European Transport Workers' Federation

ETF

The ETF was founded in 1998 to defend transport and fisheries workers' interests at European level and to make representations on their behalf to EU bodies.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Alexandra Mehnert (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Nov 2025 · Military Mobility

Meeting with Apostolos Tzitzikostas (Commissioner) and

4 Nov 2025 · Stakeholder Dialogue on the security dimension of the EU Ports Strategy

Meeting with Jana Toom (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

30 Oct 2025 · Subcontracting

Meeting with Johan Danielsson (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

21 Oct 2025 · Subcontacting

Meeting with Pierpaolo Settembri (Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas)

17 Oct 2025 · MEETING WITH ETF

Meeting with Silke Brocks (Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)

1 Oct 2025 · Military mobility, with particular focus on rail freight

Meeting with Roxana Mînzatu (Executive Vice-President) and

4 Sept 2025 · Visit to three truck parking locations of varying standards

Meeting with Marianne Vind (Member of the European Parliament) and Dansk Metalarbejderforbund

2 Sept 2025 · Møde med Metal Luftfart og ETF

Meeting with Eddy Liegeois (Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)

26 Aug 2025 · Revision of the Air Services Regulation

Meeting with Arash Saeidi (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

9 Jul 2025 · Passenger Rights

Meeting with Johan Danielsson (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Jul 2025 · Flygförseningar och situationen för flygledare

Meeting with Rosa Serrano Sierra (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Jul 2025 · Air Traffic Control

Meeting with Alicia Homs Ginel (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Jul 2025 · Demands and working conditions of air traffic controllers

Meeting with Torsten Klimke (Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)

7 Jul 2025 · ETF views on EU Ports Policies

Meeting with Apostolos Tzitzikostas (Commissioner) and

1 Jul 2025 · Strategic Dialogue on the EU Port Strategy

Meeting with Apostolos Tzitzikostas (Commissioner) and

1 Jul 2025 · Strategic Dialogue on the EU Industrial Maritime Strategy

Meeting with Stéphane Séjourné (Executive Vice-President) and

1 Jul 2025 · EU Strategic Dialogue on the EU Industrial Maritime Strategy.

Meeting with Pierpaolo Settembri (Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas)

10 Jun 2025 · European rail transport policy

Meeting with Johan Danielsson (Member of the European Parliament)

14 May 2025 · Bemanning på tåg

Meeting with Silke Brocks (Acting Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)

14 May 2025 · Information and exchange of views on the White Paper for European Defence Readiness 2030, and its included actions with regard to Military Mobility

Meeting with Eddy Liegeois (Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)

9 Apr 2025 · Exchange of views on issues relating to aircrews

Meeting with Arash Saeidi (Member of the European Parliament)

26 Mar 2025 · Colloque

Meeting with Johan Danielsson (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Mar 2025 · Bemanning på tåg

Meeting with Tom Berendsen (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Mar 2025 · European transport policy and workers' rights

Meeting with Elisabeth Kotthaus (Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)

10 Mar 2025 · Social aspects in the transport sector

Meeting with Johan Danielsson (Member of the European Parliament)

7 Mar 2025 · S&D prioriteringar inom väg

Meeting with Virginijus Sinkevičius (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Mar 2025 · ETWF policy recommendations for the 2024-2029 mandate

Meeting with Paulo Cunha (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Mar 2025 · Introduction and exchange of view on the new 2024-2029 term

Meeting with Emma Wiesner (Member of the European Parliament)

19 Feb 2025 · Fiskeripolitik

Meeting with Rosa Serrano Sierra (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Feb 2025 · General transport concerns

Meeting with Joachim Luecking (Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)

11 Feb 2025 · Introductory meeting to new Head of Unit MOVE.C4. Presentation of the work of ETF. Overview of ETF's position on main challenges of the sector.

Meeting with Ana Vasconcelos (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Feb 2025 · introductory meeting

Meeting with Apostolos Tzitzikostas (Commissioner)

6 Feb 2025 · Introductory meeting

Meeting with Filip Cornelis (Director Mobility and Transport) and

5 Feb 2025 · Exchange of views on several topics : review of the Air Service Regulation, Clean Industrial Deal and SAF, Airport Fitness Check (focus on Ground Handling), State aid, Air Traffic Management

Meeting with Claire Depre (Head of Unit Mobility and Transport)

29 Jan 2025 · Exchange of views on current issues and events of relevance to road safety in the commercial road transport sector.

