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Koninklijke Philips

Company · Health & pharma · HQ: Netherlands · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Koninklijke Philips appears in 31 declared MEP meetings (22 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

31
declared meetings
with current MEPs
22
MEPs met
€1.2M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
4.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a leading health technology company focused on improving people's health and well-being through meaningful innovation. Philips’ patient- and people-centric innovation leverages advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights to deliver personal health solutions for consumers and professional health solutions for healthcare providers and their patients in the hospital and the home.”

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“Headquartered in the Netherlands, the company is a leader in diagnostic imaging, ultrasound, image-guided therapy, monitoring, and enterprise informatics, as well as in personal health. Philips generated 2024 sales of EUR 18 billion and employs approximately 67,300 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries. News about Philips can be found at www.philips.com/newscenter.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 31 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1135%
Renew Europe826%
Socialists & Democrats826%
Patriots for Europe26%
European Conservatives & Reformists13%
Greens/EFA13%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (10 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2020
1
2021
1
2022
2
2023
5
2024
10
2025
6
2026
6

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

Bart Groothuis
5 meetings · Renew
Tomislav Sokol
3 meetings · EPP
Tiemo Wölken
2 meetings · S&D
Ingeborg ter Laak
2 meetings · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
21 Oct 2026Tiemo WölkenMDR/IVDR Revision
20 Oct 2026Irena JovevaDigital Omnibus
2 Jul 2026Kathleen van BremptIndustrial Accelerator Act
4 Jun 2026Bart GroothuisCSA2
4 May 2026Tiemo WölkenMDR/IVDR
12 Feb 2026Aura SallaDigital Omnibus
25 Nov 2025Ingeborg ter LaakMedical Device Regulation, AI Act, Digital Omnibus
18 Nov 2025Tomislav SokolHealth Policy
15 Oct 2025Sander SmitExchange of views duurzaamheid
26 May 2025Lara WoltersSEPs + Omnibus
31 Jan 2025Marit MaijStudy visit Philips research and innovantion hub
31 Jan 2025Bart GroothuisHealth care innovation and investment climate
12 Nov 2024Stine BosseEuropean health policy
8 Nov 2024Victor NegrescuEuropean health and digital policies; EU budget 2025
28 Oct 2024Adam JarubasMDR

Meeting an MEP is a normal part of democratic life; the record is shown so anyone can see it.