The European Barge Union EBU, representing the barge owners and operators in Europe, welcomes the call for evidence on the CO2 market and infrastructure in the EU and is pleased to provide its input with the attachment position paper as Inland Waterway Transport is predestined to absorb new cargo flows like CO2 on the European waterways while guaranteeing the highest safety standard.
EBU
European Barge Union EBU
Industry association · Netherlands · EU Transparency Register 36944616803-45
5
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
5
legislative files
of 326 tracked
5
with a full position paper
attached to a submission
Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 326 consultation files tracked so far (29,503 submissions, mostly 2025–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.
Who they are
Among the 1205 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #319 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
0.8
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€50K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
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EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2011
in the register since
- Register category
- Trade and business associations
- Registered as
- European Barge Union (EBU)
- Head office
- Brussels, Belgium
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
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Their record over time
European Barge Union EBU filed 5 positions between 13 Sept 2021 and 10 Sept 2025, across 5 of the 326 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 5 times.
2021 · 1 filed2024 · 2 filed2025 · 2 filed
What they argued
ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE INLAND WATERWAY TOURISM: POLICY PRIORITIES FOR RIVER CRUISE AND PASSENGER TRANSPORT IN EUROPE The European Barge Union EBU, representing passenger and tourism barge owners and operators at EU level, is pleased to contribute to the call for evidence regarding a sustainable future tourism strategy of the EU.
IWT SECTOR FEEDBACK ON THE EUROPEAN COMMISSIONS CALL FOR EVIDENCE FOR AN EVALUATION OF CEF2. The Inland Waterway transport IWT sector is of strategic importance in responding to Europes geostrategic, environmental and capacity challenges. In an era of increasing congestion on road and rail networks, inland waterway transport offers a sustainable solution to expanding logistics capacity.
The European Barge Union (EBU) is pleased to provide input to the consultation on the IIA. In 2021, an evaluation of the Directive found that a full harmonisation and interoperability of RIS has not been achieved yet, which is shared by our previous findings as submitted to the consultation on that evaluation. RIS provides important information and support to the Inland Waterway Transport (IWT).
Inland Waterway Transport IWT plays an important role in the European Green Deal and the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy and is considered as sustainable mode that should take over much higher volumes of freight to be shifted from road. IWT is an enabler to absorb much higher volumes and to deliver the ambitions of the EU Green Deal.
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Turns up on the same files
Organizations that also filed on at least two of the same consultations. A shared interest in the same dossiers — not evidence of coordination, and we do not suggest any.
- CONFEBUS - CONFEDERACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE TRANSPORTE EN AUTOBÚS · 3 files in common
- CER aisbl - Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies · 3 files in common
- European Sea Ports Organisation · 3 files in common
- EDF - Electricité de France · 2 files in common
- Snam S.p.A. · 2 files in common
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