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DOT Europe

Business group · Technology & digital · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, DOT Europe appears in 77 declared MEP meetings (52 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

77
declared meetings
with current MEPs
52
MEPs met
€700k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
4.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Founded in the year 2000, DOT Europe has developed in tandem with the rapid evolution of online services. Collectively our members provide Europe’s citizens and businesses with some of the internet’s most popular products, platforms and services.”

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“As the voice of the leading internet companies in Digital, Online and Tech in Europe, DOT Europe stands for an innovative, open and safe internet for Europe’s citizens and businesses. Our mission is to develop ideas and support policy initiatives that foster an innovative, open and safe internet for Europe’s citizens and businesses. As DOT Europe, we engage with EU policymakers, regulators, other stakeholders and the media. Our goal is to ensure that relevant policy debates are informed by the shared knowledge and expertise of our members and our team.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 77 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party2229%
Renew Europe2026%
Socialists & Democrats1925%
Greens/EFA810%
European Conservatives & Reformists79%
Patriots for Europe11%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (25 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2020
1
2021
9
2022
5
2023
11
2024
5
2025
25
2026
21

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

Svenja Hahn
4 meetings · Renew
Sergey Lagodinsky
4 meetings · Greens/EFA
Sebastian Tynkkynen
4 meetings · ECR
Axel Voss
4 meetings · EPP
Alex Agius Saliba
3 meetings · S&D

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
13 Oct 2026Maria NoichlE Privacy, Kindesmissbrauch
23 Sep 2026Sebastian TynkkynenTekoäly
23 Jun 2026Sebastian TynkkynenCSAM
3 Jun 2026Alex Agius SalibaStakeholders meeting Digital Omnibus opinion
26 May 2026Laura Ballarín CerezaProtection of minors online
20 May 2026Markéta GregorováGDPR omnibus meeting
19 May 2026Francesco TorselliDigital Networks Act
11 May 2026Michał KoboskoExchange of views on the Digital Networks Act
6 May 2026Angelika NieblerEU Digital Policy
4 May 2026Ana VasconcelosDNA
17 Mar 2026Sebastian TynkkynenDigital Omnibus
5 Mar 2026Kristian VigeninDigital omnibus AI
4 Mar 2026Sebastian TynkkynenCSAM
4 Mar 2026Marina KaljurandDigital Omnibus
24 Feb 2026Michael McNamaraAI Omnibus

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