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European Barge Union

🇪🇺 BELGIUMRegistered 28/02 staff
Disclosed budget
€50,000 — €99,999
Meetings 12mo
16
Policy files
0
Accredited passes
1

Recent meetings

DateCommissioner / CabinetTopicFile
30 Apr 2026
Maja Bakran
Deputy Director-General
Discussion on the strategic role of inland waterway tourism and contribution to the future European Tourism Strategy
30 Apr 2026
Andreea Staicu
Acting Head of Unit
Discussion on the strategic role of inland waterway tourism and contribution to the future European Tourism StrategySRC
30 Apr 2026
Maja Bakran
Deputy Director-General
Discussion on the strategic role of inland waterway tourism and contribution to the future European Tourism StrategySRC
30 Apr 2026
Andreea Staicu
Acting Head of Unit
Discussion on the strategic role of inland waterway tourism and contribution to the future European Tourism Strategy
20 Jan 2026
Simone Ritzek-Seidl
Cabinet member
Exchange on inland waterways and portsSRC
20 Jan 2026
Simone Ritzek-Seidl
Cabinet member
Exchange on inland waterways and ports
19 Sept 2025
Torsten Klimke
Head of Unit
Regular courtesy visit of the Inland Waterway (IWT) sector to the Head of Unit in charge of IWTSRC
19 Sept 2025
Torsten Klimke
Head of Unit
Regular courtesy visit of the Inland Waterway (IWT) sector to the Head of Unit in charge of IWT
02 Jul 2025
Polona Gregorin
Head of Unit
General discussion on the challenges inland waterway transport faces on its path to decarbonization.
02 Jul 2025
Polona Gregorin
Head of Unit
General discussion on the challenges inland waterway transport faces on its path to decarbonization.SRC
01 Jul 2025
Arthur Corbin
Cabinet member
EU Strategic Dialogue on the EU Industrial Maritime Strategy.
01 Jul 2025
Anna Panagopoulou
Cabinet member
Strategic Dialogue on the EU Industrial Maritime Strategy
01 Jul 2025
Anna Panagopoulou
Cabinet member
Strategic Dialogue on the EU Port Strategy
01 Jul 2025
Anna Panagopoulou
Cabinet member
Strategic Dialogue on the EU Port StrategySRC
01 Jul 2025
Anna Panagopoulou
Cabinet member
Strategic Dialogue on the EU Industrial Maritime StrategySRC
01 Jul 2025
Arthur Corbin
Cabinet member
EU Strategic Dialogue on the EU Industrial Maritime Strategy.SRC
03 Mar 2025
Anne Bergenfelt
Cabinet member
Courtesy visit of the Inland Waterway Transport (IWT) sector to Cab member in charge of IWTSRC
03 Mar 2025
Anne Bergenfelt
Cabinet member
Courtesy visit of the Inland Waterway Transport (IWT) sector to Cab member in charge of IWT
16 Jan 2025
Fotini Ioannidou
Director
Courtesy visit of the Inland Waterway (IWT) sector to the new MOVE director and Head of Unit in charge of IWTSRC
16 Jan 2025
Torsten Klimke
Head of Unit
Courtesy visit of the Inland Waterway (IWT) sector to the new MOVE director and Head of Unit in charge of IWTSRC
16 Jan 2025
Torsten Klimke
Head of Unit
Courtesy visit of the Inland Waterway (IWT) sector to the new MOVE director and Head of Unit in charge of IWT
16 Jan 2025
Fotini Ioannidou
Director
Courtesy visit of the Inland Waterway (IWT) sector to the new MOVE director and Head of Unit in charge of IWT
07 Nov 2023
Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu
Cabinet member
Solidarity lanes and infrastructure improvement, both fairway and ports Modal Shift and CTD Dredging in taxonomy IWW Speakers CED plenaries EP Port report
07 Nov 2023
Filip Alexandru Negreanu Arboreanu
Cabinet member
Solidarity lanes and infrastructure improvement, both fairway and ports Modal Shift and CTD Dredging in taxonomy IWW Speakers CED plenaries EP Port reportSRC
20 Sept 2022
Pablo Fabregas Martinez
Cabinet member
transport

Mission & Goals

EBU’s mission is to contribute to the development of a sustainable and efficient Pan-European transport system via a larger share of inland waterway transport. Its key objectives are:  - to develop the right framework conditions for its members  - to stimulate the market position of the sector - to guarantee a well maintained infrastructure without bottlenecks - to increase the share of the inland waterway freight and passenger transport on the (Pan-) European waterways - to promote inland waterway transport as safest, sustainable and environmentally friendly mode of transport

EU Legislative Interests

Transport, sustainability, social and environmental policy and regulations, environmental and economic policies and regulations, Market, Social aspects and social dialogue, energy

Communication Activities

EBU-Event EBU Annual report EBU newsletters and press releases EBU position papers and statements Participation and statements at conferences

Interests Represented

Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

Organisation Members

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