MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

British Chamber of Commerce | EU & Belgium

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

As of 7 November 2026, British Chamber of Commerce | EU & Belgium appears in 46 declared MEP meetings (31 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

46
declared meetings
with current MEPs
31
MEPs met
€400k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
5.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“THE BRITISH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | EU & BELGIUM IS AN INDEPENDENT, INCLUSIVE AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ASSOCIATION THAT SERVES THE BUSINESS INTERESTS OF ITS DIVERSE INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIP.”

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“Our purpose is to work for the strongest possible economic relationship between the UK and the EU, and between the UK and Belgium, because we believe this is good for business and society to achieve their long-term strategic objectives. VISION Our aim is to continue to grow in stature, reputation and influence in order to help create an open, fair and dynamic European business environment. MISSION Our mission is to play a pivotal role in the development of mutually beneficial policies and activities, whilst connecting people, corporations and institutions on our independent business platform. We will continue to build meaningful and sustainable relationships based upon shared values and interests, mutual respect and trust.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 46 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party2248%
Socialists & Democrats1737%
European Conservatives & Reformists37%
Renew Europe24%
Greens/EFA12%
The Left12%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (14 in 2026). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2020
1
2021
2
2022
4
2023
4
2024
11
2025
10
2026
14

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

Andi Cristea
4 meetings · S&D
Axel Voss
4 meetings · EPP
Tomislav Sokol
3 meetings · EPP
Eero Heinäluoma
3 meetings · S&D
Reinis Pozņaks
3 meetings · ECR

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
21 Oct 2026Riho TerrasIntroductory meeting
21 Oct 2026Rudi KennesEU-UK trade relations
20 Oct 2026Aura SallaEurope’s digital resilience, Cloud and AI
20 Oct 2026Nicolás Pascual de la PartePanel Discussion on Defence & Security
20 Oct 2026Reinhold LopatkaSpeech for the British Chamber of Commerce
14 Oct 2026Katarina Barley• Supply Chain Resilience • Energy Security • Cybersecurity & Critical Infrastructure • Defence Capabilities & Cooperation • Industrial Accelerator Act
21 Sep 2026Dirk GotinkImplementation of the Union Customs Code
8 Sep 2026Andi CristeaEuropean Economic Security & Competitiveness: A Shared Ambition for EU & UK
2 Jul 2026Klára DobrevConference on EU-UK economic relations
8 Jun 2026Bruno TobbackCEA & IAA
4 Jun 2026Katri Kulmunidevelopments in the EU-UK relationship
11 May 2026Andi CristeaThe European Industrial Accelerator Act
23 Apr 2026Eero HeinäluomaTopical discussion
24 Feb 2026Andi CristeaEuropean economic security
22 Oct 2025Jörgen WarbornEU UK trade

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