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Organisation · Transparency Register · 32416571968-71

World Shipping Council

EU lobbying footprint — who they meet, and on what. Built only from official disclosures, every meeting cited.

Disclosed meetings31 (24 EC · 7 EP)

Period2019-05-15 → 2026-06-23

In short

World Shipping Council has 31 disclosed EU lobbying meetings from 2019-05-15 to 2026-06-23: 24 with the European Commission and 7 with Members of the European Parliament. Source: EU Transparency Register no. 32416571968-71, Commission disclosures and MEP declarations.

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Lobbying profile

as declared 2026-02-10

Category: Trade and business associations
Legal status: Non-profit corporation, organized under the laws of Washington, D.C.
Declared lobbying cost: €700,000
Lobbying FTEs: 3.25
Members: 2

LobbyFacts / Transparency Register source ↗

Files it’s lobbying on

The org's disclosed policy areas, ranked by number of meetings.

Climate8 mtgs

Trade2 mtgs

Energy1 mtgs

Technology1 mtgs

Transport1 mtgs

A disclosed meeting is contact, not influence. Counts are of disclosed meetings only.

Declared fields of interest

Borders and security · Business and industry · Climate action · Competition · Customs · Digital economy and society · Energy · Environment · External relations · Foreign affairs and security policy · Institutional affairs · Maritime affairs and fisheries

At a glance

The officials and MEPs most often met, by disclosed-meeting count.

Commission officials

Roxana Lesovici4
Annika Kroon3
Magda Kopczynska2
Matthias Petschke2
Liliane Karlinger2

MEPs met

Disclosed meetings

Newest first. EC = European Commission, EP = Member of the European Parliament.

2026-06-23ECAnnika Kroon · Head of Unit
ETS review: the Sustainable Maritime Fuels (SMF) mechanism, port competitiveness, and AFIR/FuelEU Maritime implementation.source ↗
2026-03-16ECBarbara Sellier · Head of Unit
Exchange of views on the decarbonisation of international shipping in the context of the International Maritime organization (IMO) and the situation in the Middle East (Strait of Hormuz)source ↗
2026-03-16ECBeatriz Yordi · Director
- IMO - Renewable Fuelssource ↗
2026-03-16ECMagda Kopczynska · Director-General
Exchange of views on the decarbonisation of international shipping in the context of the International Maritime organization (IMO) and the situation in the Middle East (Strait of Hormuz)source ↗
2026-03-16ECFotini Ioannidou · Director
Exchange of views on the decarbonisation of international shipping in the context of the International Maritime organization (IMO) and the situation in the Middle East (Strait of Hormuz)source ↗
2025-12-09ECDaniel Boeshertz · Head of Unit
Exchange of views on EU maritime and ports securitysource ↗
2025-10-30ECAnnika Kroon · Head of Unit
Upcoming Commission maritime initiatives and outcome of the IMO MEPC ESsource ↗
2025-10-02ECMatthias Petschke · Director
Exchange of views on current issues and potential solutions in relation to data protection rules for the shipping industry in the context of the Port Alliancesource ↗
2025-07-01ECAnna Panagopoulou · Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas
Strategic Dialogue on the EU Port Strategysource ↗
2025-07-01ECSimone Ritzek-Seidl · Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas
Strategic Dialogue on the EU Port Strategysource ↗
2025-06-05ECMatthias Petschke · Director
Exchange of views on possible improvements to the functioning of the Trade Contact Groupsource ↗
2025-06-05ECMichele Perolat · Head of Unit
Exchange of views on possible improvements to the functioning of the Trade Contact Groupsource ↗
2025-03-26EPFIOCCHI Pietro
tematiche di inquinamento ambientalesource ↗
2025-03-06EPLUENA César
Pellets Regulationsource ↗
2025-01-09ECAnnika Kroon · Head of Unit
The meeting focused on WSJ’s analysis on the decarbonisation transition of the shipping sectorsource ↗
2024-11-28EPLIESE Peter
Austauschsource ↗
2024-11-27EPBERENDSEN Tom
Shippingsource ↗
2024-11-26EPWOLTERS Lara
Maritime policy, sustainabilitysource ↗
2024-11-18EPSERRANO SIERRA Rosa
Priorities for European Commission 2024-2029source ↗
2024-09-24EPOETJEN Jan-Christoph
General exchange on current maritime topicssource ↗
2024-09-10ECMagda Kopczynska · Director-General
Decarbonization of international shippingsource ↗
2024-09-10ECKurt Vandenberghe · Director-General
Discuss priorities for the decarbonisation of international shipping, both within the upcoming Commission mandate and at the IMO in view of the revised green house gas strategy adopted there in 2023source ↗
2024-05-02ECRoxana Lesovici · Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean
WSC’s Policy Priorities for the European Commission’s new mandatesource ↗
2023-09-20ECRoxana Lesovici · Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean
World shipping summitsource ↗
2023-07-11ECLiliane Karlinger · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager
CBER reviewsource ↗
2023-07-03ECLiliane Karlinger · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager
Review Consortia Block Exemption Regulation.source ↗
2023-02-28ECPenelope Papandropoulos · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager
Consortia Block Exemption Regulationsource ↗
2022-10-18ECPenelope Papandropoulos · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager
Competition policiessource ↗
2021-11-19ECRoxana Lesovici · Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean
Meeting to discuss the evolutions of the maritime sector.source ↗
2020-02-18ECRoxana Lesovici · Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean
Decarbonisation for shippingsource ↗
2019-05-15ECHenrik Hololei · Director-General
C-BERsource ↗

Frequently asked

How many EU lobbying meetings has World Shipping Council disclosed?

World Shipping Council (EU Transparency Register no. 32416571968-71) appears in 31 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2019-05-15 and 2026-06-23: 24 with the European Commission and 7 with Members of the European Parliament.

What does World Shipping Council lobby on?

World Shipping Council's disclosed EU meetings most often concern Climate, Trade, Energy, Technology. Every meeting and its topic is listed with its official source on this page.

Who does World Shipping Council meet in Brussels?

Across its disclosed meetings, World Shipping Council has met Commission officials including Roxana Lesovici, Annika Kroon, Magda Kopczynska, and MEPs including FIOCCHI Pietro, LUENA César, LIESE Peter. These are counts of officially disclosed meetings, not a measure of influence.

Primary sources

EU Transparency Register · no. 32416571968-71 ↗European Commission meeting disclosures ↗European Parliament — MEP meeting declarations ↗

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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