Organisation · Transparency Register · 338398611148-62

RELX

EU lobbying footprint — who they meet, and on what. Built only from official disclosures, every meeting cited.

Disclosed meetings28 (23 EC · 5 EP)

Period2020-02-06 → 2026-09-17

In short

RELX has 28 disclosed EU lobbying meetings from 2020-02-06 to 2026-09-17: 23 with the European Commission and 5 with Members of the European Parliament. Source: EU Transparency Register no. 338398611148-62, Commission disclosures and MEP declarations.

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Lobbying profile

as declared 2026-02-17

Category: Companies & groups
Legal status: PLC
Declared lobbying cost: €500,000
Lobbying FTEs: 1.75
Members: 3

LobbyFacts / Transparency Register source ↗

Files it’s lobbying on

The org's disclosed policy areas, ranked by number of meetings.

Technology8 mtgs

Trade2 mtgs

Health1 mtgs

Social1 mtgs

A disclosed meeting is contact, not influence. Counts are of disclosed meetings only.

Declared fields of interest

Banking and financial services · Communication · Culture and media · Digital economy and society · Education and training · Public health · Research and innovation · Single market · Taxation

At a glance

The officials and MEPs most often met, by disclosed-meeting count.

Commission officials

Michael Arentoft3
Werner Stengg2
Joanna Drake1
Antti Timonen1
Liviu Stirbat1

MEPs met

Disclosed meetings

Newest first. EC = European Commission, EP = Member of the European Parliament.

2026-09-17ECJoanna Drake · Deputy Director-General
Health Trust in Science Sustainabilitysource ↗
2026-04-22EPTARR Zoltán
AI and creative sectorssource ↗
2026-03-05ECMichael Arentoft · Head of Unit
Open science policy; ERA legislation; knowledge systemssource ↗
2025-12-09ECWerner Stengg · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen
Exchange on artificial intelligence, research and research datasource ↗
2025-12-09ECAntti Timonen · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen
Exchange on artificial intelligence, research and research datasource ↗
2025-12-04EPPOZŅAKS Reinis
EU - UK relationssource ↗
2025-12-01ECLiviu Stirbat · Head of Unit
European Research Area and the use of AI in scientific researchsource ↗
2025-12-01ECMaria Cristina Russo · Director
European Research Area and the use of AI in scientific researchsource ↗
2025-12-01ECMagda De Carli · Head of Unit
European Research Area and the use of AI in scientific researchsource ↗
2025-12-01ECIoan-Dragos Tudorache · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné
Research – Innovation and Competitiveness – Economic Securitysource ↗
2025-12-01ECMichael Arentoft · Head of Unit
European Research Area and the use of AI in scientific researchsource ↗
2025-11-26EPWALSMANN Marion
intellectual property rightssource ↗
2025-11-05ECMichael Arentoft · Head of Unit
Copyright and academic freedom in the context of researchsource ↗
2025-11-05EPVOSS Axel
Event on copyright and generative AIsource ↗
2025-11-04ECManuel Aleixo · Cabinet of Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva
Exchange of views on ongoing initiatives related to research, innovation, and the European Research Areasource ↗
2025-10-28ECAdam Romanowski · Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič
Priorities of the EU’s trade agendasource ↗
2025-10-28ECMaroš Šefčovič · Cabinet of Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič
Priorities of the EU’s trade agendasource ↗
2025-04-03ECWerner Stengg · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen
Artificial intelligencesource ↗
2025-03-17EPRUOTOLO Sandro
AI code of practicesource ↗
2025-02-13ECEric Ducoulombier · Head of Unit
Exchange of views on the topic of fraud in the context of the Payment Services package and new Commission Work Program.source ↗
2025-02-05ECAlice Guedel · Cabinet of Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque
Exchange with LexisNexis Risk Solutions on tools to facilitate sanctions and AML/CFT compliancesource ↗
2023-06-15ECDimitri Lorenzani · Cabinet of Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič
Preparation of Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)/ELSEVIER dinner event on Open strategic Autonomy.source ↗
2023-06-14ECMarc Lemaitre · Director-General
Excellence and Experimentation in assessment and evaluation Trustworthy research for Society Equality and sustainability in researchsource ↗
2022-11-16ECIsabelle Perignon · Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders
Development of an Eye witness and atrocities appsource ↗
2022-07-12ECAnthony Whelan · Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen
Bring some fresh insights on matters such as tech policy, the EU-US Trade and Technology Council, the war in Ukraine, collaborative research, and intellectual property rights.source ↗
2020-11-26ECMariya Gabriel · Cabinet of Commissioner Mariya Gabriel
Meeting with Elsevier CEO on the Novel Coronavirus Centre and gender diversity in researchsource ↗
2020-02-19ECNeil Kerr · Cabinet of Commissioner Helena Dalli
Presentation of RELX' activities in the field of diversity & inclusionsource ↗
2020-02-06ECLucrezia Busa · Cabinet of Commissioner Didier Reynders
General presentation of the activities of the Groupsource ↗

Frequently asked

How many EU lobbying meetings has RELX disclosed?

RELX (EU Transparency Register no. 338398611148-62) appears in 28 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2020-02-06 and 2026-09-17: 23 with the European Commission and 5 with Members of the European Parliament.

What does RELX lobby on?

RELX's disclosed EU meetings most often concern Technology, Trade, Health, Social. Every meeting and its topic is listed with its official source on this page.

Who does RELX meet in Brussels?

Across its disclosed meetings, RELX has met Commission officials including Michael Arentoft, Werner Stengg, Joanna Drake, and MEPs including TARR Zoltán, POZŅAKS Reinis, WALSMANN Marion. These are counts of officially disclosed meetings, not a measure of influence.

Primary sources

EU Transparency Register · no. 338398611148-62 ↗European Commission meeting disclosures ↗European Parliament — MEP meeting declarations ↗

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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