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European Association for Coal and Lignite

Business / industry · Energy · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, European Association for Coal and Lignite appears in 6 declared MEP meetings (5 different MEPs), most often with Patriots for Europe.

6
declared meetings
with current MEPs
5
MEPs met
€100,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“EURACOAL's activities focus on the entire coal value chain: from prospecting, access to reserves, extraction, marketing and transport through to the use of coal at power stations, in the steel industry and in other energy-intensive industries as well as post-mining activities. Around 17% of the electricity generated in the EU is coal-based. Members of EURACOAL undertake coal-related research that supports…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 6 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Patriots for Europe350%
Renew Europe233%
Socialists & Democrats117%

Meetings by year

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

2022
1
2023
1
2024
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

Martin Hojsík
2 meetings · Renew
Auke Zijlstra
1 meeting · PfE
Silvia Sardone
1 meeting · PfE
András Gyürk
1 meeting · PfE
Jens Geier
1 meeting · S&D

The 6 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
10 Dec 2024Auke ZijlstraEnergy transition, CBAM
26 Sep 2024Martin HojsíkSoil law and mining industry
12 Sep 2024András GyürkDiscussion on the policy priorities of the European coal industry
8 Mar 2024Martin HojsíkSoil Law
21 Feb 2023Jens GeierExchange of Views on the Methane Regulation (Staff Level)
3 May 2022Silvia SardoneMeeting on Methane Regulation

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