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EUMEPS

NGO / non-profit · Chemicals & manufacturing · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, EUMEPS appears in 9 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

9
declared meetings
with current MEPs
8
MEPs met
€900,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
4.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“EUMEPS is the Association of European Manufacturers of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS), representing the European EPS value chain through 23 national associations and individual companies, covering raw material production, manufacturing, recycling, insulation and packaging. EUMEPS contributes to EU policy discussions by providing technical expertise and evidence on energy efficiency in buildings, sustainable construction, the circular economy and packaging. It promotes science-based…”

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.

European People's Party667%
Socialists & Democrats222%
Renew Europe111%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2025).

2021
1
2022
0
2023
3
2024
1
2025
4

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

Salvatore de Meo
2 meetings · EPP
Delara Burkhardt
1 meeting · S&D
Andreas Glück
1 meeting · Renew
Manuela Ripa
1 meeting · EPP
Reinhold Lopatka
1 meeting · EPP

The 9 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
13 Nov 2025Andreas GlückPPWR
24 Sep 2025Reinhold LopatkaDinner with the Delegation for relations with the Arab Peninsula
17 Jul 2025Kamila Gasiuk-PihowiczDiscussion with EUMEPS representatives
15 Apr 2025Elisabeth Grossmanninformal exchange
4 Oct 2024Christian EhlerClean Industrial Deal
23 Oct 2023Salvatore de MeoPPWR
28 Mar 2023Delara BurkhardtPackaging Waste
21 Mar 2023Salvatore de MeoPPWR
7 Dec 2021Manuela RipaReusable packaging (polystyrene)

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