MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Telefonica, S.A.

Company · Technology & digital · HQ: Spain · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, Telefonica, S.A. appears in 95 declared MEP meetings (57 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

95
declared meetings
with current MEPs
57
MEPs met
€2.0M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
5.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“At Telefónica, our mission is to deliver the best digital experience to our customers through connectivity and advanced services tailored to their needs. We are committed to technological innovation and service excellence to build trust and support the digital development of individuals, companies, and public administrations.”

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“We are a global company with 390 million accesses in 6 countries across Europe and Latin America. Telefónica is fully listed, with over 100,000 employees and more than one million direct and indirect jobs. Telefónica’s Brussels Office follows EU level regulatory and public policy debates affecting the Group. Its mission is to provide European policymakers with our views and experience to promote the development of the digital society. Telefónica believes Europe must stay at the forefront of the digital and green transitions through stronger global competitiveness and social progress.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 95 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats4042%
European People's Party3436%
Renew Europe1213%
Greens/EFA44%
European Conservatives & Reformists33%
Patriots for Europe22%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (42 in 2026). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
3
2020
2
2021
1
2022
6
2023
10
2024
4
2025
27
2026
42

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

Elena Sancho Murillo
7 meetings · S&D
Pablo Arias Echeverría
5 meetings · EPP
Laura Ballarín Cereza
4 meetings · S&D
Michał Kobosko
4 meetings · Renew
Jonás Fernández
3 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
28 Oct 2026Elena Sancho MurilloRelevant issues to the ITRE Committee
22 Oct 2026Tomas TobéDigital policy
23 Sep 2026Oihane Agirregoitia MartínezTelecomunicaciones
10 Sep 2026Ana VasconcelosDNA
9 Sep 2026Markéta GregorováCybersecurity Act 2 (CSA2) meeting
15 Jul 2026Elena Sancho MurilloRelevant issues to the ITRE Committee
15 Jul 2026Leire PajínReunión sobre la Creación de un Policy Lab en Madrid
15 Jul 2026Michał KoboskoExchange of views on the Digital Networks Act (DNA)
15 Jul 2026Maria GuzeninaExchange of views on Cybersecurity Act 2
14 Jul 2026Esteban González PonsEstado del sector de las telecomunicaciones
1 Jul 2026Nicolás González CasaresTelecommunication
30 Jun 2026Raúl de la Hoz QuintanoCompetitiveness
18 Jun 2026Pablo Arias EcheverríaThe future of digital connectivity in Europe - digital networks act
10 Jun 2026Rosa Serrano SierraThe company's priorities in the EU
27 May 2026Rasmus AndresenRevision of merger guidelines

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