MEP of the week

Weekly edition · 2026-W43

Week 43, 2026: Bruno Tobback

19-25 October 2026 - the week in declared EU lobbying.

In the publication week of 19-25 October 2026, this site first observed 663 distinct meeting declarations by current MEPs. 200 carried a Register link and appeared within 14 days of the meeting; Bruno Tobback led with 9 qualifying meetings.

280
meetings dated this week
current MEPs; fills in over time
149
current MEPs with meetings dated this week
78%
eligible entries linked at source
diplomacy excluded
9
qualifying meetings by the winner

Published that week: 663 distinct meeting declarations by 131 MEPs, of which 393 carried at least one declared Register link and 200 also came within 14 days of the meeting - the pool the MEP of the week is chosen from.

MEP of the week

Bruno Tobback, official European Parliament portrait
Bruno Tobback
Socialists & Democrats · Belgium · Vooruit

9 qualifying meetings published that week across 10 registered counterparts; 16% of this MEP's published meetings qualified. The most-met industry was Energy (EPIA SolarPower Europe, FuelsEurope, IBERDROLA).

Chosen by the publication methodology (since 2026-W30): the most meetings published this week that were at most 14 days old and carried a Transparency Register link. Method.

Most-met organisations among meetings dated that week

This table is meeting-date context and is separate from the first-seen publication pool used to select the winner.