MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

SEC NEWGATE EU

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

As of 9 September 2026, SEC NEWGATE EU appears in 10 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

10
declared meetings
with current MEPs
8
MEPs met
€1.3M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
8.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“SEC Newgate EU is an award-winning Brussels-based public policy and public relations consultancy. We provide issues management, crisis support, media relations, lobbying, association management and the full range of on-line and physical communications tools. Our hallmark is practical action based on analysis, strategic advice and creativity. SEC Newgate EU belongs to the SEC Newgate Group, a global partnership of entrepreneurial…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 10 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party440%
Socialists & Democrats440%
Renew Europe220%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2025).

2020
1
2021
0
2022
1
2023
2
2024
0
2025
4
2026
2

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

Stefano Bonaccini
2 meetings · S&D
Axel Voss
2 meetings · EPP
Brando Benifei
1 meeting · S&D
Martin Hojsík
1 meeting · Renew
Michał Kobosko
1 meeting · Renew

The 10 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
11 Mar 2026Pierfrancesco MaranENVI Committee Priorities
10 Mar 2026Stefano BonacciniMeeting with SEC Newgate
5 Nov 2025Stefano BonacciniLunch with SEC Newgate
11 Jun 2025Brando BenifeiPreparation of future breakfast meeting on EU/US trade
7 Apr 2025Maravillas Abadía JoverOmnibus I
5 Mar 2025Michał KoboskoDiscussion on Clean Industrial Deal
11 Sep 2023Martin HojsíkDetergents Regulation
8 Mar 2023Axel VossCorporate Sustainability Due Diligence
7 Nov 2022Axel VossCorporate Sustainability Due Diligence
25 Jun 2020Sirpa PietikäinenCircular Economy, Batteries

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