MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

The British Chambers of Commerce

Business group · Consumer & retail · HQ: United Kingdom · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, The British Chambers of Commerce appears in 6 declared MEP meetings (6 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

6
declared meetings
with current MEPs
6
MEPs met
€10k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is a dynamic, high-profile and independent business network, with Chambers across the UK. Local Chambers sit at the heart of the community, working with businesses of all sizes, and representing all sectors.”

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“Our mission is to make the Chamber network an essential part of growing business; we do this by sharing opportunities, knowledge and expertise.”

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.

European People's Party583%
The Left117%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2026). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2021
1
2022
1
2023
0
2024
0
2025
1
2026
3

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

Karlo Ressler
1 meeting · EPP
Mika Aaltola
1 meeting · EPP
Borys Budka
1 meeting · EPP
Sebastião Bugalho
1 meeting · EPP
Kathleen Funchion
1 meeting · The Left

The 6 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
21 Oct 2026Kathleen FunchionParliamentary Partnership Assembly (PPA)
22 Sep 2026Sebastião BugalhoEU-UK relations
18 Mar 2026Mika AaltolaEU Affairs
22 Oct 2025Borys BudkaUK-EU relations - innovation and compatitiveness
19 Oct 2022Karlo ResslerChips Act
9 Mar 2021Axel VossDigital Policy

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