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CAOBISCO

Business / industry · Cross-sector / other · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, CAOBISCO appears in 7 declared MEP meetings (6 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

7
declared meetings
with current MEPs
6
MEPs met
€200,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
6.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Our mission is: - to support our member companies’ freedom to market their products in a flexible and responsible manner and; - to support the development of an innovative, sustainable, competitive and creative chocolate, biscuit and confectionery industry in Europe that represents the values of our member companies.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 7 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party686%
Socialists & Democrats114%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2025).

2022
2
2023
0
2024
0
2025
4
2026
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

Axel Voss
2 meetings · EPP
Norbert Lins
1 meeting · EPP
Peter Liese
1 meeting · EPP
Pascal Arimont
1 meeting · EPP
Yannis Maniatis
1 meeting · S&D

The 7 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
27 Jan 2026Norbert Linsaccess to raw materials // diligence legislation and its implications // regulatory requirements that may hinder innovation and competitiveness
4 Nov 2025Pascal ArimontCommission's proposal amending the EUDR
3 Nov 2025Stefan KöhlerPolitischer Austausch zur EUDR
30 Oct 2025Peter LieseAustausch
3 Oct 2025Yannis ManiatisIntroductory Meeting
14 Nov 2022Axel VossCorporate Sustainability Due Diligence
7 Nov 2022Axel VossCorporate Sustainability Due Diligence

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