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Związek Banków Polskich

Business group · Finance · HQ: Poland · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Związek Banków Polskich appears in 8 declared MEP meetings (5 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

8
declared meetings
with current MEPs
5
MEPs met
€300k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Self-government organisation of banks, established in 1991, founded on the basis of the Polish Chambers of Commerce Act. Membership in the ZBP is voluntary and open for all banks established under the Polish law as well as for credit institutions branches and foreign banks branches operating in Poland.”

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“The statutory tasks of the Association include: - Representing interests of member banks, inter alia with respect to legal regulations related to banking - Delegating representatives to participate in the work of banking operations advisory and evaluating bodies - Participating in legislative work of legislatory commissions of the Sejm (the Parliament lower chamber) and the Senate - Cooperating with the National Bank of Poland, the government and the competent ministries in the area of operation of legal regulations applicable to the Polish banking system - Organising the exchange of information between banks - Promoting of the banking sector and financial services […]”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing - the text on file breaks off mid-sentence where marked […].

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 8 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party675%
European Conservatives & Reformists225%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2024
2
2025
3
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

Krzysztof Hetman
3 meetings · EPP
Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz
2 meetings · EPP
Bogdan Rzońca
1 meeting · ECR
Michał Wawrykiewicz
1 meeting · EPP
Marlena Maląg
1 meeting · ECR

The 8 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
14 Apr 2026Krzysztof HetmanReporting obligations of cooperative banks
28 Jan 2026Michał Wawrykiewiczdiscussion on the situation of the Polish banking sector
28 Jan 2026Marlena MalągWymiana poglądów nt. potrzeby uproszczenia przepisów ostrożnościowych i ram nadzorczych
13 May 2025Krzysztof HetmanRole of cooperative banking in agriculture sector
20 Feb 2025Hanna Gronkiewicz-WaltzInsights into the legislative process from the perspective of the Polish Bank Association
15 Jan 2025Krzysztof HetmanCooperative banking sector role in agriculture financing
15 Nov 2024Hanna Gronkiewicz-WaltzReflections on financial legislation by the Polish Bank Association
26 Sep 2024Bogdan RzońcaCurrent situation and challenges of the Polish banking sector

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