MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

European Boating Industry

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

As of 9 September 2026, European Boating Industry appears in 37 declared MEP meetings (30 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

37
declared meetings
with current MEPs
30
MEPs met
€100,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“European Boating Industry (EBI) represents the recreational boating industry in Europe. Its mission is to advance a sustainable boating and nautical tourism industry Made In Europe. Through its national member associations and sustaining members, it represents all related sectors, such as boatbuilders, engine manufacturers, equipment manufacturing, refit and maintenance companies, boat dealers and importers, marinas and yacht harbours, boat charter…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 37 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats1541%
European People's Party1130%
European Conservatives & Reformists514%
Renew Europe514%
The Left13%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (18 in 2025).

2020
1
2021
0
2022
2
2023
0
2024
11
2025
18
2026
5

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
3 meetings · EPP
Daniel Attard
3 meetings · S&D
Raphaël Glucksmann
2 meetings · S&D
Eero Heinäluoma
2 meetings · S&D
Kris van Dijck
2 meetings · ECR

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
7 May 2026Sebastian TynkkynenPankkilainsäädäntö
8 Apr 2026Yvan VerougstraeteCompetitiveness
8 Apr 2026Kathleen van BremptTransatlantic trade
8 Apr 2026Karin KarlsbroBoating industry
8 Apr 2026Paulo CunhaBoating Industry
13 Nov 2025Mohammed ChahimEU Recreational Craft Directive and the Circular Economy Act
12 Nov 2025Eero HeinäluomaWater-based tourism
11 Nov 2025Karlo ResslerEuropean and Croatian boating industry
11 Nov 2025Dirk GotinkFourth Omnibus Package
11 Nov 2025Raphaël GlucksmannUS tariffs
11 Nov 2025Jeannette BaljeuIndustrial maritime strategy and tourism
25 Sep 2025Daniel AttardSustainable Tourism Report, maritime and boating
12 Jun 2025Elissavet Vozemberg-VrionidiRecreational Boating and Tourism
22 May 2025Eero HeinäluomaBoating Industry
20 May 2025Ana VasconcelosEuropean Oceans Pact and Water Resilience Strategy

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