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VERBOND VAN BELGISCHE ONDERNEMINGEN / FEDERATION DES ENTREPRISES DE BELGIQUE

Business / industry · Business federations & chambers · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, VERBOND VAN BELGISCHE ONDERNEMINGEN / FEDERATION DES ENTREPRISES DE BELGIQUE appears in 12 declared MEP meetings (6 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.

12
declared meetings
with current MEPs
6
MEPs met
€400,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Het VBO is de enige interprofessionele werkgeversorganisatie die ondernemingen uit de drie gewesten van ons land vertegenwoordigt. De leden zijn actief in de belangrijkste industrie- en dienstensectoren. Het VBO heeft de ambitie om: 1. te werken aan een optimaal ondernemingsklimaat; 2. de belangen van bedrijven te verdedigen op federaal, Europees en internationaal niveau; 3. te zorgen voor samenhang in de…”

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.

Renew Europe542%
European People's Party325%
Socialists & Democrats325%
European Conservatives & Reformists18%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2022–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2026).

2022
1
2023
1
2024
1
2025
3
2026
6

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

Sophie Wilmès
4 meetings · Renew
Pascal Arimont
3 meetings · EPP
Bruno Tobback
2 meetings · S&D
Yvan Verougstraete
1 meeting · Renew
Kris van Dijck
1 meeting · ECR

The 12 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
24 Jun 2026Sophie WilmèsIAA
28 May 2026Yvan VerougstraeteIndustrial Accelerator Act
4 May 2026Sophie WilmèsEnergy and climate
15 Apr 2026Kris van DijckTrade policy + Industrial Accelerator Act
1 Apr 2026Pascal ArimontExchange on current European Policies
19 Mar 2026Sophie WilmèsIndustrie & économie européenne
23 Sep 2025Bruno TobbackPrioriteiten voor het versterken van het concurrentievermogen van de Europese bedrijven.
28 Jan 2025Sophie WilmèsBelgian business environment
21 Jan 2025Pascal ArimontExchange with Belgian employers on the topic of competitiveness
2 Oct 2024Bruno TobbackIntegration of the energy system
17 Jan 2023Kathleen van BremptRoundtable discussion - A stronger Europe in the World
23 Jun 2022Pascal ArimontCorporate Sustainability Due Diligence

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