Lobby organisation
Korea International Trade Association
Business group · Business federations & chambers · HQ: Korea, Republic Of · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, Korea International Trade Association appears in 6 declared MEP meetings (5 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.
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.”
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“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 sector, formulating new trade strategies, nurturing trade professionals and building trade infrastructure. With a widely established network of 13 regional centers and 15 overseas centers in major cities, KITA has consolidated its position as a leading business organization dedicated to assisting SMEs in gaining foreign market entry and has actively contributed towards Korea's recent achievement of 1 trillion dollars in trade volume.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 6 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 (4 in 2026). 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 6 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2026 | Ondřej Krutílek | Industrial Accelerator Act |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Bart Groothuis | IAA |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Dan Barna | The EU-Korea Digital Trade Agreement. EU-Republic of Korea Competitiveness Partnership. The High-Level Energy Dialogue |
| 7 Jul 2026 | César Luena | DKOR Activities |
| 11 Jun 2025 | Dan Barna | Cooperation between the European Union and South Korea. The EU-South Korea Digital Trade Agreement |
| 2 Mar 2023 | Karin Karlsbro | EU - Korea trade relations |
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