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Lobby organisation

EUROPEAN AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS COUNCIL

Business group · Finance · HQ: Australia · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, EUROPEAN AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS COUNCIL appears in 6 declared MEP meetings (4 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

6
declared meetings
with current MEPs
4
MEPs met
€50k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.3
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The European Australian Business Council (EABC) is a Sydney-based business association which brings together European and Australian business and government leaders for high-level dialogue on economic and public policy developments affecting the trade and investment issues. The Council's membership includes senior corporate and policy figures, including chairpersons and CEOs of major public companies, former ministers, diplomats, and senior officials.”

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“The EU is Australia’s largest economic partner with annual trade close to E70 billion and an investment relationship valued at over E1.5 trillion. The EABC is an independent, private sector organisation which works co-operatively with the Australian Government, and the institutions of the European Union, and its Member States.”

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.

European People's Party583%
Socialists & Democrats117%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2025–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2025
4
2026
2

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

Iuliu Winkler
2 meetings · EPP
Seán Kelly
2 meetings · EPP
Željana Zovko
1 meeting · EPP
Bernd Lange
1 meeting · S&D

The 6 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
23 Jun 2026Željana ZovkoEU-Australia relations
16 Jan 2026Iuliu WinklerEU - Australia trade relationships
27 Oct 2025Seán KellyEuropean-Australian business cooperation
25 Jun 2025Bernd LangeGeneral exchange of views
4 Feb 2025Iuliu Winklerthe EU-Australia FTA
4 Feb 2025Seán KellyAustralian-EU trade and investment opportunities

Meeting an MEP is a normal part of democratic life; the record is shown so anyone can see it.