MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

The European Lotteries

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

As of 9 September 2026, The European Lotteries appears in 5 declared MEP meetings (5 different MEPs), most often with European Conservatives & Reformists.

5
declared meetings
with current MEPs
5
MEPs met
€200,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The European Lotteries (EL) is the European umbrella organisation of lotteries operating games of chance for the public benefit. EL has members from 45 European countries including all 28 EU Member States. The association’s members contribute more than 20 billion EUR p.a. to the state budgets and the funding of sport, culture, social projects, research and other causes of general…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 5 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European Conservatives & Reformists120%
European People's Party120%
Greens/EFA120%
Patriots for Europe120%
Socialists & Democrats120%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2024).

2024
3
2025
0
2026
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

Tomislav Sokol
1 meeting · EPP
Antonella Sberna
1 meeting · ECR
Catarina Vieira
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Aldo Patriciello
1 meeting · PfE
Victor Negrescu
1 meeting · S&D

The 5 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
11 May 2026Victor NegrescuExchange of views on online gambling and EU own resources
26 Feb 2026Catarina VieiraCo-host IVY2026 EU Action Forum Launch Event
7 Nov 2024Tomislav SokolInternal market and consumer protection
17 Sep 2024Antonella SbernaGambling policies and legislation, Internal market harmonization, consumer protection and responsible gambling.
17 Sep 2024Aldo Patriciellofirst general meeting

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