MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Bridgestone Europe

Company · Transport & automotive also Environment & climate · HQ: Belgium · website · Transparency Register entry

As of 8 October 2026, Bridgestone Europe appears in 4 declared MEP meetings (4 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

4
declared meetings
with current MEPs
4
MEPs met
€400k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Bridgestone in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (Bridgestone EMEA) is the regional Strategic Business Unit of Bridgestone Corporation, a global leader in tyres and sustainable mobility solutions. Headquartered in Zaventem (Belgium), Bridgestone EMEA employs more than 14,000 people and conducts business in 40 countries across the region.”

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“Bridgestone offers a diverse portfolio of premium tyres, tyre technologies and advanced mobility solutions. The company’s vision is to provide social and customer value as a sustainable solutions company. The Bridgestone E8 Commitment is a broad, global corporate commitment that clearly defines the value the company is promising to deliver to society, our customers and future generations in eight focus areas; Energy, Ecology, Efficiency, Extension, Economy, Emotion, Ease and Empowerment. These provide a compass to guide strategic priorities, decision making and actions throughout every area of the business.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 4 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party250%
Socialists & Democrats250%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2023).

2023
3
2024
0
2025
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

Jens Gieseke
1 meeting · EPP
Gabriele Bischoff
1 meeting · S&D
Susana Solís Pérez
1 meeting · EPP
Kathleen van Brempt
1 meeting · S&D

The 4 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
29 Apr 2025Gabriele BischoffAustausch mit spanischen Bridgestone-Mit­arbeitenden
22 Jun 2023Jens GiesekeVerkehrs­politik
20 Jun 2023Susana Solís PérezEuro 7 meeting held by parliamentary assistant
23 May 2023Kathleen van BremptEuro 7 (APA)

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