026-05-05ECNicolo Brignoli · Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis DombrovskisPackagingsource ↗
- Reception - A taste of Cyprussource ↗
- 2026-04-15ECLuis Planas Herrera · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallPackagingsource ↗
- Politischer Austausch zur Verpackungsverordnungsource ↗
- Health Policysource ↗
- Introductory meeting and discussion on upcoming files in IMCO Committee and their impact on the sectorsource ↗
- Cardiovascular healthsource ↗
- 2026-01-28EPEVERDING SebastianVegan Labeling of Beersource ↗
- 2026-01-13ECLuis Planas Herrera · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallThe reuse targets for beverage packaging in the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR)source ↗
- Situazione dei produttori di birra in Europasource ↗
- Brewing Industry in Europesource ↗
- Bièresource ↗
- Beer serves Europe Receptionsource ↗
- Healthsource ↗
- 2025-10-08ECAlexandra Nikolakopoulou · Head of UnitMeeting on labelling of the ingredient list and the energy content on beersource ↗
- General exchange of viewssource ↗
- Follow-up Meetingsource ↗
- Competitiveness, climate and public healthsource ↗
- Keynote and Receptionsource ↗
- 2025-06-04ECDenis Redonnet · Deputy Director-GeneralIn his mission letter Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič is tasked to “closely monitor the full enforcement of our trade agreements on market access and rules […]”.source ↗
- 2025-06-04ECPeter Berz · Head of UnitIn his mission letter Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič is tasked to “closely monitor the full enforcement of our trade agreements on market access and rules […]”.source ↗
- 2025-05-05ECJohannes Van Den Bossche · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenSituation with the US approach on tariffs and measuressource ↗
- 2025-05-05ECAntonella Rossetti · Cabinet of Commissioner Christophe HansenSituation with the US approach on tariffs and measuressource ↗
- Meeting with the Brewers of Europe representative on European Beer Group activitiessource ↗
- General exchange of viewssource ↗
- Introductory Meetingsource ↗
- Relaunch of the European Beer Groupsource ↗
- General exchange of viewssource ↗
- Foodsource ↗
- Panel discussionsource ↗
- Discussion with the representatives of The Brewers of Europe on the interests of the association of the European breweriessource ↗
- 2022-11-18ECPeter Van Kemseke · Cabinet of President Ursula von der LeyenEU Packaging and Waste Packaging Legislation: upcoming revision.source ↗
- 2022-11-17ECCaroline Boeshertz · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis DombrovskisDraft proposal of a Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWR)source ↗
- 2021-06-11ECStella Kyriakides · Cabinet of Commissioner Stella KyriakidesExchange of views on labelling initiatives announced in the Cancer Plan and in the Farm to Fork strategy.source ↗
- 2020-04-16ECGaelle Garnier · Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry BretonCOVID crisis: exit and recovery of the agro-food ecosystemsource ↗
- 2019-04-11ECAnne Bucher · Director-GeneralThe Brewers of Europe commitment on ingredient and calorie informationsource ↗
Frequently asked
How many EU lobbying meetings has The Brewers of Europe disclosed?
The Brewers of Europe (EU Transparency Register no. 81610896372-23) appears in 49 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2019-04-11 and 2026-10-29: 18 with the European Commission and 31 with Members of the European Parliament.
What does The Brewers of Europe lobby on?
The Brewers of Europe's disclosed EU meetings most often concern Trade, Agriculture, Climate, Energy. Every meeting and its topic is listed with its official source on this page.
Who does The Brewers of Europe meet in Brussels?
Across its disclosed meetings, The Brewers of Europe has met Commission officials including Luis Planas Herrera, Stefano Soro, Ruth Reichstein, and MEPs including HEIDE Hannes, ZDECHOVSKÝ Tomáš, MANDL Lukas. 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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