Connect Europe
EU lobbying footprint — who they meet, and on what. Built only from official disclosures, every meeting cited.
Connect Europe has 105 disclosed EU lobbying meetings from 2019-09-04 to 2026-09-30: 58 with the European Commission and 47 with Members of the European Parliament. Source: EU Transparency Register no. 08957111909-85, Commission disclosures and MEP declarations.
Lobbying profile
as declared 2026-02-09- Category
- Trade and business associations
- Legal status
- AISBL
- Declared lobbying cost
- €1,500,000
- Lobbying FTEs
- 7.5
- Members
- 2
Files it’s lobbying on
The org's disclosed policy areas, ranked by number of meetings.
Declared fields of interest
Borders and security · Business and industry · Climate action · Communication · Competition · Consumers · Culture and media · Digital economy and society · Employment and social affairs · External relations · Institutional affairs · Justice and fundamental rights
At a glance
The officials and MEPs most often met, by disclosed-meeting count.
- Anthony Whelan7
- Lucrezia Busa4
- Michele Piergiovanni3
- Thierry Breton3
- Margrethe Vestager3
Disclosed meetings
Newest first, showing the most recent 60 of 105. EC = European Commission, EP = Member of the European Parliament.
- CSA2source ↗
- 2026-09-17ECMichele Piergiovanni · Cabinet of President Ursula von der LeyenExchange of views on the mergers guidelinessource ↗
- 2026-09-09ECManuel Mateo Goyet · Head of UnitExchange of views on the proposal for a Cloud and AI Development Act.source ↗
- 2026-07-09ECYvo Volman · DirectorData Union strategy, Digital Omnibus proposal, ePrivacy reformsource ↗
- Digital Omnibus meetingssource ↗
- Digital Networks Actsource ↗
- Digital Networks Actsource ↗
- Digital Networks Actsource ↗
- Relevant issues to the ITRE Committeesource ↗
- 2026-05-28ECDespina Spanou · Deputy Director-GeneralEU policy developments related to cybersecurity in telecommunicationssource ↗
- 2026-05-28ECChristiane Kirketerp De Viron · Acting DirectorEU policy developments related to cybersecurity in telecommunicationssource ↗
- DNAsource ↗
- 2026-04-23ECThomas Lunau · Cabinet of President Ursula von der LeyenDiscussion Revision of the Cyber security act.source ↗
- Digital Networks Actsource ↗
- 2026-03-25ECLucrezia Busa · Head of UnitConnect Europe shared its views on certain provisions of the DNA, with a focus on market analysis and access remedies.source ↗
- CSA2source ↗
- DNA and CSA2source ↗
- Presentation of Industry Position Cybersecurity Actsource ↗
- Digital policysource ↗
- Digital neteworks actsource ↗
- Exchange of views on the Digital Networks Actsource ↗
- 2026-03-23ECThierry Boulange · Acting Head of UnitExchange of views on the AI Omnibussource ↗
- 2026-03-18ECKamila Kloc · DirectorDigital Networks Actsource ↗
- Cybersecurity Act 2 (CSA2) meetingsource ↗
- Incontro conoscitivosource ↗
- 2026-03-10ECMichele Piergiovanni · Cabinet of President Ursula von der LeyenCompetition, digital and industrial policysource ↗
- 2026-03-09ECKarl-philipp Wojcik · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Raffaele FittoMerger controlsource ↗
- 2026-03-05ECThibaut Kleiner · DirectorExchange of views on Future networks policiessource ↗
- connectivity networks and services in Europesource ↗
- DNA and CSA2source ↗
- Payment Services Proposalssource ↗
- 2026-02-03ECPeter Stuckmann · Head of UnitDiscussion on the Implementing Act on Intra EU communications.source ↗
- digital omnibussource ↗
- Digital Networks Actsource ↗
- 2026-01-08ECSean Mernagh · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera RodríguezChallenges facing the telecoms sector, EU competition and regulatory policysource ↗
- 2026-01-08ECTeresa Ribera Rodríguez · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera RodríguezChallenges facing the telecoms sector, EU competition and regulatory policysource ↗
- 2025-11-27ECMichele Piergiovanni · Cabinet of President Ursula von der LeyenExchange of views on European affairssource ↗
- 2025-11-13ECManuel Mateo Goyet · Acting Head of UnitExchange of views on ongoing legislative work for the Cloud and AI Development Act.source ↗
- Digital Networks Act; review of telecoms regulationsource ↗
- Relevant Issues to the ITRE Committeesource ↗
- telecommunications, EU competitivenesssource ↗
- Telecom policysource ↗
- Key digital connectivity legislative initiativessource ↗
- Breitbandausbausource ↗
- Implementation of Letta and Draghi reports and upcoming DNAsource ↗
- Exchange of views on Digital Networks Act, Cloud and AI Development Act, Digital Omnibus and digital sovereignty initiativessource ↗
- Digital Policy Initiativessource ↗
- EU Digital Policysource ↗
- Politique numérique européennesource ↗
- 2025-09-23ECSilke Dalton · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna VirkkunenExchange of views on the Digital Networks Act (DNA) and other relevant initiativessource ↗
- 2025-09-23ECHenna Virkkunen · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna VirkkunenExchange of views on the Digital Networks Act (DNA) and other relevant initiativessource ↗
- 2025-09-11ECGerasimos Sofianatos · Head of UnitConnect Europe presented a reflection paper on LEO Satellite connectivitysource ↗
- Payment Services Directivesource ↗
- 2025-06-27ECLucrezia Busa · Head of UnitImplementation details of the inclusion of Ukraine into the EU Roam Like at Home (the ‘EU RLAH’) areasource ↗
- Roundtable Discussion on European Telecomssource ↗
- Digital Network Actsource ↗
- Legislative prioritiessource ↗
- 2025-05-22ECGerasimos Sofianatos · Head of UnitFollow-up to the call for input concerning the future DNA. The aim was to present and discuss Connect Europe views on the spectrum policy, as well as discuss the 5G spectrum roadmap and satellite-related issues.source ↗
- 2025-05-22ECKamila Kloc · DirectorFollow-up to the call for input concerning the future DNA. The aim was to present and discuss Connect Europe views on the spectrum policy, as well as discuss the 5G spectrum roadmap and satellite-related issues.source ↗
- 2025-04-15ECLucrezia Busa · Head of UnitImplementation details of a possible inclusion of Ukraine into the EU Roam Like at Home (the ‘EU RLAH’) areasource ↗
Frequently asked
How many EU lobbying meetings has Connect Europe disclosed?
Connect Europe (EU Transparency Register no. 08957111909-85) appears in 105 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2019-09-04 and 2026-09-30: 58 with the European Commission and 47 with Members of the European Parliament.
What does Connect Europe lobby on?
Connect Europe's disclosed EU meetings most often concern Technology, Competition, Social, Energy. Every meeting and its topic is listed with its official source on this page.
Who does Connect Europe meet in Brussels?
Across its disclosed meetings, Connect Europe has met Commission officials including Anthony Whelan, Lucrezia Busa, Michele Piergiovanni, and MEPs including SANCHO MURILLO Elena, KOBOSKO Michał, TORSELLI Francesco. 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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