MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Glencore plc

Business / industry · Chemicals & manufacturing also Transport & automotive, Energy · HQ: Switzerland · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Glencore plc appears in 11 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

11
declared meetings
with current MEPs
8
MEPs met
€400,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 commodities. Glencore's customers are principally industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing and oil sectors. We also provide financing, logistics and other services to producers and consumers of commodities. Our Purpose is…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 11 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party982%
Socialists & Democrats218%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2024).

2024
6
2025
4
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

Susana Solís Pérez
3 meetings · EPP
Hildegard Bentele
2 meetings · EPP
David McAllister
1 meeting · EPP
Jens Gieseke
1 meeting · EPP
Tsvetelina Penkova
1 meeting · S&D

The 11 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
28 Jan 2026Hildegard BenteleCritical Raw Materials
6 Oct 2025Susana Solís PérezCritical Raw Materials
7 Mar 2025Jens GiesekeAustausch zu EU Politik
22 Jan 2025Susana Solís PérezEuropean industrial policy
14 Jan 2025Jens GeierExchange on Expectations on the new European Parliament and EU Commission (EU Industry Policy, Global Trade, Green Deal, Energy Policy)
10 Dec 2024Susana Solís PérezEuropean industrial policy
10 Dec 2024David McAllisterCurrent EU relations
18 Oct 2024Eszter LakosRaw materials
27 Sep 2024Tsvetelina PenkovaFuture priorities
25 Sep 2024Hildegard BenteleCritical Raw Materials
19 Sep 2024Christian EhlerEuropean Raw Materials Policy

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