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THALES

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

As of 7 November 2026, THALES appears in 27 declared MEP meetings (16 different MEPs), most often with Renew Europe.

27
declared meetings
with current MEPs
16
MEPs met
€700k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
4.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Thales is a global technology leader investing in digital and deep tech innovations – connectivity, big data, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and quantum technology – to make the world safer, greener and more inclusive and in turn build a future we can all trust, which is vital for the development of our societies.”

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“The company provides solutions, services and products that help its customers – businesses, organisations and states – in the defence, aeronautics, space and digital identity and security markets to fulfil their critical missions, while keeping human intelligence at the heart of the decision-making process. With 83 000 employees in 68 countries, Thales reported sales of €20,577 billion in 2024.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 27 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Renew Europe1659%
Socialists & Democrats415%
Patriots for Europe311%
European Conservatives & Reformists27%
Europe of Sovereign Nations14%
European People's Party14%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (9 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2020
1
2021
1
2022
1
2023
3
2024
3
2025
9
2026
9

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 Grudler
5 meetings · Renew
Nathalie Loiseau
4 meetings · Renew
Bart Groothuis
3 meetings · Renew
András Gyürk
2 meetings · PfE
François Kalfon
2 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
24 Sep 2026Elena DonazzanAggiornamento negoziazioni EU Space Act
21 Sep 2026François KalfonRèglement "MSS"
8 Sep 2026Victor NegrescuExchange on European defence and security priorities
12 Jun 2026Engin ErogluDefence industrial policy
11 May 2026François KalfonIRIS² and EU Space Act
14 Apr 2026Bart GroothuisSovereign cyber technology
14 Apr 2026Bart GroothuisSovereign Cyber Security
18 Mar 2026Pascal CanfinDual use technologies
26 Jan 2026András Gyürk18th European Space Conference-event
19 Nov 2025Marion MaréchalSalon Milipol (sécurité intérieure)
19 Nov 2025Jordan BardellaSalon MILIPOL
13 Nov 2025András GyürkEU Space Act
16 Jun 2025Nathalie LoiseauDéfense européenne
22 May 2025Valérie HayerDéfense européenne
18 Apr 2025Grégory AllioneVisite de Thales Gémenos

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