MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

JT International

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

As of 9 September 2026, JT International appears in 12 declared MEP meetings (11 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

12
declared meetings
with current MEPs
11
MEPs met
€2.2M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
6.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“JTI is a leading international tobacco company selling its products in more than 130 markets. It is the global owner of both Winston and Camel, respectively the second and third largest cigarette brands in the world. Other global brands include MEVIUS and LD. JTI is also a major player in the Reduced-Risk Products category with its heated tobacco brand, Ploom,…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 12 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party433%
European Conservatives & Reformists325%
Patriots for Europe325%
Socialists & Democrats217%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (11 in 2025).

2024
1
2025
11

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

Michalis Hadjipantela
2 meetings · EPP
Auke Zijlstra
1 meeting · PfE
Katarina Barley
1 meeting · S&D
Pietro Fiocchi
1 meeting · ECR
Jorge Buxadé Villalba
1 meeting · PfE

The 12 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
16 Dec 2025Mariateresa VivaldiniTobacco Industry
30 Oct 2025Katarina BarleyTabaksteuerrichtlinie
28 Oct 2025Michalis HadjipantelaMeeting on Tobacco Excise Directive
7 May 2025Jorge Buxadé VillalbaIndustry
6 May 2025Fernando Navarrete RojasTAXATION
6 May 2025José CepedaLegislation current term
23 Apr 2025Michalis HadjipantelaIntroductory meeting
24 Mar 2025Aurelijus VerygaThe upcoming Tobacco Products Directive
4 Mar 2025Seán KellyUpcoming regulation on tobacco products
11 Feb 2025Ton DiepeveenKennismakingsgesprek
21 Jan 2025Auke ZijlstraTobacco tax directive
4 Dec 2024Pietro FiocchiHarm Reduction

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