Lobby organisation
Confederation of European Paper Industries
Business group · Chemicals & manufacturing · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, Confederation of European Paper Industries appears in 19 declared MEP meetings (14 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.
In their own words
“Cepi is the European association representing the paper industry. We offer a wide range of renewable and recyclable wood-based fibre solutions to EU citizens: from packaging to textile, hygiene and tissue products, printing and graphic papers as well as speciality papers, but also bio-chemicals for food and pharmaceuticals, bio-composites and bioenergy.”
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“Through its 19 national associations, Cepi gathers 480 companies operating 856 mills across Europe and directly employing more than 175,000 people. We are a responsible industry: 91% of our raw materials are sourced in Europe and certified as sustainable, 92% of the water we use is returned in good condition to the environment. . We are the world champion in recycling at the rate of 79.3%. At the forefront of the decarbonisation and industrial transformation of our economy, we embrace digitalisation and bring 20 billion value addition to the European economy and €5.5 billion investments annually.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 19 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2026). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
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
The 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 2026 | Peter Liese | Austausch |
| 20 May 2026 | Niels Flemming Hansen | ETS |
| 29 Apr 2026 | Krzysztof Hetman | ETS and paper industry |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Christian Ehler | EU ETS |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Brando Benifei | EU US trade relationship |
| 4 Mar 2026 | Jörgen Warborn | EU-US trade |
| 18 Feb 2026 | Peter Liese | Austausch |
| 15 May 2025 | Andrea Wechsler | EU Energy and industry policy |
| 5 Feb 2025 | Giorgio Gori | Exchange of views on resolution on energy intensive industries with the Alliance of energy-intensive industries |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Stefan Köhler | Politischer Austausch |
| 13 Jan 2025 | Niels Flemming Hansen | Decarbonization of Industry |
| 6 Sep 2024 | Massimiliano Salini | Regulation on Deforestation-free products |
| 23 Jul 2024 | Christian Ehler | Industrial policy |
| 16 Jul 2024 | César Luena | ENVI Priorities for 2024-2029 term |
| 20 Feb 2024 | Laura Ballarín Cereza | Industrial policy |
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