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Stichting Bits of Freedom

NGO / non-profit · Human rights & humanitarian · HQ: Netherlands · Transparency Register entry

As of 9 September 2026, Stichting Bits of Freedom appears in 7 declared MEP meetings (4 different MEPs), most often with Greens/EFA.

7
declared meetings
with current MEPs
4
MEPs met
not declared
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
0.5
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“We believe that a strong democracy governed by the rule of law is a prerequisite for living together in freedom and equality. The power of technology should be in the hands of the people who strive for this. We work through research, movement building, campaigning, advocacy and legal action in the Netherlands and the EU. We are a Dutch foundation…”

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

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 7 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Greens/EFA457%
Socialists & Democrats229%
European People's Party114%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2021–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (4 in 2022).

2021
1
2022
4
2023
0
2024
0
2025
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

Kim van Sparrentak
4 meetings · Greens/EFA
Brando Benifei
1 meeting · S&D
Jeroen Lenaers
1 meeting · EPP
Birgit Sippel
1 meeting · S&D

The 7 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
11 Dec 2025Kim van Sparrentakverslavend ontwerp
3 Dec 2025Kim van SparrentakVerslavend ontwerp
7 Dec 2022Jeroen LenaersCSAM
8 Nov 2022Birgit SippelBiometric surveillance
22 Mar 2022Kim van SparrentakAI Act
1 Feb 2022Brando BenifeiDiscussion on the AIA and encryption
1 Dec 2021Kim van SparrentakCommunication freedom and privacy

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