European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers' Association
ETRMA
The European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers Association (ETRMA) represents 14 corporate members whose global sales account for 70% of the worldwide tyre market, including 8 of the top 10 industry leaders.
Lobbying Activity
Meeting with Mark Nicklas (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and European Tyre and Rim Technical Organisation
7 Nov 2025 · Competitiveness challenges faced by the European tyre industry and regulatory simplification.
Response to Circular Economy Act
6 Nov 2025
Meeting with Eva Schultz (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu)
23 Oct 2025 · Skills and labour needs in the tyre and rubber industry
Response to Digital Omnibus revising several legislative acts in view of regulatory simplification
14 Oct 2025
Meeting with Beatrice Timgren (Member of the European Parliament)
17 Sept 2025 · Competitiveness of European tyre industry
Meeting with Pascal Arimont (Member of the European Parliament)
10 Sept 2025 · EU Deforestation Regulation
Meeting with César Luena (Member of the European Parliament)
9 Sept 2025 · EUDR, Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act, ETS, and CBAM
Meeting with András Tivadar Kulja (Member of the European Parliament)
4 Sept 2025 · Environmental topics, overview of the tyre and rubber industry
Meeting with Mark Nicklas (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)
25 Aug 2025 · Tyre abrasion
Response to Communication on a Strategy for a European Data Union
17 Jul 2025
Meeting with Nicolo Brignoli (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis)
17 Jul 2025 · Competitiveness
Meeting with Arthur Corbin (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné) and European Tyre and Rim Technical Organisation
15 Jul 2025 · Tyre industry
Meeting with Vita Jukne (Cabinet of Commissioner Jessika Roswall)
7 Jul 2025 · To discuss the ongoing proposal for a harmonised classification of a critical substance used in tyre manufacturing.
Meeting with Mark Nicklas (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)
23 Jun 2025 · Competitiveness of tyre industry and regulatory simplification
Meeting with Elisa Roller (Director Secretariat-General)
19 Jun 2025 · Discussion on policies affecting competitiveness of the European tyre manufacturing industry
Meeting with Alexandr Vondra (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and
17 Jun 2025 · ELVR
Meeting with Pascal Arimont (Member of the European Parliament)
17 Jun 2025 · Recycling of vehicles at the end of their life
Meeting with Adina Vălean (Member of the European Parliament)
11 Jun 2025 · deforestation
Meeting with Pierfrancesco Maran (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
21 May 2025 · End-of-Life Vehicles
Meeting with Mark Nicklas (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and
20 May 2025 · Access to vehicle data
Meeting with Mark Nicklas (Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and European Tyre and Rim Technical Organisation
15 May 2025 · Regulatory issues on automotive tyres
Meeting with Pascal Arimont (Member of the European Parliament)
15 May 2025 · Circularity requirements of end-of-life vehicles
Meeting with Alexandr Vondra (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
8 Apr 2025 · ELVR
Response to Amendments to Taxonomy Delegated Acts
26 Mar 2025
Meeting with Arthur Corbin (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné) and
4 Feb 2025 · Transformation of the automotive Sector
Response to Single Market Strategy 2025
31 Jan 2025
Meeting with Paulius Saudargas (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and
30 Jan 2025 · End -of-life vehicles regulation
Meeting with Pascal Canfin (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
29 Jan 2025 · End-of-life of vehicles Regulation
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 Raúl De La Hoz Quintano (Member of the European Parliament)
18 Dec 2024 · competitiveness
Meeting with Rosa Serrano Sierra (Member of the European Parliament)
18 Dec 2024 · Priorities for European Commission 2024-2029
Meeting with Pierfrancesco Maran (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Pirelli C. SpA
17 Dec 2024 · End-of-Life Vehicles
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 Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and
20 Nov 2024 · Altfahrzeuge-Verordnung
Meeting with Elena Sancho Murillo (Member of the European Parliament)
6 Nov 2024 · Relevant issues to the ITRE Committee
Meeting with Elena Sancho Murillo (Member of the European Parliament)
6 Nov 2024 · Relevant issues to the ENVI Committee
Meeting with Javier Moreno Sánchez (Member of the European Parliament) and EuroCommerce
17 Sept 2024 · European Trade Policy
