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Spotify

Company · Media & publishing · HQ: Sweden · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Spotify appears in 65 declared MEP meetings (45 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

65
declared meetings
with current MEPs
45
MEPs met
€900k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Since its launch in 2008, Spotify has revolutionised music listening. Our move into podcasting brought innovation and a new generation of listeners to the medium. In 2022, we took the next leap, entering the fast-growing audiobook market-continuing to shape the future of audio.”

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“Today, more listeners than ever can discover, manage and enjoy over 100 million tracks, 7 million podcast titles, and 700,000 audiobooks on Spotify. We are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service with 761 million users, including 293 million subscribers, in 184 markets.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 65 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party2437%
Socialists & Democrats1929%
Renew Europe1320%
Greens/EFA58%
European Conservatives & Reformists46%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (19 in 2024). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
9
2020
3
2021
3
2022
2
2023
6
2024
19
2025
5
2026
18

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

Arba Kokalari
7 meetings · EPP
Alex Agius Saliba
4 meetings · S&D
Laurence Farreng
3 meetings · Renew
Sandro Gozi
3 meetings · Renew
Sergey Lagodinsky
2 meetings · Greens/EFA

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
16 Sep 2026Kosma ZłotowskiArtificial intelligence in the music and streaming industry
15 Sep 2026Adrián Vázquez LázaraEuropean competitiveness and digital sovereignty
15 Sep 2026Nikola MinchevExchange of views
15 Sep 2026Lara MagoniCultural and Creative Sectors in the Age of AI
6 Aug 2026Adnan DibraniAI
10 Jun 2026Anna CavazziniSimplification Agenda, Digitalomnibus
12 May 2026Lara MagoniCultural and creative sectors in the age of AI
21 Apr 2026Adnan DibraniDigital policy, competitiveness, competition
15 Apr 2026Arba KokalariDigital policy
19 Mar 2026Sven SimonEUROPE’S INNOVATION CHAMPIONS: FROM START-UP TO GLOBAL LEADER
10 Mar 2026Nikos PapandreouMusic Industry
10 Mar 2026Bernd LangeGeneral exchange of views
10 Mar 2026Laurence FarrengCo-organisation d'un déjeuner autour des priorités de Spotify
17 Feb 2026Lara WoltersCopyright
11 Feb 2026Emil RadevAI copyright

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