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Fédération Générale du Travail de Belgique - Algemeen Belgisch Vakverbond

Business / industry · Labour & trade unions · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Fédération Générale du Travail de Belgique - Algemeen Belgisch Vakverbond appears in 12 declared MEP meetings (7 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

12
declared meetings
with current MEPs
7
MEPs met
€100,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“La FGTB est un syndicat qui défend un projet de société. Elle compte aujourd'hui 1.535.000 membres. Elle travaille au jour le jour à plus de justice sociale, à une meilleure répartition des richesses, à plus d’égalité dans le monde du travail. Elle veille aussi à pouvoir répondre aux préoccupations et inquiétudes de chacun des travailleurs, tout en défendant un projet…”

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.

Socialists & Democrats650%
The Left433%
European People's Party18%
Renew Europe18%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (5 in 2024).

2022
1
2023
3
2024
5
2025
2
2026
1

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

Bruno Tobback
4 meetings · S&D
Anthony Smith
2 meetings · The Left
Kathleen van Brempt
2 meetings · S&D
Marc Botenga
1 meeting · The Left
Leila Chaibi
1 meeting · The Left

The 12 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
10 Feb 2026Anthony SmithSituation des papeterie en Europe
6 May 2025Anthony SmithSituation de l'industrie sidérurgique en Europe
5 Mar 2025Bruno TobbackMaandelijkse briefing met Belgische vakbonden over sociale dossiers
12 Dec 2024Bruno Tobbackindustrial clean deal, international competitiveness and working conditions in the European Steel Industry
10 Dec 2024Leila ChaibiEMPL files
11 Oct 2024Bruno TobbackIndustrial Policy in Belgium
5 Sep 2024Sophie WilmèsRencontre entre les députés européens belges et les trois organisations syndicales représentatives
5 Sep 2024Bruno TobbackDe Europese sociale pijler: prioriteiten voor het komende mandaat
29 Nov 2023Kathleen van BremptEconomic Governance Review
29 Nov 2023Pascal ArimontBriefing of Belgian trade unions
6 Nov 2023Marc BotengaSituation of the NLMK group in Belgium
5 Oct 2022Kathleen van BremptImpact of the energy crisis and inflation on working people

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