1. Balancing Made in EU with Market Readiness Binding Buy European clauses for vehicles risk increasing costs and reducing competition, particularly in markets with limited EU manufacturing capacity. While we acknowledge the shifting economic landscape, industrial policy must not compromise the green transition or burden SMEs.
FBA
FBAA
Other · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 287465528308-27
2
positions filed
in the 326 files tracked
2
legislative files
of 326 tracked
0
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 311 trade unions and professional associations on this site, they rank #162 by legislative files engaged — a count of participation, not a measure of influence.
0.4
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€25K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
0
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2017
in the register since
Declares membership of
- IRU
- UITP
- FTI (Federatie Toeristische Industrie)
- UNIZO
- UCM →
- BECI
- Geschillencommissie Reizen
- UWE
- CDW
- VOKA
- VBO
Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 30 Aug 2026).
- Register category
- Trade unions and professional associations
- Registered as
- Federatie van Belgische Autobus en Autocarondernemers en reisorganisatoren (FBAA)
- Head office
- Brussel, 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
FBAA filed 2 positions between 11 Aug 2025 and 29 Apr 2026, across 2 of the 326 legislative files tracked here.
2025 · 1 filed2026 · 1 filed
What they argued
The current VAT treatment of passenger transport by coach varies significantly across EU member states. While some apply standard rates, others offer reduced or zero rates. This fragmented approach imposes a disproportionate administrative burden on the sectorparticularly for operators active in multiple countries.
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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 · 2 files in common
- Business & Science Poland · 2 files in common
- International Road Transport Union (IRU) · 2 files in common
- Danish Shipping · 2 files in common
- CEOE · 2 files in common
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