European Solar Manufacturing Council
ESMC
ESMC promotes solar manufacturing made in Europe, the creation of a political environment to support industrial manufacturing and research while maintaining it at the top level globally.
Lobbying Activity
Response to Circular Economy Act
5 Nov 2025
Meeting with Michael Bloss (Member of the European Parliament) and
14 Oct 2025 · Clean Industrial Deal Implementation
Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Commissioner) and
11 Jul 2025 · Implementation dialogue on customs legislation - Rules of origin
Response to First evaluation on the operation of the Innovation Fund - 2025
24 Jun 2025
Meeting with Jacek Truszczyński (Acting Head of Unit Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)
17 Jun 2025 · Meeting to present ESMC ideas and proposals on support to the EU solar sector directly to the European Commission
Meeting with Raphaël Glucksmann (Member of the European Parliament)
13 May 2025 · Photovoltaic industry
Meeting with Paula Rey Garcia (Head of Unit Energy) and
12 May 2025 · Assessment of the Solar PV Supply Chain and Inverters
Meeting with Anne-Maud Orlinski (Cabinet of Commissioner Dan Jørgensen), Kamil Talbi (Cabinet of Commissioner Dan Jørgensen)
13 Feb 2025 · Exchange of views on the competitiveness of the solar industry in the European Union
Meeting with Miguel Jose Garcia Jones (Cabinet of Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra)
21 Jan 2025 · Discussion on the role of solar manufacturing for Europe’s competitiveness and decarbonisation targets.
Meeting with Raphaël Glucksmann (Member of the European Parliament)
18 Oct 2024 · PV industry
Meeting with Petras Auštrevičius (Member of the European Parliament)
16 Oct 2024 · Ukraine, EU solar PV module manufacturers
Meeting with Barbara Glowacka (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson), Stefano Grassi (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson)
9 Sept 2024 · Support to the renewable energy sector Ukraine
Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)
24 Apr 2024 · Discussion on emergency measures to safeguard EU PV module producers
Meeting with Barbara Glowacka (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson), Stefano Grassi (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson)
21 Mar 2024 · Solar sector manufacturing
Meeting with Héloïse Auplat (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Thomas Woolfson (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)
12 Mar 2024 · Situation of the European solar sector
Meeting with Jörgen Warborn (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
23 Feb 2024 · Forced labour
Meeting with Barbara Glowacka (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson), Stefano Grassi (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson)
15 Feb 2024 · EU solar manufacturing
Meeting with Héloïse Auplat (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager), Thomas Woolfson (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)
9 Feb 2024 · Situation of the European solar sector
Meeting with Caroline Boeshertz (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis), Sofja Ribkina (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis)
27 Sept 2023 · situation faced by the EU solar industry
Meeting with Thomas Woolfson (Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders)
25 Sept 2023 · Difficulties faced by solar PV industry in Europe
Meeting with Maria-Manuel Leitão-Marques (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)
9 May 2023 · Forced Labour
Meeting with Raphaël Glucksmann (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)
9 May 2023 · APA - Forced labour
Meeting with Thomas Woolfson (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager)
27 Apr 2023 · EU policies and initiatives such as the Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework, REPowerEU and the Net Zero Industry Act
Meeting with Peter Van Kemseke (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)
25 Jan 2023 · PV manufacturing industry proposals
Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)
28 Nov 2022 · Launching of the EU Solar PV Industry Alliance
Meeting with Eszter Batta (Cabinet of Commissioner Thierry Breton)
30 Sept 2022 · Preparation of the Solar Alliance
Meeting with Barbara Glowacka (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson)
30 Sept 2022 · To discuss some inputs to the forthcoming EU Solar PV Industry Alliance.
Meeting with Barbara Glowacka (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson), Stefano Grassi (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson)
29 Mar 2022 · Discussion on EMSC’s ongoing initiatives and Commission’s work on boosting the manufacturing and deployment of solar PVs in the EU
Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs)
7 Dec 2021 · Discussion on IPCEIs
Response to Environmental impact of photovoltaic modules, inverters and systems - Ecodesign
28 Oct 2021
Meeting with Laure Chapuis (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson), Stefano Grassi (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson), Thor-Sten Vertmann (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson)
22 Jun 2021 · EU solar PV industry in recovery and green transition. Upcoming EU initiatives related to solar PV.
Meeting with Ditte Juul-Joergensen (Director-General Energy)
23 Apr 2021 · Presentation of ESMC’s recently published policy statement “Solar Manufacturing Renaissance in Europe – Appeal for Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) commitment”.