Lobby organisation
ESNA - Europe Startup Nations Alliance, Associação
NGO / non-profit · Technology & digital · HQ: Portugal · Transparency Register entry
As of 9 September 2026, ESNA - Europe Startup Nations Alliance, Associação appears in 11 declared MEP meetings (9 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.
In their own words
“ESNA has as main strategic objective the creation of conditions of excellence for accelerating the European entrepreneurship, particularly through the development of favourable conditions for the creation, growth, investment and financing of the European startup ecosystem. ESNA supports the implementation of best practices by Member States, that enable quick and cost-effective startup formation, streamlined visa processes for international talents, and…”
Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.
Who they meet, and when
Which groups they meet
Share of this organisation's 11 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.
Meetings by year
Declared meetings per calendar year, 2025–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2025).
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
The 11 most recent declared meetings
| Date | MEP | Subject |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2026 | João Cotrim de Figueiredo | Apresentação da ESNA Data Platform |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Ana Catarina Mendes | Startup Nation Standards Report Presentation |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Bruno Gonçalves | ITRE policies |
| 4 Feb 2026 | João Cotrim de Figueiredo | EU Startup & Scaleup Strategy |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Sebastião Bugalho | Startups |
| 7 Jul 2025 | Damian Boeselager | Talent Pool |
| 3 Jul 2025 | Ana Catarina Mendes | 28th Regime |
| 11 Jun 2025 | René Repasi | 28. Regime |
| 11 Jun 2025 | Matthias Ecke | Start Ups - Finanzierung und Regulierung |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Tsvetelina Penkova | Startups and SMEs policy |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Siegfried Mureşan | Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) |
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