Lobby organisation
Open Markets Institute
Think tank / academic · Think tanks & research · HQ: United States · Transparency Register entry
As of 9 September 2026, Open Markets Institute appears in 18 declared MEP meetings (9 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.
In their own words
“Open Markets uses research and journalism to expose the dangers of monopolization, identifies changes in policy and law to address them, and educates policymakers, academics, movement groups, and other influential stakeholders to establish open, competitive markets that support a strong, just, and inclusive democracy. We focus especially closely on the threats that “platform monopolies” pose to the free exchange of…”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 18 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (8 in 2025).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun 2026 | Rasmus Andresen | Event zu den Merger Guidelines |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Alex Agius Saliba | Democratic Tech Alliance |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Alexandra Geese | Technological sovereignty |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Rasmus Andresen | EU Merger Guidelines |
| 15 Oct 2025 | Alexandra Geese | Event: The Future of Democracy: Speech, Thought, Sovereignty, and Power in the Age of Platforms and AI |
| 22 Sep 2025 | Alexandra Geese | Event: Google on trial: is a transatlantic break-up possible? |
| 12 Jun 2025 | Alexandra Geese | Digital policies |
| 5 Jun 2025 | Alexandra Geese | Event: Nextcloud Summit |
| 5 May 2025 | Alexandra Geese | Tech and competition policy |
| 29 Jan 2025 | Alexandra Geese | Roundtable: Taming Big Tech |
| 2 Dec 2024 | Bart Groothuis | Supply chain security |
| 11 Sep 2024 | Kim van Sparrentak | GDPR enforcement, digital infrastructure |
| 10 Sep 2024 | Martin Schirdewan | BigTech und Wettbewerb |
| 16 Apr 2024 | Kim van Sparrentak | AI and monopoly power |
| 15 Apr 2024 | René Repasi | Anti-Monopoly Conference |
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