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Lobby organisation

European Federation of Local and Regional Energy Companies

Other / unclassified · Energy · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, European Federation of Local and Regional Energy Companies appears in 22 declared MEP meetings (11 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

22
declared meetings
with current MEPs
11
MEPs met
€600,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“CEDEC defends, at European level, the interests of local and regional energy companies. The European Federation of Local and Regional Energy Companies (CEDEC), located in Brussels, represents the interests of 2000 local and regional energy and broadband companies, serving 100 million electricity, gas and district heating customers and broadband connections, with more than 350.000 employees, and with a total turnover…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 22 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats1150%
Greens/EFA627%
European People's Party523%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (5 in 2025).

2019
3
2020
2
2021
2
2022
4
2023
2
2024
2
2025
5
2026
2

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

Bruno Tobback
4 meetings · S&D
Jutta Paulus
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Kathleen van Brempt
3 meetings · S&D
Peter Liese
2 meetings · EPP
Michael Bloss
2 meetings · Greens/EFA

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
6 May 2026Bruno TobbackGrids Package
29 Apr 2026Andrea WechslerPermitting Directive
15 Oct 2025Bruno TobbackMaking sustainable energy affordable for all: how local and integrated energy utilities contribute
15 Jan 2025Bruno TobbackEvent on The role of electricity distribution grids in the green transition
15 Jan 2025Kira Marie Peter-HansenEnergy Breakfast
15 Jan 2025Jutta PaulusEnergy Breakfast
13 Jan 2025Bruno TobbackEnergy infrastructure and grid investment
23 Sep 2024Andrea WechslerEU Energy and Industry Policy
25 Jun 2024Kathleen van Bremptenergy distribution grid
21 Sep 2023Kathleen van Brempteffects of the upcomming EMD on citizens and industry - APA
21 Mar 2023Kathleen van BremptElectricity Market Design Reform - first exchange of views (APA)
23 May 2022Peter LieseETS
10 Mar 2022Jens GeierExchange on the gas market directive
18 Feb 2022Nicolás González CasaresRenewable energy Directive
10 Jan 2022Michael BlossAFIR, ETS

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