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McDonald’s Global Franchising Limited

Business / industry · Agriculture & food · HQ: United Kingdom · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, McDonald’s Global Franchising Limited appears in 58 declared MEP meetings (50 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

58
declared meetings
with current MEPs
50
MEPs met
€600,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.7
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“McDonald’s is a leading player in the food service industry across the European Union countries, serving communities in all 27 member states of the EU for over 50 years. With a massive presence in over 3,500 cities and almost 6,500 restaurants, McDonald’s and its franchisees have established the brand as a major employer, providing jobs for almost 300,000 people aged…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 58 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1831%
European Conservatives & Reformists1628%
Socialists & Democrats1322%
Renew Europe814%
Patriots for Europe23%
Non-attached12%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (23 in 2025).

2023
13
2024
4
2025
23
2026
18

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

César Luena
3 meetings · S&D
Peter Agius
2 meetings · EPP
Kosma Złotowski
2 meetings · ECR
Elsi Katainen
2 meetings · Renew
Pietro Fiocchi
2 meetings · ECR

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
17 Jun 2026Marco SquartaADVSM directive revision, advertisement and food marketing
17 Jun 2026Joanna Scheuring-WielgusGeneral Meeting
17 Jun 2026Joanna Scheuring-WielgusAVMSD
17 Jun 2026Lara MagoniAVMS Directive
17 Jun 2026Hannes HeideExchange of views on audiovisual policty
16 Jun 2026Sunčana GlavakAVMSD review
16 Jun 2026Pietro FiocchiDirettiva AudioVisual
27 Mar 2026Christine SingerCircular Economy
12 Mar 2026Pascal ArimontPackaging and Packaging Waste Regulation
11 Mar 2026Barry CowenMeeting with McDonalds
11 Mar 2026Stefano CavedagnaIntroductory meeting and discussion on the Packaging Regulation
11 Mar 2026Peter AgiusCircular Economy Act (CEA), the revision of the Single-Use Plastics Directive (SUPD), and the interpretative measures under the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).
10 Mar 2026Beatrice TimgrenPackaging and PPRW
19 Feb 2026Michalis HadjipantelaIntroductory Meeting
13 Feb 2026Gabriele BischoffAustausch und Besuch McDonald's Filiale

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