MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

ECOLAB

Business / industry · Chemicals & manufacturing also Agriculture & food, Environment & climate · HQ: United States · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, ECOLAB appears in 17 declared MEP meetings (14 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

17
declared meetings
with current MEPs
14
MEPs met
€200,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.4
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“A trusted partner at nearly three million customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people and vital resources. With annual sales of $13 billion and 45,000 associates, Ecolab delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights and personalized service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, optimize water and…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 17 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party529%
Renew Europe529%
European Conservatives & Reformists318%
Socialists & Democrats318%
Greens/EFA16%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (8 in 2025).

2022
3
2023
1
2024
2
2025
8
2026
3

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

Hildegard Bentele
2 meetings · EPP
Michal Wiezik
2 meetings · Renew
Piotr Müller
2 meetings · ECR
Jutta Paulus
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Martin Hojsík
1 meeting · Renew

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
5 May 2026Piotr MüllerOmnibus VI
23 Mar 2026Christian EhlerEuropean Competitiveness Fund
23 Feb 2026Piotr MüllerOmnibus VI
23 Oct 2025Jeannette BaljeuChemicals
21 Oct 2025András Tivadar KuljaChemicals and sanitisers
12 Feb 2025Grégory AllioneRéunion Ecolab
11 Feb 2025Aurelijus VerygaThe Role of Sustainable Industrial Water Management in Advancing EU Clean Competitiveness and Water Resilience
11 Feb 2025Carmen Crespo DíazThe future of EU water resilience
11 Feb 2025Hildegard BenteleWater resilience
5 Feb 2025Jutta PaulusWater Resilience
5 Feb 2025Thomas BajadaMeeting on Water Resilience Strategy
3 Dec 2024Hildegard BenteleWater policy
20 Sep 2024Bruno TobbackEU Water Policy
28 Nov 2023Martin HojsíkGLOBE EU event
26 Oct 2022Michal WiezikIndustrial Emissions Directive

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