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European Producers Union of Renewable Ethanol

Business group · Energy · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 8 November 2026, European Producers Union of Renewable Ethanol appears in 25 declared MEP meetings (22 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

25
declared meetings
with current MEPs
22
MEPs met
€400k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.6
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“ePURE represents the interests of European renewable ethanol producers to the EU institutions, industry stakeholders, the media, academia and the general public. Based in Brussels, ePURE speaks for 39 member companies and associations (including 21 producers), with around 50 plants in 16 EU Member States and the UK, accounting for about 85% of EU renewable ethanol production.”

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“Our mission is to promote the use of renewable ethanol in Europe by contributing in a constructive and proactive manner to the development and implementation of EU policies and legislation that empower our industry to deliver economic and societal benefits. We pursue this by providing expert advice and input to the EU institutions, Member State governments, Brussels-based stakeholders and wider society.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 25 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party624%
Renew Europe520%
Socialists & Democrats520%
Patriots for Europe416%
Greens/EFA312%
European Conservatives & Reformists28%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (8 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2021
6
2022
1
2023
0
2024
8
2025
5
2026
5

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 Gieseke
2 meetings · EPP
Norbert Lins
2 meetings · EPP
Nicolás González Casares
2 meetings · S&D
Kosma Złotowski
1 meeting · ECR
Gilles Pennelle
1 meeting · PfE

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
12 Oct 2026Anne-Sophie FrigoutBioéthanol et transition énergétique
15 Sep 2026Jana NagyováCO2 regulation, REDIV
15 Sep 2026Elena DonazzanRuolo dei biocarburanti nell'ambito della decarbonizzazione del trasporto su strada
7 Jul 2026Eric SargiacomoOCM
18 May 2026Pascal CanfinAutomotive Package
13 Nov 2025Kosma ZłotowskiRegulatory framework for biofuel production and use in the EU
16 Oct 2025François KalfonEmissions de CO2 des voitures
18 Jul 2025Valérie HayerBiofuels
30 Apr 2025Michael McNamaraRenewable ethanol
8 Apr 2025Norbert LinsFarm to Future: The European biorefineries sector as strategic enabler for producing food, feed, biofuel and green chemicals
19 Nov 2024Norbert LinsRenewable ethanol industry
13 Nov 2024Nina CarberryEU Energy Policy
16 Oct 2024Elsi KatainenAjankohtainen energiapolitiikka
15 Oct 2024Julie RechagneuxDiscussion autour des biocarburants
15 Oct 2024Gilles PennelleEnjeux de la filière éthanol

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