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Lobby organisation

SME Connect

Other / unclassified · Business federations & chambers · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, SME Connect appears in 18 declared MEP meetings (13 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

18
declared meetings
with current MEPs
13
MEPs met
€100,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
2.4
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“SME Connect (SMEC) is a Europe-wide network and communication platform for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). SMEC provides an organizational structure, helps members network with each other, and supports the members development and implementation of joint activities. All members in the SMEC network are equal; there are no votes or majority decisions, only the individual's expression of will to engage…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 18 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party1056%
European Conservatives & Reformists317%
Renew Europe211%
Socialists & Democrats211%
Greens/EFA16%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (5 in 2025).

2019
1
2020
1
2021
0
2022
0
2023
2
2024
4
2025
5
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

Markus Ferber
3 meetings · EPP
Sebastian Tynkkynen
3 meetings · ECR
Marion Walsmann
2 meetings · EPP
Lukas Mandl
1 meeting · EPP
Alex Agius Saliba
1 meeting · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
28 May 2026Sebastian TynkkynenSydänterveys
7 May 2026Markus FerberHousing
6 May 2026Sebastian TynkkynenDroonit ja Euroopan turvallisuus
25 Feb 2026Sebastian TynkkynenYrittäjyys harvaan asutuilla alueilla
24 Feb 2026Markus FerberEU Competitiveness
10 Dec 2025Michalis HadjipantelaIntroductory Meeting
11 Nov 2025Marion WalsmannCurrent AI Topics
15 Oct 2025Marion WalsmannOmnibus
9 Sep 2025Markus FerberEU Competitiveness
3 Jul 2025Axel VossArtificial Intelligence
17 Dec 2024Kristian VigeninFuture initiatives
17 Dec 2024Dóra DávidEvent: Empowering Europe to Compete – How to Make SMEs Fit for the Digital Age?
19 Nov 2024Kira Marie Peter-HansenBreakfast event on Better Regulation
14 Nov 2024Ľubica KarvašováWorking breakfast - EU Digital Single Market
29 Nov 2023Jörgen WarbornSmåföretagarfrågor

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