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European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)

Business group · Health & pharma · HQ: Switzerland · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) appears in 23 declared MEP meetings (15 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

23
declared meetings
with current MEPs
15
MEPs met
€400k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
4.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“ESMO is the European Society for Medical Oncology. Representing over 50,000 members globally, ESMO is a reference for oncology education and information. ESMO’s core mission is to improve the quality of cancer care, from prevention and diagnosis all the way to palliative care and patient follow-up.”

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“It is to educate - doctors, patients with cancer and the general public - on the best practices and latest advances in oncology. And it is to promote equal access to optimal cancer care for all patients.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 23 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1148%
Socialists & Democrats730%
European Conservatives & Reformists14%
Greens/EFA14%
Patriots for Europe14%
Renew Europe14%
The Left14%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (9 in 2026). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2020
2
2021
0
2022
0
2023
0
2024
5
2025
7
2026
9

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

Tiemo Wölken
3 meetings · S&D
Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis
2 meetings · S&D
Jens Gieseke
2 meetings · EPP
Tomislav Sokol
2 meetings · EPP
Adam Jarubas
2 meetings · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
19 Oct 2026Tiemo WölkenMDR/IVDR Revision
16 Sep 2026Ondřej KnotekMDR
2 Jul 2026Li AnderssonQuality Jobs Act
14 Apr 2026Michalis HadjipantelaMeeting about event
26 Mar 2026Tiemo WölkenMDR/IVDR
26 Mar 2026Estelle CeulemansRisques psycho sociaux au travail
23 Mar 2026Tilly MetzEurope's Beating Cancer Plan
6 Feb 2026Christian EhlerFP10
29 Jan 2026András Tivadar KuljaHealthcare workforce
2 Oct 2025Michalis HadjipantelaIntroductory Meeting
25 Sep 2025Tomislav SokolHealth policy
15 Jul 2025Tiemo WölkenCritical Medicines Act
18 Jun 2025Aurelijus VerygaMaking Cancer Treatments More Reliable in Europe
13 May 2025Vytenis Povilas AndriukaitisEU Health Policy
17 Mar 2025Stine BosseEuropean health policy

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