Lobby organisation
Public Citizen
NGO or non-profit · Health & pharma also Consumer & retail, Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: United States · website · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, Public Citizen appears in 5 declared MEP meetings (4 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.
In their own words
“Public Citizen is a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization that champions the public interest in the halls of power. We defend democracy, resist corporate power, and fight to ensure that government works for the people – not big corporations. Founded in 1971, we now have 1 million members and supporters throughout the country.”
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“Public Citizen's core issue areas cover a broad array of consumer interests. Examples of work issues include health care and access to safe, affordable medicines; climate and sustainability; worker safeguards; voting and democracy rights; government accountability; Big Tech monopolies and digital rights; and U.S. trade policy.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 5 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
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
The 5 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 | Eero Heinäluoma | Public meeting: ‘Where are Finland, the EU and the world heading?’ |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Ufuk Kâhya | Consumer Protection, Government Transparency, and Civil Rights |
| 18 Nov 2024 | Alexandra Geese | Digital policy round-table with CSOs and consumer protection organisations |
| 10 Sep 2024 | Lynn Boylan | US Trade Policy, WTO Digital Agreement |
| 30 Sep 2021 | Alexandra Geese | Event: EU-US Digital Summit |
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