MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

European Federation of Public Service Unions

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

As of 9 September 2026, European Federation of Public Service Unions appears in 48 declared MEP meetings (31 different MEPs), most often with The Left.

48
declared meetings
with current MEPs
31
MEPs met
€600,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
4.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“EPSU brings together 6.9 million public service workers from 270 trade unions. 68.5% of our members are women. EPSU organizes in health and social services, and local and national administration, and energy, water and waste sectors. EPSU is a member of the ETUC and the European regional organisation of the PSI (Public Services International). EPSU seeks to strengthen universal access…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 48 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

The Left2348%
Socialists & Democrats1327%
Greens/EFA510%
European People's Party48%
European Conservatives & Reformists12%
Non-attached12%
Renew Europe12%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (15 in 2025).

2019
4
2020
2
2021
5
2022
2
2023
2
2024
9
2025
15
2026
9

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

Anthony Smith
5 meetings · The Left
Hanna Gedin
4 meetings · The Left
Leila Chaibi
3 meetings · The Left
Estelle Ceulemans
3 meetings · S&D
Marc Botenga
2 meetings · The Left

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
15 Jul 2026Hanna GedinIndustrial Accelerator Act
14 Jul 2026Idoia MendiaEuropean Care Deal
2 Jul 2026Arash Saeidi28th Regime
30 Jun 2026Kathleen FunchionEU Care Strategy
10 Jun 2026Estelle Ceulemansfirefighter presumptive legislation
9 Jun 2026Anthony SmithPolitique du médicament et lutte contre les pénuries
7 May 2026Elena Sancho MurilloRelevant issues to the ITRE Committee
24 Feb 2026Pierre JouvetEchange sur les marchés publics et le fonds européen de compétitivité
10 Feb 2026Anthony SmithManifestation contre la sous-traitance et pour le renforcement des inspections du travail en Europe
10 Dec 2025Lynn BoylanEnvironmental Protection and Deregulation Agenda
19 Nov 2025Anthony SmithInspection du travail en Belgique
5 Nov 2025Rudi KennesWorkers' rights
5 Nov 2025Kathleen FunchionCare Workers (Conference)
4 Nov 2025Andrea WechslerEU Research Policy
25 Sep 2025Estelle CeulemansHealthcare Workforce Sustainability

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