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Member of the European Parliament · Croatia ECR

Stephen Nikola Bartulica

MEP for Croatia · European Conservatives & Reformists · Dom i nacionalno okupljanje · official EP profile

As of 8 November 2026, Stephen Nikola Bartulica (ECR, Croatia) has declared 33 lobby meetings this term - rank 461 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 4 other MEPs.

That is somewhat below the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 41 of 84 in the ECR group, a place shared with 1 other member.

74% of this MEP's declared counterpart entries, including diplomatic and government entries, carry a declared EU Transparency Register link - above the like-for-like raw Parliament-wide share of 52%.

33
declared meetings
current term
33
records since 2016
full dataset
74%
all counterpart entries linked
incl. diplomacy; vs 52% EP‑wide
461/720
rank, all MEPs
tied with 4 others
41/84
rank in ECR
tied with 1 other

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Compared with the averages

Stephen Nikola Bartulica, this term
33
Parliament average
100
ECR average
64

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: 4 in Oct 2024.

0%25%50%75%100%04July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 2 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 4 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 2 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 0 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 0 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 1 declared meetingMarch 2025: 1 declared meetingApril 2025: 1 declared meetingMay 2025: 1 declared meetingJune 2025: 2 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 1 declared meetingAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 3 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 3 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 1 declared meetingDecember 2025: 1 declared meetingJanuary 2026: 0 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 1 declared meetingMarch 2026: 0 declared meetingsApril 2026: 2 declared meetingsMay 2026: 0 declared meetingsJune 2026: 3 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 3 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 1 declared meetingOctober 2026: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew termMonths with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; the dashes join the months either sideMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register linkFebruary 2026: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkApril 2026: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkSeptember 2026: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%25%50%75%100%04July 2024: 0 declared meetingsAugust 2024: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2024: 2 declared meetingsOctober 2024: 4 declared meetingsNovember 2024: 2 declared meetingsDecember 2024: 0 declared meetingsJanuary 2025: 0 declared meetingsFebruary 2025: 1 declared meetingMarch 2025: 1 declared meetingApril 2025: 1 declared meetingMay 2025: 1 declared meetingJune 2025: 2 declared meetingsJuly 2025: 1 declared meetingAugust 2025: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2025: 3 declared meetingsOctober 2025: 3 declared meetingsNovember 2025: 1 declared meetingDecember 2025: 1 declared meetingJanuary 2026: 0 declared meetingsFebruary 2026: 1 declared meetingMarch 2026: 0 declared meetingsApril 2026: 2 declared meetingsMay 2026: 0 declared meetingsJune 2026: 3 declared meetingsJuly 2026: 3 declared meetingsAugust 2026: 0 declared meetingsSeptember 2026: 1 declared meetingOctober 2026: 0 declared meetingsNovember 2026: 0 declared meetingsnew termMonths with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; the dashes join the months either sideMonthly share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register linkFebruary 2026: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkApril 2026: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register linkSeptember 2026: 100% of all counterpart entries carry a declared Register link2024202520260%50%100%04202420252026
declared meetings per month (left axis)all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link; diplomacy included (right axis)
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Declared meetings each month, and the share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link.
MonthMeetingsLinked
Jul 20240-
Aug 20240-
Sep 20242100%
Oct 2024475%
Nov 2024250%
Dec 20240-
Jan 20250-
Feb 202510%
Mar 202510%
Apr 20251100%
May 202510%
Jun 2025250%
Jul 20251100%
Aug 20250-
Sep 2025375%
Oct 2025366.7%
Nov 20251100%
Dec 20251100%
Jan 20260-
Feb 20261100%
Mar 20260-
Apr 20262100%
May 20260-
Jun 20263100%
Jul 2026366.7%
Aug 20260-
Sep 20261100%
Oct 20260-
Nov 20260-

Busiest month: 4 declared in October 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.

Who Stephen Nikola Bartulica meets most

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

Finance (10), Consumer & retail (5), Human rights & humanitarian (3)

Meetings by committee topic this term

Economic and Monetary Affairs (6)

