European Association Automotive Suppliers

CLEPA

CLEPA represents the world's most prominent suppliers which have plants in all 28 EU member states.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Zala Tomašič (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Nov 2025 · Future of the european supplier industry

Meeting with Simone Ritzek-Seidl (Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas)

14 Nov 2025 · CLEPA’s input on local content measures

Response to Circular Economy Act

6 Nov 2025

Meeting with João Cotrim De Figueiredo (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Nov 2025 · Automotive industry

Meeting with Wopke Hoekstra (Commissioner) and

28 Oct 2025 · High Level Dialogue with Industry executives on the implementation of CBAM

Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President) and

28 Oct 2025 · High Level Dialogue with Industry executives on the implementation of CBAM.

Meeting with Pascal Canfin (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Hyundai Motor Europe

27 Oct 2025 · ELVR

Meeting with Andreas Glück (Member of the European Parliament)

22 Oct 2025 · Automotive industry

Meeting with Zala Tomašič (Member of the European Parliament)

21 Oct 2025 · Future of automotive industry

Meeting with Christophe Grudler (Member of the European Parliament)

21 Oct 2025 · Politique industrielle européenne

Meeting with Chiara Galiffa (Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič) and

8 Oct 2025 · US and EU Trade Relations concerning tariff rates on the European heavy-duty vehicles sector

Meeting with Pauline Weinzierl (Head of Unit Trade) and

29 Sept 2025 · Exchange on issues related to the current trade context

Meeting with Mark Nicklas (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and

23 Sept 2025 · Competitiveness of EU automotive suppliers

Meeting with Edoardo Turano (Head of Unit Climate Action)

4 Sept 2025 · Strategic Dialogue on the European automotive industry

Meeting with Apostolos Tzitzikostas (Commissioner) and

17 Jul 2025 · Corporate Fleets strategic dialogue

Meeting with Stefan Fuehring (Head of Unit Secretariat-General)

15 Jul 2025 · Exchange of views on the regulatory simplification for the automotive sector

Meeting with Mark Nicklas (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

15 Jul 2025 · Exchange of views on the regulatory simplification for the automotive sector

Meeting with Pierre Chastanet (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and

9 Jul 2025 · Multistakeholder event on European semiconductor policies and investment

Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President) and

2 Jul 2025 · EU Clean Industrial Dialogue on Circularity

Meeting with Arthur Corbin (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné) and Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles

25 Jun 2025 · Automotive

Meeting with Andrea Wechsler (Member of the European Parliament) and Verband der Automobilindustrie

23 Jun 2025 · EU Automotive policy

Meeting with Giorgio Gori (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Jun 2025 · Type approval, automotive omnibus, upcoming review of CO2 emission standards for cars and vans regulation

Meeting with Alexandr Vondra (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

17 Jun 2025 · ELVR

Meeting with Pauline Weinzierl (Head of Unit Trade)

6 Jun 2025 · CLEPA Member’s Day

Response to Cloud and AI Development Act

4 Jun 2025

Meeting with Mark Nicklas (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

20 May 2025 · Implementation of automotive action plan

Meeting with Ekaterina Zaharieva (Commissioner) and

16 May 2025 · • EU support for automotive sector • Challenges for the EU automotive sector • Current and future automotive relavant partnerships under Horizon Europe

Meeting with Sabine Weyand (Director-General Trade)

16 May 2025 · Meeting with CLEPA

Meeting with Arthur Corbin (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)

14 May 2025 · Automotive

Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President) and

10 Apr 2025 · Impact of US tariffs

Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and

10 Apr 2025 · Impact of US tariffs

Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

3 Apr 2025 · Exchange on short- and medium term challenges faced by vehicle component manufacturers and aftermarket operators

Meeting with Peter Van Kemseke (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

27 Mar 2025 · automotive

Meeting with Mark Nicklas (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

13 Mar 2025 · Regulatory topics concerning automotive industry

Meeting with Peter Van Kemseke (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

27 Feb 2025 · to follow

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Commissioner) and

21 Feb 2025 · High-level meeting with the Automotive industry

Meeting with Teresa Ribera Rodríguez (Executive Vice-President) and

19 Feb 2025 · Exchange of views on the situation of the automotive industry

Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President) and

19 Feb 2025 · Dialogue on the future of the automotive sector – Suppliers Session

Meeting with Koen Van De Casteele (Director Competition) and

17 Feb 2025 · Discussion on IPCEI candidates in the automotive industry

Meeting with Mark Nicklas (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

11 Feb 2025 · Action plan for automotive industry

Response to Single Market Strategy 2025

31 Jan 2025

Meeting with Arthur Corbin (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)

21 Jan 2025 · Future of the automotive sector

Meeting with Roxana Mînzatu (Executive Vice-President) and

15 Jan 2025 · Skills and labour matters

Meeting with Apostolos Tzitzikostas (Commissioner) and

15 Jan 2025 · Competitiveness challenges of the automotive industry

Meeting with Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen), Xavier Coget (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen) and

