The European Steel Association
EU lobbying footprint — who they meet, and on what. Built only from official disclosures, every meeting cited.
The European Steel Association has 270 disclosed EU lobbying meetings from 2019-04-30 to 2026-11-03: 197 with the European Commission and 73 with Members of the European Parliament. Source: EU Transparency Register no. 93038071152-83, Commission disclosures and MEP declarations.
Lobbying profile
as declared 2026-03-31- Category
- Trade and business associations
- Legal status
- ASBL
- Declared lobbying cost
- €800,000
- Lobbying FTEs
- 2.05
- Members
- 3
Files it’s lobbying on
The org's disclosed policy areas, ranked by number of meetings.
Declared fields of interest
Business and industry · Climate action · Competition · Economy, finance and the euro · Education and training · Employment and social affairs · Energy · Environment · External relations · Research and innovation · Single market · Trade
At a glance
The officials and MEPs most often met, by disclosed-meeting count.
- Joan Canton10
- Aleksandra Kordecka9
- Gerassimos Thomas8
- Maria Elena Scoppio7
- Kerstin Jorna7
Disclosed meetings
Newest first, showing the most recent 60 of 270. EC = European Commission, EP = Member of the European Parliament.
- 2026-11-03ECCeline Gauer · Director-GeneralExchange of views on the competitiveness and decarbonisation of the steel sector.source ↗
- 2026-10-22ECAleksandra Kordecka · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane SéjournéExchange on low CO2 steel definition, labelling methodology and the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA)source ↗
- EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS)source ↗
- 2026-10-16ECMiguel Jose Garcia Jones · Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke HoekstraChallenges for the transition of EUs Steel Industrysource ↗
- 2026-10-16ECWopke Hoekstra · Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke HoekstraChallenges for the transition of EUs Steel Industrysource ↗
- 2026-10-08ECStefano Soro · Head of UnitExchange on the low-carbon steel label under the Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR)source ↗
- 2026-09-23ECStefan Leiner · Head of UnitExchange of views about the implementation of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED)source ↗
- Steel industrysource ↗
- ETSsource ↗
- EU ETS, Industrial Accelerator Actsource ↗
- Automotive Packagesource ↗
- Discussion on ETS, CBAM, Industrial Accelerator Act and CO₂ Standards for Cars and Vanssource ↗
- 2026-09-08ECCeline Gauer · Director-GeneralEnergy prices, Investments for decarbonisation, Gridssource ↗
- 50th anniversary of the European Steel Association (EUROFER).source ↗
- Speaker at Panel Discussion Navigating Europe's Steel Transformationsource ↗
- 2026-09-03ECWillem Van Ierland · Head of UnitETS proposal future of the steel industrysource ↗
- EU Competitivenesssource ↗
- 2026-06-29ECPernille Weiss-Ehler · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallWater Framework Directivesource ↗
- 2026-06-29ECJan Ceyssens · Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika RoswallWater Framework Directivesource ↗
- 2026-06-18ECBonifacio Garcia Porras · Head of UnitCooperation under the FSRsource ↗
- 2026-06-16ECPatrice Pillet · Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke HoekstraETS, CBAMsource ↗
- IAAsource ↗
- Industrial policysource ↗
- Scambio di vedute sulla situazione dell'acciaio in Europa e della filiera dell'acciaiosource ↗
- 2026-06-05ECEric Mamer · Director-GeneralDiscussion on by-products (Article 5 of the Waste Framework Directive) and on Green Public Procurement.source ↗
- 2026-06-04ECStefan Leiner · Head of UnitExchange of views about the implementation of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED)source ↗
- Automotive Packagesource ↗
- Exchange on Industrial Accelerator Actsource ↗
- Exchange on Steel credits in Automotive Packagesource ↗
- CBAMsource ↗
- Industrial policysource ↗
- 2026-04-24ECSacha Halphen · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane SéjournéSteel industry competitiveness.source ↗
- 2026-04-24ECStéphane Séjourné · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane SéjournéSteel industry competitiveness.source ↗
- CBAMsource ↗
- Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanismsource ↗
- 2026-04-20ECStéphane Séjourné · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane SéjournéSteel industry competitivenesssource ↗
- 2026-04-20ECSacha Halphen · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane SéjournéSteel industry competitivenesssource ↗
- Topics on CO2 standards revisionsource ↗
- Industrial policysource ↗
- CO2 CARSsource ↗
- Temporary Decarbonization Fundsource ↗
- Ståltullarsource ↗
- CBAMsource ↗
- Discussion on the extension of the CBAM to downstream products and the establishment of a temporary decarbonization fundsource ↗
- CBAMsource ↗
- 2026-03-13ECJoan Canton · Head of UnitExchange on the implementation of the Steel and Metals Action Plan and the most important files for the sectorsource ↗
- 2026-03-12ECJoan Canton · Head of UnitPermitting challenges arising from water legislation and other relevant environmental legislationsource ↗
- 2026-03-12ECAdam Romanowski · Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš ŠefčovičTrilogue on steel measuresource ↗
- CBAM revision, ETS, Industrial Accelerator Act, Revision of CO2 emission performance standards for carssource ↗
- CBAMsource ↗
- Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)source ↗
- IAAsource ↗
- CBAMsource ↗
- Future of steel industry in the EUsource ↗
- Steel sectorsource ↗
- 2026-03-02ECPhilippe Lamberts · Principal AdviserDiscussion on policy options to make energy affordable for the EU's energy-intensive industriessource ↗
- 2026-02-16ECAleksandra Kordecka · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane SéjournéExchange of views on the low-carbon labelling and “Made in Europe” requirements under the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA).source ↗
- 2026-01-12ECValère Moutarlier · Deputy Director-GeneralIndustrial competitiveness of energy intensive industries and the review of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)source ↗
- Krise der Stahlindustriesource ↗
- 2025-12-08ECStefan Leiner · Head of UnitExchange of views about the implementation of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED)source ↗
Frequently asked
How many EU lobbying meetings has The European Steel Association disclosed?
The European Steel Association (EU Transparency Register no. 93038071152-83) appears in 270 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2019-04-30 and 2026-11-03: 197 with the European Commission and 73 with Members of the European Parliament.
What does The European Steel Association lobby on?
The European Steel 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 The European Steel Association meet in Brussels?
Across its disclosed meetings, The European Steel Association has met Commission officials including Joan Canton, Aleksandra Kordecka, Gerassimos Thomas, and MEPs including GLUCKSMANN Raphaël, GEIER Jens, KARLSBRO Karin. 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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