MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

Open Search Foundation e.V.

NGO / non-profit · Technology & digital also Think tanks & research · HQ: Germany · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Open Search Foundation e.V. appears in 8 declared MEP meetings (5 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

8
declared meetings
with current MEPs
5
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.3
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Die Open Search Foundation führt Projekte und Aktivitäten zur Schaffung der wissenschaftlich-technischen und gesellschaftlichen Grundlagen einer offen und freien Internet-Suche für und in Europa durch. Sie fördert durch ihr Wirken die Schaffung der wissenschaftlich-technischen und gesellschaftlichen Voraussetzungen für eine offene Internet-Suche. Sie arbeitet hierfür über ihre Außenwirkung und Netzwerke auf eine breite gesellschaftliche Sensibilisierung sowie die Schaffung der rechtlich-organisatorischen Rahmenbedingungen…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 8 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA450%
European People's Party338%
Socialists & Democrats112%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2025–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2025).

2025
4
2026
4

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

Christian Ehler
3 meetings · EPP
Alexandra Geese
2 meetings · Greens/EFA
David Cormand
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Lina Gálvez
1 meeting · S&D
Benedetta Scuderi
1 meeting · Greens/EFA

The 8 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
26 Mar 2026Alexandra GeeseEuropean Competitiveness Fund & MFF
26 Mar 2026Christian EhlerEuropean Competitiveness Fund
4 Feb 2026Christian EhlerEuropean Competitiveness Fund
4 Feb 2026David CormandMeeting with Tech Startups
17 Dec 2025Benedetta ScuderiEuropean Competitiveness Fund
21 May 2025Alexandra GeeseEvent: CPDP conference
26 Feb 2025Lina GálvezTechnology, open web search
17 Feb 2025Christian EhlerTechnological sovereignty

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