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Seldia - The European Direct Selling Association

Business / industry · Consumer & retail · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Seldia - The European Direct Selling Association appears in 13 declared MEP meetings (13 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

13
declared meetings
with current MEPs
13
MEPs met
€300,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Seldia's role is to represent all forms of direct selling in Europe, and to foster an environment allowing all responsible direct selling company to develop and grow. We do so taking into account the diversity of consumer protection regulation and social legislation across European countries. These objectives are achieved by: • collecting, monitoring and disseminating to our members all relevant…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 13 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party646%
Patriots for Europe215%
Renew Europe215%
Socialists & Democrats215%
European Conservatives & Reformists18%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2025–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (11 in 2025).

2025
11
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

Lukas Mandl
1 meeting · EPP
Svenja Hahn
1 meeting · Renew
Radan Kanev
1 meeting · EPP
Roman Haider
1 meeting · PfE
Ernő Schaller-Baross
1 meeting · PfE

The 13 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
27 May 2026Lukas MandlDigital Omnibus
28 Apr 2026Reinis PozņaksIntroductory meeting
4 Dec 2025Laura Ballarín CerezaDirect selling, SMEs and protection of minors
8 Oct 2025Ernő Schaller-BarossProtection of minors online
8 Oct 2025Giusi PrinciMeeting with Seldia
8 Oct 2025Nikola MinchevExchange of views
3 Oct 2025Radan KanevFood Supplements and Health
3 Oct 2025Pablo Arias EcheverríaProtection of minors online
8 May 2025Joanna Scheuring-WielgusPriorities regarding SMEs
7 May 2025Letizia Morattiindustrial policy
7 May 2025Roman HaiderSMEs
7 May 2025Dirk GotinkDirect Selling sector
29 Jan 2025Svenja HahnRenew Europe Stakeholder Roundtable: “Elevator Pitch for Better Single Market Rules”

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