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European Sea Ports Organisation

Business / industry · Transport & automotive · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, European Sea Ports Organisation appears in 45 declared MEP meetings (28 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

45
declared meetings
with current MEPs
28
MEPs met
€200,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
9.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“ESPO’s mission is to influence public policy in the EU in order to achieve a safe, efficient and environmentally sustainable European port sector, operating as a key element of a transport industry where free and undistorted market conditions prevail, as far as practicable. ESPO key objectives are: To ensure that the economic importance of European ports is recognised in 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 45 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1329%
Renew Europe1124%
Socialists & Democrats1124%
European Conservatives & Reformists49%
Greens/EFA49%
Non-attached12%
The Left12%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (9 in 2022).

2020
2
2021
6
2022
9
2023
4
2024
6
2025
9
2026
9

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

Jörgen Warborn
6 meetings · EPP
Kathleen van Brempt
5 meetings · S&D
Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez
3 meetings · Renew
Jeannette Baljeu
3 meetings · Renew
Roberts Zīle
3 meetings · ECR

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
7 May 2026Kathleen van BremptPanel ESPO Conference
14 Apr 2026Ana VasconcelosTEN-E guidelines
11 Mar 2026François KalfonMobilité militaire
11 Mar 2026Borja Giménez LarrazEU Ports Strategy and priorities for port sector
10 Mar 2026Oihane Agirregoitia MartínezEstrategia marítima y portuaria
25 Feb 2026Kris van DijckEuropean Port Strategy
24 Feb 2026Roberts ZīleMilitary Mobility
16 Feb 2026Oihane Agirregoitia MartínezMecanismo Conectar Europa
5 Jan 2026Bruno TobbackDe positie van havens in het algemeen en hun rol in de energietransitie
6 Nov 2025Oihane Agirregoitia MartínezMecanismo Conectar Europa
5 Nov 2025Jeannette BaljeuPort and maritime industry
21 Oct 2025Kathleen van BremptEU Port Strategy
17 Oct 2025Jeannette BaljeuPorts
1 Sep 2025Hildegard BenteleGlobal Gateway
25 Jun 2025Roberts ZīleMilitary Mobility

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