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RECHARGE aisbl

Business / industry · Chemicals & manufacturing · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, RECHARGE aisbl appears in 22 declared MEP meetings (18 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

22
declared meetings
with current MEPs
18
MEPs met
€100,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“RECHARGE is the industry association for the advanced rechargeable and lithium batteries value chain in Europe. Founded in 1998, it is our mission to promote advanced rechargeable batteries as a key technology that will contribute to a more empowered, sustainable and circular economy by enabling decarbonized electricity and mobility. RECHARGE’s unique membership covers all aspects of the advanced rechargeable battery…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 22 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats941%
European People's Party627%
Renew Europe523%
Greens/EFA29%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (9 in 2025).

2021
5
2022
1
2023
2
2024
0
2025
9
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

Tiemo Wölken
3 meetings · S&D
Mohammed Chahim
2 meetings · S&D
Christian Ehler
2 meetings · EPP
Jens Gieseke
1 meeting · EPP
Brando Benifei
1 meeting · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
8 Apr 2026Jens GeierExchange on Battery Value Chain and IAA
17 Mar 2026Giorgio GoriAutomotive Package
26 Feb 2026Christian EhlerEuropean Competitiveness Fund & Industrial Policy
21 Jan 2026Michael BlossAutomotive Package
20 Jan 2026Peter LieseAustausch
10 Dec 2025Tiemo WölkenS&D Stakeholder Exchange on the automotive package
10 Dec 2025Mohammed ChahimInformal stakeholder roundtable meeting on the automotive package
25 Jun 2025Pascal CanfinOmnibus I & Omnibus Mid Caps
6 Feb 2025Laura Ballarín CerezaBatteries, Industrial Policy
22 Jan 2025Mohammed ChahimClean Industrial Deal/Circular Economy
21 Jan 2025Emma WiesnerClean Industrial Deal, cirkulär ekonomi, kritiska råmaterial
21 Jan 2025Virginijus SinkevičiusEVs, energy
21 Jan 2025Jens GiesekeAustausch zu EU Politik
21 Jan 2025Brando Benifeidecarbonising energy, clean mobility, digital transformation
25 May 2023Christian EhlerNZIA

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