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Cobalt Institute

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

As of 9 September 2026, Cobalt Institute appears in 34 declared MEP meetings (24 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

34
declared meetings
with current MEPs
24
MEPs met
€200,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.4
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The Cobalt Institute (CI) is a non-profit trade association composed of producers, users, recyclers, and traders of cobalt. We promote the sustainable and responsible production and use of cobalt in all its forms. The Cobalt Institute acts as a knowledge centre for governments, agencies, industry, academia, the media and civil society on all matters concerning cobalt. The CI represents the…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 34 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1132%
Socialists & Democrats1029%
Renew Europe926%
European Conservatives & Reformists26%
Greens/EFA26%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (13 in 2025).

2020
3
2021
4
2022
1
2023
0
2024
7
2025
13
2026
6

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

Hana Jalloul Muro
5 meetings · S&D
Hildegard Bentele
3 meetings · EPP
Christophe Grudler
3 meetings · Renew
Karin Karlsbro
2 meetings · Renew
Miriam Lexmann
2 meetings · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
25 Jun 2026Hana Jalloul MuroCritical Raw Materials
10 Jun 2026Hana Jalloul MuroDevelopments on Critical Raw Materials
5 Mar 2026Pietro Fiocchitematiche ambientali
4 Mar 2026Marit MaijHigh-level event "The Geopolitics of Raw Materials" | 4 March at 17:30 | SPINELLI 5E2
17 Feb 2026Liesbet SommenWorking visit Umicore and Jervois Finland Cobalt refinery and manufacturing facilities
14 Jan 2026Hana Jalloul MuroCritical Raw Materials
28 Nov 2025Miriam LexmannCritical Raw Materials
26 Nov 2025Radan KanevThe circular effects on the Colbalt industry and their role in competitiveness for Europe.
26 Nov 2025Hildegard BenteleCobalt Industry
4 Nov 2025Hildegard BenteleCobalt
22 Oct 2025Grégory AllioneEchange en préparation de rapport Shadow sur CMRD6
26 Aug 2025Hana Jalloul MuroUE and Critical Raw Materials
27 Jun 2025Aura SallaCobalt industry, challenges it faces and policy options to enhance EU competitiveness
10 Jun 2025Elena DonazzanIncontro sui temi relativi alle materie prime, con focus sul cobalto
4 Jun 2025Hana Jalloul MuroCritical Raw Materials

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