MEP of the week

Lobby organisation

The Miaan Group Inc.

NGO / non-profit · Technology & digital · HQ: United States · Transparency Register entry

As of 10 September 2026, The Miaan Group Inc. 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
1.2
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“Miaan Group, founded in 2019, enhances civil society's capacity to promote human rights, good governance, and social justice in Iran and the wider region through advocacy and internet technology. We work with local networks and diaspora-based defenders to develop advocacy initiatives, provide capacity building and mentoring, and conduct digital security audits and training. Miaan’s work focus on three main areas:…”

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/EFA343%
Renew Europe229%
The Left229%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (3 in 2025).

2024
1
2025
3
2026
3

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

Hannah Neumann
3 meetings · Greens/EFA
Bart Groothuis
2 meetings · Renew
Jussi Saramo
1 meeting · The Left
Özlem Demirel
1 meeting · The Left

The 7 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
7 May 2026Özlem DemirelGlobal Europe programme 2028–2034
16 Apr 2026Jussi SaramoEuropean Digital Rights Fund
13 Jan 2026Bart GroothuisIran
3 Nov 2025Bart GroothuisDigital repression oin Iran
6 Jun 2025Hannah NeumannExchange of views on cybersecurity Iran
30 Apr 2025Hannah NeumannExchange of views on digital surveillance in Iran
8 Oct 2024Hannah NeumannExchange of views

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