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Lobbying at the EU

Who lobbies the European Union?

94 organisations with their headquarters in Slovenia are in the European transparency register. They try to influence European laws and decisions. Since December 2024 they have had 27 meetings with the European Commission between them.

What is lobbying? (click to read)
  • Lobbying means trying to influence the decisions of politicians and civil servants: through conversations, studies, letters or events. This is allowed and is done by companies, but also by trade unions, environmental organisations and cities.
  • Anyone who wants to meet the European Commission or the European Parliament must be in the transparency register and state how much money and how many people are spent on it.
  • The amounts are reported by the organisations themselves, in ranges (e.g. "between 1 and 1.25 million euros"). Nobody checks them all.
  • A European federation with its headquarters in Brussels often represents companies from all over Europe. That is why there are so many organisations in Belgium.
  • We do not show self-employed individuals (people).

Organisations

94

Reported lobbying costs per year

€ 2.3 million – € 4.1 million

Of 58 companies, federations and trade unions that report this.

Access badges for the European Parliament

29

Lobbyists who can walk in freely.

Who are they?

  • NGOs and citizens’ organisations 36
  • Companies 32
  • Trade and professional federations 7
  • Universities and colleges 6
  • Think tanks and research institutions 6
  • Trade unions and professional associations 4
  • Consultancies 3

Biggest lobbying budgets

What they report themselves for lobbying work at the EU, per year.

  1. Zbornica za arhitekturo in prostor Slovenije Trade unions and professional associations € 300,000 – € 400,000
  2. Arctur d.o.o. Companies € 300,000 – € 400,000
  3. WONCA Europe Trade unions and professional associations € 200,000 – € 300,000
  4. Mednarodni institut za implementacijo trajnostnega razvoja, Maribor NGOs and citizens’ organisations € 200,000 – € 300,000
  5. Povod, Institute for culture and development of international relations in culture NGOs and citizens’ organisations € 200,000 – € 300,000
  6. PIPISTREL VERTICAL SOLUTIONS d.o.o., podjetje za napredne letalske rešitve Companies € 100,000 – € 200,000
  7. VITAVA marketing in trgovina d.o.o. Think tanks and research institutions € 100,000 – € 200,000
  8. ZVEZA EUROPSO NGOs and citizens’ organisations € 100,000 – € 200,000
  9. Luka Koper d.d. Companies € 50,000 – € 100,000
  10. DRUŠTVO SVETOVNO OMREŽJE ZA ZELENO INFRASTRUKTURO WGIN NGOs and citizens’ organisations € 50,000 – € 100,000

Most meetings with the European Commission

With commissioners, their private offices or directors-general, since December 2024.

  1. Holding Slovenske elektrarne d.o.o. Companies 3 meetings
  2. Gospodarska zbornica Slovenije Trade and professional federations 2 meetings
  3. WONCA Europe Trade unions and professional associations 2 meetings
  4. European Beekeeping Association NGOs and citizens’ organisations 2 meetings
  5. Youth Health Organization NGOs and citizens’ organisations 2 meetings
  6. Center of Excellence in Finance NGOs and citizens’ organisations 2 meetings
  7. IEDC - POSLOVNA ŠOLA BLED, Fakulteta za podiplomski študij managementa Universities and colleges 1 meeting
  8. My Voice, My Choice NGOs and citizens’ organisations 1 meeting
  9. International Fire and Rescue Services Association NGOs and citizens’ organisations 1 meeting
  10. EMUNI univerza Universities and colleges 1 meeting

Source: EU transparency register and meetings of the European Commission with interest representatives (European Commission, reuse allowed with credit to the source). Amounts as reported by the organisations themselves.