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Fédération belge des industries chimiques et des sciences de la vie

Business / industry · Health & pharma also Chemicals & manufacturing · HQ: Belgium · website · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Fédération belge des industries chimiques et des sciences de la vie appears in 12 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

12
declared meetings
with current MEPs
8
MEPs met
€300,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“essenscia is the Belgian federation of the chemical industry and life sciences sector. The organisation defends the specific interests of more than 700 companies active in chemistry, plastics, pharma and biotech. essenscia’s role is to offer its members a tailor-made service, providing expertise and advice on sectoral issues. essenscia also represents the sector in the media and defends the interests…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 12 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party433%
Socialists & Democrats433%
Renew Europe325%
European Conservatives & Reformists18%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (8 in 2025).

2023
2
2024
0
2025
8
2026
2

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

Olivier Chastel
2 meetings · Renew
Pascal Arimont
2 meetings · EPP
Bruno Tobback
2 meetings · S&D
Kathleen van Brempt
2 meetings · S&D
Yvan Verougstraete
1 meeting · Renew

The 12 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
7 Sep 2026Yvan VerougstraeteETS
26 Feb 2026Liesbet SommenMilieu, circulaire economie, Reach
11 Dec 2025Bruno TobbackEU Biotech Act
11 Dec 2025Olivier ChastelPolitique de santé de l'UE
19 Mar 2025Wouter BekeEuropese chemiesector
6 Mar 2025Olivier ChastelBiotech - Politique de santé de l'UE
6 Feb 2025Bruno TobbackEU Biotech Act
21 Jan 2025Kathleen van BremptRondetafel industrieel beleid, clean industrial deal en blik op komende wetgeving
14 Jan 2025Kris van Dijckcompetitiveness chemical industry
8 Jan 2025Pascal ArimontPackaging and Packaging Waste
18 Sep 2023Pascal ArimontPackaging and packaging waste regulation
24 Jul 2023Kathleen van Brempteffects of the packaging and packaging waste revision on pharmaceutical sector - APA

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