Meeting with Francesco Corti (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu)

22 Jan 2025 · Introduction meeting

Meeting with Johan Danielsson (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Jan 2025 · Initiativerapporter i transportutskottet

Meeting with Roxana Mînzatu (Executive Vice-President) and

14 Jan 2025 · Exchange of views on the social justice and quality jobs crisis Europe is facing Necessary initiatives to deliver quality jobs Improved working and living conditions in the European Union

Meeting with Johan Danielsson (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Dec 2024 · Aktuella transportfrågor i Europaparlamentet med fokus på flygsektorn

Meeting with Johan Danielsson (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Nov 2024 · Aktuella transportfrågor i Europaparlamentet

Meeting with Jan-Christoph Oetjen (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Nov 2024 · General exchange on current transport topics

Meeting with Alexandra Mehnert (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Nov 2024 · Challenges of European transport workers

Meeting with Johan Danielsson (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Nov 2024 · Prioriteringar under mandatperioden

Meeting with Lena Schilling (Member of the European Parliament)

6 Nov 2024 · Transport Workers Rights

Meeting with Vicent Marzà Ibáñez (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Nov 2024 · Workers rights in the transport field

Meeting with Magda Kopczynska (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

30 Oct 2024 · Mobility Package

Meeting with Elena Kountoura (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Oct 2024 · Meeting with ETF representatives

Meeting with Li Andersson (Member of the European Parliament, Committee chair)

2 Oct 2024 · Labour market politics

Meeting with Rosa Serrano Sierra (Member of the European Parliament) and

2 Oct 2024 · Priorities for European Commission 2024-2029

Meeting with Johan Danielsson (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Oct 2024 · Kampen mot arbetslivskriminalitet i logistikbranschen

Meeting with Eric Sargiacomo (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

1 Oct 2024 · clauses sociales accord de pêche UE-Guinée-Bissau

Meeting with Jana Toom (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Sept 2024 · Abusive Subcontracting Practices

Meeting with Johan Danielsson (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Sept 2024 · Prioriteringar på transportområdet under mandatperioden

Meeting with Estelle Ceulemans (Member of the European Parliament)

5 Sept 2024 · Dossiers EMPL à venir

Meeting with Leila Chaibi (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

5 Sept 2024 · Just Eats Europea Work Council

Meeting with Jens Gieseke (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Sept 2024 · Austausch zur Verkehrspolitik

Meeting with Vivien Costanzo (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Jul 2024 · Meeting

Meeting with Daniel Attard (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Jul 2024 · Introduction to ETWF

Meeting with Johan Danielsson (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Jun 2024 · Kampen mot arbetslivskriminalitet

Meeting with Anouk Faber (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit), Christoph Nerlich (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit)

17 Jun 2024 · EC Talent Pool Proposal

Meeting with Magda Kopczynska (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

17 May 2024 · Horizontal issues and sectoral files relevant to ETF

Meeting with René Repasi (Member of the European Parliament)

17 Apr 2024 · Roundtable; Thema: Schienengüterverkehr

Meeting with Marianne Vind (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

13 Feb 2024 · EU Talent Pool

Meeting with Nikolaj Villumsen (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Jan 2024 · European election manifesto

Meeting with Ciarán Cuffe (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Nov 2023 · Event on urban public transport

Meeting with Kathleen Van Brempt (Member of the European Parliament) and FEPORT

24 Nov 2023 · Social, environmental and economic resilience of the maritime logistics chain

Meeting with Brando Benifei (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Nov 2023 · Organisation of a future event on Sustainable transition and Employment in the transport sector

Meeting with Magda Kopczynska (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

30 Oct 2023 · Ongoing files and issues relevant to ETF

Meeting with Kathleen Van Brempt (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment)

2 Oct 2023 · EU Port Strategy (APA)

Meeting with Mounir Satouri (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

19 Sept 2023 · Temps de pause des chauffeurs routiers / transports occasionnels de passagers

Meeting with Isabel García Muñoz (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

18 Sept 2023 · Minimum breaks and daily and weekly rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector

Meeting with Ciarán Cuffe (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

11 Sept 2023 · Driving and Rest Times andTransport Workers

Meeting with Kateřina Konečná (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

6 Sept 2023 · Occasional passenger transport

Meeting with Marianne Vind (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)

4 Sept 2023 · Køre-hviletid for midlertidig passagertransport

Meeting with Andreas Schieder (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Jul 2023 · Gemeinsamer Austausch zur Überarbeitung der Triebfahrzeugführer-RL

Meeting with Karima Delli (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and

16 May 2023 · Driving Licence Directive

Meeting with Kurt Vandenberghe (Director-General Climate Action) and

28 Apr 2023 · FF55; Net Zero industrial plan; Climate risk assessment

Meeting with Pablo Fabregas Martinez (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean), Rachel Smit (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

16 Feb 2023 · Meeting on aviation subjects.

Meeting with Rosa D'Amato (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)

8 Feb 2023 · Proposal prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market

Meeting with Elzbieta Lukaniuk (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

7 Feb 2023 · Rail and road transport

Meeting with Ciarán Cuffe (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Jan 2023 · Transport workers' rights

Meeting with Tilly Metz (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

24 Jan 2023 · Women in Transport

Meeting with Pablo Fabregas Martinez (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

19 Dec 2022 · Transport

Meeting with Benoît Lutgen (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Dec 2022 · Temps de conduite

Meeting with Sylvie Brunet (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Nov 2022 · Travailleurs des plateformes

Meeting with Clare Daly (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

20 Nov 2022 · Performance Review Body

Meeting with Izaskun Bilbao Barandica (Member of the European Parliament)

