Overview
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Lobbying Costs
None declared
Financial year: Jul 2024 - Jun 2025
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.45 Fte (5)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
3
High-level Commission meetings
9
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
EU Transparency Register
644565946733-23 First registered on 31 May 2022
Goals / Remit
ICANN, a nonprofit public-benefit entity, created in 1998, is the organization coordinating domain names and numbers across the world, ensuring the stable and secure operation of the Internet's unique identifier systems and especially the Domain Name System (DNS); and playing an important role in maintaining the Internet’s stability and security. ICANN, through its multistakeholder governance model, brings together governments, non-commercial and commercial stakeholder groups, civil society, and individuals. Each group represents a different interest on the Internet. Collectively, they make up the ICANN community, which develops policies for the DNS through a consensus-driven bottom-up process.
Main EU files targeted
ICANN follows policies and initiatives of the EU that may have a direct or indirect effect on the stability and security of the Internet and the Domain Names System (DNS); or that may affect the bottom-up multistakeholder model of governance for the Internet.
Policies that ICANN may follow include: AI Act, Cybersecurity Act, DSA, DMA, eID, GDPR, GIs, NIS2, Virtual Worlds initiative.Address
Head Office
12025 Waterfront Dr
Los Angeles 90094
UNITED STATESEU Office
Rond-point Robert Schuman 6/1040
Bruxelles 1040
BELGIUMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
5
Employment time Lobbyists 50% 2 25% 1 10% 2 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
1.45
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
3 accreditations were / are live (in red) for the selected state of 05 Nov 2026
Name Start date End Date Dimitrios Zacharias 15 Apr 2026 14 Apr 2027 Eleni Plexida 02 Dec 2025 30 Nov 2026 Janis Karklins 02 Dec 2025 30 Nov 2026 Christopher MONDINI 29 May 2024 30 May 2026 Maeva Devoto 13 May 2024 14 May 2026 Dimitrios Zacharias 10 Apr 2024 11 Apr 2026 Nora Mari Mari 09 Apr 2024 26 Nov 2025 Christopher MONDINI 27 Jun 2023 27 Jun 2024 Ms Elena PLEXIDA 22 Mar 2023 22 Mar 2024 Ms Nora Mari 21 Mar 2023 21 Mar 2024 Complementary Information
None declared
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
ICANN collaborates with and participates in an advisory capacity in several organizations. Ex: founding member of OECD's Internet Technical Advisory Committee (ITAC) - https://www.internetac.org/
ICANN has a special consultative status at ECOSOC - https://ecosoc.un.org/en
ICANN is a member of the European Internet Forum (EIF) - https://www.internetforum.eu/
and of Asia-Pacific Telecommunity (APT) - https://www.apt.int/
ICANN is also an ITU-D member - https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Pages/default.aspx
a member of the International Institute of Communications (IIC) - https://www.iicom.org/
and a member of the Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS) - https://www.ceps.eu/about-ceps/Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Closed financial year
Jul 2024 - Jun 2025
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
Since 20 September 2021 self-declared 'non-commercial organisations' are no longer required to provide a lobby budget. See above timeline for this registrant's historical lobby budget.
Total organisational budget in closed year
145,000,000€
Major funding types in closed year
Other
Funding types "other" information
Main source of funding: fees collected from domain name registries and registrars.
Major contributions in closed year
None declared
Other financial info
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/adopted-fy25-budget-2024-en.pdf
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
ICANN is a member of the European Internet Forum (EIF) and is involved in the High-Level expert Group on Internet Governance (HLIG).
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
ICANN routinely organizes events related to Internet governance and publishes technical documents on technological advancements that are relevant for the DNS.
Position Papers
E.g.: DSA - https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/government-engagement-ge/ge-004-15jul20-en.pdf
GDPR - https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/government-engagement-ge/ge-003-07may20-en.pdf
Contributions to consultations
E.g.: NIS2 - https://ec.europa.eu/info/law/better-regulation/have-your-say/initiatives/14241-Cybersecurity-risk-management-reporting-obligations-for-digital-infrastructure-providers-and-ICT-service-managers/F3475175_en
Toolbox Against Counterfeiting - https://itp.cdn.icann.org/en/files/government-engagement-ge/icann-evidence-eu-toolbox-against-counterfeiting-06-04-2022-en.pdfOther activities
None declared
Meetings
Meetings
9 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below covers meetings with Commissioners/Cabinet members/Directors-general (high-level) Commission meetings published December 2014 to December 2024, and the meetings of Commissioners/Cabinet members/Directors-general and officials holding "management functions" in the Commission published since 1 January 2025. Other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may well have taken place, but the Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. All information below comes from the Commission and not from the registrant.
1 July 2024: We have noted that some meetings are appearing in duplicate, ie. some meetings seem to be listed twice. This seems to be because the Commission changes some element of a meeting data after the meeting has first been listed, which causes LobbyFacts to register it as a new meeting. We are investigating further.
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Date 06 Oct 2026 Location Brussels Subject Internet governance, DNS and Internet infrastructure, and emerging technological developments. DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
- Thibaut Kleiner (Director)
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Date 03 Dec 2025 Location Brussels Subject WSIS+20, IGF e Universal Acceptance DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Fabrizia Benini (Head of Unit)
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Date 24 Jun 2025 Location Lillestrøm, Norway Subject Internet Governance Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen Attending - Xavier Coget (Cabinet member)
- Henna Virkkunen (Executive Vice-President)
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Date 03 Apr 2025 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Internet Governance Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen Attending - Xavier Coget (Cabinet member)
- Henna Virkkunen (Executive Vice-President)
Other Lobbyists -
Date 02 Apr 2025 Location Brussels Subject Digital issues DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 30 Mar 2025 Location Brussels, Polish Permanent Representation to the EU Subject Internet Governance DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Thibaut Kleiner (Director)
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Date 18 Feb 2025 Location Brussels, Belgium Subject Global Multistakeholder High Level Conference on Governance of Web 4.0 and Virtual Worlds + Internet governance Cabinet Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen Attending - Xavier Coget (Cabinet member)
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Date 27 Apr 2023 Location Brussels Subject Digital topics, NGI DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology Attending - Roberto Viola (Director-General)
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Date 17 Mar 2022 Location VTC Subject Exchange of views on CSA file Cabinet Cabinet of Commissioner Ylva Johansson Portfolio Home Affairs Attending - Ylva Johansson (Commissioner)
- Monika Maglione (Cabinet member)