MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Acumen Public Affairs

Business / industry · Public affairs & consultancy · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Acumen Public Affairs appears in 59 declared MEP meetings (43 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

59
declared meetings
with current MEPs
43
MEPs met
€3.6M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
30.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Acumen Public Affairs is an independent consultancy set up in 2010 to combine the very best of big agency experience with hands-on senior support. Our founding partners have an unrivalled track record in public affairs and strategic communications working for corporations, governments, trade associations, NGOs and international institutions in Brussels, Geneva and beyond.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 59 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats1932%
European People's Party1831%
European Conservatives & Reformists915%
Renew Europe58%
Patriots for Europe47%
The Left23%
Greens/EFA12%
Non-attached12%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (18 in 2024).

2021
1
2022
3
2023
5
2024
18
2025
18
2026
14

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

César Luena
5 meetings · S&D
Nicolás González Casares
4 meetings · S&D
Pietro Fiocchi
2 meetings · ECR
Maria Walsh
2 meetings · EPP
Miriam Lexmann
2 meetings · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
1 Sep 2026Aurelijus VerygaOrganisation of a European Parliament Event on Vascular Health and the EU Safe Hearts Plan
14 Jul 2026Valentina Palmisanomedical device regulation
8 Jul 2026César LuenaPublic Procurement
2 Jul 2026Pietro FiocchiPFAS
29 Jun 2026Maria WalshGender & Healthcare
11 Jun 2026Idoia MendiaBasque Industry
19 May 2026Adrian-George AxiniaTransport policy
29 Apr 2026Aurelijus VerygaEnhancing Public Health and Economic Resilience through Immunisation
16 Mar 2026Christian EhlerITRE-related topics
24 Feb 2026Svenja HahnAI Act industry roundtable hosted by MEP Svenja HAHN
19 Feb 2026Oliver SchenkMedical Device Regulation
28 Jan 2026César LuenaDeforestation
28 Jan 2026Katri Kulmuniforest stewardship in the United States and the impacts of EU forest-related policy on U.S. tribes and the forest supply chain.
15 Jan 2026Jessica PolfjärdHealth Policy
6 Nov 2025César LuenaDeforestation Regulation

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