International Copper Association Europe

ICA Europe

Based in Brussels, the International Copper Association Europe (ICA Europe) is the leading advocate for the copper industry in Europe.

Lobbying Activity

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

14 Nov 2025 · Impact of EU climate policies on non-ferrous metals production

Meeting with Aleksandra Kordecka (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné) and

24 Jun 2025 · Implementation of Critical Raw Materials Act

Meeting with Veronica Manfredi (Director Environment)

6 Jun 2025 · The participants discussed the importance of the EU copper industry to the Green transition, environmental protection measures and the Commission’s intention to develop a harmonised environmental quality standard for copper in surface waters.

Meeting with Léon Delvaux (Director Trade) and

23 May 2025 · Discussion on the availability of copper scrap in the EU market

Meeting with Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea (Director Environment)

13 May 2025 · Exchange of views on the Circular Economy Act

Meeting with Kerstin Jorna (Director-General Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs) and

9 Apr 2025 · Operations in the EU and decarbonisation challenge, Discussion on Clean industrial Deal and the Steel and Metals Action Plan

Meeting with Petr Bystron (Member of the European Parliament) and

9 Apr 2025 · European single market

Meeting with Aleksandra Kordecka (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné), Laia Pinos Mataro (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné) and

7 Apr 2025 · Clean Industrial Deal, Electrification Action Plan, Affordable Energy Plan, CISAF

Meeting with Dan Jørgensen (Commissioner) and

14 Mar 2025 · Clean Industrial Deal, Affordable Energy Action Plan and new State aid Framework (CISAF), Electrification Action Plan

Meeting with Nicolo Brignoli (Cabinet of Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis)

13 Mar 2025 · Omnibus

Meeting with Felix Fernandez-Shaw (Director Directorate-General for International Partnerships) and

12 Mar 2025 · Meeting of the South America Critical Raw Materials (CRM) Coalition of the Willing – Dialogue with private and public sector stakeholders, and financial institutions on sustainable critical raw materials value chains in Latin America.

Meeting with Aleksandra Kordecka (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné), Arthur Corbin (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné)

10 Mar 2025 · Exchange of views on proposals on crucial aspects for the competitiveness of the copper industry: energy prices, state aid, decarbonization and circular economy.

Meeting with Radan Kanev (Member of the European Parliament) and

6 Mar 2025 · European Energy Forum- Energy intensive industries

Meeting with Bruno Tobback (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Feb 2025 · Water Directive

Meeting with Kamil Talbi (Cabinet of Commissioner Dan Jørgensen)

10 Feb 2025 · copper

Meeting with Pierfrancesco Maran (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

29 Jan 2025 · End of life vehicles

Meeting with Giorgio Gori (Member of the European Parliament)

21 Jan 2025 · Presentation of priorities and upcoming Clean Industrial Deal

Meeting with Radan Kanev (Member of the European Parliament)

21 Jan 2025 · Policy perspectives European copper industry, 2024-29

Meeting with Bruno Tobback (Member of the European Parliament) and

21 Jan 2025 · Situatie in de Belgische en Europese Metallurgie

Meeting with Aura Salla (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Jan 2025 · Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), Competitiveness Compass

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

29 Nov 2024 · Recommendations for an Electrification Action plan in Europe

Meeting with Bruno Tobback (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Oct 2024 · CRMA

Meeting with Lina Gálvez (Member of the European Parliament)

24 Oct 2024 · Copper industry

Meeting with Hildegard Bentele (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

16 Oct 2024 · Surface water and groundwater pollutants

Meeting with Susana Solís Pérez (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Oct 2024 · Situation of european copper industry

Meeting with Bruno Tobback (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Sept 2024 · Verwachting voor de nieuwe legislatuur en uitdagingen voor de Europese kopersector

Meeting with Hildegard Bentele (Member of the European Parliament)

10 Sept 2024 · Critical Raw Materials

Meeting with Hildegard Bentele (Member of the European Parliament)

16 Jul 2024 · Critical Raw Materials

Meeting with Lukas Visek (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič) and

16 Jan 2024 · Clean air

Meeting with Elena Montani (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius) and

16 Jan 2024 · Clean air

Response to Administrative burden

1 Dec 2023

Meeting with Adam Jarubas (Member of the European Parliament) and

15 Nov 2023 · EFSW2023: Taking stock of progress on fire safety – what should the Commission and Parliament do to improve fire safety in Europe?

