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European General Galvanizers Association

Business group · Chemicals & manufacturing · HQ: United Kingdom · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, European General Galvanizers Association appears in 5 declared MEP meetings (4 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

5
declared meetings
with current MEPs
4
MEPs met
€200k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“European General Galvanizers Association (EGGA) is the industry organisation for Europe’s general galvanizing sector. It is a federation of the National Associations of most of the European Union Member States together with the United Kingdom, Norway and Turkey. These National Associations represent about 600 general galvanizing plants (mostly SMEs) employing an estimated 40,000 people in Europe.”

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“EGGA has a small full-time staff supported by specialist consultants and the staff resources of the national associations. EGGA monitors and responds to issues affecting the general galvanizing industry in Europe, in particular sustainability, circular economy, environmental, technical and regulatory matters. EGGA also provides a platform for coordination of marketing and other initiatives for the industry.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 5 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats480%
European People's Party120%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2025–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2026). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2025
2
2026
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

Jens Geier
2 meetings · S&D
Elena Sancho Murillo
1 meeting · S&D
Giorgio Gori
1 meeting · S&D
Christian Ehler
1 meeting · EPP

The 5 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
22 Jun 2026Elena Sancho MurilloRelevant issues to the ITRE Committee
8 May 2026Giorgio GoriCBAM and Industrial Accelerator Act
5 May 2026Jens GeierExchange on Industrial Accelerator Act
22 Jan 2025Jens GeierExchange on expectations for the Commission Work Programme
16 Jan 2025Christian EhlerNet-Zero Industry Act

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