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AW AlgorithmWatch gGmbH

NGO / non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian also Technology & digital · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, AW AlgorithmWatch gGmbH appears in 11 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

11
declared meetings
with current MEPs
8
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“AlgorithmWatch is a human rights organization based in Berlin and Zurich. We fight for a world where algorithms and Artificial Intelligence (AI) do not weaken justice, democracy, and sustainability but strengthen them. Our mission is to ensure that the use of algorithmic systems benefits the many, not the few. To achieve this mission, we - analyze the use of algorithmic…”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 11 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA873%
Socialists & Democrats218%
European People's Party19%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2022).

2020
1
2021
1
2022
4
2023
2
2024
0
2025
0
2026
3

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Alexandra Geese
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
David Cormand
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Brando Benifei
1 meeting · S&D
Tiemo Wölken
1 meeting · S&D
Sergey Lagodinsky
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 11 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
11 Feb 2026Jutta PaulusBreakfast debate: EUFORES
11 Feb 2026Radan KanevBreakfast- Unregulated AI datacenters driving up energy prices
10 Feb 2026David CormandEnvironmental impacts of tech
25 Oct 2023Alexandra GeeseGreens/EFA event "Reclaiming our Digital Future"
25 May 2023Alexandra GeeseCPDP: THE GLOBAL HARMS OF POWERING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE OF DATA USE AND GOVERNANCE
1 Oct 2022Alexandra GeeseEvent: Bits und Bäume
9 Feb 2022Brando BenifeiDiscussion on the AIA
8 Feb 2022Sergey LagodinskyArtificial Intelligence Act
7 Feb 2022David CormandIA
12 Oct 2021Kim van SparrentakDigital Services Act
3 Mar 2020Tiemo WölkenAustausch zum Digital Services Act

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