Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2025 | Ekaterina Zaharieva Commissioner | • EU support for automotive sector • Challenges for the EU automotive sector • Current and future automotive relavant partnerships under Horizon Europe | — |
| 16 May 2025 | Ekaterina Zaharieva Commissioner | • EU support for automotive sector • Challenges for the EU automotive sector • Current and future automotive relavant partnerships under Horizon Europe | SRC |
| 13 May 2025 | Marc Lemaitre Director-General | The Continental Automotive CTO would like to discuss these topics (in margin of EUCAD in JRC Ispra) with DG RTD 1. EU Action Plan: Vehicle of the future 2. Connected, Automated and Autonomous Driving 3. Design and Scope of research project | SRC |
| 13 May 2025 | Marc Lemaitre Director-General | The Continental Automotive CTO would like to discuss these topics (in margin of EUCAD in JRC Ispra) with DG RTD 1. EU Action Plan: Vehicle of the future 2. Connected, Automated and Autonomous Driving 3. Design and Scope of research project | — |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Arthur Corbin Cabinet member | Future of the automotive sector | — |
| 12 Feb 2025 | Arthur Corbin Cabinet member | Future of the automotive sector | SRC |
| 10 Jan 2025 | Max Lemke Head of Unit | EU Digital Vehicle ecosystem | SRC |
| 10 Jan 2025 | Max Lemke Head of Unit | EU Digital Vehicle ecosystem | — |
| 07 Jan 2025 | Max Lemke Head of Unit | EU Digital Vehicle ecosystem | — |
| 07 Jan 2025 | Max Lemke Head of Unit | EU Digital Vehicle ecosystem | SRC |
| 24 Mar 2023 | Penelope Papandropoulos Cabinet member | Standard Essential Patent Licensing | — |
| 24 Mar 2023 | Penelope Papandropoulos Cabinet member | Standard Essential Patent Licensing | SRC |
| 20 Mar 2023 | Maurits-Jan Prinz Cabinet member | EU standardisation strategy | SRC |
| 20 Mar 2023 | Maurits-Jan Prinz Cabinet member | EU standardisation strategy | — |
| 03 Mar 2023 | Maurits-Jan Prinz Cabinet member | Standard-essential patent. | — |
| 03 Mar 2023 | Maurits-Jan Prinz Cabinet member | Standard-essential patent. | SRC |
| 23 Feb 2022 | Joan Canton Cabinet member | Connected and automated cars | — |
| 23 Feb 2022 | Joan Canton Cabinet member | Connected and automated cars | SRC |
| 04 Feb 2021 | Katalin Molnar Cabinet member | Ongoing disputes on the topic of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) | — |
| 04 Feb 2021 | Katalin Molnar Cabinet member | Ongoing disputes on the topic of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) | SRC |
| 24 Apr 2020 | Anthony Whelan Cabinet member | standard essential patents (completion of teleconference of 3 April) | — |
| 24 Apr 2020 | Anthony Whelan Cabinet member | standard essential patents (completion of teleconference of 3 April) | SRC |
| 05 Jul 2018 | Violeta Bulc Commissioner | Meeting on tachographs | — |
| 05 Jul 2018 | Violeta Bulc Commissioner | Meeting on tachographs | SRC |
| 04 Apr 2017 | Christian Linder Cabinet member | Batteries and low-emission mobility | — |
Mission & Goals
Founded in 1871, Continental is a leading tire manufacturer and industry specialist serving automotive, industrial and end customers worldwide. The company employs approximately 95,000 people across 54 countries and markets and operates globally through its two business areas Tires and ContiTech. The Tires business area focuses on the development, production and distribution of tires for passenger cars, trucks, buses, two-wheel vehicles and specialty applications, as well as related services and digital solutions such as tire monitoring and tire management systems for dealers and fleet operators. These activities address mobility-related requirements including safety, efficiency and sustainability. ContiTech operates as an industrial business area focused on the development and manufacture of components, systems and solutions made from rubber, plastics, metal, textile and electronic materials for customers in industrial and automotive-related sectors.
EU Legislative Interests
Tyres, Transport, Mobility Solutions, Pollutant Emissions, Road safety, Deforestation, Horizon Europe, Market surveillance, Trade, Type Approval, Circular Economy, Artificial Intelligence, Sustainability.
Communication Activities
Demonstration events, debates, consultations and meetings with EU stakeholders regarding the topics mentioned in the previous section.
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Tyres Europe www.tyreseurope.org European Tyre and Rim Technical Organisation (ETRTO) www.etrto.org European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA) www.clepa.eu Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA) www.vda.de ERTRAC www.ertrac.org Friends of Europe www.friendsofeurope.org
Connected Legislation