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International Copper Association Europe

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

As of 9 September 2026, International Copper Association Europe appears in 33 declared MEP meetings (19 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

33
declared meetings
with current MEPs
19
MEPs met
€700,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Based in Brussels, the International Copper Association Europe (ICA Europe) is the leading advocate for the copper industry in Europe. With more than 40 members globally, ICA represents more than half of the world’s copper production and most of the EU’s production. As ICA’s European branch, the organisation represents companies that mine, smelt and recycle copper for use across the…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 33 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1855%
Socialists & Democrats927%
Greens/EFA39%
Renew Europe39%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (11 in 2024).

2021
3
2022
7
2023
4
2024
11
2025
7
2026
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

Peter Liese
5 meetings · EPP
Bruno Tobback
4 meetings · S&D
Hildegard Bentele
3 meetings · EPP
Radan Kanev
3 meetings · EPP
Seán Kelly
3 meetings · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
16 Jun 2026Radan KanevSpeeding up of environmental assessments
6 Mar 2025Radan KanevEuropean Energy Forum- Energy intensive industries
20 Feb 2025Bruno TobbackWater Directive
29 Jan 2025Pierfrancesco MaranEnd of life vehicles
21 Jan 2025Bruno TobbackSituatie in de Belgische en Europese Metallurgie
21 Jan 2025Radan KanevPolicy perspectives European copper industry, 2024-29
21 Jan 2025Giorgio GoriPresentation of priorities and upcoming Clean Industrial Deal
20 Jan 2025Aura SallaCarbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), Competitiveness Compass
4 Dec 2024Elena Sancho MurilloRelevant issues to the ITRE Committee
20 Nov 2024Michał KoboskoThe role of copper industry in Europe
24 Oct 2024Bruno TobbackCRMA
24 Oct 2024Susana Solís PérezCritical Raw Materials strategy
24 Oct 2024Lina GálvezCopper industry
16 Oct 2024Susana Solís PérezSituation of european copper industry
16 Oct 2024Hildegard BenteleSurface water and groundwater pollutants

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