
Member of the European Parliament · France ECR
Nicolas Bay
MEP for France · European Conservatives & Reformists · Identité Libertés · official EP profile
As of 8 November 2026, Nicolas Bay (ECR, France) has declared 56 lobby meetings this term - rank 385 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 2 other MEPs.
That is somewhat below the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 30 of 84 in the ECR group.
5% of this MEP's declared counterpart entries, including diplomatic and government entries, carry a declared EU Transparency Register link - below the like-for-like raw Parliament-wide share of 52%.
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Compared with the averages
Transparency this term
Monthly declared meetings (bars) and the share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link, including diplomatic and government entries (line), July 2024 to November 2026. This is the same current-term window as the figures above, beginning 16 July 2024.
Current month, partial through 6 Nov 2026: 0 declared meetings in Nov 2026. Peak: 7 in Oct 2025.
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| Month | Meetings | Linked |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2024 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2024 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Oct 2024 | 1 | 0% |
| Nov 2024 | 2 | 0% |
| Dec 2024 | 3 | 0% |
| Jan 2025 | 0 | - |
| Feb 2025 | 1 | 100% |
| Mar 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| Apr 2025 | 6 | 0% |
| May 2025 | 0 | - |
| Jun 2025 | 3 | 0% |
| Jul 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| Aug 2025 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2025 | 2 | 50% |
| Oct 2025 | 7 | 0% |
| Nov 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| Dec 2025 | 4 | 0% |
| Jan 2026 | 0 | - |
| Feb 2026 | 7 | 0% |
| Mar 2026 | 5 | 0% |
| Apr 2026 | 2 | 0% |
| May 2026 | 7 | 0% |
| Jun 2026 | 0 | - |
| Jul 2026 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2026 | 0 | - |
| Oct 2026 | 0 | - |
| Nov 2026 | 0 | - |
Busiest month: 7 declared in October 2025. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.
Who Nicolas Bay meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| Acteurs institutionnels, parlementaires et diplomatiques des pays d'Afrique | 4 |
| Acteurs institutionnels, politiques, religieux et humanitaires | 2 |
| Parlementaires, fonctionnaires et diplomates des pays d'Amérique latine et des Caraïbes | 2 |
| TotalEnergies SE | 1 |
| FRANCE VAPOTAGE | 1 |
Counterparts are merged by resolved Transparency Register identity where possible. An entry counts as register-linked above only when the MEP declaration itself carries a Register link.
Where the meetings cluster
Both lists count this term. Sector pages count the full 2016–2026 record, and committee pages show each member's current-term total across all subjects, so their figures for this member can be higher.
Most-met sectors this term
Consumer & retail (2), Energy (2)
Meetings by committee or delegation this term
Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (7), International Trade (7), Delegation to the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly (6), Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (6), Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (1), Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (1)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026 | Ambassadrice de France au Mexique | Member | Rencontre avec l'ambassadrice de France au Mexique |
| 26 May 2026 | Parlementaires, fonctionnaires et diplomates des pays d'Amérique latine et des Caraïbes | Member | Rendez-vous avec des parlementaires, fonctionnaires et diplomates des pays d'Amérique latine et des Caraïbes |
| 25 May 2026 | Parlementaires, fonctionnaires et diplomates des pays d'Amérique latine et des Caraïbes | Member | Rendez-vous avec des parlementaires, fonctionnaires et diplomates des pays d'Amérique latine et des Caraïbes |
| 14 May 2026 | Acteurs institutionnels, parlementaires et diplomatiques des pays d'Afrique | Member | Rencontres avec des acteurs institutionnels, parlementaires et diplomatiques des pays d'Afrique |
| 13 May 2026 | Acteurs institutionnels, parlementaires et diplomatiques des pays d'Afrique | Member | Rencontres avec des acteurs institutionnels, parlementaires et diplomatiques des pays d'Afrique |
| 12 May 2026 | Acteurs institutionnels, parlementaires et diplomatiques des pays d'Afrique | Member | Rencontres avec des acteurs institutionnels, parlementaires et diplomatiques des pays d'Afrique en royaume d'Eswatini |
| 11 May 2026 | Acteurs institutionnels, parlementaires et diplomatiques des pays d'Afrique | Member | Rencontres avec des acteurs institutionnels, parlementaires et diplomatiques des pays d'Afrique en royaume d'Eswatini |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Acteurs institutionnels, politiques, religieux et humanitaires | Member | Rencontres avec des acteurs institutionnels, politiques, religieux et humanitaires |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Acteurs institutionnels, politiques, religieux et humanitaires | Member | Rencontres avec des acteurs institutionnels, politiques, religieux et humanitaires |
| 30 Mar 2026 | M. Tarek Dahroug | Member | Rencontre avec l'ambassadeur d'Egypte en France |
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| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 2026 | M. Reda Chami | Member | Rencontre avec l'ambassadeur du Maroc auprès des institutions européennes |
| 11 Mar 2026 | M. Ferhat Mehenni, président du gouvernement kabyle en exil | Member | Rencontre avec des représentants de la communauté kabyle |
