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Lobby organisation

Korea International Trade Association

HQ: Korea, Republic Of · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Korea International Trade Association appears in 4 declared MEP meetings (3 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.

4
declared meetings
with current MEPs
3
MEPs met
€700,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.4
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The Korea International Trade Association(KITA) was established in 1946 with the objective of advancing the Korean economy through trade, and is currently the largest business organization in Korea with over 77,000 member companies. Representing the interests of Korea's global traders, KITA serves a diverse range of roles including: providing hands-on support to trade companies, drawing trade cooperation from the private…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 4 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Renew Europe375%
Socialists & Democrats125%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2026).

2023
1
2024
0
2025
1
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

Dan Barna
2 meetings · Renew
Karin Karlsbro
1 meeting · Renew
César Luena
1 meeting · S&D

The 4 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
8 Jul 2026Dan BarnaThe EU-Korea Digital Trade Agreement. EU-Republic of Korea Competitiveness Partnership. The High-Level Energy Dialogue
7 Jul 2026César LuenaDKOR Activities
11 Jun 2025Dan BarnaCooperation between the European Union and South Korea. The EU-South Korea Digital Trade Agreement
2 Mar 2023Karin KarlsbroEU - Korea trade relations

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