Alibaba Group
EU lobbying footprint — who they meet, and on what. Built only from official disclosures, every meeting cited.
Alibaba Group has 31 disclosed EU lobbying meetings from 2024-09-17 to 2026-07-15: 13 with the European Commission and 18 with Members of the European Parliament. Source: EU Transparency Register no. 288124335633-28, Commission disclosures and MEP declarations.
Lobbying profile
as declared 2026-01-14- Category
- Companies & groups
- Legal status
- Corporate Entity
- Declared lobbying cost
- €600,000
- Lobbying FTEs
- 1.5
Files it’s lobbying on
The org's disclosed policy areas, ranked by number of meetings.
Declared fields of interest
Business and industry · Climate action · Competition · Consumers · Customs · Digital economy and society · Education and training · Employment and social affairs · Environment · Foreign affairs and security policy · Institutional affairs · International co-operation and development
At a glance
The officials and MEPs most often met, by disclosed-meeting count.
- Gerassimos Thomas2
- Vanesa Hernandez Guerrero1
- Michael McGrath1
- Joachim Herrmann1
- Lucilla Sioli1
Disclosed meetings
Newest first. EC = European Commission, EP = Member of the European Parliament.
- EU-China relationssource ↗
- Union Customs Codesource ↗
- Presentation of Position Cybersecurity Act Revision (CSA2)source ↗
- Cybersecurity Act 2 (CSA2) meetingsource ↗
- EU-China relationssource ↗
- Cross-border e-commerce with the EU marketsource ↗
- 2025-12-16ECGerassimos Thomas · Director-GeneralExchange on Customs duty de minimis removal and national handling feessource ↗
- 2025-12-16ECVanesa Hernandez Guerrero · Head of UnitExchange on Customs duty de minimis removal and national handling feessource ↗
- 2025-12-08ECMichael McGrath · Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrathExchange on consumer protectionsource ↗
- 2025-11-17ECGerassimos Thomas · Director-GeneralExchange of view on the challenges to the EU TK Customs Union of the measures adopted by TK (and proposed by the EU) on E-Commerce.source ↗
- 2025-11-07ECJoachim Herrmann · Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrathDiscussion on EU consumer protection and EU-China trade.source ↗
- Digital Service Actsource ↗
- Artificial Intelligencesource ↗
- 2025-09-24ECLucilla Sioli · DirectorAI Act Compliance and general-purpose AI Code of Practicesource ↗
- 2025-09-24ECKilian Gross · Head of UnitAI Act Compliance and general-purpose AI Code of Practicesource ↗
- EU AI policysource ↗
- 2025-09-23ECThibaut Kleiner · DirectorIntroduction of Alibaba Groupsource ↗
- 2025-07-16ECCharlotte Merlier · Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš ŠefčovičCustoms Reform and e-commercesource ↗
- E-commercesource ↗
- EU customs legislation; e-commercesource ↗
- European legislation on e-commerce platformssource ↗
- 2025-04-08ECWerner Stengg · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna VirkkunenEU digital policysource ↗
- 2025-03-27ECRenate Nikolay · Deputy Director-GeneralExchange of views on the EU digital legislationsource ↗
- E-commercesource ↗
- 2025-02-11ECRita Wezenbeek · DirectorOpening Session: DSA roundtable discussions on online advertising (Article 46 DSA)source ↗
- 2025-02-11ECMarco Giorello · Head of UnitOpening Session: DSA roundtable discussions on online advertising (Article 46 DSA)source ↗
- General Exchange of Viewsource ↗
- Priorities for Ali Babasource ↗
- Code douaniersource ↗
- Priorities for the mandate 2024-2029source ↗
- Competitiveness and EU-China relationssource ↗
Frequently asked
How many EU lobbying meetings has Alibaba Group disclosed?
Alibaba Group (EU Transparency Register no. 288124335633-28) appears in 31 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2024-09-17 and 2026-07-15: 13 with the European Commission and 18 with Members of the European Parliament.
What does Alibaba Group lobby on?
Alibaba Group's disclosed EU meetings most often concern Trade, Technology. Every meeting and its topic is listed with its official source on this page.
Who does Alibaba Group meet in Brussels?
Across its disclosed meetings, Alibaba Group has met Commission officials including Gerassimos Thomas, Vanesa Hernandez Guerrero, Michael McGrath, and MEPs including EROGLU Engin, GOTINK Dirk, DE MEO Salvatore. These are counts of officially disclosed meetings, not a measure of influence.
Primary sources
Every meeting above is a public disclosure by the European Commission or a Member of the European Parliament; counts are of disclosed meetings only and are not a measure of influence. Methodology. Data © European Union (Decision 2011/833/EU) & the European Parliament.
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