Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Mar 2026 | Stefanie Hiesinger Head of Unit | Update on gigafactory project in Dunkerque | SRC |
| 02 Mar 2026 | Stefanie Hiesinger Head of Unit | Update on gigafactory project in Dunkerque | — |
| 02 Mar 2026 | Denis Redonnet Deputy Director-General | European battery supply chain | SRC |
| 02 Mar 2026 | Denis Redonnet Deputy Director-General | European battery supply chain | — |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Astrid Dentler Cabinet member | Battery Industry Development and Strategic Challenges | SRC |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Astrid Dentler Cabinet member | Battery Industry Development and Strategic Challenges | — |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Wopke Hoekstra Commissioner | Battery Industry Development and Strategic Challenges | — |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Arthur Corbin Cabinet member | Battery Booster | SRC |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Arthur Corbin Cabinet member | Battery Booster | — |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Philippe Lamberts Principal Adviser | Attendance to the inauguration of Verkor's Battery Gigafactory in Dunkerque (France) | SRC |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Philippe Lamberts Principal Adviser | Attendance to the inauguration of Verkor's Battery Gigafactory in Dunkerque (France) | — |
| 27 Oct 2025 | Arthur Corbin Cabinet member | Exchange of views on battery value chain | — |
| 27 Oct 2025 | Arthur Corbin Cabinet member | Exchange of views on battery value chain | SRC |
| 26 Aug 2025 | Arthur Corbin Cabinet member | Battery value chain | SRC |
| 26 Aug 2025 | Arthur Corbin Cabinet member | Battery value chain | — |
| 11 Jun 2025 | Arthur Corbin Cabinet member | Batteries | SRC |
| 11 Jun 2025 | Arthur Corbin Cabinet member | Batteries | — |
| 11 Jun 2025 | Bertrand L'Huillier Cabinet member | Batteries | — |
| 11 Jun 2025 | Bertrand L'Huillier Cabinet member | Batteries | SRC |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Kurt Vandenberghe Director-General | innovation fund | — |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Kurt Vandenberghe Director-General | innovation fund | SRC |
| 03 Apr 2025 | Matthieu Moulonguet Cabinet member | Battery production and value-chain | SRC |
| 03 Apr 2025 | Matthieu Moulonguet Cabinet member | Battery production and value-chain | — |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Arthur Corbin Cabinet member | Future of the battery sector | — |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Arthur Corbin Cabinet member | Future of the battery sector | SRC |
Mission & Goals
Founded in 2020, Verkor’s mission is to increase the manufacture of low carbon batteries to meet the growing demand for electric vehicles and make Europe a key manufacturer of sustainable batteries. Backed by major shareholders EIT InnoEnergy, Groupe IDEC, Schneider Electric, Capgemini, Renault Group, EQT Ventures, Arkema, Tokai COBEX, Demeter FMET, Plastic Omnium and Sibanye-Stillwater, Verkor has been mandated to accelerate the large-scale industrialisation of batteries in Europe, and roll out intelligent and sustainable manufacturing processes as part of the first French Gigafactory.
EU Legislative Interests
- Methodology for the carbon footprint calculation of EU made batteries - Battery Booster Strategy - Local content requirements (Industrial Accelerator Act) - CO2 standards for light-duty vehicles regulation - Greening corporate fleets - State Aid Guidelines for Indirect cost compensation
Communication Activities
- Note about the need for financing the scaling up of European cell manufacturers, through EIT InnoEnergy - Breakfast meeting with MEPs from the Cleantech Friendship Group to explain the need for financing the scaling up of European cell manufacturers (15.07.2025) - Participation to the public consultation about Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act, through Recharge (07.2025) - Participation to the public consultation about local content, through Recharge (07.2025) - Opinion piece on the need for financing the scaling up of European cell manufacturers (09.2025)
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
- Upcell Alliance - Recharge - Comité Stratégique de Filière Nouveaux Systèmes Energétiques - European Battery Alliance - French Tech 120 - Uniden - MEDEF Grenoble/ Cote d'Opale - Ecole de la Batterie - Electromob - EIT InnoEnergy