Industry & sector
Who lobbies the Parliament on public affairs & consultancy?
Firms that lobby for clients - public-affairs, lobbying and communications consultancies and law firms - and the large advisory and accountancy groups.
Organisations classified under Public affairs & consultancy account for 1,920 declared MEP meetings across the 2016–2026 full record for current MEPs, and the business lobbyists among them self-report about €155M a year in EU lobbying budgets. (As of 8 November 2026.)
Most active organisations
| Organisation | Type | Meetings | MEPs met |
|---|---|---|---|
| #SustainablePublicAffairs↗ | Business group | 101 | 44 |
| NOVE↗ | Business group | 87 | 60 |
| Fleishman-Hillard↗ | Business group | 84 | 41 |
| Acumen Public Affairs↗ | Business group | 71 | 49 |
| Rasmussen Global↗ | Business group | 71 | 49 |
| FTI Consulting Belgium↗ | Business group | 59 | 38 |
| Kreab Worldwide↗ | Business group | 58 | 37 |
| MUST & Partners↗ | Business group | 54 | 36 |
| Rud Pedersen Brussels↗ | Business group | 52 | 41 |
| Alber & Geiger↗ | Business group | 47 | 42 |
| RPP Group↗ | Business group | 43 | 25 |
| Climate Strategy↗ | Business group | 39 | 29 |
Also active here: organisations whose main sector is elsewhere but which this site also places in public affairs & consultancy - HateAid gGmbH.
MEPs most met by public affairs & consultancy organisations
Across the 2016–2026 full record for current MEPs. A member's own page counts this term only, so its sector figures can be lower.
Sector labels are this site's own: reviewers chose the sector for 53 of the 159 profiled organisations here, and the other 106 carry a keyword classification by this site over organisation names, goals and Register categories. See methodology.