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Lobby organisation

WindEurope

Business group · Energy · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, WindEurope appears in 106 declared MEP meetings (58 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

106
declared meetings
with current MEPs
58
MEPs met
€3.0M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
14.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“WindEurope is the voice of the wind industry, actively promoting wind energy in Europe and worldwide. It has more than 600 members including manufacturers with a leading share of the world wind power market, component suppliers, research institutes, national wind and renewables associations, developers, electricity providers, finance and insurance companies and consultants.”

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“WindEurope coordinates advocacy, organises high-profile industry events and exhibitions, conducts analysis and coordinates EU-funded Research projects to support the sustainable growth of the European wind industry. WindEurope coordinates studies and manages campaigns to raise awareness about the benefits of wind energy, dispelling myths based on robust data and analysis. WindEurope organises numerous policy and technology events: conferences, seminars and workshops. These encourage the exchange of international experience on policy, finance and technical developments.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 106 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats3634%
Greens/EFA2322%
Renew Europe2322%
European People's Party1716%
Patriots for Europe33%
The Left22%
European Conservatives & Reformists11%
Non-attached11%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (35 in 2026). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
1
2020
4
2021
3
2022
7
2023
10
2024
31
2025
15
2026
35

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

Bruno Tobback
8 meetings · S&D
Michael Bloss
5 meetings · Greens/EFA
Bart Groothuis
5 meetings · Renew
Barry Andrews
4 meetings · Renew
Christophe Clergeau
4 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
9 Oct 2026Benedetta ScuderiEuropean Competitiveness Fund & Strategic Clean Tech Value Chains
16 Sep 2026Andrea WechslerEU industrial Policy
2 Sep 2026Bart GroothuisCSA2
31 Aug 2026Andrea WechslerEU Industrial Policy
25 Aug 2026Peter LieseAustausch
16 Jul 2026Tomas TobéDigital policy
8 Jul 2026Kathleen van BremptIndustrial Accelerator Act
23 Jun 2026Radan KanevEuropean Competitiveness Fund
4 Jun 2026David CormandIndustrial Accelerator Act
20 May 2026Bart GroothuisCSA2
5 May 2026Markéta GregorováCSA2 - High Risk Suppliers provisions, certification under NIS2 Amendments
4 May 2026Karlo ResslerFP10 and ECF
4 May 2026Dan NicaEnergy Now debate - 4th edition
14 Apr 2026Ana VasconcelosTEN-E guidelines
30 Mar 2026Rasmus NordqvistAcceleration of permit granting

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