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Lobby organisation

European Transport Workers' Federation

Trade union · Labour & trade unions also Transport & automotive · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, European Transport Workers' Federation appears in 102 declared MEP meetings (50 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

102
declared meetings
with current MEPs
50
MEPs met
€700k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
24.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The ETF was founded in 1998 to defend transport and fisheries workers' interests at European level and to make representations on their behalf to EU bodies. The ETF represents more than 230 member organisations in 41 countries, for over 5 million members.”

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“The ETF is the European branch of the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) and the transport branch of the ETUC. The ETF is the European social partner that represents transport and fisheries workers in seven sectoral social dialogue committees: maritime transport, civil aviation, fisheries, railways, road, ports and inland waterways.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 102 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats6059%
The Left1616%
European People's Party1010%
Renew Europe88%
Greens/EFA77%
Patriots for Europe11%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (34 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
2
2020
2
2021
0
2022
4
2023
9
2024
26
2025
34
2026
25

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

Johan Danielsson
22 meetings · S&D
Marianne Vind
7 meetings · S&D
Rosa Serrano Sierra
4 meetings · S&D
Leila Chaibi
3 meetings · The Left
Andreas Schieder
3 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
29 Sep 2026Marit MaijTowards fair subcontracting in the road transport sector
18 Sep 2026François KalfonMobilité militaire
1 Sep 2026Rudi KennesWorkers' rights in the transport sector
29 Jun 2026Rudi KennesTransport workers's rights
11 May 2026Ana VasconcelosConnecting Europe through High-Speed Rail
6 May 2026Jens GiesekeGenereller Austausch Luftverkehr
23 Apr 2026Ştefan MuşoiuStakeholder meeting ETF
22 Apr 2026Andreas SchiederETF "Keeping Rail Freight on Track: Workers’ Solutions for a Sector in Crisis"
9 Apr 2026Pierfrancesco MaranAutonomous Driving
9 Apr 2026Johan DanielssonSubcontracting and Delivery Act
9 Apr 2026Johan DanielssonTransport and Labour Mobility
25 Mar 2026Elio di RupoMobilé militaire
19 Mar 2026Petras AuštrevičiusMilitary mobility
17 Mar 2026Vivien CostanzoExchange on Workers' Rights in Military Mobility
10 Mar 2026Johan DanielssonEU-Qatar air transport agreement

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