THALES has 59 disclosed EU lobbying meetings from 2024-10-16 to 2026-05-21: 47 with the European Commission and 12 with Members of the European Parliament. Source: EU Transparency Register no. 91711831031-23, Commission disclosures and MEP declarations. Methodology

THALES

EU lobbying footprint — who they meet, and on what.

Register no.: 91711831031-23 ↗
Disclosed meetings: 59 (47 Commission · 12 MEP)
Period: 2024-10-16 → 2026-05-21

Declared fields of interest: Banking and financial services · Borders and security · Business and industry · Climate action · Competition · Digital economy and society · Economy, finance and the euro · Energy · Enlargement · Environment · European neighbourhood policy · External relations

Lobbying profile

as declared 2025-10-22

Category: Companies & groups
Legal status: SA
Declared lobbying cost: €700,000
Lobbying FTEs: 4.5
Members: 4

LobbyFacts / Transparency Register source ↗

At a glance

Most-met policy areas

Technology13
Industry3
Transport3
Finance3
Climate1

Commission officials

Filip Cornelis4
Sarah Rinaldi4
Ramunas Stanionis3
Andrius Kubilius3
Anne Fort3

MEPs met

Disclosed meetings

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

2026-05-21ECRamunas Stanionis · Cabinet of Commissioner Andrius Kubilius
Defence industry support for Ukrainesource ↗
2026-05-11EPKALFON François
IRIS² and EU Space Actsource ↗
2026-04-28ECSergio Oliete Josa · Head of Unit
Global Gateway Aviation Dialogue (GGAD)source ↗
2026-04-16ECFilip Cornelis · Director
new Service Delivery Model (nSDM) Future funding for industrialisation and deployment in the domain of the ATMsource ↗
2026-03-25ECAndrius Kubilius · Cabinet of Commissioner Andrius Kubilius
Exchange of views on Defence and Spacesource ↗
2026-03-25ECSilvia Bartolini · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen
Technological Sovereigntysource ↗
2026-03-17ECHenna Virkkunen · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen
Roundtable discussion with CEOs about cloud and AI services in Europesource ↗
2026-02-18ECAnne Fort · Cabinet of Commissioner Andrius Kubilius
Missile production in Europesource ↗
2026-01-23ECGerasimos Sofianatos · Head of Unit
Satellite communicationssource ↗
2026-01-19ECRamunas Stanionis · Cabinet of Commissioner Andrius Kubilius
Presentation of new Thales representative in Brusselssource ↗
2026-01-08ECSarah Rinaldi · Head of Unit
Connectivity projects in Mongoliasource ↗
2025-12-12ECFrancois Arbault · Director
Thales Alenia Space & EU Defence Space Initiativessource ↗
2025-11-19EPBARDELLA Jordan
Salon MILIPOLsource ↗
2025-11-18ECRamunas Stanionis · Cabinet of Commissioner Andrius Kubilius
Defence industrial capacities in Ukraine and EDIPsource ↗
2025-11-13EPGYÜRK András
EU Space Actsource ↗
2025-11-05ECFilip Cornelis · Director
New Service Delivery Model (NSDM) Future priorities for research and deployment in the domain of the ATMsource ↗
2025-10-15ECBenoît Fourestie · Acting Head of Unit
Exchange of views on inertial confinement fusion and Europe’s fusion strategy.source ↗
2025-10-14ECPeteris Ustubs · Director
Connectivity projects in Mongoliasource ↗
2025-10-14ECManuel Mateo Goyet · Acting Head of Unit
Discussion on the upcoming Cloud and AI Development Act, with particular focus on provisions related to European autonomy and demand for trusted EU cloud service providers.source ↗
2025-10-09ECSarah Rinaldi · Head of Unit
Connectivity projects in Mongoliasource ↗
2025-10-02ECGustaf Winroth · Head of Unit
Security Action for Europe (SAFE)source ↗
2025-10-02ECHerald Ruijters · Deputy Director-General
Security Action for Europe (SAFE)source ↗
2025-09-23ECApostolia Karamali · Cabinet of Commissioner Andrius Kubilius
Next EU Multiannual Financial Framework & Access to Spacesource ↗
2025-09-22ECSarah Rinaldi · Head of Unit
Connectivity projects in Mongoliasource ↗
2025-09-05ECStéphane Séjourné · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné
- Compétitivité des entreprises - Marché intérieur - Protection de la souveraineté et du pouvoir d’achat - Relation US/EUsource ↗
2025-07-17EPTHIONNET Pierre-Romain
Industrie de défensesource ↗
2025-07-16ECSarah Rinaldi · Head of Unit
Connectivity projects in Mongoliasource ↗
2025-07-08ECChristiane Kirketerp De Viron · Acting Director
Cybersecuritysource ↗
2025-07-08ECGustav Kalbe · Acting Director
Quantum Europesource ↗
2025-07-07ECManuel Mateo Goyet · Acting Head of Unit
THALES cloud offerings solutions for sensitive sectors and cybersecurity provisionssource ↗
2025-06-16ECArthur Corbin · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné
