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European Cocoa Association

Business / industry · Environment & climate · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, European Cocoa Association appears in 7 declared MEP meetings (5 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

7
declared meetings
with current MEPs
5
MEPs met
€50,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.7
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“On behalf of its members, ECA monitors and reports on developments impacting the cocoa sector (food safety, sustainability, trade, environment, transport, among others). In addition, ECA is actively engaged in European and International fora (ICCO, World Cocoa Foundation, International Cocoa Initiative) related to the industry’s contribution to a sustainable cocoa economy.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 7 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats571%
European People's Party114%
Renew Europe114%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2020).

2020
2
2021
0
2022
1
2023
1
2024
2
2025
1

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

Delara Burkhardt
2 meetings · S&D
César Luena
2 meetings · S&D
Bernd Lange
1 meeting · S&D
Elsi Katainen
1 meeting · Renew
Axel Voss
1 meeting · EPP

The 7 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
3 Nov 2025César LuenaDeforestation Regulation
12 Nov 2024César LuenaDeforestation regulation
23 Sep 2024Elsi KatainenEU Deforestation Regulation - state of play
8 Mar 2023Axel VossCorporate Sustainability Due Diligence
23 Jun 2022Delara Burkhardtdeforestation
9 Sep 2020Delara BurkhardtNachhaltige Lieferketten
3 Jun 2020Bernd LangeGeneral exchange of views

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