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Lobby organisation

Acumen Public Affairs

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

As of 7 November 2026, Acumen Public Affairs appears in 71 declared MEP meetings (49 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

71
declared meetings
with current MEPs
49
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 71 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats2231%
European People's Party2130%
European Conservatives & Reformists1115%
Renew Europe913%
Patriots for Europe57%
The Left23%
Greens/EFA11%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (22 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2021
1
2022
3
2023
5
2024
18
2025
22
2026
22

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
Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis
4 meetings · S&D
Nicolás González Casares
4 meetings · S&D
Aurelijus Veryga
4 meetings · ECR
Adam Jarubas
2 meetings · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
20 Oct 2026Nicolás Pascual de la PartePanel Discussion on Defence & Security
14 Oct 2026Aurelijus VerygaHosting of the Event “EU Respiratory Prevention event by #EURespiDay”
1 Oct 2026Jeannette BaljeuPublic Procurement Act
29 Sep 2026Aurelijus VerygaDiscussion on the Upcoming EURespiDay Event
16 Sep 2026Ton DiepeveenSANT
7 Sep 2026Andreas GlückMDR IVDR Revision
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
23 Jun 2026Pascal CanfinEU Inc & GIEO
11 Jun 2026Idoia MendiaBasque Industry
19 May 2026Adrian-George AxiniaTransport policy
7 May 2026Cynthia Ní MhurchúChild Saftey online stakeholders roundtable

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