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Lobby organisation

Diageo

Business / industry · Cross-sector / other · HQ: United Kingdom · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Diageo appears in 7 declared MEP meetings (7 different MEPs), most often with Patriots for Europe.

7
declared meetings
with current MEPs
7
MEPs met
€700,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“To represent the European and Global commercial interests of Diageo in dialogue with the EU institutions and to support colleagues working in the EU Member States.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 7 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Patriots for Europe229%
Socialists & Democrats229%
European Conservatives & Reformists114%
European People's Party114%
Renew Europe114%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (5 in 2025).

2024
1
2025
5
2026
1

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

Veronika Vrecionová
1 meeting · ECR
Pierre Pimpie
1 meeting · PfE
Thomas Bajada
1 meeting · S&D
Jorge Martín Frías
1 meeting · PfE
Michał Kobosko
1 meeting · Renew

The 7 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
26 Feb 2026Pierre PimpieImpact des mesures douanières sur le secteur des spiritueux
19 May 2025Thomas BajadaEuractiv Stakeholder Workshop "Making the world water-resilient – What are the right steps?"
18 Feb 2025Javier Moreno SánchezTalent Pool proposal
18 Feb 2025Jorge Martín FríasIntercambio de puntos de vista y prioridades ECON
18 Feb 2025Michał KoboskoDiscussion on sustainability directives
5 Feb 2025Nina CarberryIntroductory Meeting
20 Nov 2024Veronika VrecionováIntroductory meeting

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