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Gas Infrastructure Europe

Business group · Energy · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Gas Infrastructure Europe appears in 35 declared MEP meetings (21 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

35
declared meetings
with current MEPs
21
MEPs met
€100k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) is the association representing the interests of European gas infrastructure operators. Our members are active in transmission, storage and regasification via LNG terminals. They work and innovate with renewable and low-carbon molecules, including hydrogen, natural gas and biogases.”

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“Gathering 72 industry entities from 25 EU countries, we hear out and embody the multiple decarbonisation pathways of the different regions of Europe. We believe that by 2050, the gas infrastructure will be the new innovative energy system’s backbone, allowing EU citizens and industries to benefit from a secure, cost-effective and sustainable energy supply.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 35 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats1234%
European People's Party1131%
Renew Europe617%
Greens/EFA514%
Patriots for Europe13%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (17 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2020
3
2021
2
2022
5
2023
1
2024
2
2025
17
2026
5

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

Andrea Wechsler
4 meetings · EPP
Dan Nica
3 meetings · S&D
Jutta Paulus
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Jens Geier
3 meetings · S&D
Nicolás González Casares
2 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
9 Jun 2026Tsvetelina PenkovaTEN-E Revisoin
9 Jun 2026Dan NicaMeeting with GIE members on security of supply, industrial competitiveness and the energy transition
4 May 2026Dan NicaEnergy Now debate - 4th edition
16 Mar 2026Dan NicaDebate “SHAPING EUROPE’S INDUSTRIAL FUTURE: POLICYMAKERS AND INDUSTRY IN CONVERSATION”
3 Feb 2026Barry AndrewsConnecting Europe Facility
3 Dec 2025Bruno GonçalvesITRE policies
6 Nov 2025Susana Solís PérezGrids Package
6 Nov 2025Andreas GlückClimate and Energy Policy
5 Nov 2025Bruno TobbackGas Infrastructure
22 Oct 2025Jens GeierExchange on EU Grids Package and Hydrogen Ramp up
21 Oct 2025Michael McNamaraEurope’s energy transition
21 Oct 2025Radan KanevEuropean Grids policy
20 Oct 2025Andrea WechslerEU Energy and industry policy
15 Oct 2025Jeannette BaljeuCCS
24 Jun 2025Brigitte van den BergEnergy infrastructure

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