MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions

Labour / trade union · Labour & trade unions · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions appears in 53 declared MEP meetings (32 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

53
declared meetings
with current MEPs
32
MEPs met
€100,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CESI) is a confederation more than 40 member trade union organisations from over 20 European countries, with a total of more than 6 million individual members (figures from July 2026). CESI advocates improved living and working conditions for workers in Europe. CESI's particular strength lies in the public sector but CESI also represents…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 53 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats1936%
Renew Europe1223%
Greens/EFA1019%
European People's Party713%
The Left59%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (22 in 2025).

2020
1
2021
1
2022
4
2023
10
2024
7
2025
22
2026
8

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

Alicia Homs Ginel
5 meetings · S&D
Jana Toom
4 meetings · Renew
Grégory Allione
4 meetings · Renew
Daniel Freund
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Dennis Radtke
3 meetings · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
1 Sep 2026Grégory AllioneStratégie européenne contre les incendies
8 Jul 2026Marit Maijlabour policies
7 Jul 2026Romana JerkovićVocational Education and Training
7 Jul 2026Hanna GedinPublic Procurement
7 Jul 2026Per ClausenCMRD6
7 Jul 2026Per ClausenPublic Procurement + Revision of the Carcinogenics Directive
27 Jan 2026Nicolás González CasaresHealth Workforce - Nursing
26 Jan 2026Marta TemidoINI 2025/2026
17 Dec 2025Katrin Langensiepenworking topics of the EMPL Committee and the EU Commission in the field of employment policies
17 Dec 2025Pascal ArimontSupport of firefighters in the European Union
17 Dec 2025Grégory AllioneRéunion avec European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions
16 Dec 2025Jana ToomEmployment and Social Policies of the Union
16 Dec 2025Alicia Homs GinelState of Play of the Traineeships Directive
23 Sep 2025Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňováworkforce shortages across the EU
9 Sep 2025Pascal ArimontPublic Event on the Health and Safety of Firefighters

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