MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

BASF SE

Business / industry · Chemicals & manufacturing also Agriculture & food, Finance · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, BASF SE appears in 176 declared MEP meetings (78 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

176
declared meetings
with current MEPs
78
MEPs met
€4.5M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
22.9
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. Our ambition: We want to be the preferred chemical company to enable our customers’ green transformation. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Around 108,000 employees in the BASF Group contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world.…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 176 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party7140%
Socialists & Democrats3721%
Renew Europe3419%
Greens/EFA1810%
European Conservatives & Reformists169%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (53 in 2025).

2019
3
2020
9
2021
10
2022
13
2023
17
2024
44
2025
53
2026
27

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

Peter Liese
13 meetings · EPP
Jens Geier
12 meetings · S&D
Christian Ehler
8 meetings · EPP
Jens Gieseke
7 meetings · EPP
Norbert Lins
7 meetings · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
25 Aug 2026Svenja HahnIndustrial Accelerator Act
15 Jul 2026Angelika NieblerEU Competitiveness
8 Jul 2026Pierre JouvetIndustrial Accelerator Act
7 Jul 2026Christine SingerFood & Feed Omnibus
30 Jun 2026Michael BlossIAA, europäische Batterie-Wertschöpfungskette,Net Zero Industry Acts
25 Jun 2026Heléne Fritzoncirkulär ekonomi och kemikalier
11 Jun 2026Andreas GlückFood & Feed Omnibus
1 Jun 2026Jan-Christoph OetjenAllgemeiner Austausch über Pflanzenschutzmittelzulassungen
19 May 2026Andreas SchwabIndustrial Accelerator Act
7 May 2026Benoit CassartOmnibus Food and Feed
29 Apr 2026Anna StrolenbergPesticide regulation
24 Apr 2026Peter LieseAustausch
22 Apr 2026Raúl de la Hoz QuintanoIAA
21 Apr 2026Jens GeierExchange on CBAM and ETS
15 Apr 2026Anna StrolenbergEvent seed treatment

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