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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.

18
declared meetings
with current MEPs
9
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.4
lobbyists
full time equivalent

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.

Greens/EFA1161%
Socialists & Democrats317%
Renew Europe211%
European People's Party16%
The Left16%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (8 in 2025).

2021
1
2022
1
2023
1
2024
5
2025
8
2026
2

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
7 meetings · Greens/EFA
Rasmus Andresen
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
Kim van Sparrentak
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
René Repasi
2 meetings · S&D
Martin Schirdewan
1 meeting · The Left

The 15 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
1 Jun 2026Rasmus AndresenEvent zu den Merger Guidelines
27 Jan 2026Alex Agius SalibaDemocratic Tech Alliance
9 Dec 2025Alexandra GeeseTechnological sovereignty
19 Nov 2025Rasmus AndresenEU Merger Guidelines
15 Oct 2025Alexandra GeeseEvent: The Future of Democracy: Speech, Thought, Sovereignty, and Power in the Age of Platforms and AI
22 Sep 2025Alexandra GeeseEvent: Google on trial: is a transatlantic break-up possible?
12 Jun 2025Alexandra GeeseDigital policies
5 Jun 2025Alexandra GeeseEvent: Nextcloud Summit
5 May 2025Alexandra GeeseTech and competition policy
29 Jan 2025Alexandra GeeseRoundtable: Taming Big Tech
2 Dec 2024Bart GroothuisSupply chain security
11 Sep 2024Kim van SparrentakGDPR enforcement, digital infrastructure
10 Sep 2024Martin SchirdewanBigTech und Wettbewerb
16 Apr 2024Kim van SparrentakAI and monopoly power
15 Apr 2024René RepasiAnti-Monopoly Conference

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