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ANIMA CONFINDUSTRIA MECCANICA VARIA

Business / industry · Chemicals & manufacturing · HQ: Italy · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, ANIMA CONFINDUSTRIA MECCANICA VARIA appears in 18 declared MEP meetings (11 different MEPs), most often with European Conservatives & Reformists.

18
declared meetings
with current MEPs
11
MEPs met
€300,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
7.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“ANIMA CONFINDUSTRIA MECCANICA VARIA è l'organizzazione industriale di categoria che in seno a Confindustria rappresenta le aziende della meccanica, un settore che occupa 222.000 addetti per un fatturato di oltre 59 miliardi di Euro e una quota export/fatturato del 58%. Nata nel 1914, la Federazione annovera al suo interno oltre 60 Associazioni e gruppi merceologici e conta più di 1000…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 18 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European Conservatives & Reformists844%
European People's Party422%
Socialists & Democrats317%
Patriots for Europe211%
The Left16%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2025).

2024
6
2025
7
2026
5

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

Stefano Cavedagna
5 meetings · ECR
Massimiliano Salini
3 meetings · EPP
Isabella Tovaglieri
2 meetings · PfE
Dario Tamburrano
1 meeting · The Left
Brando Benifei
1 meeting · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
6 May 2026Dario TamburranoFlotte aziendali
23 Apr 2026Stefano CavedagnaDiscussion on the extension of the CBAM to downstream products and the establishment of a temporary decarbonization fund
19 Mar 2026Stefano CavedagnaDiscussion on the extension of the CBAM to downstream products and the establishment of a temporary decarbonization fund
17 Mar 2026Massimiliano SaliniMeeting
19 Feb 2026Stefano CavedagnaDiscussion on the extension of the CBAM to downstream products and the establishment of a temporary decarbonization fund
28 Nov 2025Brando BenifeiSteel safeguards
14 Oct 2025Massimiliano SaliniSteel overcapacity
10 Sep 2025Giorgio GoriPresentation of priorities
10 Sep 2025Stefano CavedagnaGeneral discussion on the current files affecting the mechanical sector (CBAM, ETS, Public procurement)
27 Mar 2025Isabella TovaglieriCBAM Simplification
19 Feb 2025Paolo Inselvinianalisi situazione report industriali
22 Jan 2025Massimiliano SaliniIndustrial and energy policies
3 Dec 2024Nicola Zingarettiindustry
18 Sep 2024Mariateresa VivaldiniMeeting conoscitivo
18 Sep 2024Letizia MorattiIndustrial Policy

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