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AIM - European Brands Association

Business group · Consumer & retail · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, AIM - European Brands Association appears in 61 declared MEP meetings (41 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

61
declared meetings
with current MEPs
41
MEPs met
€500k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“AIM (Association des Industries de Marque) is the European Brands Association, which represents manufacturers of branded consumer goods in Europe on key issues that affect their ability to design, distribute and market their brands. AIM comprises 2500 businesses ranging from SMEs to multinationals, directly or indirectly through its corporate and national association members.”

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“Our members are united in their purpose to build strong, evocative brands, placing the consumer at the heart of everything they do. AIM’s mission is to create for brands an environment of fair and vigorous competition, fostering innovation and guaranteeing maximum value to consumers now and for generations to come. Building sustainable and trusted brands drives the investment, creativity and innovation needed to meet and exceed consumer expectations.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 61 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party2744%
Renew Europe1626%
Socialists & Democrats1423%
European Conservatives & Reformists23%
Greens/EFA23%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (24 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2020
3
2021
0
2022
5
2023
3
2024
7
2025
24
2026
19

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

Arba Kokalari
4 meetings · EPP
Christine Singer
4 meetings · Renew
Axel Voss
4 meetings · EPP
Nikola Minchev
3 meetings · Renew
Aura Salla
3 meetings · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
3 Nov 2026Dirk GotinkUnfair Trading Practices and Territorial Supply Constraints
15 Sep 2026Marion WalsmannTerritorial Supply Constraints
15 Sep 2026Nikola MinchevExchange of views on IAA
9 Sep 2026Jérémy DecerleUTP
8 Sep 2026Ana VasconcelosEPR and Circular Economy Act
29 Jun 2026Nikola MinchevExchange of views on Single Market
16 Jun 2026David CormandIndustrial Accelerator Act
29 Apr 2026Adina Văleanunfair trading practices
29 Apr 2026Aura SallaConsumer goods industry, internal market and fairness
29 Apr 2026Nikola MinchevExchange of views
28 Apr 2026Reinis PozņaksIntroductory meeting
23 Mar 2026Carlo Fidanzalegislative update
19 Mar 2026Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁukacijewskaPPWR
19 Mar 2026Dirk GotinkUnfair Trading Practices
18 Mar 2026Ana VasconcelosENVI Omnibus_EPR

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