Lobby organisation
Fédération belge des industries chimiques et des sciences de la vie
Business group · Health & pharma also Chemicals & manufacturing · HQ: Belgium · website · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, Fédération belge des industries chimiques et des sciences de la vie appears in 14 declared MEP meetings (9 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.
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.”
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“essenscia also represents the sector in the media and defends the interests of chemistry and life sciences at all political levels.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 14 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (8 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 14 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2026 | Sophie Wilmès | ETS Review |
| 5 Oct 2026 | Sophie Wilmès | ETS Review |
| 7 Sep 2026 | Yvan Verougstraete | ETS |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Liesbet Sommen | Milieu, circulaire economie, Reach |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Bruno Tobback | EU Biotech Act |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Olivier Chastel | Politique de santé de l'UE |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Wouter Beke | Europese chemiesector |
| 6 Mar 2025 | Olivier Chastel | Biotech - Politique de santé de l'UE |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Bruno Tobback | EU Biotech Act |
| 21 Jan 2025 | Kathleen van Brempt | Rondetafel industrieel beleid, clean industrial deal en blik op komende wetgeving |
| 14 Jan 2025 | Kris van Dijck | competitiveness chemical industry |
| 8 Jan 2025 | Pascal Arimont | Packaging and Packaging Waste |
| 18 Sep 2023 | Pascal Arimont | Packaging and packaging waste regulation |
| 24 Jul 2023 | Kathleen van Brempt | effects of the packaging and packaging waste revision on pharmaceutical sector - APA |
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