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Political groups

As of 14 September 2026, the group whose members declare the most lobby meetings is Renew Europe (140 per MEP); the fewest, Europe of Sovereign Nations (11 per MEP). That is a 12× gap between groups in the same Parliament.

9 group categories

EPP
European People's Party
185 seats · 94 declared meetings per MEP
S&D
Socialists & Democrats
136 seats · 113 declared meetings per MEP
PfE
Patriots for Europe
85 seats · 30 declared meetings per MEP
ECR
European Conservatives & Reformists
81 seats · 56 declared meetings per MEP
Renew
Renew Europe
77 seats · 140 declared meetings per MEP
Greens/EFA
Greens/EFA
53 seats · 128 declared meetings per MEP
The Left
The Left
45 seats · 58 declared meetings per MEP
Non-attached
Non-attached
30 seats · 22 declared meetings per MEP
ESN
Europe of Sovereign Nations
27 seats · 11 declared meetings per MEP

Declared meetings per MEP

Total declared meetings this term divided by the group's seats - the comparison that is fair across groups of very different size.

Renew
140
Greens/EFA
128
S&D
113
EPP
94
The Left
58
ECR
56
PfE
30
Non-attached
22
ESN
11

Share of members who declared at all

The percentage of each group's MEPs with at least one meeting on record this term. A group can average well and still have silent members.

Renew
100%
S&D
99%
Greens/EFA
98%
The Left
96%
PfE
94%
EPP
90%
ECR
88%
ESN
82%
Non-attached
73%

Who each group actually meets

Share of each group's classified counterpart entries this term, by counterpart type. Read across: the business share is the first two segments combined.

EPP20,239 entries
33%35%16%9%8%
S&D17,365 entries
23%29%23%12%13%
PfE2,749 entries
27%35%12%16%10%
ECR4,720 entries
30%36%11%13%10%
Renew12,535 entries
27%33%18%11%11%
Greens/EFA8,280 entries
14%19%44%8%14%
The Left2,876 entries
8%24%40%12%17%
Non-attached683 entries
11%16%14%37%22%
ESN301 entries
13%23%7%39%18%
CompaniesBusiness groupsNGOs & non-profitsDiplomatic & governmentOther classified

Register-linked share, by group

Share of eligible declared counterpart entries carrying a Transparency Register link in the declaration this term; diplomatic and government entries are excluded. Higher is more checkable.

S&D
60%
EPP
59%
Renew
57%
Greens/EFA
55%
ECR
52%
PfE
50%
The Left
48%
ESN
31%
Non-attached
31%