Compétitivité, Clean Industrial Deal, sécurité économique, SAF, Défense, Transport, souvenaineté, droits de douane. Visite conjointe avec le Commissaire Tzitzikostas et son cabinet.source ↗
2025-06-16EPLOISEAU Nathalie
Défense européennesource ↗
2025-06-06ECFilip Cornelis · Director
The modernisation of European Air Traffic Management (ATM) and the New ATM Service Delivery Model.source ↗
2025-05-26ECAndrius Kubilius · Cabinet of Commissioner Andrius Kubilius
Fucino Space Center (Telespazio) visitsource ↗
2025-05-26ECAndrius Kubilius · Cabinet of Commissioner Andrius Kubilius
Visit of the Thales Alenia Space - Smart Space Factorysource ↗
2025-05-22EPHAYER Valérie
Défense européennesource ↗
2025-05-15ECEstelle Goeger · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné
Aerospacesource ↗
2025-05-15ECAndreas Schwarz · Cabinet of Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva
Support to innovation in the aviation sectorsource ↗
2025-05-15ECMarc Lemaitre · Director-General
Thales Group is closely monitoring developments to ensure that our avionics and ground/airborne collaboration systems can be supported in line with the current challenges of reducing aviation's carbon footprint and digitalization.source ↗
2025-05-15ECPierre Chastanet · Head of Unit
Discussion on the state of play of semiconductor advanced packaging in Europesource ↗
2025-05-13ECFilip Cornelis · Director
Modernisation of European Air Traffic Management (ATM) and the New ATM Service Delivery Model. Implementation of European Regulation 2021/116 - Common Project (CP1)source ↗
2025-04-29ECSacha Halphen · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné
Simplification, marché interieur, compétivité, défensesource ↗
2025-04-18EPALLIONE Grégory
Visite de Thales Gémenossource ↗
2025-04-16ECAnne Fort · Cabinet of Commissioner Andrius Kubilius
Upcoming EU defence instruments (SAFE & EDIP)source ↗
2025-04-10ECCécile Huet · Head of Unit
Thales’ Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy and use cases and the European AI Office’s latest initiatives and stakeholder consultation proceduressource ↗
2025-04-10ECLucilla Sioli · Director
Thales’ Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy and use cases and the European AI Office’s latest initiatives and stakeholder consultation proceduressource ↗
2025-04-09ECAnne Fort · Cabinet of Commissioner Andrius Kubilius
The meeting discussed the implementation of the White Paper on European Defence and EU's defence readiness.source ↗
2025-03-26ECAlexandre Adam · Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen
Exchange of views on the European legislative and financial architecture on the defence industrysource ↗
2025-03-26ECSilvia Bartolini · Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen
Space and Defence policysource ↗
2025-03-14ECMagda Kopczynska · Director-General
Exchange of views on the state of the Air Traffic Management reform in Europe, the competitiveness of the European ATM industry at the world market and the priorities for Thales in the next MFF period.source ↗
2025-02-27ECFabienne Van Den Eede · Acting Head of Unit
Cooperation on satellite connectivity in Kazakhstansource ↗
2025-02-18ECSimonas Satunas · Cabinet of Commissioner Andrius Kubilius
Roundtable with industrysource ↗
2025-01-30EPGRUDLER Christophe
Politique spatiale européennesource ↗
2025-01-28ECTimo Pesonen · Director-General
Meeting on the side of Space Conference - discussion on EU space programmes.source ↗
2025-01-28ECAna Beramendi · Cabinet of Commissioner Andrius Kubilius
Presentation of Thales Alenia Space and exchange on the future of space in Europe.source ↗
2025-01-14EPDI RUPO Elio
Dossier SEDE - Alain Quevrinsource ↗
2025-01-13EPLOISEAU Nathalie
Europe de la défensesource ↗
2024-11-05EPLOISEAU Nathalie
Défense européennesource ↗
2024-10-16EPBELLAMY François-Xavier
Cloud souverainsource ↗

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Frequently asked

How many EU lobbying meetings has THALES disclosed?

THALES (EU Transparency Register no. 91711831031-23) appears in 59 disclosed meetings with EU officials and MEPs between 2024-10-16 and 2026-05-21: 47 with the European Commission and 12 with Members of the European Parliament.

What does THALES lobby on?

THALES's disclosed EU meetings most often concern Technology, Industry, Transport, Finance. Every meeting and its topic is listed with its official source on this page.

Who does THALES meet in Brussels?

Across its disclosed meetings, THALES has met Commission officials including Filip Cornelis, Sarah Rinaldi, Ramunas Stanionis, and MEPs including LOISEAU Nathalie, KALFON François, BARDELLA Jordan. 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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