Most recent declared meetings

DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
8 Sep 2026Philip Morris International Inc.⁠↗MemberTobacco taxation
8 Jul 2026European Anglers Alliance⁠↗MemberRecreational Fishing
8 Jul 2026European Fishing Tackle & Trade Association⁠↗MemberEuropean angling industry
8 Jul 2026European Alliance for Christian EducationMemberEducational Policies
10 Jun 2026World Youth Alliance - Europe⁠↗MemberYouth policies
10 Jun 2026Banco Santander, S.A.⁠↗Shadow rapporteurDigital euro
2 Jun 2026Philip Morris International Inc.⁠↗MemberTobacco taxation
29 Apr 2026American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union⁠↗; European Payment Institutions Federation⁠↗MemberDigital Euro
15 Apr 2026European Cigar Manufacturers Association⁠↗MemberEU cigar industry - Tobacco excise duty directives
5 Feb 2026ING Group⁠↗MemberDigital Euro
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DateCounterpartCapacitySubject
3 Dec 2025World Youth Alliance - Europe⁠↗MemberERASMUS+
18 Nov 2025Amazon Europe Core SARL⁠↗MemberDigital Euro
8 Oct 2025HRVATSKA DISKOGRAFSKA UDRUGA - HDU IFPI CROATIA⁠↗MemberAI in Music
7 Oct 2025American Express CorporationShadow rapporteurDigital Euro
1 Oct 2025British American Tobacco⁠↗MemberTobacco industry
30 Sep 2025Société Générale⁠↗; BNP PARIBAS⁠↗MemberDigital euro
23 Sep 2025ING Group⁠↗MemberBanking Sector Competitiveness
15 Sep 2025BNP PARIBAS Société GénéraleMemberDigital euro
15 Jul 2025Coinbase⁠↗MemberMarkets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA)
4 Jun 2025BitpandaMemberDigital Euro
4 Jun 2025ADF International Belgium⁠↗MemberFree Speech
14 May 2025Association of German BanksMemberEuropean Securitisation Market
8 Apr 2025Mastercard Europe⁠↗MemberDigital euro
5 Mar 2025Pro Vita & Famiglia OnlusMemberFamily policy
4 Feb 2025Economic Inclusion GroupMemberDebanking
13 Nov 2024Meta Platforms Ireland Limited and its various subsidiaries⁠↗MemberFreedom of expressions and fact-checking
5 Nov 2024Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP)MemberThe Competitiveness of European Fisheries
16 Oct 2024ADF International Belgium⁠↗MemberDigital Services Act
16 Oct 2024EUROPECHEMemberThe State of Small-Scale Coastal Fisheries
8 Oct 2024Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe⁠↗MemberChild protection in the media

The full record is in the official EP declarations.

Roll-call voting record

Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Stephen Nikola Bartulica 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.

84%
roll-calls with a vote recorded
of 6,412 held while seated
517
final texts voted on
of 606
94%
voted with the ECR majority
on 493 final texts
31
differed from ECR
listed below

How they voted on final texts

Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.

Stephen Nikola Bartulica606 final votes
60%15%10%15%
For 361Against 93Abstained 63No vote recorded 89

With and against the group

On the 493 final texts where more than half of ECR members casting a vote went one way, and Stephen Nikola Bartulica 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.

Voted with the ECR majority46294%
Voted differently316%

Final texts where Stephen Nikola Bartulica differed from the ECR majority

DateTextTheir voteECR majority
16 September 2026An EU cardiovascular diseases strategy A10-0221/2026 · Romana Jerković · Motion for a resolutionAbstainedFor
15 September 2026The implementation of the EU Youth Strategy 2019-2027 A10-0219/2026 · Sabrina Repp · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstAbstained
15 September 2026The implementation of the Council Recommendation of 30 October 2020 on A Bridge to Jobs – Reinforcing the Youth Guarantee and replacing the Council… A10-0218/2026 · Hristo Petrov · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
9 July 2026RC-B10-0357/2026 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0357/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
8 July 2026The 2025 Commission report on Ukraine A10-0172/2026 · Michael Gahler · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AbstainedFor
17 June 2026The 2025 Commission report on North Macedonia A10-0162/2026 · Thomas Waitz · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAbstained
17 June 2026The 2025 Commission report on Montenegro A10-0143/2026 · Marjan Šarec · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstFor
16 June 2026Countering transnational repression – towards an EU strategy to protect Europe’s sovereignty and democratic values A10-0142/2026 · Hannah Neumann · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstAbstained
16 June 2026European political parties and foundations – 2026 report on the application of Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 2025/2445 and on the activities funded A10-0145/2026 · Loránt Vincze and Charles Goerens · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)AgainstAbstained
29 April 2026Discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union agencies for the financial year 2024 A10-0087/2026 · Monika Hohlmeier · Motion for a resolution (as a whole)ForAbstained

21 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.

Unlinked but matchable

6 counterpart entries in Stephen Nikola Bartulica's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:

These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 3 of the 6 entries; the other 3 are not listed.

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.