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Lobby organisation

Global Institute for Novel Nicotine

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

As of 7 November 2026, Global Institute for Novel Nicotine appears in 4 declared MEP meetings (3 different MEPs), most often with Patriots for Europe.

4
declared meetings
with current MEPs
3
MEPs met
€10k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The Global Institute for Novel Nicotine (GINN) is a membership-based association dedicated to advancing collaborative standards, innovation, research, and advocacy in the field of novel nicotine products. GINN collaborates with consumers, policymakers, scientific and technical researchers, product innovators and the industry-at-large, to address regulatory challenges, promote harm reduction, and encourage responsible product development.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 4 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Patriots for Europe375%
Non-attached125%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2025–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2026). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2025
1
2026
3

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

Sebastian Kruis
2 meetings · PfE
Auke Zijlstra
1 meeting · PfE
Fernand Kartheiser
1 meeting · Non-attached

The 4 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
30 Sep 2026Sebastian KruisRevision of the Tobacco Products Directive - Public Health
30 Mar 2026Auke ZijlstraTobacco Product Directive
30 Mar 2026Sebastian Kruisnicotine and smoke-free alternatives
3 Dec 2025Fernand KartheiserTobacco industry

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