Lobby organisation
Match Group
Company · Technology & digital · HQ: France · website · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, Match Group appears in 19 declared MEP meetings (15 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.
In their own words
“Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH), through its portfolio companies, is a leading provider of digital technologies designed to help people make meaningful connections. Our global portfolio of brands includes Tinder®, Hinge®, Match®, Meetic®, OkCupid®, Pairs™, PlentyOfFish®, Azar®, BLK®, and more.”
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“In the EU, we advocate for a digital ecosystem that prioritizes user safety, data privacy, and fair market competition while fostering innovation in the online services sector.”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 19 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2019–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2020). 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 15 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 2026 | Sebastian Tynkkynen | Digital Omnibus |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Aura Salla | EU Digital Policy |
| 12 Sep 2024 | Javier Zarzalejos | Match Group Priorities 2024-2029 |
| 9 Mar 2023 | Heléne Fritzon | Möte med Match Group |
| 11 Jan 2023 | Hilde Vautmans | Regulation to prevent and combat child sexual abuse |
| 22 Nov 2022 | Javier Zarzalejos | Meeting with Match Group, to discuss the proposal on preventing and combating child sexual abuse online |
| 16 Mar 2022 | Evin Incir | Data protection |
| 31 Jan 2022 | Stéphanie Yon-Courtin | DMA |
| 27 Jan 2022 | Andreas Schwab | DMA |
| 11 May 2021 | Billy Kelleher | Digital Services Act |
| 25 Feb 2021 | Christel Schaldemose | DSA |
| 22 Jan 2021 | Alex Agius Saliba | DSA |
| 20 Nov 2020 | Lena Düpont | Child protection online |
| 22 Sep 2020 | Stéphanie Yon-Courtin | Concurrence |
| 22 Sep 2020 | Alex Agius Saliba | DSA |
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