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European Association of Mining Industries, Metal Ores & Industrial Minerals

Business group · Chemicals & manufacturing · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, European Association of Mining Industries, Metal Ores & Industrial Minerals appears in 51 declared MEP meetings (30 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

51
declared meetings
with current MEPs
30
MEPs met
€1.2M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
8.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Euromines is the recognised representative of the European metals and minerals mining industry. Our main objective is to promote the responsible industry practices and reflect the adequate consideration of mining in EU policy making.”

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“Euromines serves as a cooperative network where the Secretariat and Members evaluate the impact of European and International policies and legislations on the industry and define common positions and actions. Mission and Objectives: * Promote a sustainable and prosperous European mining industry through operational excellence * Build the recognition of the mining industry’s indispensable contribution to modern society and protect its reputation * Serve as a network for cooperation and for the exchange of best practices * Foster contacts with the mining community […]”

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 51 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1835%
Socialists & Democrats1529%
European Conservatives & Reformists714%
Renew Europe714%
Greens/EFA48%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (14 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2021
4
2022
2
2023
6
2024
14
2025
14
2026
11

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

Hildegard Bentele
6 meetings · EPP
Alexandr Vondra
5 meetings · ECR
Radan Kanev
4 meetings · EPP
Martin Hojsík
3 meetings · Renew
Jens Geier
3 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
24 Jun 2026Pierre JouvetIndustry Accelerator Act
3 Jun 2026Beatrice TimgrenSpeeding-up environmental assessments
1 Jun 2026Jutta PaulusWater Framework Directive
5 May 2026Jens GeierExchange on application of the Water Framework Directive (WFD)
25 Mar 2026Radan KanevEuromines Policy Breakfast
25 Mar 2026Eero HeinäluomaTopical Discussion
18 Mar 2026Yannis ManiatisUpcoming Water Framework Directive targeted revision
11 Mar 2026Hildegard BenteleSurface Water and Groundwater Pollutants
6 Mar 2026Brigitte van den BergCritical Raw Materials
26 Feb 2026Günther SidlWasserrahmen-RL
27 Jan 2026Alexandr VondraETS, CBAM, automotive package
22 Oct 2025Paulo CunhaEU raw materials extraction industry
23 Sep 2025Radan KanevLate summer reception 'Straight from the source: open dialogue with policymakers'
28 Apr 2025Martin HojsíkSoil monitoring law, mining areas
10 Apr 2025Majdouline SbaiEuromines event on CRM and defense

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