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European Producers Union of Renewable Ethanol

Business / industry · Energy · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, European Producers Union of Renewable Ethanol appears in 19 declared MEP meetings (16 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

19
declared meetings
with current MEPs
16
MEPs met
€400,000/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. Our mission is…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 19 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party632%
Renew Europe421%
Socialists & Democrats421%
Greens/EFA316%
European Conservatives & Reformists15%
Patriots for Europe15%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2024).

2021
6
2022
1
2023
0
2024
7
2025
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
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 2024Gilles PennelleEnjeux de la filière éthanol
2 Oct 2024Jeannette BaljeuBio ethanol
18 Sep 2024Pekka ToveriCurrent Topics in EU politics
9 Sep 2024Bruno GonçalvesITRE policies
9 Feb 2022Jens GiesekeAustausch zur EU-Verkehrspolitik
9 Dec 2021Nicolás González CasaresRenewable energy Directive
9 Dec 2021Nicolás González CasaresSustainable aviation fuels – ReFuelEU Aviation

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