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Lobby organisation

Connect Europe

Business / industry · Technology & digital · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 12 September 2026, Connect Europe appears in 55 declared MEP meetings (33 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

55
declared meetings
with current MEPs
33
MEPs met
€1.5M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
7.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Connect Europe is the voice of the leading providers of connectivity networks and services in Europe. Our members are at the forefront of innovation in the telecom and technology ecosystems, connecting over 270 million Europeans with cutting-edge mobile and fixed networks, such as fibre and 5G. They also deliver advanced services, ranging from first-class IT, AI and cybersecurity solutions, to…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 55 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats2240%
European People's Party1425%
Renew Europe1018%
Greens/EFA59%
European Conservatives & Reformists47%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (24 in 2025).

2020
1
2021
0
2022
2
2023
0
2024
6
2025
24
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

Elena Sancho Murillo
4 meetings · S&D
Michał Kobosko
4 meetings · Renew
Francesco Torselli
4 meetings · ECR
Brando Benifei
3 meetings · S&D
Laura Ballarín Cereza
3 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
30 Jun 2026Elena Sancho MurilloDigital Omnibus meetings
17 Jun 2026Adina VăleanDigital Networks Act
17 Jun 2026Francesco TorselliDigital Networks Act
17 Jun 2026Pilar del Castillo VeraDigital Networks Act
16 Jun 2026Elena Sancho MurilloRelevant issues to the ITRE Committee
22 Apr 2026Adina VăleanDigital Networks Act
25 Mar 2026Nicola ZingarettiDNA and CSA2
25 Mar 2026Jens GeierEU Cybersecurity Act 2
24 Mar 2026Francesco TorselliDigital neteworks act
24 Mar 2026Michał KoboskoExchange of views on the Digital Networks Act
24 Mar 2026Pilar del Castillo VeraDigital policy
18 Mar 2026Pekka ToveriThe role of networks in defence and the lessons learnt from Ukraine
17 Mar 2026Borys BudkaDNA
16 Mar 2026Markéta GregorováCybersecurity Act 2 (CSA2) meeting
16 Mar 2026Damian BoeselagerSingle Currency Package

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