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Lobby organisation

Merck

Business / industry · Health & pharma also Technology & digital · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Merck appears in 36 declared MEP meetings (24 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

36
declared meetings
with current MEPs
24
MEPs met
€1.8M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
4.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Merck, a leading science and technology company, generated total revenues of €22,2 billion in 2022 with its divisions Healthcare, Electronics and Life Science. More than 64,000 Merck employees work in 66 countries to improve the quality of life for patients, to further the success of customers and to help meet global challenges. Merck is the world’s oldest pharmaceutical and chemical…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 36 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1644%
Socialists & Democrats1439%
European Conservatives & Reformists26%
Greens/EFA26%
Renew Europe26%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (13 in 2025).

2020
1
2021
1
2022
2
2023
8
2024
6
2025
13
2026
5

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

Tomislav Sokol
4 meetings · EPP
Nicolás González Casares
4 meetings · S&D
András Tivadar Kulja
3 meetings · EPP
Gabriela Firea
3 meetings · S&D
Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis
2 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
22 Jun 2026Cristian TerheşSecurity of supply chains
2 Jun 2026Vytenis Povilas AndriukaitisBiotech Act
1 Jun 2026Gabriela FireaMeeting on EU health policy
1 Jun 2026Gabriela FireaHealth at a Crossroads: Active Aging, Prevention & Demographic Resilience
14 Apr 2026Vytenis Povilas AndriukaitisEuropean Biotech Act
20 Nov 2025Tomislav SokolHealth Policy
28 Oct 2025Nina CarberryEquine Health Technologies
27 Oct 2025Gabriela FireaPreparation of Shaping Europe Together:Youth Priorities for 2025-2029
23 Sep 2025Michele PicaroPharmaceuticals
3 Jul 2025András Tivadar KuljaCritical medicines act
25 Jun 2025Andi CristeaFutURe Project
17 Jun 2025Tomislav SokolHealth policy
10 Jun 2025Sven SimonInnovation und nachhaltiges Wachstum: Ein Realitätscheck für Europas strategische Ambitionen
26 May 2025Dolors MontserratNew EU Pharmaceutical Legislation
8 Apr 2025Tomislav SokolHealth policy

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