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Who lobbies the Parliament on technology & digital?

Technology and telecoms companies and their associations - platforms, software and AI, electronics and semiconductors, networks, space and satellites - and the bodies that set digital standards.

Organisations classified under Technology & digital account for 5,303 declared MEP meetings across the 2016–2026 full record for current MEPs, and the business lobbyists among them self-report about €134M a year in EU lobbying budgets. (As of 7 November 2026.)

Most active organisations

OrganisationTypeMeetingsMEPs met
Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries⁠↗Company323164
Google Ireland Limited and its affiliates⁠↗Company306138
Apple Inc.⁠↗Company254139
Microsoft Corporation⁠↗Company18094
DIGITALEUROPE⁠↗Business group13876
Amazon Europe Core SARL⁠↗Company12878
Telefonica, S.A.⁠↗Company9557
Bitkom e.V.⁠↗Business group9235
Deutsche Telekom⁠↗Company8647
European Tech Alliance⁠↗Business group8449
DOT Europe⁠↗Business group7752
TikTok Technology Ltd⁠↗Company7552
Also active here: 69 organisations whose main sector is elsewhere but which this site also places in technology & digital

MEPs most met by technology & digital organisations

Across the 2016–2026 full record for current MEPs. A member's own page counts this term only, so its sector figures can be lower.

Bart Groothuis
156 meetings in Technology & digital
Alexandra Geese
148 meetings in Technology & digital
Sergey Lagodinsky
128 meetings in Technology & digital
Axel Voss
95 meetings in Technology & digital
Aura Salla
93 meetings in Technology & digital
Alex Agius Saliba
85 meetings in Technology & digital
Brando Benifei
78 meetings in Technology & digital
Markéta Gregorová
76 meetings in Technology & digital
Tiemo Wölken
73 meetings in Technology & digital
Birgit Sippel
70 meetings in Technology & digital
Jörgen Warborn
68 meetings in Technology & digital
Angelika Niebler
67 meetings in Technology & digital

Sector labels are this site's own: reviewers chose the sector for 158 of the 349 profiled organisations here, and the other 191 carry a keyword classification by this site over organisation names, goals and Register categories. See methodology.