MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Centre for Democracy & Technology, Europe

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

As of 7 November 2026, Centre for Democracy & Technology, Europe appears in 39 declared MEP meetings (15 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

39
declared meetings
with current MEPs
15
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
10.8
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“At CDT Europe, we work to increase equality, amplify voices, and promote human rights in European level law and policy debates. We champion policies, laws, and technical designs that protect against invasive, discriminatory, and exploitative uses of new technologies. We work on the discriminatory impact of algorithms and participation in online debates.”

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“CDT Europe is closely following European-level legislative files such as the Digital Services Act. CDT Europe insists that online platforms be transparent, accountable, and respect human rights. We also advocate that regulation should set limits on the collection and use of personal information and give people greater control. CDT Europe also works at the European-level to ensure that people are free from unwarranted surveillance. In line with international human rights law standards, we advocate that government surveillance should have strict, independent oversight and checks against bias.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 39 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA1846%
Socialists & Democrats1744%
Renew Europe38%
European People's Party13%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (9 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2019
1
2020
5
2021
2
2022
4
2023
4
2024
6
2025
9
2026
8

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
10 meetings · Greens/EFA
Birgit Sippel
8 meetings · S&D
Alex Agius Saliba
3 meetings · S&D
Sergey Lagodinsky
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Sandro Ruotolo
3 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
4 Nov 2026Sandro RuotoloUpdate on Interest group on spyware
28 Oct 2026Lukas SieperMeeting
1 Oct 2026Sandro RuotoloInterest group on spyware update
22 Sep 2026Alexandra GeeseGendered disinformation
30 Mar 2026Hannah NeumannExchange of Views on Spyware regulation
17 Mar 2026Markéta GregorováChat Control meeting
4 Feb 2026Marina KaljurandDigital Omnibus
2 Feb 2026Anna StrolenbergOnline gender based violence
21 Nov 2025Sergey LagodinskyExchange of Views
24 Jun 2025Birgit SippelEvent on spyware
14 May 2025Sandro RuotoloEU action on spyware
10 Apr 2025Sandro GoziDSA
20 Mar 2025Nathalie LoiseauBouclier démocratique européen
14 Mar 2025Birgit SippelArtificial Intelligence Implemention working Group
11 Mar 2025Birgit SippelEvent Prep for Screening of the movie "Surveilled"

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