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Istituto per la Competitività

Think tank / academic · Think tanks & research · HQ: Italy · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Istituto per la Competitività appears in 12 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with European Conservatives & Reformists.

12
declared meetings
with current MEPs
8
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
4.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“The Institute for Competitiveness (I-Com) is a think-tank founded in 2005 by a group of scholars, professionals and managers, with offices in Rome and Brussels. The objective of I-Com is to promote debates and analyses on competitiveness concerning innovation, in the Italian, European and international politico-economic contexts. The main areas of interest of I-Com are: digitalization, energy, innovation, health and…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 12 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European Conservatives & Reformists650%
Socialists & Democrats542%
The Left18%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2023–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (8 in 2025).

2023
1
2024
0
2025
8
2026
3

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

Carlo Fidanza
4 meetings · ECR
Brando Benifei
2 meetings · S&D
Dario Tamburrano
1 meeting · The Left
Irene Tinagli
1 meeting · S&D
Dario Nardella
1 meeting · S&D

The 12 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
2 Jul 2026Nicola ZingarettiCADA
24 Mar 2026Francesco TorselliIncontro conoscitivo
13 Feb 2026Carlo Fidanzalegislative update
10 Jun 2025Carlo FidanzaInvitation to an event
19 May 2025Carlo FidanzaIntroductory meeting
11 Apr 2025Brando BenifeiThe institutional aspects of the Draghi report
20 Feb 2025Irene TinagliCourtesy meeting
19 Feb 2025Michele PicaroMeeting
29 Jan 2025Dario NardellaPriorities in the field of industry, research and energy
28 Jan 2025Dario TamburranoIncontro conoscitivo e iniziative future
28 Jan 2025Carlo FidanzaIntroductory Meeting
11 Jan 2023Brando BenifeiDiscussion on the AIA

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