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

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

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

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

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

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

Meeting with Lucia Caudet (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)

7 Jul 2020 · Industry outlook, recovery and decarbonisation

Meeting with Gwenole Cozigou (Acting Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)

29 Jan 2020 · Courtesy meeting and discuss Green Deal in general

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

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

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