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Lobby organisation

European Panel Federation

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

As of 9 September 2026, European Panel Federation appears in 5 declared MEP meetings (4 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.

5
declared meetings
with current MEPs
4
MEPs met
€400,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
6.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“EPF represents the European manufacturers of wood-based panels being particleboard, dry process fibreboard (MDF), oriented strand board (OSB), hardboard, softboard and plywood. EPF has members in 30 European countries. The EU wood panel industry has a turnover of about 25 billion euro every year and creates directly over 100,000 jobs. The production of wood-based panels in the EU-27 (+EFTA) in…”

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.

Renew Europe360%
European People's Party120%
Socialists & Democrats120%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2025).

2020
1
2021
0
2022
0
2023
0
2024
0
2025
2
2026
2

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

Elsi Katainen
2 meetings · Renew
Mohammed Chahim
1 meeting · S&D
Stine Bosse
1 meeting · Renew
Sirpa Pietikäinen
1 meeting · EPP

The 5 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
18 Mar 2026Mohammed ChahimCBAM Stakeholder Sessions
23 Feb 2026Stine BosseECF ENVI opinion
16 Oct 2025Elsi KatainenCurrent issues in wood industry
2 Oct 2025Elsi KatainenCurrent issues in bioeconomy
3 Jul 2020Sirpa PietikäinenCircular Economy - Bioeconomy

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