25 Oct 2022 · Sector pesquero

Meeting with Ciarán Cuffe (Member of the European Parliament)

1 Sept 2022 · Working conditions in transport and related EU legislation

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

14 Jul 2022 · Rail transport, road transport, aviation

Meeting with Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner) and

13 Jul 2022 · Aviation Dialogue

Meeting with Tilly Metz (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion)

13 Jun 2022 · Platform Work Directive

Meeting with Ciarán Cuffe (Member of the European Parliament)

10 May 2022 · Public service obligation guidelines (staff level)

Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and

1 Jun 2021 · Exchanges on the Fit for 55 package.

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (Executive Vice-President) and

1 Jun 2021 · Fit for 55 Package

Meeting with Gaëlle Michelier (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean), Pablo Fabregas Martinez (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

26 Mar 2021 · Presentation of the new ETF aviation team.

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans), Diederik Samsom (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

2 Mar 2021 · European Green Deal and mobility priorities

Meeting with Joost Korte (Director-General Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion) and

16 Dec 2020 · aviation roundtable report

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport) and

26 Nov 2020 · Aviation Roundtable Report

Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and

17 Nov 2020 · Meeting on precarious work, atypical contracts, bogus self-employment, temporary work agencies and social dumping.

Meeting with Andrea Nahles (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit) and

12 Nov 2020 · Social dialogue

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport) and International Road Transport Union Permanent Delegation to the EU

19 Oct 2020 · Key issues for road transport sector

Meeting with Andrea Nahles (Cabinet of Commissioner Nicolas Schmit) and

2 Oct 2020 · Social dialogue

Meeting with Roxana Lesovici (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

16 Jul 2020 · maritime

Meeting with Pablo Fabregas Martinez (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

31 Mar 2020 · Transport

Meeting with Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner)

31 Mar 2020 · Transport

Meeting with Adina-Ioana Vălean (Commissioner) and

18 Feb 2020 · Discuss transport workers sector in Europe

Meeting with Daniel Mes (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

14 Feb 2020 · Social aspects of the European Green Deal

Meeting with Pablo Fabregas Martinez (Cabinet of Commissioner Adina Vălean)

4 Feb 2020 · Transport and social policies

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

24 Sept 2019 · Lunch with maritime stakeholders

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

13 Sept 2019 · challenges of the European transport industry (working conditions, climate change, wages)

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

7 May 2019 · handing over a joint IRU-ETF statement on safe and secure parking areas

Meeting with Jocelyn Fajardo (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc) and International Road Transport Union Permanent Delegation to the EU

5 Dec 2018 · IRU-ETF's conference on enforcement

Meeting with Marianne Thyssen (Commissioner) and

23 Nov 2018 · Collective rights

Meeting with Marianne Thyssen (Commissioner) and European Cockpit Association

21 Nov 2018 · Working conditions in aviation

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

21 Nov 2018 · Meeting on Working conditions in aviation

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

6 Sept 2018 · Meeting with ETF on the recent developments on Mobility Package 1

Meeting with Ivo Schmidt (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

14 Aug 2018 · MOBILITY PACKAGE

Meeting with Joshua Salsby (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc) and European Cockpit Association

9 Jul 2018 · Aviation- social aspects

Meeting with Marianne Thyssen (Commissioner) and

15 May 2018 · Pillar of social rights, Social dumping, ELA

Meeting with Jocelyn Fajardo (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

30 Apr 2018 · Road transport issues

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President) and

10 Apr 2018 · 3rd Mobility package

Meeting with Jocelyn Fajardo (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

8 Mar 2018 · Road transport issues

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

14 Nov 2017 · Commission's work programme

Meeting with Marianne Thyssen (Commissioner) and European Cockpit Association

18 Jul 2017 · Social dimension of aviation

Meeting with Joshua Salsby (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc) and

7 Jun 2017 · aviation package

Meeting with Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President) and

15 May 2017 · Transport and mobility policy

Meeting with Christian Linder (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

12 May 2017 · Mobility Package

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

26 Apr 2017 · Presentation of the ETF Warsaw Declaration and the new position paper

Meeting with Christian Linder (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič)

25 Apr 2017 · Mobility Package

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

2 Jun 2016 · European sectoral social dialogue committee for Civil Aviation (SSDC)

Meeting with Joshua Salsby (Cabinet of Commissioner Violeta Bulc)

25 May 2016 · Aviation

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

17 Dec 2015 · Commissioner Bulc meeting ETF representatives from the Road section

Meeting with Inge Bernaerts (Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen) and International Road Transport Union Permanent Delegation to the EU

16 Sept 2015 · Fair competition in the European taxi sector

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

16 Jun 2015 · Meeting Port Social Partners

Meeting with Marianne Thyssen (Commissioner) and

4 May 2015 · Social aspects of transport policy

Meeting with Christian Burgsmueller (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström), Maria Asenius (Cabinet of Vice-President Cecilia Malmström)

4 Feb 2015 · TTIP - CETA

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner)

3 Feb 2015 · Meeting with ETF