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European Precious Metals Federation

Business group · Chemicals & manufacturing · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, European Precious Metals Federation appears in 3 declared MEP meetings (2 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

3
declared meetings
with current MEPs
2
MEPs met
€100k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The Precious Metals (PM) industry manufactures and produces materials that are essential to a variety of industries with considerable economic relevance such as the automotive, electronics, health care, jewellery, and medical or dental sectors.”

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“Indeed, beyond jewellery and investment products, the European PM industry produces a wide array of materials, industrial components and chemicals which facilitate the production of, or are part of- thousands of products which form the fabric of the European economy. Although the PM industry primarily operates in an international environment, the European PM industry in particular embraces the most comprehensive and technologically advanced refining facilities in the world and as such, contributes significantly to the global welfare and technical progress. Through the EPMF, its Members are willing to increase the commitment, efficiency, credibility and legitimacy of the European PM industry in all its advocacy activities at Europea (...)”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 3 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group. Every meeting was with a single group.

Socialists & Democrats3100%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2025–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2025
2
2026
1

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

Bruno Tobback
2 meetings · S&D
Eero Heinäluoma
1 meeting · S&D

The 3 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
29 Sep 2026Bruno TobbackDinner debate "Sustainable Raw Materials in the Circular Economy Act" - Metals Day
6 Nov 2025Eero HeinäluomaREACH
19 May 2025Bruno TobbackPreparatory meeting - event on chemicals

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