| 5 Mar 2026 | M. Bertrand Courte | Member | Rendez-vous avec le président du MEDEF de Nouvelle-Calédonie |
| 4 Mar 2026 | M. Florian Colas, directeur général des douanes françaises | Member | Rendez-vous avec le directeur général des douanes françaises |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Association Viet Tan | Member | Répression politique et numérique au Vietnam |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Association européenne des casinos | Member | Avenir du mandat d'Europol |
| 24 Feb 2026 | Vice-président du El Salvador - Félix Ulloa | Member | Relations UE-El Salvador |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Banamart Groupe Solveg | Member | SIA - Problématique autour des règlements concernant la production de bananes des Antilles |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Conseil Interprofessionnel du Rhum Traditionnel des DOM | Member | SIA - Rendez-vous à propos de l'avenir du marché des spiritueux |
| 23 Feb 2026 | La production locale réunie (groupe d'agriculteurs, industriels et pêcheurs réunionnais) | Member | SIA - Rendez-vous avec les différents représentants de l'industrie, de l'agriculture et de la pêche de la Réunion |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Heritage Foundation | Member | Relations UE-US |
| 12 Dec 2025 | ministre italienne de la Famille et de la Natalité | Member | GPA, PMA, natalité et politiques familiales |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Pape Léon XIV | Member | Avenir de l’Europe et situation des chrétiens dans le monde |
| 8 Dec 2025 | FNSEA Normandie | Member | Accord avec les pays du Mercosur - Avenir de l’agriculture en France et en Europe |
| 3 Dec 2025 | Ministre argentin de la dérégulation | Member | Relations UE-Argentine - Accord UE-Mercosur |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Ambassadeur du Soudan | Member | Situation au Soudan |
| 22 Oct 2025 | Ambassadeur des Emirats arabes unis | Member | Situation au Moyen-Orient et dangers autour des « Frères musulmans » |
| 17 Oct 2025 | Ambassadeur du Vatican au Liban | Member | Situation des chrétiens d'Orient |
| 17 Oct 2025 | Ambassadeur d'Italie au Liban | Member | Situation au Moyen-Orient et relations diplomatiques |
| 17 Oct 2025 | Vice-président du Conseil du Liban | Member | Situation des chrétiens au Moyen-Orient |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Nicolas Bay held the seat, 606 of them the final vote on a text. A member with no vote recorded may have been on parliamentary business, ill, on leave, or present without voting - the published record does not distinguish these and gives no reason. Votes taken by show of hands or by secret ballot are not recorded by name and are absent here.
How they voted on final texts
Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.
With and against the group
On the 540 final texts where more than half of ECR members casting a vote went one way, and Nicolas Bay also voted. Groups are not bound to vote together: a Member's mandate is personal and exercised freely, so neither figure is a measure of performance.
Final texts where Nicolas Bay differed from the ECR majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | ECR majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 October 2026 | RC-B10-0476/2026 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0476/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 21 October 2026 | The Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2027 A10-0272/2026 · Nils Ušakovs and Michalis Hadjipantela · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | Abstained |
| 21 October 2026 | The mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Finland – EGF/2026/004 FI/Etelä-Suomi and… A10-0273/2026 · Aura Salla · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 8 October 2026 | RC-B10-0443/2026 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0443/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 8 October 2026 | Motion for a resolution on the pilot project on European Schools Alliances B10-0436/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 7 October 2026 | The mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Finland – EGF/2026/003 FI/Valmet Automotive A10-0243/2026 · Nicolae Ștefănuță · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 7 October 2026 | The mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Belgium – EGF/2026/001 BE/Cora A10-0241/2026 · Hélder Sousa Silva · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 7 October 2026 | The mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund for Displaced Workers following an application from Spain – EGF/2026/002 ES/Galicia automotive… A10-0242/2026 · Sandra Gómez López · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | For |
| 16 September 2026 | Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructure A10-0212/2026 · Rasa Juknevičienė · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 16 September 2026 | An EU cardiovascular diseases strategy A10-0221/2026 · Romana Jerković · Motion for a resolution | Against | For |
173 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.
Unlinked but matchable
3 counterpart entries in Nicolas Bay's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “COPACEL” - likely Union Française des Industries des Cartons, Papiers et Celluloses (1 counterpart entry)
- “European Armenian federation for justice and democracy” - likely European Armenian Federation for Justice and Democracy (1 counterpart entry)
- “FRANCE VAPOTAGE” - likely FRANCE VAPOTAGE (1 counterpart entry)
Matching is automated and can be wrong - see how matching works. Linking the register entry is the fix, and it is the MEP office's to make.