14 Jan 2025 · The role of the automotive aftermarket in the EU Industrial Action Plan for the automotive sector

Meeting with Helena Hinto (Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas) and

10 Jan 2025 · Introductory meeting

Meeting with Pascal Canfin (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

18 Dec 2024 · End-of-life of vehicles

Meeting with Danuše Nerudová (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Dec 2024 · Horizon Europe and automotive industry

Meeting with Valvanera Ulargui Aparicio (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera Rodríguez) and

16 Dec 2024 · Exchange with the Independent Service Providers (ISPs) on the upcoming Commission Initiatives that will support the whole sector competitiveness, including the Competitiveness Compass, the Clean Industry Deal and the Automotive Industry Plan

Meeting with Pierfrancesco Maran (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Ferrari

4 Dec 2024 · End-of-Life Vehicles Regulation

Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Commissioner) and

20 Nov 2024 · High Level European Car Summit, organised by EPP and ACEA. EVP Dombrovskis was invited to give a speech.

Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament)

13 Nov 2024 · Austausch zu EU-Automobilpolitik

Meeting with Magda Kopczynska (Director-General Mobility and Transport) and

7 Nov 2024 · Ambrosetti Club Europe - Transport and mobility priorities

Meeting with Pietro Fiocchi (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Oct 2024 · automotive

Meeting with Markus Schulte (Cabinet of Commissioner Iliana Ivanova)

11 Sept 2024 · - European Research & Innovation Policy - Partnerships

Meeting with Valdis Dombrovskis (Executive Vice-President) and

10 Sept 2024 · Preventing the circumvention of EU sanctions on sensitive goods

Meeting with Andrea Wechsler (Member of the European Parliament) and

3 Sept 2024 · EU Energy and Industry Policy

Meeting with François Kalfon (Member of the European Parliament) and Air France-KLM

3 Sept 2024 · Priorités Transport 2024-2029

Meeting with Ondřej Krutílek (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Jul 2024 · EU policy on automotive industry, climate targets

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton) and

4 Jun 2024 · Discussion on preparation of delegated act on conditions to access data for repair and maintenance activities

Response to WHITE PAPER on Export Controls

30 Apr 2024

Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

29 Apr 2024 · Exchange on NZIA and Carbon neutral vehicles

Meeting with Michael Hager (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)

4 Mar 2024 · EU trade policy priorities

Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General Climate Action)

20 Feb 2024 · the 2040 EU climate target plan

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

29 Jan 2024 · in-vehicle data (together with Ida-Maria Fallesen policy assistant in Cab Vestager)

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton) and Schaeffler AG

16 Jan 2024 · Introductory visit for the new CLEPA president. Role of CLEPA in supporting the electric and digital transition in the automotive sector

Meeting with Danuta Maria Hübner (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion) and

20 Oct 2023 · Standard Essential Patents (COD 2023/0133) (Meeting with APA)

Meeting with Susana Solís Pérez (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

16 Oct 2023 · Euro 7 meeting held by parliamentary assistant

Meeting with Tiemo Wölken (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

27 Sept 2023 · Standard Essential Patents Regulation

Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Bundesverband Güterkraftverkehr Logistik und Entsorgung (BGL) e.V.

20 Jun 2023 · Verkehrspolitik

Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and

5 Jun 2023 · The upskilling/reskilling challenges in the automotive sector in order to ensure a just transition across the ecosystem

Meeting with Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

18 Apr 2023 · Standard Essential Patents, update from automotive suppliers

Meeting with Matthias Ecke (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

13 Apr 2023 · Euro 7

Meeting with Liliane Karlinger (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

5 Apr 2023 · Standard Essential Patents

Meeting with Maurits-Jan Prinz (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

27 Mar 2023 · Standard essential patents (SEP)

Meeting with Kateřina Konečná (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

9 Mar 2023 · ITS Directive Revision

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

15 Feb 2023 · In-vehicle data

Meeting with Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

8 Feb 2023 · Forced Labour ban

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans) and

20 Dec 2022 · CO2 standards trucks and buses

Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

17 Oct 2022 · Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

6 Oct 2022 · Transport policy: emission limits

Meeting with Pascal Canfin (Member of the European Parliament)

31 Aug 2022 · Green Deal

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

25 Aug 2022 · Green transition in automotive

Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

2 Jun 2022 · Austausch zur Verkehrspolitik

Meeting with Anouk Faber (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit), Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit)

16 Mar 2022 · Meeting on skills and transitions

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

25 Feb 2022 · Transition pathway mobility, Euro 7, data act

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

27 Oct 2021 · Data

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

6 Oct 2021 · Transition pathway in automotive in line with EU Climate Law

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

6 Oct 2021 · Transition pathway in automotive in line with EU Climate Law

Meeting with Margrethe Vestager (Executive Vice-President)

14 Jul 2021 · Access to in-vehicle data

Meeting with Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit)

5 Jul 2021 · Exclusive round table on green transformation social ramifications

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

21 Jun 2021 · CO2 standards for cars and vans; Euro 7

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

8 Jun 2021 · Renewable fuels

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

5 May 2021 · EC's digital agenda and its impact on the automotive sector, Data

Meeting with Helena Hinto (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson), Laure Chapuis (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson) and

