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ESNA - Europe Startup Nations Alliance, Associação

NGO or non-profit · Technology & digital · HQ: Portugal · Transparency Register entry

As of 7 November 2026, ESNA - Europe Startup Nations Alliance, Associação appears in 12 declared MEP meetings (10 different MEPs), most often with Socialists & Democrats.

12
declared meetings
with current MEPs
10
MEPs met
–
lobbying spend
none reported in the Register
0.3
lobbyists
full time equivalent

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.”

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“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 optimized tax conditions for stock options. These measures aim to reduce fragmentation among Member States and enhance the cohesion of the European Digital Market, thereby supporting startups in scaling and competing globally. By promoting the adoption of the Startup Nations Standards of Excellence by Member States, ESNA strengthens the European startup ecosystem's global position and continually benchmarks and develops new best practices.”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing.

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 12 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

Socialists & Democrats758%
European People's Party217%
Renew Europe217%
Greens/EFA18%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2025–2026. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (6 in 2025). Hatched: 2026 is a part-year - the record runs to 6 Nov 2026.

2025
6
2026
6

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

Ana Catarina Mendes
2 meetings · S&D
João Cotrim de Figueiredo
2 meetings · Renew
Siegfried Mureşan
1 meeting · EPP
Damian Boeselager
1 meeting · Greens/EFA
Tsvetelina Penkova
1 meeting · S&D

The 12 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
30 Sep 2026Carla TavaresEvent 'Data Platform'
17 Mar 2026João Cotrim de FigueiredoApresentação da ESNA Data Platform
16 Mar 2026Ana Catarina MendesStartup Nation Standards Report Presentation
4 Feb 2026Bruno GonçalvesITRE policies
4 Feb 2026João Cotrim de FigueiredoEU Startup & Scaleup Strategy
4 Feb 2026Sebastião BugalhoStartups
7 Jul 2025Damian BoeselagerTalent Pool
3 Jul 2025Ana Catarina Mendes28th Regime
11 Jun 2025René Repasi28. Regime
11 Jun 2025Matthias EckeStart Ups - Finanzierung und Regulierung
3 Jun 2025Tsvetelina PenkovaStartups and SMEs policy
3 Jun 2025Siegfried MureşanMultiannual Financial Framework (MFF)

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