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Union of Greek Shipowners - ΕΝΩΣΙΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ ΕΦΟΠΛΙΣΤΩΝ

Business / industry · Transport & automotive · HQ: Greece · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Union of Greek Shipowners - ΕΝΩΣΙΣ ΕΛΛΗΝΩΝ ΕΦΟΠΛΙΣΤΩΝ appears in 12 declared MEP meetings (5 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

12
declared meetings
with current MEPs
5
MEPs met
€700,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
4.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The UGS, representing the interests of Greek-owned commercial vessels over 3,000 gt under the Greek flag, as well as EU/EEA and third country flags, follows closely and participates actively in the development of shipping policy, regulation and legislation, both at international and EU level. The UGS engages constructively in the formulation of balanced and realistic collective industry positions and recommendations…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 12 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party542%
Greens/EFA325%
Socialists & Democrats325%
The Left18%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2022).

2019
1
2020
1
2021
2
2022
3
2023
0
2024
2
2025
2
2026
1

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

Peter Liese
4 meetings · EPP
Jutta Paulus
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Yannis Maniatis
3 meetings · S&D
Elena Kountoura
1 meeting · The Left
Eleonora Meleti
1 meeting · EPP

The 12 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
18 Mar 2026Yannis ManiatisIndustrial Maritime Strategy
4 Nov 2025Yannis ManiatisUpdate on EU shipping developments, STIP
14 May 2025Eleonora MeletiIntroductory meeting for the scope of the UGS
7 Nov 2024Yannis ManiatisIntroductory Meeting
16 Oct 2024Elena KountouraMeeting with EEE representative
20 Dec 2022Peter LieseETS
14 Oct 2022Peter LieseETS
22 Jun 2022Jutta PaulusFuelEU maritime
22 Dec 2021Peter LieseETS
18 Jan 2021Jutta Paulusexchange of views on MRV, ETS, shipowner-charterer relationship and the dynamics of the bulk/tramp shipping market
14 Jan 2020Jutta Paulusemissions from maritime transport; Shipping MRV
18 Dec 2019Peter LieseDiscussion on the developments of the MRV file

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