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Lobbying at the EU

Who lobbies the European Union?

109 organisations with their headquarters in Lithuania are in the European transparency register. They try to influence European laws and decisions. Since December 2024 they have had 83 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

109

Reported lobbying costs per year

€ 4.8 million – € 7.6 million

Of 81 companies, federations and trade unions that report this.

Access badges for the European Parliament

3

Lobbyists who can walk in freely.

Who are they?

  • Companies 38
  • Trade and professional federations 27
  • NGOs and citizens’ organisations 21
  • Other organisations and public institutions 7
  • Trade unions and professional associations 6
  • Universities and colleges 3
  • Think tanks and research institutions 3
  • Consultancies 2
  • Associations of public authorities (e.g. cities and regions) 1
  • Law firms 1

Biggest lobbying budgets

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

  1. State Enterprise Agricultural Data Center Other organisations and public institutions € 900,000 – € 1 million
  2. Lithuanian Business Confederation Trade and professional federations € 600,000 – € 700,000
  3. Lietuvos profesinių sąjungų konfederacija Trade unions and professional associations € 300,000 – € 400,000
  4. Transport Innovation Association Trade and professional federations € 300,000 – € 400,000
  5. Lithuanian real estate development association Trade and professional federations € 300,000 – € 400,000
  6. HUMANA LT Companies € 200,000 – € 300,000
  7. Lithuanian Fintech Association Trade and professional federations € 200,000 – € 300,000
  8. Lietuvos žemės ūkio bendrovių asociacija Trade and professional federations € 200,000 – € 300,000
  9. UAB BGS Rail Holdings Companies € 200,000 – € 300,000
  10. Eldorado Market, UAB Companies € 200,000 – € 300,000

Most meetings with the European Commission

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

  1. Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists Trade and professional federations 14 meetings
  2. Lietuvos geležinkeliai Companies 12 meetings
  3. Vinted Companies 12 meetings
  4. Nord Security Companies 5 meetings
  5. UAB RSI Europe Companies 3 meetings
  6. UAB ILTE Other organisations and public institutions 2 meetings
  7. Association of Lithuanian Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Crafts Trade and professional federations 2 meetings
  8. Engineering and Technology Industries Association of Lithuania LINPRA Trade and professional federations 1 meeting
  9. Forest and Land Owners Association of Lithuania NGOs and citizens’ organisations 1 meeting
  10. Light Conversion UAB Companies 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.