MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

ADPA - European Independent Automotive Data Publishers Association

Business / industry · Transport & automotive also Media & publishing, Labour & trade unions · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, ADPA - European Independent Automotive Data Publishers Association appears in 5 declared MEP meetings (5 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

5
declared meetings
with current MEPs
5
MEPs met
€50,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.6
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“ADPA aims to ensure fair access to automotive data and information needed for servicing, repairing and maintaining road vehicles. It advocates for international, European and national legislations maintaining and improving competition and consumers’ choice in the automotive aftermarket by preventing or limiting the establishment of brand-specific monopolies, hereby contributing directly to the roadworthiness, safety, sustainability and affordability of road mobility…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 5 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats480%
European People's Party120%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2024).

2024
3
2025
1
2026
1

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Brando Benifei
1 meeting · S&D
Vivien Costanzo
1 meeting · S&D
Andrea Wechsler
1 meeting · EPP
Elena Sancho Murillo
1 meeting · S&D
Pierfrancesco Maran
1 meeting · S&D

The 5 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
15 Apr 2026Brando BenifeiDigital Omnibus provisions
3 Dec 2025Vivien CostanzoExchange on Data Sharing in the Automotive Industry
10 Dec 2024Andrea WechslerEU Energy and industry policy
10 Dec 2024Elena Sancho MurilloRelevant issues to the ITRE Committee
10 Dec 2024Pierfrancesco MaranEnd-of-Life Vehicles Regulation

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