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Municipal Waste Europe

NGO or non-profit · Environment & climate · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Municipal Waste Europe appears in 20 declared MEP meetings (14 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

20
declared meetings
with current MEPs
14
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
3.1
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Municipal Waste Europe is the European umbrella association representing public responsibility for waste. The members are national public waste associations and similar national or regional associations. They are committed to sustainable waste management that minimises the impact of waste on the environment and promotes resource efficiency, taking into account local conditions.”

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“Municipal Waste Europe promotes the interests of its members at European level, through joint positions on waste management issues and legislation and keeps its members informed on the latest EU policy developments. The association encourages the sharing of information among its members, including the exchange of good practice in the local management of waste.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 20 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats840%
Greens/EFA420%
European People's Party315%
Renew Europe315%
European Conservatives & Reformists15%
The Left15%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (7 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2021
1
2022
3
2023
3
2024
1
2025
7
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

Rasmus Nordqvist
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Peter Liese
2 meetings · EPP
Heléne Fritzon
2 meetings · S&D
Delara Burkhardt
2 meetings · S&D
Jeannette Baljeu
2 meetings · Renew

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
3 Jun 2026Sander SmitRevision of European procurement directives
11 May 2026Hanna GedinPublic procurement
8 May 2026Christian DoleschalVergaberecht
23 Mar 2026Ana VasconcelosENVI Omnibus_EPR
18 Mar 2026Pierfrancesco MaranENVI Committee Priorities
8 Dec 2025Peter LieseAustausch
28 Nov 2025Thomas BajadaMeeting on Circular Economy Act
4 Nov 2025Rasmus NordqvistCircular Economy Act
24 Jun 2025Yannis ManiatisIntroductory Meeting
22 Apr 2025Rasmus NordqvistCircular Economy Act
26 Mar 2025Jeannette BaljeuCircular Economy Act
7 Feb 2025Rasmus NordqvistCircular Economy Act
3 Oct 2024Jeannette BaljeuWaste Framework Directive
15 Nov 2023Heléne FritzonSeminarium om den nordiska biogasmodellen i samarbete med Avfall Sverige
10 Oct 2023Heléne FritzonMöte med Avfall Sverige och Municipal Waste Europe

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