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Business Software Alliance

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

As of 9 September 2026, Business Software Alliance appears in 35 declared MEP meetings (28 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

35
declared meetings
with current MEPs
28
MEPs met
€600,000/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The Business Sofware Alliance is the leading advocate for the global software industry before governments and in the international marketplace. Its members are among the world’s most innovative companies, at the forefront of cutting-edge data-driven innovation, including the development of software solutions powered by artificial intelligence (“AI”) technologies. With headquarters in Washington, DC, and operations in more than 30 countries…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 35 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party2057%
Socialists & Democrats926%
Renew Europe411%
European Conservatives & Reformists13%
Greens/EFA13%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (10 in 2026).

2019
1
2020
0
2021
3
2022
0
2023
6
2024
8
2025
7
2026
10

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
5 meetings · EPP
Laura Ballarín Cereza
2 meetings · S&D
Dóra Dávid
2 meetings · EPP
Henrik Dahl
2 meetings · EPP
Ilhan Kyuchyuk
1 meeting · Renew

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
25 Jun 2026Aura SallaDigital Sovereignty
9 Jun 2026Henrik Dahlcybersecurity
2 Jun 2026Laura Ballarín CerezaCloud and AI Development Act
23 Apr 2026Markéta GregorováCybersecurity Act Review (Certification framework)
3 Mar 2026Adina VăleanIndustrial Accelerator Act; Cybersecurity Act review; Cloud and AI Development Act
17 Feb 2026Christian DoleschalAI-Omnibus
17 Feb 2026Dóra DávidAI Omnibus
9 Feb 2026Dóra DávidAI Omnibus
3 Feb 2026Dirk GotinkDigital sovereignty
27 Jan 2026Elena Sancho MurilloRelevant Issues to the ITRE Committee
1 Sep 2025Axel VossCopyright and generative AI
25 Jun 2025Bernd LangeGeneral exchange of views
14 May 2025Pablo Arias EcheverríaRegulatory development of software and AI
6 May 2025Axel VossCopyright and generative AI
5 Feb 2025Dan BarnaCurrent and upcoming files in INTA committee, the future of data flows and digital trade

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