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Lobby organisation

Abbott

Business / industry · Health & pharma · HQ: United States · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Abbott appears in 5 declared MEP meetings (4 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

5
declared meetings
with current MEPs
4
MEPs met
€50,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Abbott is a global leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 103,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 5 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party360%
Patriots for Europe120%
Renew Europe120%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2026).

2024
1
2025
1
2026
3

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

András Tivadar Kulja
2 meetings · EPP
Andreas Glück
1 meeting · Renew
Ondřej Knotek
1 meeting · PfE
Ingeborg ter Laak
1 meeting · EPP

The 5 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
25 Jun 2026Ondřej KnotekMedical Devices Regulation
23 Jun 2026András Tivadar KuljaMDR
28 Apr 2026Ingeborg ter LaakBiotech Act
4 Jun 2025András Tivadar KuljaEuropean Healthcare
12 Feb 2024Andreas GlückImport von tierischen Nebenprodukten für Arzneimittelherstellung

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