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CEFIC - European Chemical Industry Council

Business / industry · Chemicals & manufacturing · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, CEFIC - European Chemical Industry Council appears in 162 declared MEP meetings (67 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

162
declared meetings
with current MEPs
67
MEPs met
€10.0M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
46.7
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Cefic is a not-for-profit making organisation devoted to promote a thriving European Chemical Industry that is broadly recognised to provide sustainable, safe, innovative and resource efficient solutions to foster prosperity, growth and investments in Europe and meet the challenges for future generations. Our main purpose is to serve the Members and the European chemical industry by generating and aggregating scientific…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 162 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party6842%
Renew Europe4628%
Socialists & Democrats2717%
Greens/EFA138%
European Conservatives & Reformists64%
Patriots for Europe11%
The Left11%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (60 in 2025).

2019
3
2020
11
2021
12
2022
12
2023
14
2024
19
2025
60
2026
31

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

Martin Hojsík
24 meetings · Renew
Christian Ehler
20 meetings · EPP
Peter Liese
14 meetings · EPP
Jutta Paulus
10 meetings · Greens/EFA
Mohammed Chahim
5 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
14 Jul 2026Raúl de la Hoz QuintanoIAA
8 Jul 2026Tomislav SokolIndustrial policy
8 Jul 2026Pierre JouvetIndustrial Accelerator Act
6 Jul 2026Nikola MinchevExchange of views on IAA
30 Jun 2026Katri KulmuniBiotech I
24 Jun 2026Pierre JouvetIndustry Accelerator Act
22 Jun 2026Martin HojsíkEMS, chemical inventory
10 Jun 2026Mika AaltolaDrug precursor regulation
26 May 2026Peter LieseAustausch
4 May 2026Heléne Fritzonbiobased chemicals
30 Apr 2026Peter LieseAustausch
22 Apr 2026Susana Solís PérezEnvironmental Omnibus
22 Apr 2026Stefano CavedagnaIntroductory meeting and discussion on the ETS
14 Apr 2026Sophie WilmèsDrug precursors
14 Apr 2026Mika AaltolaMeeting with the European Chemical Industry Council

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