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Lobby organisation

European Transport Safety Council

NGO or non-profit · Transport & automotive · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, European Transport Safety Council appears in 43 declared MEP meetings (24 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

43
declared meetings
with current MEPs
24
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
9.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“ETSC is the sole European NGO dedicated to improving the safety of all transport modes. It provides an impartial source of research-based advice on transport safety matters to the European Commission, the European Parliament, and to national governments and organisations concerned with transport safety throughout Europe.”

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“It seeks to identify, evaluate and promote effective measures on the basis of international research findings, good evidence and best practice, in areas which offer the greatest potential for a reduction in transport crashes and casualties. The positions of ETSC, its contribution to the international community of safety experts and its research-based policy-advice for European policy-makers are generated by the work of more than 200 experts.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 43 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats2251%
Greens/EFA819%
European People's Party716%
Renew Europe37%
The Left37%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (13 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
1
2020
1
2021
1
2022
0
2023
1
2024
13
2025
13
2026
13

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

Tilly Metz
5 meetings · Greens/EFA
Rosa Serrano Sierra
5 meetings · S&D
Johan Danielsson
5 meetings · S&D
Elena Kountoura
3 meetings · The Left
Vivien Costanzo
3 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
21 Sep 2026Pierfrancesco MaranAutonomous Driving
10 Jun 2026Andreas SchwabAutomotive omnibus
26 May 2026Cynthia Ní MhurchúTransport
11 May 2026Vivien CostanzoExchange on Automotive Omnibus
7 May 2026François KalfonOmnibus automobile
24 Apr 2026Alice KuhnkeAutomotive Omnibus, Transport safety
20 Apr 2026Elena KountouraMeeting with European Transport Safety Council representative on Road Safety
7 Apr 2026Martine KempCEF
31 Mar 2026Rosa Serrano SierraNRP
3 Mar 2026Kathleen van BremptRoad safety
12 Feb 2026Vivien CostanzoExchange on AI in Transport and AI Omnibus
9 Feb 2026Rosa Serrano SierraCEF
9 Feb 2026Rosa Serrano SierraNRP
3 Dec 2025Sérgio GonçalvesRoadworthiness Package
21 Nov 2025Rosa Serrano SierraWeight and Dimensions Directive

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