Lobby organisation
OpenForum Europe
Think tank or academic body · Think tanks & research · HQ: Belgium · Transparency Register entry
As of 7 November 2026, OpenForum Europe appears in 9 declared MEP meetings (8 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.
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.”
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“OFE currently maintains a Policy Research and Development team in Brussels, which is supported both by our network of partners and supporters, and by specific specialist advisors. The main policy topics that we cover are: Open Source, Open standards, Cybersecurity, Digital Government, Public Procurement, Intellectual Property, Cloud Computing and Internet Policy. OFE also hosts an independent global network of OpenForum Academy Fellows, each contributing significant innovative thought leadership on core topics, in order to provide new input and insight into the key issues which impact the openness of the ICT market.”
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.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2020–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2025). 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 9 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2026 | Markéta Gregorová | Cybersecurity Act 2 (CSA2) meeting |
| 24 Mar 2026 | Tiemo Wölken | Open Source |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Hanna Gedin | Public procurement |
| 30 Jan 2025 | Alexandra Geese | Event: Open Source Awards |
| 20 Jan 2025 | Piotr Müller | Evaluation of the Public Procurement Directives |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Katarina Barley | Open Source/KI |
| 30 Aug 2023 | Marion Walsmann | Standard Essential Patents |
| 6 May 2021 | Martin Schirdewan | Interoperability |
| 16 Dec 2020 | Tiemo Wölken | Austausch zu Open Source |
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