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The Brewers of Europe

Business / industry · Agriculture & food · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, The Brewers of Europe appears in 29 declared MEP meetings (19 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

29
declared meetings
with current MEPs
19
MEPs met
€600,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Based in Brussels, The Brewers of Europe brings together national brewers’ associations and companies from 28 European countries to support the united interests of Europe’s 10,000+ breweries. Our vision is to ensure a competitive, responsible and sustainable European brewing sector, creating shared value across the entire value chain and enriching European culture. Our Mission is to be the trusted and…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 29 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1138%
Socialists & Democrats1138%
Patriots for Europe310%
European Conservatives & Reformists27%
Renew Europe13%
The Left13%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (12 in 2025).

2023
3
2024
4
2025
12
2026
10

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

Hannes Heide
8 meetings · S&D
Tomáš Zdechovský
3 meetings · EPP
Michalis Hadjipantela
2 meetings · EPP
Jens Gieseke
1 meeting · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
13 Jul 2026Hilde VautmansEuropean Brewing Sector
7 Jul 2026Ondřej KnotekEurope’s Beating Cancer Plan
7 Jul 2026Jens GiesekeTourism topics
4 Jun 2026Bruno TobbackPreparatory meeting event
8 May 2026Vytenis Povilas AndriukaitisFood labeling
15 Apr 2026Stefan KöhlerPolitischer Austausch zur Verpackungsverordnung
4 Feb 2026Tomislav SokolHealth Policy
3 Feb 2026Stefano CavedagnaIntroductory meeting and discussion on upcoming files in IMCO Committee and their impact on the sector
30 Jan 2026Adam JarubasCardiovascular health
28 Jan 2026Sebastian EverdingVegan Labeling of Beer
10 Dec 2025Isabella TovaglieriSituazione dei produttori di birra in Europa
10 Dec 2025Lukas MandlBrewing Industry in Europe
3 Dec 2025Eric SargiacomoBière
2 Dec 2025Hannes HeideBeer serves Europe Reception
4 Nov 2025Michele PicaroHealth

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