Meeting with Nicolo Brignoli (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)
18 Jun 2024 · Meeting to present the European Tyre and Rubber Industry’s Manifesto
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
Meeting with Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)
21 May 2024 · A resilient and sustainable European industry - priorities next legislative period
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 Matthias Ecke (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)
3 May 2023 · Euro 7
Meeting with Anthony Whelan (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)
15 Feb 2023 · In-vehicle data
Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
15 Feb 2023 · Austausch zur EU-Verkehrspolitik
Meeting with Werner Stengg (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)
10 Feb 2023 · access to in-vehicle data legislation
Response to European Critical Raw Materials Act
25 Nov 2022
Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and
16 Jun 2022 · Data Act ; in-vehicle data
Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton) and
10 Jun 2022 · Prep meeting for meeting with Commissioner Breton on 16/6
Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)
12 Jan 2022 · Recapitulation of the ambitions and discuss next steps and actions to be taken
Response to Measures to reduce the release of microplastics in the environment
10 Jan 2022
Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and
27 Oct 2021 · Data
Meeting with Joan Canton (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)
20 Sept 2021 · Microplastics, Euro 7, general safety regulation
Meeting with Thierry Breton (Commissioner) and
16 Mar 2021 · The tyre industry
Response to Review of Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of-life vehicles
19 Nov 2020
Response to Sustainable Products Policy Legislative Initiative
10 Nov 2020
Response to Review of the Construction Products Regulation
19 Aug 2020
Response to Legislative framework for the governance of common European data spaces
31 Jul 2020
Meeting with Lucia Caudet (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)
7 Jul 2020 · Industry outlook, recovery and decarbonisation
Response to Chemicals strategy for sustainability
19 Jun 2020
Response to Review of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 on Shipments of Waste
7 Apr 2020
Response to Proposal for a Carbon Border Adjustment mechanism (CBAM)
26 Mar 2020
Meeting with Gwenole Cozigou (Acting Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)
29 Jan 2020 · Courtesy meeting and discuss Green Deal in general
Response to Communication on a new Circular Economy Action Plan
20 Jan 2020
Response to Ex-post evaluation of EU legislation in the field of driving licences (Directive 2006/126/EC)
10 Sept 2019
Meeting with Helena Braun (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans)
12 Feb 2019 · Tyre labelling
Meeting with Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)
12 Feb 2019 · Assessment of the revision of the tyre labelling regulation
Response to Communication on stepping up EU Action against Deforestation and Forest Degradation
15 Jan 2019
Meeting with Sebastien Paquot (Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella) and
14 Jan 2019 · listing of ADCA in Annex XIV of REACH
Meeting with Dominique Ristori (Director-General Energy) and Manufacture Française des Pneumatiques Michelin
7 Dec 2018 · les développements des pneumatiques en Europe et son rôle clé pour plus de sécurité et gains d'énergie dans le secteur automobile
Response to Evaluation of Directive 2000/53/EU on end-of-life vehicles
31 Oct 2018
Meeting with Jean-Luc Demarty (Director-General Trade)
4 May 2017 · Safeguard proceeding by Turkey on tyres
Meeting with Robert Schröder (Cabinet of Commissioner Carlos Moedas)
31 Mar 2017 · research opportunity for tyre/road interaction on tyre and road wear emissions
Meeting with Astrid Ladefoged (Cabinet of Vice-President Karmenu Vella)
22 Mar 2017 · Tyre dust
Meeting with Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)
16 Mar 2017 · priorities tyre industry including tyre and road wear particles
Meeting with Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)
25 May 2016 · EU tyre retreading industry in circular economy
Meeting with Maria Asenius (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström), Nele Eichhorn (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)
15 Mar 2016 · Situation tyre producers in Europe
Meeting with Silvia Bartolini (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)
23 Jul 2015 · Energy Union
Meeting with Justyna Morek (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska), Kaius Kristian Hedberg (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska), Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)
13 Jan 2015 · Introductory meeting