MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

SPHERE

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

As of 9 September 2026, SPHERE appears in 3 declared MEP meetings (3 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

3
declared meetings
with current MEPs
3
MEPs met
€50,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.3
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“SPHERE est leader européen dans l'emballage ménager. Elle produit en Europe (15 sites) et travaille également dans le négoce. Nos usines sont en France, aux Pays Bas, en Allemagne, Italie et Espagne. Nous employons plus de 1600 personnes et faisons un chiffre d'affaire d'environ 900 millions d'Euros. SPHERE est engagée de longue date dans l'innovation, notamment le développement de plastiques…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 3 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party133%
Patriots for Europe133%
Socialists & Democrats133%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2024. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2024).

2020
1
2021
0
2022
0
2023
0
2024
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

Christophe Clergeau
1 meeting · S&D
Laurent Castillo
1 meeting · PfE
Sirpa Pietikäinen
1 meeting · EPP

The 3 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
25 Sep 2024Christophe ClergeauPolitique européenne en matière d'emballage
25 Sep 2024Laurent CastilloIndustrie française du plastique durable
11 Feb 2020Sirpa PietikäinenBiobased and compostable packaging solutions

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