Lobby organisation
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.
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.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2022).
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
The 12 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2026 | Yannis Maniatis | Industrial Maritime Strategy |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Yannis Maniatis | Update on EU shipping developments, STIP |
| 14 May 2025 | Eleonora Meleti | Introductory meeting for the scope of the UGS |
| 7 Nov 2024 | Yannis Maniatis | Introductory Meeting |
| 16 Oct 2024 | Elena Kountoura | Meeting with EEE representative |
| 20 Dec 2022 | Peter Liese | ETS |
| 14 Oct 2022 | Peter Liese | ETS |
| 22 Jun 2022 | Jutta Paulus | FuelEU maritime |
| 22 Dec 2021 | Peter Liese | ETS |
| 18 Jan 2021 | Jutta Paulus | exchange of views on MRV, ETS, shipowner-charterer relationship and the dynamics of the bulk/tramp shipping market |
| 14 Jan 2020 | Jutta Paulus | emissions from maritime transport; Shipping MRV |
| 18 Dec 2019 | Peter Liese | Discussion on the developments of the MRV file |
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