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European Barge Union

Business / industry · Transport & automotive · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, European Barge Union appears in 4 declared MEP meetings (4 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

4
declared meetings
with current MEPs
4
MEPs met
€50,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“EBU’s mission is to contribute to the development of a sustainable and efficient Pan-European transport system via a larger share of inland waterway transport. Its key objectives are:  - to develop the right framework conditions for its members  - to stimulate the market position of the sector - to guarantee a well maintained infrastructure without bottlenecks - to…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 4 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party250%
European Conservatives & Reformists125%
Renew Europe125%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2024).

2024
2
2025
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

Jens Gieseke
1 meeting · EPP
Jan-Christoph Oetjen
1 meeting · Renew
Sophia Kircher
1 meeting · EPP
Kris van Dijck
1 meeting · ECR

The 4 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
3 Feb 2025Jan-Christoph OetjenGeneral exchange on current shipping topics
28 Jan 2025Jens GiesekeAustausch zu EU Politik
24 Sep 2024Kris van DijckRiver Information Services
24 Sep 2024Sophia KircherRiver Information Services

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