Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 2026 | Stefano Soro Head of Unit | Fragmentation of the Single Market and enforcement challenges. | — |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Stefano Soro Head of Unit | Fragmentation of the Single Market and enforcement challenges. | SRC |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Maroš Šefčovič Commissioner | Priorities of the EU’s trade agenda | — |
| 28 Oct 2025 | Maroš Šefčovič Commissioner | Priorities of the EU’s trade agenda | SRC |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Taru Haapaniemi Cabinet member | Circular Economy | SRC |
| 19 Mar 2025 | Taru Haapaniemi Cabinet member | Circular Economy | — |
| 11 Mar 2024 | Taneli Lahti Cabinet member | Global Gateway | — |
| 11 Mar 2024 | Taneli Lahti Cabinet member | Global Gateway | SRC |
| 23 Nov 2022 | Peter Van Kemseke Cabinet member | EU Packaging and Waste Packaging Legislation: upcoming revision. | SRC |
| 23 Nov 2022 | Peter Van Kemseke Cabinet member | EU Packaging and Waste Packaging Legislation: upcoming revision. | — |
| 22 Nov 2022 | Caroline Boeshertz Cabinet member | Draft proposal of a Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWR) | — |
| 22 Nov 2022 | Caroline Boeshertz Cabinet member | Draft proposal of a Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste (PPWR) | SRC |
| 09 Nov 2022 | Suvi Leinonen Cabinet member | Packaging, waste regulation. | SRC |
| 09 Nov 2022 | Suvi Leinonen Cabinet member | Packaging, waste regulation. | — |
| 20 Oct 2022 | Helena Braun Cabinet member | Circular economy and the revision of the EU packaging rules | — |
| 20 Oct 2022 | Helena Braun Cabinet member | Circular economy and the revision of the EU packaging rules | SRC |
| 19 Oct 2022 | Helena Braun Cabinet member | Circular economy and the revision of the EU packaging rules | SRC |
| 19 Oct 2022 | Helena Braun Cabinet member | Circular economy and the revision of the EU packaging rules | — |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Caroline Boeshertz Cabinet member | Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive | — |
| 12 Jul 2022 | Caroline Boeshertz Cabinet member | Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive | SRC |
| 09 Jun 2022 | Frans Timmermans Executive Vice-President | climate leadership from businesses | SRC |
| 09 Jun 2022 | Frans Timmermans Executive Vice-President | climate leadership from businesses | — |
| 17 Apr 2020 | Salla Saastamoinen Director-General | Skype meeting with CEO (ref. Guidance for Single Use Plastics Directive (EU 2019/904) - Definition of plastic) | SRC |
| 17 Apr 2020 | Salla Saastamoinen Director-General | Skype meeting with CEO (ref. Guidance for Single Use Plastics Directive (EU 2019/904) - Definition of plastic) | — |
Mission & Goals
Huhtamaki is a leading global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world. Our innovative products protect on-the-go and on-the-shelf food and beverages, and personal care products, ensuring hygiene and safety, driving accessibility and affordability, and helping prevent food waste. We embed sustainability in everything we do.
EU Legislative Interests
Circular economy and waste legislation, food safety, packaging, packaging related legislations, green claims energy, climate, research and development, trade policy, logistics
Communication Activities
Huhtamaki works mainly through trade associations including BusinessEurope, Europen, the European Paper Packaging Alliance and Flexibles Packaging Europe, as well as national organisations such as Pro-S-Pack (Germany)
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
Europen https://europen-packaging.eu/ European Paper Packaging Alliance https://www.eppa-eu.org/ Flexibles Packaging Europe https://www.flexpack-europe.org/ 4evergreen https://4evergreenforum.eu/ CEFLEX https://ceflex.eu/ BusinessEurope https://www.businesseurope.eu/
Additional Information
Applicable costs of trade association membership, plus applicable salaries of staff (& costs) engaged in relevant activities included. 2023 - intermediaries were APCO worldwide, Miltton Europe, Red Flag, Vinces, Rud Pedersen to arrange relevant meetings and events with institutional stakeholders