Lobby organisation
European Association of Co-operative Banks
Business group · Finance · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, European Association of Co-operative Banks appears in 26 declared MEP meetings (18 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.
In their own words
“The European Association of Co-operative Banks (EACB) represents, promotes and defends the common interests of its 29 member institutions and of cooperative banks, with regard to banking as well as to co-operative legislation. Founded in 1970, today the EACB is a leading professional lobbying association in the European banking industry.”
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“Co-operative banks play a major role in the financial and economic system. They contribute widely to stability thanks to their anti-cyclical behaviour, they are driver of local and social growth with 2.400 locally operating banks and 35.150 outlets, they serve 228 million customers, mainly consumers, SMEs and communities. Europe’s co-operative banks represent 91 million members and 747.000 employees and have an average market share in Europe of about 20%. For more info, please visit our website: www.eacb.coop […]”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing - the text on file breaks off mid-sentence where marked […].
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 26 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (8 in 2025). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2026 | Fernando Navarrete Rojas | Digital Euro |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Alex Agius Saliba | Stakeholders meeting for the Digital Omnibus Opinion |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Markus Ferber | Competitiveness and simplification agenda |
| 17 Feb 2026 | Angelika Winzig | Meeting with representative of ÖGV |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Lara Wolters | Digital Euro |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Pasquale Tridico | DIGITALEURO |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Johan van Overtveldt | FIDA |
| 11 Jun 2025 | Markus Ferber | Digital euro |
| 27 May 2025 | Marco Falcone | Politiche abitative |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Michalis Hadjipantela | Introductory Meeting |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Eero Heinäluoma | Dinner Event |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Bruno Gonçalves | ECON policies |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Markus Ferber | Competitiveness and simplification agenda |
| 3 Dec 2024 | Gilles Boyer | Digital euro |
| 11 Oct 2024 | Stéphanie Yon-Courtin | Retail Investment Strategy |
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