Lobby organisation
European Savings and Retail Banking Group
Business group · Finance also Consumer & retail · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, European Savings and Retail Banking Group appears in 33 declared MEP meetings (24 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.
In their own words
“The European Savings and Retail Banking Group (ESBG) is a European banking association that represents the economic interests of its members vis-à-vis the EU Institutions, with a specific focus on retail banking issues. To this end, it defines and expresses the position of its Members in all matters related to the European financial services industry.”
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“ESBG delivers detailed research and studies into the evolution of legislation and the retail banking market in Europe and also compares it with other regions of the world. ESBG is also a forum for cooperation between its members. It proposes cooperation projects and assists its members in identifying consortium partners on a bilateral or multilateral basis. ESBG also provides technical consultancy in partnership with multilateral agencies and offers training to its members to increase their operational efficiency. ESBG works in close collaboration with its members via a series of committees and task forces.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 33 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (11 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
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
The 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2026 | Arba Kokalari | Financial Markets Legislation |
| 19 Mar 2026 | Brando Benifei | Digital Omnibus provisions |
| 17 Feb 2026 | Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy | SFDR |
| 13 Feb 2026 | Lara Wolters | SFDR revision |
| 28 Jan 2026 | Gilles Boyer | Digital Euro |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Gilles Boyer | Secutitisation Review |
| 8 Dec 2025 | Michalis Hadjipantela | Introductory Meeting |
| 4 Dec 2025 | Sebastian Tynkkynen | ESBG Retail Banking -konferenssi 2025 |
| 12 Nov 2025 | Ralf Seekatz | Verbriefung |
| 2 Oct 2025 | Sirpa Pietikäinen | EU Omnibus I |
| 19 Sep 2025 | Sirpa Pietikäinen | EU agenda priorities |
| 3 Sep 2025 | Fernando Navarrete Rojas | EURO DIGITAL |
| 14 May 2025 | René Repasi | Allgemeiner Austausch zu Themen der Banken- und Finanzmarktregulierung |
| 12 May 2025 | Michalis Hadjipantela | Introductory Meeting |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Markus Ferber | Savings and Investments Union |
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