EU business associations employing more than 20 staff

Name Acronym Approx.

FTE
Staff size

European Chemicals Industry Council CEFIC 80

(Family of the chemical associations
under CEFIC umbrella)
Committee of Agricultural COPA/ 55
Organizations in the EU/General COGECA
Committee of Agricultural
Co-operation in the EU
Union of Industrial and Employers` UNICE 48
Confederations of Europe
European Federation of EFPIA 34
Pharmaceutical Industry
Associations
European Insurance Committee CEA 32
EURELECTRIC – Union of the EURELECTRIC 30
Electricity Industry
Association of European Automobile ACEA 25
Constructors
European Confederation of Iron and EUROFER 23
Steel Industries
European Cement Industry CEMBUREAU 20
Association
EU Committee of the American AMCHAM-EU 20
Chamber of Commerce

FTE = full time equivalent.

Source: Justin Greenwood, Interest Representation in the European union, Palgrave

Macmillan, 2003, p. 84.