Lobby organisation
Energy and Climate Policy and Innovation Council e.V.
Think tank or academic body · Think tanks & research also Environment & climate, Energy · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, Energy and Climate Policy and Innovation Council e.V. appears in 16 declared MEP meetings (10 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.
In their own words
“The Energy and Climate Policy and Innovation Council e.V. (EPICO) is a think tank that aims to advance constructive climate and energy policies to achieve climate neutrality in Germany, Europe and worldwide with scientifically sound, viable, balanced concepts.”
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“EPICO makes its research results generally available and publicly visible via its website and events, and shares its knowledge and findings as a think tank with actors from politics, business, science and civil society in the context of a professional exchange. EPICO operates independently as a non-profit association. We finance our staff, activities and projects mainly through grants from or in cooperation with foundations.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 16 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2024). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2026 | Manuela Ripa | ETS |
| 9 Sep 2026 | Christian Ehler | Industrial Accelerator Act |
| 7 May 2026 | Andrea Wechsler | Energy and Industry Policy |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Christian Ehler | Industrial Accelerator Act |
| 9 Jan 2026 | Andrea Wechsler | Energy and Industry Policy |
| 1 Oct 2025 | Pär Holmgren | EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) |
| 1 Oct 2025 | Michael Bloss | ETS2 |
| 27 Jun 2025 | Peter Liese | Austausch |
| 2 Dec 2024 | Christian Ehler | Waste to energy |
| 6 Nov 2024 | Andrea Wechsler | EU Energy and Industry Policy |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Eszter Lakos | Energy policy |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Bart Groothuis | Flexibility and high electricity prices |
| 15 Oct 2024 | Matthias Ecke | Energie- / Industriepolitik |
| 9 Oct 2024 | Jens Geier | Exchange on Expectations on the new European Parliament and EU Commission (EU Industry Policy, Green Deal, Energy Policy) |
| 14 Oct 2022 | Peter Liese | ETS |
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