MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

OpenForum Europe

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

As of 9 September 2026, OpenForum Europe appears in 9 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

9
declared meetings
with current MEPs
8
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
1.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“OpenForum Europe (OFE) is a not-for-profit, Brussels-based independent think tank which explains the merits of openness in computing to policy makers and communities across Europe. The openness principles which guide all our activities are: user centricity, competition, flexibility, sustainability, and community. OFE currently maintains a Policy Research and Development team in Brussels, which is supported both by our network 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 9 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats333%
Greens/EFA222%
The Left222%
European Conservatives & Reformists111%
European People's Party111%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2025).

2020
1
2021
1
2022
0
2023
1
2024
1
2025
3
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

Tiemo Wölken
2 meetings · S&D
Alexandra Geese
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Martin Schirdewan
1 meeting · The Left
Marion Walsmann
1 meeting · EPP
Katarina Barley
1 meeting · S&D

The 9 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
13 Jul 2026Markéta GregorováCybersecurity Act 2 (CSA2) meeting
24 Mar 2026Tiemo WölkenOpen Source
24 Feb 2025Hanna GedinPublic procurement
30 Jan 2025Alexandra GeeseEvent: Open Source Awards
20 Jan 2025Piotr MüllerEvaluation of the Public Procurement Directives
27 Nov 2024Katarina BarleyOpen Source/KI
30 Aug 2023Marion WalsmannStandard Essential Patents
6 May 2021Martin SchirdewanInteroperability
16 Dec 2020Tiemo WölkenAustausch zu Open Source

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