MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe

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

As of 7 November 2026, Interactive Advertising Bureau Europe appears in 10 declared MEP meetings (10 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

10
declared meetings
with current MEPs
10
MEPs met
€50k/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
3.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Established in 1998, IAB Europe is the European-level association for the digital marketing and advertising ecosystem. Through its membership of media, technology and marketing companies and national IABs, its mission is to lead political representation and promote industry collaboration to deliver frameworks, standards and industry programmes that enable business to thrive in the European market.”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 10 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party440%
Renew Europe330%
European Conservatives & Reformists110%
Greens/EFA110%
Socialists & Democrats110%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2020
2
2021
2
2022
1
2023
0
2024
0
2025
4
2026
1

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
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Tiemo Wölken
1 meeting · S&D
Arba Kokalari
1 meeting · EPP
Svenja Hahn
1 meeting · Renew
Sandro Gozi
1 meeting · Renew

The 10 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
24 Feb 2026Svenja HahnAI Act industry roundtable hosted by MEP Svenja HAHN
6 Nov 2025Piotr MüllerDigital Fairness Act
3 Oct 2025Dóra DávidMinor protection online
14 May 2025Ciaran MulloolyMultiple issues
4 Feb 2025Regina DohertyDigital advertising
10 Mar 2022Alexandra GeesePolitical Advertising
9 Jun 2021Sirpa PietikäinenEU Digital Services Act
26 Jan 2021Sandro GoziDigital Services Act
10 Dec 2020Arba KokalariDigital Services Act
12 Jun 2020Tiemo WölkenInput im Rahmen einer Stakeholder-Webkonferenz zum Digital Services Act

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