MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Bitkom e.V.

Business / industry · Technology & digital · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Bitkom e.V. appears in 79 declared MEP meetings (33 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

79
declared meetings
with current MEPs
33
MEPs met
€1.0M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
7.0
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Bitkom is Germany’s digital association. Founded 1999 in Berlin, we represent more than 2,200 companies of the digital economy. Our membership spans more than 1,000 SMEs, including half of the 40 DAX companies over 500 startups and virtually all global players. Our members offer software, telecommunications and internet services, produce hardware and consumer electronics, operate in the digital media sector…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 79 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party3646%
Greens/EFA2127%
Socialists & Democrats1316%
Renew Europe911%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (18 in 2025).

2019
2
2020
6
2021
10
2022
5
2023
8
2024
15
2025
18
2026
15

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

Axel Voss
12 meetings · EPP
Sergey Lagodinsky
9 meetings · Greens/EFA
Svenja Hahn
5 meetings · Renew
Alexandra Geese
4 meetings · Greens/EFA
Angelika Niebler
4 meetings · EPP

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
30 Jun 2026Markus FerberCybersicherheitspolitik
9 Jun 2026Birgit SippelCloud and AI Dev Act 2026/0138 (COD)
9 Jun 2026Alexandra GeeseEvent: Bitkom roundtable „From Cloud to Capability – Building the infrastructure for AI in Europe”
5 Jun 2026René RepasiThe 28th Regime Corporate Legal Framework – 'EU Inc.'/ Gesellschaftsrechtlicher Rahmen des 28. Regimes – „EU Inc.“
4 Jun 2026Bart GroothuisCSA2
27 May 2026Markéta GregorováCybersecurity Act 2 (CSA2) meeting
14 Apr 2026Oliver SchenkHalbleiterindustrie in Europa / Halbleiter-Thematik im Automobilsektor
14 Apr 2026Matthias EckeDigital Networks Act
25 Mar 2026Marion WalsmannMittelstandspolitik
25 Mar 2026Axel Voss28th Regime
26 Feb 2026Moritz KörnerIntroductory Meeting
12 Feb 2026Vivien CostanzoExchange on AI in Transport and AI Omnibus
3 Feb 2026Axel VossStakeholder meeting on AI Omnibus
26 Jan 2026Marion WalsmannEuropean Business Wallets
14 Jan 2026Sergey LagodinskyExchange of Views

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