Guide
EU lobbying in numbers
91,711 lobby meetings have been declared by current Members of the European Parliament across the 2019-2026 record - 48.6% of eligible counterpart entries carry a declared EU Transparency Register link. This page is regenerated from the full dataset every day; cite it as "MEP of the week" and link this page.
The most-met organisations across the 2019-2026 record (current MEPs)
| Organisation | Sector | Meetings | MEPs met |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment) | Environment & climate | 381 | 101 |
| EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION | Labour & trade unions | 377 | 110 |
| European Environmental Bureau | Environment & climate | 336 | 114 |
| Bureau Européen des Unions de Consommateurs | Consumer & retail | 323 | 122 |
| Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries | Technology & digital | 290 | 150 |
| Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund | Labour & trade unions | 284 | 42 |
| Google Ireland Limited and its affiliates | Technology & digital | 281 | 131 |
| Climate Action Network Europe | Environment & climate | 239 | 77 |
| WWF European Policy Programme | Environment & climate | 233 | 87 |
| Apple Inc. | Technology & digital | 220 | 128 |
The biggest declared lobbying budgets
| Organisation | Declared EU lobbying spend / year |
|---|---|
| Fleishman-Hillard | €12.7M |
| CEFIC - European Chemical Industry Council | €10.0M |
| Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries | €10.0M |
| Amazon Europe Core SARL | €9.0M |
| FTI Consulting Belgium | €8.5M |
| Apple Inc. | €8.0M |
| Burson SRL | €7.1M |
| Microsoft Corporation | €7.0M |
Spend is self-declared to the Transparency Register (LobbyFacts-processed); many active organisations declare no figure.