MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

British American Tobacco

Business / industry · Consumer & retail · HQ: United Kingdom · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, British American Tobacco appears in 75 declared MEP meetings (55 different MEPs), most often with European Conservatives & Reformists.

75
declared meetings
with current MEPs
55
MEPs met
€3.5M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
4.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“BAT is a leading global consumer goods company committed to accelerating the transition to a Smokeless World. The company has a clear purpose to create A Better Tomorrow™ and reshape its portfolio for long term sustainability. The company aims to reach 50 million adult consumers with its Smokeless Products by 2030 and become a predominantly smokeless business by 2035.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 75 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European Conservatives & Reformists2229%
European People's Party2027%
Socialists & Democrats1824%
Patriots for Europe1216%
Renew Europe23%
Non-attached11%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (25 in 2025).

2019
1
2020
1
2021
2
2022
8
2023
6
2024
16
2025
25
2026
16

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

Pietro Fiocchi
4 meetings · ECR
Salvatore de Meo
3 meetings · EPP
Ruggero Razza
3 meetings · ECR
Auke Zijlstra
2 meetings · PfE
Charlie Weimers
2 meetings · ECR

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
8 Jul 2026Ondřej KnotekSANT Committee
23 Jun 2026Charlie WeimersEU Harm reduction policy
16 Jun 2026Auke ZijlstraTobacco tax directive
16 Jun 2026Ruggero RazzaIncontro conoscitivo su tematiche SANT
2 Jun 2026Marco SquartaEu Youth Strategy - considerations on SANT opinion
2 Jun 2026Carlo Fidanzalegislative update
5 May 2026Ton DiepeveenKennismakingsgesprek
16 Apr 2026Michalis HadjipantelaBECA report
25 Mar 2026Veronika VrecionováAgricultural value chain
24 Mar 2026Camilla Lauretiagricoltura in UE
11 Mar 2026Pierre PimpieTaxation du tabac
11 Mar 2026Fernando Navarrete RojasTobacco Taxation Directive
10 Mar 2026Auke ZijlstraTobacco Excise Directive
10 Feb 2026Michalis HadjipantelaIntroductory Meeting
2 Feb 2026Fernand KartheiserAccises sur le tabac

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