Lobby organisation
Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ)
Company · Finance also Consumer & retail · HQ: Sweden · Transparency Register entry
As of 8 October 2026, Svenska Handelsbanken AB (publ) appears in 3 declared MEP meetings (2 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.
In their own words
“Handelsbanken is a full-service bank with a nationwide branch network in Sweden, the UK, Norway and the Netherlands. The Bank regards these four countries as its home markets. Handelsbanken was founded in 1871 and currently has close to 12,000 employees. Since the early 1970s, Handelsbanken's organisation has been strongly decentralised and operations are always based on the customer's requirements.”
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“This means that all business decisions regarding individual customer's relationship with the Bank are taken close to the customer. Handelsbanken has more satisfied customers than peer banks, is one of the most cost-effective listed full-service banks in Europe and globally the highest rating, combining the larger rating institutes comparing comparable banks. Handelsbanken's goal is to have higher profitability than the average for its peers achieved by more satisfied customers and lower costs […]”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing - the text on file breaks off mid-sentence where marked […].
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 3 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group. Every meeting was with a single group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2025).
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 3 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Dec 2025 | Arba Kokalari | Financial Markets Regulation & Savings Investments Union |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Arba Kokalari | AI in Financial Services |
| 18 Feb 2020 | Tomas Tobé | European Development Policy |
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