Lobby organisation
European Dredging Association
Business group · Construction & real estate · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 8 October 2026, European Dredging Association appears in 4 declared MEP meetings (1 different MEP), most often with Socialists & Democrats.
In their own words
“The European Dredging Association (“EuDA”), which celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 2023, was founded in 1993 as a non-profit industry organisation for European dredging companies and related organisations to interface with the various European Union’s Institutions, including the European Parliament.”
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“Dredging activities are not well known by the wider public, but as a matter of fact, the European dredging companies, members of EuDA, are world market leaders with about 80% share of the (open) world dredging market and a turnover of 13.2 bn Euro in 2023. Although 70% of operations take place outside Europe, 90% of the returns flow back to Europe. EuDA members employ approximately 30,000 European employees directly “on board of the ships and on land” and more than 60,000 people indirectly (through the suppliers and services companies). The combined fleet of EuDA’s members counts approximate […]”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing - the text on file breaks off mid-sentence where marked […].
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 4 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group. Every meeting was with a single group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2023).
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
The 4 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2025 | Kathleen van Brempt | Transport policy - dredging |
| 16 Jan 2025 | Kathleen van Brempt | Internationale Handel, Green Deal en Taxonomie in het licht van de activiteit van Europese baggerbedrijven |
| 14 Jun 2023 | Kathleen van Brempt | Maritime Port Strategy (APA) |
| 3 May 2023 | Kathleen van Brempt | Maritime security and Chinese investments in strategic port infrastructure in Europe |
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