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European Family Businesses

Business / industry · Cross-sector / other · HQ: Spain · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, European Family Businesses appears in 8 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

8
declared meetings
with current MEPs
8
MEPs met
€300,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The objectives of European Family Businesses are to promote a full understanding of the key role of family-owned enterprises in Europe’s economy, to press for policies that will support the creation of a level playing field for family businesses compared to all other types of companies, and to ensure recognition of their contribution to the entrepreneurial culture and social cohesion…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 8 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party450%
Socialists & Democrats338%
Renew Europe112%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2026).

2024
1
2025
3
2026
4

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

Jonás Fernández
1 meeting · S&D
Jörgen Warborn
1 meeting · EPP
Irene Tinagli
1 meeting · S&D
Eero Heinäluoma
1 meeting · S&D
Andrea Wechsler
1 meeting · EPP

The 8 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
1 Jul 2026Dan BarnaHigh-Level Roundtable on European Competitiveness and the Management Quality impact
16 Mar 2026Irene TinagliIntroductory meeting
16 Mar 2026Jonás FernándezSaving and Investment Union
5 Mar 2026Fernando Navarrete RojasActualidad económica
26 Sep 2025Jörgen WarbornSME's
6 May 2025Niels Flemming HansenEuropean competitiveness
19 Mar 2025Andrea WechslerEU Industry policy
10 Sep 2024Eero HeinäluomaCurrent Affairs

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