Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2026 | Charlotte Merlier Cabinet member | EU trade policy | SRC |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Bernd Biervert Cabinet member | EU trade policy | SRC |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Charlotte Merlier Cabinet member | EU trade policy | — |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Bernd Biervert Cabinet member | EU trade policy | — |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Nicola De Michelis Director | EU ETS revision and its impacts on EU regions | — |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Nicola De Michelis Director | EU ETS revision and its impacts on EU regions | SRC |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Beatriz Yordi Director | ETS Review | SRC |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Sergio Oliete Josa Head of Unit | Explore collaboration pathways in a Team Europe / Global Gateway perspective, including emerging opportunities, markets and cooperation mechanisms in the municipal water, solid waste and local energy sectors. | SRC |
| 18 Mar 2026 | Sergio Oliete Josa Head of Unit | Explore collaboration pathways in a Team Europe / Global Gateway perspective, including emerging opportunities, markets and cooperation mechanisms in the municipal water, solid waste and local energy sectors. | — |
| 13 Feb 2026 | Monika Zsigri Head of Unit | Revision of the Energy Supply Security Package | — |
| 13 Feb 2026 | Monika Zsigri Head of Unit | Revision of the Energy Supply Security Package | SRC |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Kristin Schreiber Director | REACH Universal PFAS Restriction | — |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Eric Mamer Director-General | General discussion on DG ENV priorities, simplification and competitiveness | — |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Eric Mamer Director-General | General discussion on DG ENV priorities, simplification and competitiveness | SRC |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Kristin Schreiber Director | REACH Universal PFAS Restriction | SRC |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Myriam Ferran Deputy Director-General | EU-Ecuador high-level roundtable “EU-Ecuador Partnership: Strengthening Collaboration with the EU Private Sector”, with the participation of the President of the Republic of Ecuador and the MFA, Trade and Energy and Agriculture. | — |
| 23 Jan 2026 | Myriam Ferran Deputy Director-General | EU-Ecuador high-level roundtable “EU-Ecuador Partnership: Strengthening Collaboration with the EU Private Sector”, with the participation of the President of the Republic of Ecuador and the MFA, Trade and Energy and Agriculture. | SRC |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Anna Nykiel-Mateo Cabinet member | UPFAS restriction and water filtration technologies | SRC |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Anna Nykiel-Mateo Cabinet member | UPFAS restriction and water filtration technologies | — |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Vita Jukne Cabinet member | Impact of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) restriction on Water Technologies | SRC |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Vita Jukne Cabinet member | Impact of Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) restriction on Water Technologies | — |
| 16 Oct 2025 | Ewa Malz Head of Unit | Omnibus | — |
| 16 Oct 2025 | Ewa Malz Head of Unit | Omnibus | SRC |
| 06 Oct 2025 | Luis Planas Herrera Cabinet member | Circular Economy Ac | SRC |
| 06 Oct 2025 | Luis Planas Herrera Cabinet member | Circular Economy Ac | — |
Mission & Goals
Veolia Group aims to become the benchmark company for ecological transformation. Present on five continents with nearly 215,000 employees, the Group designs and deploys useful, practical solutions for the management of water, waste and energy that are contributing to a radical turnaround of the current situation. Through its three complementary activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, to preserve available resources and to renew them. In 2024, the Veolia group served 111 million people with drinking water and 98 million with wastewater services, produced 42 42 million MWh of energy and treated 65 million metric tons of waste. Veolia has a strong footprint in Europe, where it carries out 60% of its turnover and where 130 000 of its employees are based.
EU Legislative Interests
- Sewage sludge directive, Bathing directive , Evaluation of the Water Framework directive; Urban Wastewater directive; Surface and groundwater directive, EQS, water resilience initiative - Green Deal / Circular Economy Package; Waste Shipment Regulation; Interface Waste/Product; EU PFAS restriction / REACH revision, Packaging and packaging waste; Waste framework directive, Product Policy; Industrial Emissions directive; , batteries regulation, CRM Act, ELVR - Fit for 55, Repower EU, gas markets package, electricity market design, - Sustainable finance; Air quality, Net Zero Industry Act, 2040 climate target, ETS, industrial carbon management, - Sustainable corporate governance (CSRD, due diligence directive, EU taxonomy), resilience of critical entities directive, NIS 2, green claims, environmental crimes, ESG rating, Public procurement
Communication Activities
. Contribution to public consultations . Participation (incl. speaking opportunities) in relevant events and dedicated European Commission's stakeholder workshops . Meetings with Commission admin, Members of EU Parliament, Permanent representations . Ad hoc articles in specialized publications . Elaboration of position papers on relevant topics - Monitoring of key EU policy developments
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
• Non-sectoral organisations : AFEP, FranceIndustrie, UDITE, ERT, MEDEF • Sectoral organisations: : AQUAFED*, EurEau*, COGEN EUROPE, EFAR, ERFO, Energy Efficiency for Europe, EuroHeat&Power, WaterEurope, Harzadous Waste Europe, BioEnergy Europe, European Biogas Association, FEAD*, PRE*, EURIC*, International Platform of Insects for Food and Feed (IPIFF), Recharge, CEWEP *, CO2 Value Europe, EURITS, European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC), Fédération française des entreprises du recyclage, du réemploi et de l'économie circulaire (FEDEREC) Asociación de Gestores de Residuos Sanitarios, Syndicat national du traitement et de la Valorisation des Déchets Urbains et assimilés (SVDU), Polskie Towarzystwo Energetyki Cieplnej, Fédération des services énergie environnement (FEDENE, ASOCIACION ESPAÑOLA DE COGENERACION, Avfall Sverige (Swedish waste management) * Membership though national organizations The above list includes all main organisations we are member of and/or with whom we interact in Brussels in activities falling under the scope of the Register.
Organisation Members
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Connected Legislation
Heating and Cooling
Heating and Cooling
European Water Resilience Strategy
European Water Resilience Strategy
European Water Resilience Strategy
European Water Resilience Strategy
EU Trade Policy Review
EU Trade Policy Review
EU Trade Policy Review
EU Trade Policy Review
EU Marine Environmental Policy
EU Marine Environmental Policy
Public procurement strategy package
Public procurement strategy package