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EU-ASEAN Business Council

Business / industry · Cross-sector / other · HQ: Singapore · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, EU-ASEAN Business Council appears in 9 declared MEP meetings (9 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

9
declared meetings
with current MEPs
9
MEPs met
€100,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The mission of the EU-ABC is to: Advocate for European business interests in the ASEAN region; Push for the reduction and eventual elimination of barriers to trade (both tariffs and NTBs); Facilitate trade and investment between Europe and ASEAN; Collaborate and interact with the ASEAN Secretariat and other related bodies; Contribute to and promote pan-ASEAN economic integration; Support the establishment…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 9 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats444%
European People's Party222%
Renew Europe222%
Patriots for Europe111%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2024).

2022
1
2023
2
2024
4
2025
1
2026
1

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

Bernd Lange
1 meeting · S&D
Svenja Hahn
1 meeting · Renew
Thierry Mariani
1 meeting · PfE
Cristina Maestre
1 meeting · S&D
Bart Groothuis
1 meeting · Renew

The 9 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
23 Mar 2026Wouter BekeEU–ASEAN economic cooperation
13 May 2025Kathleen van BremptTrade policy priorities
12 Dec 2024Cristina MaestreEU-ASEAN trade and investment relations
11 Dec 2024Thierry MarianiL'actualité des relations commerciales et d'investissement entre l'UE et l'ASEAN, notamment les négociations commerciales en cours avec l'Indonésie, la Thaïlande et les Philippines.
9 Dec 2024Svenja HahnEU-ASEAN trade relations, ongoing FTA negotiations with ASEAN countries
9 Dec 2024Bart GroothuisEU-ASEAN relations
28 Jun 2023Seán KellyFree Trade Agreements Asia
2 May 2023Bernd LangeGeneral exchange of view
14 Jul 2022Mohammed ChahimGreen Deal

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