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Lobby organisation

UNESDA

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

As of 9 September 2026, UNESDA appears in 7 declared MEP meetings (7 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

7
declared meetings
with current MEPs
7
MEPs met
€400,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The purpose of UNESDA is servicing the interest of the European soft drinks industry from the commercial, technical, economic, legal and scientific points of view. Its membership comprises soft drinks companies as well as national associations from around Europe.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 7 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party343%
Patriots for Europe229%
European Conservatives & Reformists114%
Socialists & Democrats114%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2026).

2023
2
2024
1
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

Delara Burkhardt
1 meeting · S&D
Ondřej Knotek
1 meeting · PfE
Pascal Arimont
1 meeting · EPP
Ondřej Krutílek
1 meeting · ECR
Virgil-Daniel Popescu
1 meeting · EPP

The 7 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
26 Feb 2026Tomáš KubínPresentation of important points concerning EU legislation
26 Feb 2026Ondřej KnotekHealth Policy
11 Feb 2026Ondřej KrutílekSafe Hearts Plan
9 Dec 2025Virgil-Daniel PopescuConference Debate "The Romanian Deposit Return System and European policy perspective"
2 Oct 2024Adina VăleanCompetitiveness of the non-alcoholic beverages industry in the EU
8 Nov 2023Pascal ArimontPackaging and Packaging Waste Proposal
16 Feb 2023Delara BurkhardtPackaging waste

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