Lobby organisation
Electronic Frontier Foundation
NGO or non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: United States · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, Electronic Frontier Foundation appears in 14 declared MEP meetings (9 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.
In their own words
“The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development. We work to ensure that rights and freedoms are enhanced and protected as our use of technology grows.”
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“Even in the fledgling days of the Internet, EFF understood that protecting access to developing technology was central to advancing freedom for all. In the years that followed, EFF used our fiercely independent voice to clear the way for open source software, encryption, security research, file sharing tools, and a world of emerging technologies. Today, EFF uses the unique expertise of leading technologists, activists, and attorneys in our efforts to defend free speech online, fight illegal surveillance, advocate for users and innovators, and support freedom-enhancing technologies. Together, w (...)”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 14 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2022). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.
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
The 14 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 2026 | Ana Catarina Mendes | EU Kids Act |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Lynn Boylan | Briefing on EU Kids Act |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Ana Vasconcelos | Omnibus IV |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Ana Vasconcelos | digital rights |
| 16 Dec 2024 | David Cormand | AI |
| 4 Dec 2024 | Alexandra Geese | Digital policies |
| 18 Nov 2024 | Alexandra Geese | Digital policy round-table with CSOs and consumer protection organisations |
| 8 Jun 2022 | René Repasi | Chatkontrolle |
| 24 May 2022 | Christel Schaldemose | EU and US competition policy/interoperability, chatcontrol/encryption, content moderation & platforms/artificial intelligence |
| 24 May 2022 | Alexandra Geese | Online platform regulation |
| 9 Jun 2021 | Martin Schirdewan | Interoperability |
| 15 Mar 2021 | Martin Schirdewan | Digital Services Act |
| 12 Jun 2020 | Tiemo Wölken | Input im Rahmen einer Stakeholder-Webkonferenz zum Digital Services Act |
| 20 May 2020 | Tiemo Wölken | Austausch zum Digital Services Act |
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