30 Apr 2021 · To discuss priorities in climate policy and carbon emission reduction in the mobility sector.

Meeting with Sofja Ribkina (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and

29 Apr 2021 · Steel safeguard review

Meeting with Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean) and

23 Mar 2021 · Renewable fuels to climate neutrality and economic growth

Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton) and

1 Mar 2021 · European Green Deal

Meeting with Axel Voss (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Feb 2021 · AIDA report

Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)

28 Oct 2020 · Artificial intelligence, data strategy, and cyber security

Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and

24 Sept 2020 · Pact for Skills Roundtable with the automotive sector.

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

23 Sept 2020 · Roundtable skills for the Automotive sector

Meeting with Michel Barnier (Head of Task Force Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom) and Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles

14 Sept 2020 · Meeting with the Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom

Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

30 Jun 2020 · Introduction to automotive suppliers industry, political priorities

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President) and Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles

13 May 2020 · Recovery and Green Deal in Transport

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

13 May 2020 · Automotive industry

Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and

7 May 2020 · Videoconference meeting on the situation of the automotive industry in the crisis, the Commission response to the crisis and initiatives on up-skilling and reskilling.

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

20 Apr 2020 · the automotive industry ecosystem - recovery measures

Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen) and Association des Constructeurs Européens d'Automobiles

31 Mar 2020 · COVID-19 and challenges of restoring production (disrupted supply chains, differentiated de-confinement policies, demand stimulation, etc)

Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and

26 Mar 2020 · COVID 19 & impact on automotive industry

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

27 Feb 2020 · The European Green Deal and the automotive supply chain

Meeting with Timo Pesonen (Acting Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

2 Dec 2019 · Courtesy meeting to introduce themselves and present their priorities

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

14 Oct 2019 · Future of Europe

Meeting with Anthony Agotha (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

14 Oct 2019 · Sustainability, climate neutrality

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

9 Oct 2019 · Sustainable Mobility

Meeting with Alisa Tiganj (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

23 Sept 2019 · EU ROAD SAFETY EXCHANGE EVENT - 09/10/2019

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

17 Jul 2019 · Future of Europe

Meeting with Robert Schröder (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)

11 Feb 2019 · R&I in Mobility

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

11 Feb 2019 · Road safety

Meeting with Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

29 Jan 2019 · the future of the automotive industry, European competitiveness/industrial policy, the ECJ ruling on Euro6 conformity factors

Meeting with Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

29 Jan 2019 · Automotive suppliers’ industry

Meeting with Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

10 Dec 2018 · EU-US Trade relations

Meeting with Maria Asenius (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström), Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström) and

15 Nov 2018 · Possible safeguards

Meeting with Mauro Raffaele Petriccione (Director-General Climate Action)

5 Oct 2018 · Proposals for CO2 standards for cars and HDVs

Meeting with Silke Obst (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

17 Apr 2018 · automotive suppliers topics

Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

11 Apr 2018 · data economy, access to in-vehicle data, 3rd mobility package, CAD high level meetings

Meeting with Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

31 Jan 2018 · 3rd Mobility Package

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President) and

10 Jul 2017 · Mobility package

Meeting with Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

28 Jun 2017 · Batteries

Meeting with Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

27 Jun 2017 · industrial policy, GEAR 2030

Meeting with Christian Linder (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

11 May 2017 · Challenges for the automotive industry

Meeting with Jos Delbeke (Director-General Climate Action)

13 Mar 2017 · monitoring of HDV emissions / CO2 emissions from passenger cars

Meeting with Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Environment)

20 Jan 2017 · Circular Economy Package, Sustainable Transport

Meeting with Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

19 Oct 2016 · Post 2020 targets for cars and vans

Meeting with Juho Romakkaniemi (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

27 Sept 2016 · Car industry

Meeting with Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Environment), Daniel Calleja Crespo (Director-General Environment)

15 Jul 2016 · Circular Economy Package

Meeting with Friedrich-Nikolaus von Peter (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

15 Jul 2016 · decarbonisation and diigitalisation of transport

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner)

30 Jun 2016 · Connected and Automated Driving

Meeting with Jos Delbeke (Director-General Climate Action)

30 May 2016 · New regulation on cars and lorries

Meeting with Bodo Lehmann (Digital Economy)

14 Apr 2016 · connected and automated driving

Meeting with Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska), Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

23 Oct 2015 · Real Driving Emissions

Meeting with Robert-Jan Smits (Director-General Research and Innovation)

4 May 2015 · Introduction of new CEO Paul Schockmel

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

27 Apr 2015 · Meeting between Commissioner Bulc and CLEPA representatives

Meeting with Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Commissioner)

16 Apr 2015 · Automotive Industry

Meeting with Joao Aguiar Machado (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

6 Jan 2015 · Politic orientation of the new Commission, Access to vehicles data + C-ITS Platform, Climate change: post 2020 + competitiveness of the sector

Meeting with Robert Madelin (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

6 Jan 2015 · H2020