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European Council of Shopping Places

Business / industry · Consumer & retail also Labour & trade unions · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, European Council of Shopping Places appears in 3 declared MEP meetings (3 different MEPs), most often with Patriots for Europe.

3
declared meetings
with current MEPs
3
MEPs met
€300,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The European Council of Shopping Places (ECSP) is Europe’s only dedicated retail property association. We provide an important public voice for an industry facing a number of commercial challenges and opportunities. From engaging with EU lawmakers to help them understand our sector, to helping its members comply with new legislation like the European climate regulatory framework, to promoting a level-playing…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 3 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Patriots for Europe267%
European People's Party133%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2025–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2025). All meetings were in one calendar year.

2025
3

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

Markus Ferber
1 meeting · EPP
Virginie Joron
1 meeting · PfE
Pascale Piera
1 meeting · PfE

The 3 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
2 Dec 2025Virginie JoronRevue du commerce de détail et de l’urbanisme en Europe
2 Dec 2025Markus FerberTaxation and competitiveness
18 Jun 2025Pascale PieraOmnibus - CS3D & CSRD

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