Meeting with Kadri Simson (Commissioner) and

23 Oct 2023 · Roundtable meeting with 10 Secretary Generals and CEOs of the Electrification Alliance on the revised Renewable Energy Directive (revised REDII), electricity market design, grids and storage.

Meeting with Niels Fuglsang (Member of the European Parliament)

18 Oct 2023 · The Energy Efficiency Directive

Meeting with Dimitri Lorenzani (Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič) and

7 Jul 2023 · Critical Raw Materials Act

Meeting with Henrike Hahn (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

9 May 2023 · Speaker at a Panel Debate : Critical Raw Materials “Driving European raw materials investment and competitiveness”

Meeting with Franc Bogovič (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)

9 May 2023 · Meeting on Critical raw materials

Meeting with Andrea Beltramello (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis) and Aurubis AG

19 Apr 2023 · Sustainable Finance Taxonomy

Meeting with Katherine Power (Cabinet of Commissioner Mairead Mcguinness) and Aurubis AG

19 Apr 2023 · Sustainable Finance Taxonomy

Meeting with Michal Wiezik (Member of the European Parliament)

29 Mar 2023 · Wastewater heat recovery

Meeting with Milan Brglez (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

21 Mar 2023 · Water legislation

Meeting with Dan-Ştefan Motreanu (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

21 Mar 2023 · Water framework Directive andEnvironmental Quality Standards Directive and Groundwater Directive

Meeting with Peter Liese (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and

20 Dec 2022 · ETS

Meeting with Peter Liese (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and

14 Oct 2022 · ETS

Meeting with Peter Liese (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and

23 May 2022 · ETS

Meeting with Seán Kelly (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

11 May 2022 · EPBD debate series “Road to zero-emission buildings” - online event

Meeting with Seán Kelly (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and

31 Mar 2022 · The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive - Stakeholder Event

Meeting with Michael Bloss (Member of the European Parliament) and

8 Feb 2022 · ETS

Meeting with Miapetra Kumpula-Natri (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur for opinion) and Wärtsilä Corporation

2 Feb 2022 · ETS revision

Meeting with Morten Petersen (Member of the European Parliament)

20 Dec 2021 · Energy Performance of Buildings Directive

Meeting with Stefano Grassi (Cabinet of Commissioner Kadri Simson) and

2 Dec 2021 · EPBD - Energy efficiency - Minimum Energy Performance Standards

Meeting with Seán Kelly (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur)

20 Jul 2021 · Implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (Assistant on behalf of MEP)

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

3 Jun 2021 · Sustainable batteries

Meeting with Rozalina Petrova (Cabinet of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius)

27 Oct 2020 · the Circular Economy

Meeting with Ditte Juul-Joergensen (Director-General Energy) and

6 Nov 2019 · Keynote speech : powering the European Green Deal

Meeting with Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

10 Jul 2019 · Energy & Climate, E-mobility

Meeting with Rolf Carsten Bermig (Cabinet of Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska)

17 Nov 2016 · Energy legislative proposals under perspective of green & sustainable energy & growth

Meeting with Grzegorz Radziejewski (Cabinet of Vice-President Jyrki Katainen)

30 Jun 2016 · decarbonisation of the energy system

Meeting with Yvon Slingenberg (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

11 Jun 2015 · European Copper Institute's study to decarbonise Europe

Meeting with Yvon Slingenberg (Cabinet of Vice-President Miguel Arias Cañete)

11 Jun 2015 · European Copper Institute Study to decarbonise Europe